MANTICORA LYRICS

1. From Far Beyond

"I have often wondered if the majority of mankind ever pause to reflect upon the occasional titanic
significance of dreams, and of the obscure world to which they belong".

[H.P.Lovercraft]

2. The Chance Of Dying In A Dream

The hunter,the dark one is craving your mind
Malicious,your dreaming is seen as a sign
Your breath is burning,in a throat full of scream
No fear,you don't have to die in a dream

Twisted, distorted. out of proportions
The eyes and the mouths are placed in random disorder
Acid smell, fear as its skin starts to gleam
You've taken the chance of dying in a dream

Scream - the chance of dying in a dream -Scream
Scream,scream

Subdue to the metamorphosis of flesh
The pictures, to make you eternally mad
Beyong your reality, nothing is clear
You've waken the old ones and now they are here

Nothing is ever what it seems
Open the gates for me now
The calling for powers, the falling of towers,
Abstract to the weak fragile human mind

Scream - the chance of dying in a dream -Scream
Scream,scream

[Lars]

3. Dynasty Of Fear

You've betrayed the men by your side
People with hopes and with longing
Hopes of an endless Utopia
Now you see that a new plague is coming

...a new plague is coming
now you see that a new plague is coming.....

Take a look at your burning lands
You convinced them that you've got the power
The death and destruction that came from your hands
Will grow 'till it reaches your own tower

...it reaches your own tower
will grow 'till it reaches your own tower...

A ruler is killing for pleasure
In a land all to near
We all look upon a cursed kingdom
The dynasty of fear
Fleeing your homes and your cities
That once to you was so dear
We all look upon a tragic kingdom
The dynasty of fear

The symphony of well-meant ideals
Working in laws of regressive progression
Enchanting the hearts and the souls of men
Dictating their violent agression

...their violent agression
dictating their violent agression...

A ruler is killing for pleasure
In a land all to near
We all look upon a cursed kingdom
The dynasty of fear
Fleeing your homes and your cities
That once to you was so dear
We all look upon a tragic kingdom
The dynasty of fear

[Kristian,Lars,Mads]

4. Dragon's Mist

Standing at the crossroad watching men in armour fighting
The fog is lying thick, the ground is shrouded in the dark
The battle for the throne increases as it's done forever
A dragon in disquise will send a knight to make its mark

Fly away on the dragon's mist
And seek the heir of kings
I'll crave your first-born son in trade
Of one night of your dreams
Oh, give him the power
Please bless him with the strength
To pull Excalibur out of the stone

Still the battle roars in spite of finding of thr king
In search for pease he puts his life into the mighty hands
Of knights who once refused to crown him as their rightful heir
At last they gather'round the table, summoning the lands

Fly away on the dragon's mist
And seek the heir of kings
I'll crave your first-born son in trade
Of one night of your dreams
Oh, give him the power
Please bless him with the strength
To pull Excalibur out of the stone

A dream to some
A nightmare to others
The peace will come
And Mordred will be born a bastard son

The wizard and his powers will predict the silent future
He holds the key to all success and forces it to the door
To understand the secrets of his whisperings and riddles
They die, and so the legend will live on forever more

Fly away on the dragon's mist
And seek the heir of kings
I'll crave your first-born son in trade
Of one night of your dreams
Oh, give him the power
Please bless him with the strength
To pull Excalibur out of the stone

[Lars,Kristian]

5. Felice

[Saga Of The Exiles Part 3]

"Abbaddon, the angel of the abys & king Aiken Lugonn,
the lord of misrule"

The timegate remains closed...

Silence approach the many coloured land
The domination is broken
Power is for the jester to grasp
Believing the daemon is chokin'

Chaos, rivalry, betrayal and despair
The mad girl, the raven, enthroned as a ghost
Gathering golden Torcs and the "spear"
The holy weapon of the shattered host

Fre humans are makin' bloodmetal weapons
The deadly poison to the ancient foe
As the angel of the abyss
Plans with the jester the final show

A metaconcert - To kill off the girl
Conspiracy - To take over the world
The lord of misrule - Burned by the blizz
Created with fraught - By the angel of the abyss

Rebellion, you Tanu brothers
Bonded by blood
The Battlemaster survived the flood

...And now you die!

Hovering above the castle of glass
A mindblasting fight for supremacy
The Battlemaster revenging his loss
The king is victorious - Triumphantly

The only remains of the giant warrior - a
blackened silver hand.
All hail the king of the manycoloured land.

[Lars]

6. The Nightfall War

[Saga Of The Exiles Part 4]

The timegate reopens...

Subsuming the minds of the traitors made me crazy
Insomnia's their way of paying back
My powers are lost, I'm calling the Grand Master
Hidin'in her shelter at Black Crag

The longlasting winter, the fall of Nodonn
Adversary's coming, his breed on the run
Predicted in old tales, envisioned before
Indications of the Nigtfall War

Searching the land for the metallurgist
Only he can built the timemachine
The children of Abbaddon I protect now
Hidin' them within my mental screen

The longlasting winter, the fall of Nodonn
Adversary's coming, his breed on the run
Predicted in old tales, envisioned before
Indications of the Nigtfall War

Floating in trance in the Quicksilver pool
The lion, the dragon, the eagle - the healers

Symbols of being reborn in the world of the living
Will shine on forth in pain

The conquesting races in false harmony
Gathered on the ancient Field of Gold
I saw through their treachery, saw through their lies
Their minds are now ashes, their bodies are now cold

The longlasting winter, the fall of Nodonn
Adversary's coming, his breed on the run
Predicted in old tales, envisioned before
Indications of the Nigtfall War

The War...

"...and now,no one shall doubt my power.
For I am the non-born king, and only I rule the many - coloured land".

[Lars]

7. The Puzzle

A hundred lightyears away, lies a hidden heart
Made up for a purpose, I can't tell
A bridge so insane, it tears my soul apart
Made up for a reason I can't tell

I can't remember my own name
I look around, am I insane?
Eternity is lost, and I am turnin' upside down
Forever in the puzzle of my life

A path of crooked thorns leads my lonely way
Disappears in a distance, I can't tell
A shadow in the dark, makes me so afraid
Whispering me a story, I can't tell

I can't remember my own name
I look around, am I insane?
Eternity is lost, and I am turnin' upside down
Forever in the puzzle of my life

A path of crooked thorns leads my lonely way
Disappears in a distance, I can't tell
A shadow in the dark, makes me so afraid
Whispering me a story, I can't tell

I can't remember my own name
I look around, am I insane?
Eternity is lost, and I am turnin' upside down
Forever in the puzzle of my
Forever in the puzzle of my
Forever in the puzzle of my life

[Kristian]

8. Critical Mass

I see no sense in what's going on
U sense no meaning, I see no light for us all
Cold chill in spine shows me no future
There's no safety around us - no protection, no wall

Blind ignorance throuth generations
It's hidden black on white, I turn to stare
There's a taste of blood in my mouth
It's sick, when I breathe the air

I see no light in the ways that I choose
No matter how I twist and turn, I lose
I see no light in the ways that I choose
No matter how I twist and turn, I lose

I can't escape the numb feeling of
Perpetual deceiving dreams again
Problems too dark to touch, we're reaching
Critical mass - The end

I see no light in the ways that I choose
No matter how I twist and turn, I lose
I see no light in the ways that I choose
No matter how I twist and turn, I lose

Silence in governments shows the taste of fear
Our world is falling apart, it's in the atmosphere!!

[Kristian,Lars]

9. Lost Souls

Sinners on their chance to strike. willing to let die
To reap the harvest of one's work, now it's time to crucify
Crawling under lines of blama, in their hands they've got your fate
Now we've lost the game of man, misjudged by laws we hate

Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice
Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice

Lost Souls

Holding on to an illusion based upon a tale
The ladder's leading down to Hell, our souls are now for sale
Weak and helpless on our knees we're looking at the sky
Time will run, the blood will flow as life is passing by

Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice
Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice

Lost Souls

Truth won't be the same when one is born
There's no reason in the world, but we are movin' on
Cursed by the palm of God
Bright - hope blinded eyes
If everyone had a chose, religion would fade at dawn

Lost Souls

One day we will understand there are no winners in this race
Caused by your religion thoughts, we'll vanish without a trace
With one hand on the holy book, you're reaching for a gun
Put your hands together, praise the lord for what he has done

Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice
Shout, let me hear you preaching - listen to your pathetic
Shout, let us hear your story, now that we haven't got a choice

Truth won't be the same when one is born
There's no reason in the world, but we are movin' on
Cursed by the palm of God
Bright - hope blinded eyes
If everyone had a chose, religion would fade at dawn

Lost Souls

[Kristian]

10. The Twilight Shadow

Dawn of time, the first-born am I
I will be the last one to die
Guardian of the Earth, protector of the sea
To it all I hold the master key

I can tell the faith of mortal men
I can tell you how you die and when
When I'm looking deep into your mind
I can see you're ignorant and blind

Dressed in all colours, called by all names
I disguise as water, earth or flames
I've shown you every dream, shown you every nightmare
Even though you still don't seem to care

I can tell the faith of mortal men
I can tell you how you die and when
When I'm looking deep into your mind
I can see you're ignorant and blind

I am the twilight shadow
I'll enlighten your darkest sins
When forever ends
I'll stop the cause for living

I've seen the way to paradise, I know the road to hell
Where you're going I for sure can tell
The end is closer, your maker you will meet
Destruction of the Earth has been complete

I can tell the faith of mortal men
I can tell you how you die and when
When I'm looking deep into your mind
I can see you're ignorant and blind

[Mads,Lars]

11. Shadows With Tales To Tell

In my room burns a single flame
And night has come, so nothing looks the same
Shadows on the floor,shadows on the wall
So alive, you can almost hear them call

I start to sleep, but my eyes still see
I've taken the bait and now my mind has been set free
As the room starts to turn and figures start to twist
I'm drowning in blackness, in the sea of mist

Stand very still, be very silent
Shadows with tales to tell
Stand very still, be very silent
Singing of Heaven and Hell

Lying, sleeping, dreaming neon white
Angels and Demons coming out of the light
Shadows on the floor, whispering in my ear
Telin' me ancient truths of why we are here

Stand very still, be very silent
Shadows with tales to tell
Stand very still, be very silent
Singing of Heaven and Hell

The shadows are dancing tonight
By the power of one single light

Visions show me places that can never be
Terrible and beautiful, not for the eyes to see
Out of the twilight, silence is born
But I awake and now my dream is gone

Stand very still, be very silent
Darkness with tales to tell
Stand very still, be very silent
Singing of Heaven and Hell
Stand very still, be very silent
The shadows are dancing tonight
Stand very still, be very silent
By the power of the single light

[Mads,Lars]







MANTICORA LYRICS