NIGHTINGALE LYRICS

1. On Stolen Wings

Always standing quiet in the shadows
Waiting for the perfect time
Always watching from a striking distance
Ready for the crime

In control of every situation
Good appearence, very polite
After finishing another victim
He's gone and out of sight

He's a modern vampire
He feeds on our energy
He will totally drain you
Before turning his eyes on me

Flying high on stolen wings
Filling his heart with your fear and pain
On the move all night and day
Searching the grounds for an easy prey

He's a master of infiltration
He can blend in everywhere
Never Showing his real intention
The reason why he's here

So remember to look over your shoulder
Be prepared to call his lies
And if you ever think "now it's over"
You will be surprised...

He's a modern vampire
He feeds on our energy
He will totally drain you
He will never set you free

The deep humiliation
Following his trail
Stealing your creations
Leaving you to fail
All your work for nothing
All your dreams are gone
See hime claim your glory
When his work is done

Broken spirit, on your knees
Holding the pieces of what used to be
Everything you struggled for
Living will never be the same no more

Flying high on stolen wings
Filling his heart with your fear and pain...
On the move all night and day
Searching the grounds for an easy prey
For an easy prey

2. Lucifer's Lament

He was one of the few, when it all began
When creation still was new
With a task to fulfil, to obey and serve
And always follow through

He stayed loyal and true
And then out of the blue
It all just went astray

Something went wrong, just a slip of his tongue
Enough to punish him, sentenced to stay
And to rule in a bottomless hole

Take me at my word when I say
He was given hell to pay

What can he ever do to leave that place
Forever be free, abandon his throne
When will he hear the words:
"Just let it go. It's over and done.
It's time to come home"

Hopes they can hear all the cries
From the souls he has gathered there.
They're feeding the fire
But why does he still feel so cold?

Waiting here for aeons of time
Waiting to redeem his crime

What can he ever do to leave this place
Forever be free, abandon his throne
When will he hear the words:
"Just let it go. It's over and done.
It's time to come home"
It's time to come home

In his dreams he travels back again
To the time when they could talk
When no one ever called him Morningstar
Who's descending to the dark

The only time he dared to speak his mind
And to question what was planned
The servant from the early dawn of time
Now inferior to man

He never wanted it to go this far
But he refused to be replaced
He knows he never can come back again
He's still falling away from grace
He'll never come home again...

Falling, still falling away from grace
Oh, he's still falling away
Falling, still falling away from grace
He has fallen from grace

Take me at my word when I say
He was given hell to pay

What must I ever do to leave this place
Forever be free, abandon my throne
When will I hear you say:
"Just let it go. It's over and done.
It's time to come home"

3. Chasing The Storm Away

Seeing it all, but do we really understand
The consequence of choosing to ignore
Or is it just a paralysing state of mind
No one seems to bother anymore

Still we try to keep our sleeping conscious clean
But doing "right" has never been more wrong

The world will spin for one more day
That's what we pray for anyway
And as the clouds turn dark and grey
We are only chasing the storm away
And it's bound to return

Keep moving on
With no care about the aftermath
Leaving the bill for someone else to pay
The future is not too bright
In fact it's filled with wrath
We turn our heads and look the other way

The world will spin for one more day
That's what we pray for anyway
And as the clouds turn dark and grey
We are only chasing the storm away

You can choose all the winners
But the game is not the same
When the rules don't matter anymore

And the saints and the sinners
They will bow their heads in shame
When the truth come crashing through the door

The world will spin for one more day
That's what we pray for anyway
And as the clouds turn dark and grey
We are only chasing the storm away
And it's bound to return
The world will spin for one more day
But we are only chasing the storm away

4. Warriors Of The Dawn

He saw nothing
The night kept its secret well
A storm was raping the sky
A premonition, his reign heading for the end
And there was no time to hide, no

One ship after another they came ashore
A fleet of death and despair
In formation and silence they tread his land
In the name of power and greed

From overseas they'd come
For riches and for might
The Warriors of the Dawn
The Warriors of the Dawn
Killed or enslaved everyone
At first morning light
The king had lost his crown
By his blood they were renown
By his blood they were renown

Without warning
As swiftly as lightning strikes
Another battle begun
In great numbers
Forcing all barricades
Set cities ablaze

From overseas they'd come
For riches and for might
The Warriors of the Dawn
The Warriors of the Dawn
Killed or enslaved everyone
At first morning light
The king had lost his crown
By his blood they were renown

From overseas they'd come
For riches and for might
The Warriors of the Dawn

From overseas they'd come
For riches and for might
The Warriors of the Dawn
The Warriors of the Dawn
Would unleash hell to serve their gods
And bathe in delight
Empires were struck down
By blood they were renown
By blood they were renown

Mountains of silver
And oceans of gold
The fruits of war, irresistible
The slaughter would never end, no

5. Forevermore

Her face was smiling, her bright eyes were filled with tears
A people's temple were crowded, she felt no fear

And then she saw him, a man in white
He came so close, she touched him with her hand
And when she heard him, all doubts were gone
"I really think he is a chosen one"

I see Your fate, I give salvation
I'll save your mortal soul Forevermore
Just drink my wine, this bitter potion
And bring an end to all Forevermore

I can't believe that I am here, bloom new paradise
And everyone will see it
See as I watch You'll hate us all, shame we are lost
I count for all eternity (yeah)

The morning sun is cold, she takes a place in mine
The final hour strikes and darkness fills her mind
Where will he see through, no one can tell
The doors of heaven or the gates of hell

I see Your fate, I give salvation
I'll save your mortal soul Forevermore
Just drink my wine, this bitter potion
And bring an end to all Forevermore

6. Divided I Fall

Already unusual as we grew inside the womb
On the outside the people prayed
That it wouldn't be our tomb

The time had come to be born into this world
And now we breathe the air
In this new world we've entered

Now, we're here on the other side
Forever together as one
But not sharing sould and mind

It appears I'm the weaker one
I was born with a useless heart
My lungs do not breathe the air
To support my feeble mind

Life goes on, and now the facts are clear
I'm the leech hanging on to you for survival

Now, here on the other side
Though we're together as one
It seems like I wear us down
And something needs to be done
Here on the other side
People will have to decide
Whether we live or die tonight
Oh, no...

We lie on the table, eyes all around
I wait for my end to begin
Will there be darkness, or will there be light?
I guess I am soon to find out
In time there will be no more doubt

Oh, suddenly torn apart
Leaving me lifeless and cold
And I feel how I fade away

My spirit remains in the room
And seeing you're still alive hurts
But I know what is done
Was a heartbreaking choice
Because united we stand but divided I fall

7. The Voyage Of Endurance

Their destination: The Kingdom of Ice
A hell that already froze over
The roar of the engine
The smell of the sea
The captain and crew celebrate
They're on their way

Many before them had witnessed the might
And the cold in this desert in white
Unveiling the mysteries unknown to man
A quest for the breathtaking sight

"By endurance we conquer", he said
As they slowly made way to their goal
The ship carried on through the wild open sea
With everything under control
They're on their way

Then the mighty Atlantic
A beast no one can tame
Showed its most combative side
The waves ever rising
No mercy in sight
Drifting off course all the time

Held by the chains of the wind
And the green heart is punished by ice
Sadly adrift on a treacherous sea
They fear there might be no return
But they carry on

Days from their goal
A miscalculated decision
Imprisoned by ice
So close to open water

Dreams cruble to dust
As the sun sank below the horizon
The long winter began
Months of perpetual darkness

Then the sea came to life
But Endurance gave up to the torment
They abandoned ship
And hurriedly made their escape

Further away from land
Than where when they started
Tormented by hunger and thirst
Losing their faith
Facing disaster

After a year on the ice
Finally land was in sight
Safe on the island a few men decide
On a journey to find their salvation

Luck and their knowledge of stars
Brought them to their destination
Arranged for the rescue of the ones left behind
All men were brought back alive

8. 27 (Curse Or Coincidence?)

Someone said he gave his soul
To the king of where hell fires burn
And he got the blues in return

A crossroad midnight rendezvous
For a slice of the fortune and fame
But sadly it all stayed the same

A street corner serenade
Spread with the wind to an enchanted crowd
With merciful hearts

Some people thought otherwise
And jealousy arose and venomous alcohol
Was drunken in rage

He slowly decays, the poison dilutes the soul
Bringing him closer to the end
Unaware of the legacy he's leaving behind
And what a legend that he will become

Is it a curse or just a conincidence
That after twenty seven years
All of his dreams would be taken away
But his spirit lives on to this day

His rivals said "He had it all"
Mastery out of this world
Destined to redefine art

Knew how to kiss the sky
He was bolder than love
Spellbound the third stone from the sun

Up from the skies to the top of the world
Enjoying the stardom in every possible way

The wind cries "change"
The curse of the genious dragging him
Down into the dark
Where no one can follow or pull you away
A bright burning star is led astray

Into his own purple haze
The wine and the sedatives
Unite in the poison of demise
And a night in September
His bleeding heart drowned
Now it's his turn to ride with the wind

Like he came out of nowhere
Shot to fame overnight
Changed the limelight from colour to grey
Leader of the sonic revolution

Plagued with pain and depression
A man at war with himself
Didn't like what his world had become
Slowly consumed by the darkness inside

Lost and falling apart
He found the remedy at the barrel of a gun
And as he had written:
"It's better to burn out than to fade away"

9. The Maze

The perfect mind
A math machine
The one to rule them all
Ripping through equations
Like no man had done before

Scientist, anarchist
Born to lead the way
Unveiled the truth behind the numbers
Never seemed to fail

Then it came
Like clouds in the open sky
He could see the bridges burning
Tore him down
Slowly denied him life
Never thought that it would end this way

Lost in the Maze of the Mind
Oh, he's fading away
No, Lost in the Maze of the Mind
A place of fear and dismay

All alone with teary eyes
He stares into the night
Memories are flashing by
And then just disappear

Nevermore to feel the joy
Of when all is adding up
The logic-defying multiplying
Withering away

Night or day
It doesn't matter now
Where he's gone no rules apply

No, Lost in the Maze of the Mind
Oh, he's fading away
No, Lost in the Maze of the Mind
A place of fear and dismay

Sometimes it seem like it would turn around
And maybe his mind found a way
To navigate through this infernal place
And return to the real world again

But thn he caves
Something is string inside
Pulling him right back into the maze

Lost in the Maze of the Mind
Oh, he's fading away
No, Lost in the Maze of the Mind
A place of fear and dismay

Lost in the Maze of the Mind
Now he's lost all control
Oh no, the legend has faded away
The reaper came for his toll

10. Echoes Of A Dream

There was something inside of him
About to fall apart
Drifted closer to the edge
Couldn't still his bleeding heart

All doors had closed on him
The riddles would not solve
Weakened, he just shut his eyes
Let the darker side evolve and prevail

Quickly and quietly he faded
As he lost the strength to carry on
It never seemed worth all pain
He had fought in vain
Inside the darkness he would stay

The moment his soul turned cold and jaded
And his will to live had died and gone
The only way out came clear, had to disappear
And lose the dead weight on the ground

The echoes of a dream
Was all that he would be
His puzzled mind could never find
A good reason for his time

He realized too late
We assemble our own fate
It's sad to say, so much easier
To erase than to rewind

A note that he left behind, it said
"Nothing here is true
This world was never meant for me
But I'm sure I'll find mine too..."

The absence within his mind
Was present all the time
The burden from a grain of sand
Was too heavy to withstand

The moment his soul turned cold and jaded
And his will to live had died and gone
The only way out came clear, had to disappear
And lose the dead weight on the ground

The echoes of a dream
Was all that he would be
His puzzled mind could never find
A good reason for his time

He realized too late
We assemble our own fate
It's sad to say, so much easier
To erase than to rewind

Living came to a state
Of merely staying alive
The house of cards caved in
A better deal next time







NIGHTINGALE LYRICS