Savatage - Dead Winter Dead lyrics
Tracks 02. Sarajevo
03. This Is The Time (1990) 04. I Am 05. Starlight 06. Doesn't Matter Anyway 07. This Isn't What We Meant 10. Dead Winter Dead 11. One Child 13. Not What You See 14. All That I Bleed 15. Sleep 02. Sarajevo
In the town of Sarajevo, there's an old medieval square
There's a church aside one corner most believe was always there It was built a thousand years before any now were born And its glory was its belfry with its stones all grey... and worn Now there's a gargoyle on that belfry and he's been up there for years And he has watched and he has pondered: "What is laughter, what are tears?" And he's never found his answers as he sees the years go by But he watches and he wonders with his stone unblinking eyes 03. This Is The Time (1990)
Watching in silence, I hesitate: It was not in the plans
All of our lives we could only wait: It was out of our hands And every war where we took the day, it was all in our heads And though in the dark we dream at night, they were better unsaid But this is the time and this is the place And these are the signs that we must embrace The moment is now, in all history The time has arrived and this is the one place to be Yeah, yeah We placed our years in the hourglass, they were never unearned And we seemed destined to watch them pass - it was never our turn But this is the time and this is the place And these are the signs that we must embrace The moment is now, in all history The time has arrived and this is the one place to be Yeah, yeah This is the time and this is the place And these are the signs that we must embrace The moment is now, in all history The time has arrived and this is the one place to be Yeah, yeah 04. I Am
I see a little man sitting and he's wondering
If over his little plot he might be king And he finds his present world a little boring There's no land that is so small that it cannot divide So come, I'll draw the line and you just pick your side Ignoring anyone who gives a warning For I am the answer you seek, the dream in your sleep You never wanted to awaken I have the plan that won't fail, a crime without trail And all I really need right now is you! I see a little man, thinking that he might need more And so his eyes are drifting to the house next door He wonders if his neighbours might be leaving So he makes a little offer that they'll understand There is no point in letting things get out of hand For no one wants to see their widows grieving For I am the answer you seek, the dream in your sleep You never wanted to awaken I have the plan that won't fail, a crime without trail And all I really need is you! I am the word without deeds, the lie that exceeds For lies are always most impatient I am the guide for the lost, who never counts cost And all I really need right now is you! All I really need right now is you! All I really need right now is you! All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! I see a little man sitting and he's wondering All I really need right now is you! You! You! You! You! You! IN EVERY BOOK OF HISTORY IT IS WRITTEN HOW IT'S DONE IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD YOU NEED ONLY CHANGE THE YOUNG AND SERDJAN ALEKSIC STARED DEEPLY THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT YOUR VISION'S NOT THE SAME WHEN YOU'RE STARING THROUGH A SIGHT AND A RIFLE'S NOT ENOUGH WHEN YOU DON'T WISH OTHERS WELL SO HE ANGLED OUT HIS MORTAR AND HE DROPPED IN HIS FIRST SHELL 05. Starlight
We never fear the night, we bring our own starlight
Dropped on the world below, wait for the afterglow We never fear the night, we bring our own starlight Dropped on the world below, wait for the afterglow And in the dark they wed, we're dancing with the dead And if the ground's been stained, colours run in the rain Run away, no delay - do we have to show you? Don't expect mercy yet, we don't even know you Hear the press, nothing less - saying that we don't care Understand it's the land and you'd have to be there We never contemplate, we only offer fate And in the night they arc, flowering in the dark Filling the sky with red, till all their needs are fed Then like the childhood tear they quickly disappear Run away, no delay - do we have to show you? Don't expect mercy yet, we don't even know you Hear the press, nothing less - saying that we don't care Understand it's the land and you'd have to be there Run away, no delay - do we have to show you? Don't expect mercy yet, we don't even know you Hear the press, nothing less - saying that we don't care Understand it's the land and you'd have to be there 06. Doesn't Matter Anyway
It don't matter what you said
In the mind of someone, you are now dead What makes it bad is they're living next door So you'll need some weapons? That's what I'm here for! Seems you got us a war AK-47, Tomcat, F-11 hardly ever used, tell me what am I bid? You on the back wall, this is it last call Better buy 'em now or you'll wish that you did You'll wish that you did I know, you know, in this world you gotta pay It's all for sale, what's your side? You couldn't say... No... doesn't matter anyway Claymore land mines, anti-personnel kind Good for lining borders and they're easy to hide Bury 'em in the ground, only one way they're found Another fine product we deliver with pride Swing a deal on the side M-1's, ammo too - Stinger missiles got a few Better get 'em now, while we got 'em in store Good for a last stand, straight out of Afghanistan If you never use 'em, you can save 'em till your next civil war Cause that's what they're for I know, you know, in this world you gotta pay It's all for sale, what's your side? You couldn't say... Hm, doesn't matter anyway Whoa, yeah! I know, you know, in this world you gotta pay It's all for sale, what's your side? You couldn't say... No... doesn't matter anyway Ow! No! Doesn't matter anyway Doesn't matter anyway No! No! No! No! No! Ow! I know, you know, in this world you gotta pay It's all for sale, what's your side? You couldn't say... Ah... doesn't matter anyway 07. This Isn't What We Meant
We dared to ask for more
But that was long before the nights began to burn You would have thought we'd learned You can't make promises all based upon tomorrow Happiness, security are words we only borrowed For is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? Please understand this isn't what we meant The future couldn't last, we nailed it to the past With every word a trap that no one can take Back from all the architects who find their towers leaning And every prayer we pray at night has somehow lost its meaning For is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? Please understand this isn't what we meant A long time ago when the world was pretty Standing right here in a different city They're not coming back any more They're not coming back any... Is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? Please understand this isn't what we meant 10. Dead Winter Dead
Feel the rush, feel the rush in the back of your head
"Breathe it in, breathe it in," isn't that what they said As you stood in the night 'neath the glow of the fires? Watch it burn, watch it burn, watch it reach through the night Feel the heat, feel the heat as you bask in its light As the puppets hang upon their wires I've lost my way, kneel down and pray It all decays, it takes me down, down, down Like the minister said, like the minister said Where this all has led... dead winter dead Can you hear what I hear in the back of your mind As you stand on the stage when they tell you it's time To read words from a past you can't remember? Gotta keep what you have, tell me what is it for If it made sense my friend well then not anymore Every dream I'm told has its December I've lost my way, kneel down and pray It all decays, it takes me down, down, down Like the minister said, like the minister said Where this all has led... dead winter dead 11. One Child
One child stood before the altar
One child stood out in the rain One child spent his time imagining And I don't believe he's coming home again, home again, home a... Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, 'cause this will be my grave One child hid inside the darkness One child never said a thing One child closed his eyes and disappeared But at night I still can hear him whispering, whispering, whisper... Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone Take your answers and your promises, believe me I don't care I have held on to your words until I found them only air What good are your promises if you can always take them back? Still, I hang on every word till my hands are bleeding I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone I will believe in you We had no choice but to stay and follow If you still want me to We have nothing left except tomorrow Or tell me I'm on my own We have nothing left except what will be There on the other side What we need here are some real decisions Tell me the Pilate's died While you only offer mindless visions And we're no longer alone Visions that nobody else here can see [1.] We're on our own We're on our own We're on our own We're on our... [2.] /I will believe in you If you still want me to /Or tell me I'm on my own /There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died /And we're no longer a... [3.] /We had no choice but to stay and follow We have nothing left except tomorrow /We have nothing left except what will be /What we need here are some real decisions While you only offer mindless visions /Visions that nobody else here can... [all together] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer a... Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave 13. Not What You See
No life's so short it can't turn around
You can't spend your life living underground For from above you don't hear a sound And I'm out here, waiting I don't understand what you want me to be It's the dark you're hating, it's not who I am But I know that it's all that you see No life's so short that it never learns No flame so small that it never burns No page so sure that it never turns And I'm out here, waiting I don't understand what you want me to be It's the dark you're hating, it's not who I am But I know that it's all that you see Can you live your life in a day, putting every moment in play? Never hear a word that they say as the wheels go around Tell me if you win would it show - in a thousand years, who would know? As a million lives come and go on this same piece of ground Can you live your life in a day I've been waiting Putting every moment in play? Never hear a word that they say I don't understand what you want me to be As the wheels go around Tell me if you win would it show It's the dark you're hating In a thousand years, who would know? As a million lives come and go It's not who I am, but it is what you see On this same piece of ground [1.] I've been waiting I don't understand what you want me to be It's the dark you're hating It's not who I am, but it is what you see [2.] Can you live your life in a day Putting every moment in play? Never hear a word that they say As the wheels go around Tell me if you win would it show In a thousand years, who would know? As a million lives come and go On this same piece of ground [3.] Tell me would you really want to See me leave this night without you Would you ever look about you Wondering where we might be New York is so far away now Tokyo, Berlin and Moscow Only dreams from here but somehow One day that world we will see [simultaneously again, except substitute this for stanza 1 and] [clip last three syllables of the last line of stanzas 2 and 3] [1.] I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand I don't understand... ...what I see. I swear on tomorrow, if you take this chance Our lives are this moment, the music - the dance And here in this labyrinth of lost mysteries I close my eyes on this night and you're all that I see You're all that I see 14. All That I Bleed
Someone
Got themselves a letter In the mail the other day It's already worn and tattered And I guess It gives away All the things we keep inside All the things that really matter The face puts on its best disguise And all is well Until the heart Betrays She knows As she reads the letter That things were bound to stray Winds blow She pulls her coat tighter And the letter flies away With all the things she keeps inside All the things that really matter The face puts on its best disguise And all is well Until the heart betrays Lord bring on the night Wrap it all around me Let it hold me tight Soak up all that I bleed And I'll fly away Yeah I'll fly away Yeah I'll fly away Watch me Lord bring on the night Wrap it all around me Let it hold me tight Soak up all that I bleed I bleed 15. Sleep
Hey there you
Way out there in the distance Can you hear me Are you there I know it's late So please forgive my persistence But I'm hanging Do you care So lay back Call off the attack Cause if you look deep Dreams are nothing that I lack And all I seek A final chance to speak And I would let the whole thing keep If I could just sleep Hey there you Way out there could you show me Just a signal Or a sign That after all All these years That you know me And I'm not just Killing time So lay back Call off the attack Cause if you look deep Dreams are nothing that I lack And all I seek A final chance to speak And I would let the whole thing keep If I could just sleep And as I lay there at night Building castles in the air Our of alibis and all those little lies And then I look inside And pray that I don't care I don't care I don't care |