Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes lyrics
Tracks 01. Burning Times
02. Melancholy (Holy Martyr) 03. Disciples Of The Lie 04. Watching Over Me 05. Stand Alone 06. Consequences 07. My Own Savior 08. Reaping Stone 09. 1776 10. Blessed Are You 11. Prophecy 12. Birth Of The Wicked 13. The Coming Curse 14. Shooting Star 15. Electric Funeral 16. The Ripper 01. Burning Times Music & lyrics by Schaffer, Barlow
Yesterday is gone forever
No turning back the clock In the end, all is sinful No need to bear the pain The end, is coming soon You can't hold out forever Repent your sins to me Before you pass this world In this time I am law I know you've been betrayed From man's word, I'm given life Through loss, I only gain For you, I feel no sympathy No sorrow, no remorse Confess your sins to me They'll be taken by force [chorus] It doesn't matter what you've done In my words you are a sinner For every word you say to me In every way, you are a sinner Question me not I am the one that binds this world You follow without sight I grow stronger every day Take the souls I have damned Burn them in my name These are the burning times The years of pain 02. Melancholy (Holy Martyr) Music & lyrics by Schaffer
Make the sadness go away
Come back another day For years I've tried to teach But their eyes are empty Empty too I have become For them I must die A sad and troubled race An ungrateful troubled place I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for Make the sadness go away Come back another day The things I've said and done Don't matter to anyone But still, you push me to see Something, I can never be Why am I their shattered king? I don't mean anything I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for 03. Disciples Of The Lie Music & lyrics by Schaffer
You abuse and you victimize
But you're dignified, so you justify It's in your eyes where deception lies So you criticize with cruel eyes Father in black, black as sin Pure hypocrisy to no end Condemnning me and my fellow man I live my life among the damned I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin Disciples of the lie Breeding fear in your twisted smile Pedophile, in denial I taste revenge when I think of you A life of hell you put me through When I find you I'll take youout No remorse, you're going down You see satisfaction in my eyes I vindicate, now you die I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin Disciples of the lie The blackness inside overwhelms me The pain engulfs and turns to rage in me Trapped so deep in my mental hell Release the demons, set me free I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin 04. Watching Over Me Music & lyrics by Schaffer
I had a friend many years ago
One tragic night he died The saddest time of my life For weeks and weeks I cried Through the anger and through the tears I've felt his spirit through the years I'd swear, He's watching me Guiding me through hard times I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me We shared dreams like all best friends Blood brothers at the age of ten We lived reckless, he paid the price But why? Why did he have to die? It still hurts me to this day Am I selfish for feeling this way? I know he's an angel now Together we'll be someday I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me 05. Stand Alone Music & lyrics by Schaffer, Barlow
Listen not to ones who preach
Those who feel you're a freak Everything about you is wrong You must be sick, you don't belong Father said, worry not what they say Use your mind, your own free will In a time when everyone follows Ignorance can kill They only say what they want you to hear Half-truths have been twisted to conceal your fate In a world of spoon-fed emotion Intelligence can save Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone You will seize the day Son, say what you mean, don't be afraid Tell them how you feel, hear what I say Be true to yourself and true to your own Your spirit will crush the hearts of stone Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone It's a leap of faith 06. Consequences Music & lyrics by Schaffer
As human beings, we're a complex thing
Sometimes so beautiful, other times so vain We've built an empire, the blood is on our hands Genocide and the chains that bind The consequence ahead Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know Wrote about in history as if it's all O.K. A race of people murdered another one enslaved Now our world crumbles, it's happening within Open your eyes and realize The world we're living in Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know If we could focus on important things Live and let live true freedom, not everyone's the same No more war for your god, no more war for your race It's our world, it's what we make it Make it a better place Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know We can change the world that we're living in Live and let live true freedom Let the reign begin 07. My Own Savior Music & lyrics by Schaffer, Barlow, Morris
My only comfort is in death
My only solace, my dying breath For release, I have prayed Thrown past life, not afraid Life's a bitch, life's a whore Nothing less, nothing more There is nothing she would do for me I will end this suffering Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior The voices are calling Out of this life, I'm falling There is one choice, that I see In raging flames, The Dark One awaits Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior 08. Reaping Stone Music & lyrics by Schaffer, Barlow, MacDonough
There is a place far from her home
She strayed her path too long In that wood, she found the stone Lost souls should never look upon At first glance, a lone monolith Lifeless, cold and grey She looked in deep, this timeless relic The lost fall easy prey Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Think not of ones you've lost Nor of ones you leave I shall give you strength to pass I will set you free Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone 09. 1776 Music by Schaffer
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10. Blessed Are You Music & lyrics by Schaffer
Pure ambition burns in me
It's a beast, never to be tamed And the only peace I can find Is when I'm here with you You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're the children of the night Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night So this song is for all of you By my side, through and through We'll roam that world true and free Feeding you the inner beast You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're children of the night Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night The storm we ride Side by side You keep me high For you I'll die Through the storm we ride 11. Prophecy Music & lyrics by Schaffer
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed
An attack on hallowed ground, from high above Alien to us, the species known as man A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time A sacred few survive the massacre this night In secret they will meet a new society Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more Paving the way, for mankind's fall So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully We'll take their identity and live among them free All the while, plotting events that mold their history We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat Assassins we will be, through human history Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away 12. Birth Of The Wicked Music & lyrics by Schaffer
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground
For centuries we've questioned them of His birth But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew Years of madness must now subdue Order must be enforced to hide the truth Cause on this day, in this hour it's coming true Child of the wicked and ancient man Baptized in black magic, their master plan Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command Conceived of the Beast and in stars above, We'll shape and guide him with undying love Born of the Watch, through sands of Time, by their command So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end It's up to us now to seal his fate Marked with the proper math the child's none to late Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race Manipulate history, time and space The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end Behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end 13. The Coming Curse Music & lyrics by Schaffer
I walk the Earth just as they planned
Baptized in fire for my ancient land The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind For many years, I've walked among you Through the folds of time and space Kingdoms fall, leaders die, as I see fit I devour souls of those that pose a threat I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes I bide my time planning your fate With bated breath, The Elder wait The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye For your crimes on our kind you all will die I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes Forged in the sacred flames On the sixth day Of the sixth month In the sixth hour I am your anti-Christ, I will destroy mankind Born of the beast and flames I will devour, I will divide Hellfire rages in my eyes Blood will fall like rain this night The coming curse, the anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes 14. Shooting Star Music by Paul Rodgers
Johnny was a school boy when he heard his first Beatles song
Love Me Do, I think it was and from there it didn′t take him long Got himself a guitar, used to play every night Now he's in a rock & roll outfit, and everything′s all right Don't you know? Johnny told his Momma, Hey Momma I'm goin′ away I′m gonna hit the big time, gonna be a big star someday Momma came to the door with a tear drop in her eye Johnny said, Don't cry Momma smile & wave goodbye Don′t you know, yeah, yeah Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don′t you know, don't you know Don′t you know that you are a shooting star And all the world will love you just as long As long as you are Johnny made a record, went straight up to number one Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song Watching the world go by, surprisin' it goes so fast Johnny looked around him and said Well, I made the big time at last Don't you know, don′t you know Don′t you know that you are a shooting star Don't you know, woah yeah Don′t you know that you are a shooting star, yeah And all the world will love you just as long As long as you are, a shooting star Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don′t you know, ahhh Don't you know that you are a shooting star And all the world will love you just as long As long as you are Johnny died one night, died in his bed Bottle of whiskey, sleepin′ tablets by his head Johnny's life passed him by like a warm summer day If you listen to the wind, you can still hear him play Woah... Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don′t you know, don′t you know Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don′t you know Don't you know that you are a shooting star Don′t you, don't you, don′t you, don't you, don't you know Don′t you know you are a shooting star Na, na, na, na. 15. Electric Funeral
Reflex in the sky
Warn you you're gonna die Storm coming, you better hide From the atomic tide Flashes in the sky Turns houses into sties Turns people into clay Radiation minds decay Robot minds of robot slaves Lead them to atomic graves Plastic flowers, melting sun Fading moon falls upon Dying world of radiation Victims of man's frustration Burning globe of obscene fire Like electric funeral pyre Buildings crashing down To earth's cracking ground Rivers turned to mud Eyes melt into blood Earth lies in deathbed Clouds cry for the dead Tearing falling rain Ease the burning pain Electric Funeral Electric Funeral Electric Funeral Electric Funeral And so in the sky Shines the electric eye Supernatural king Takes Earth under his wing Heaven's golden chorus sings Hell's angels flap their wings Evil souls fall to hell Ever trapped in burning cell 16. The Ripper Music & lyrics by Glenn Tipton
You're in for surprise
You're in for a shock In London town streets When there's darkness and fog When you least expect me And you turn your back I'll attack I smile when I'm sneaking Through shadows by the wall I laugh when I'm creeping But you won't hear me at all All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper You'll soon shake with fear Never knowing if I'm near I'm sly and I'm shameless Nocturnal and nameless Except for 'The Ripper' Or if you like 'Jack The Knife' Any back alley street Is where we'll probably meet Underneath a gas lamp Where the air's cold and damp I'm a nasty surprise I'm a devil in disguise I'm a footstep at night I'm a scream of the fright All hear my warning Never turn your back On the ripper...the ripper....the ripper |