The Flower Kings - Desolation Rose lyrics
Tracks 01. Tower ONE
02. Sleeping Bones 03. Desolation Road 04. White Tuxedos 05. The Resurrected Judas 06. The Silent Masses 07. Last Carnivore 08. Dark Fascist Skies 09. Blood Of Eden 10. Silent Graveyards 11. Runaway Train 12. Interstellar Visitations 13. Lazy Monkey 14. Psalm 2013 15. The Wailing Wall 16. Badbeats 17. Burning Spears 18. The Final Era 01. Tower ONE Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
She'll walk me slowly thru burning spears
She'll be my shelter - no sign of fears She'll walk me slowly thru halls of light She'll be my shelter - she'll be my eyes Man has turned his face in anger Cold confusion now reign supreme So will the center hold much longer in this point-blank industrial scream? Broken promises in shielded towers Broken wingspan - disturbing dreams Down the all now familiar walkways Angels play-dust has lost its sheen The spy who watch us while we move in imperfection his lies brings comfort to the king & his nation Like fools we just stare at the sun Don't we all shine on? Broken promises in shielded towers Broken wingspan - disturbing dreams Down the all now familiar walkways Angels play-dust has lost its sheen Angel eyes now look down so restless From frail glass towers and rising steam A major impact will turn us over To mold a nightmare from dreams surreal The spy who watch us while we move in imperfection his lies brings comfort to the king & his nation Like fools we just stare at the sun Don't we all shine on? She'll walk me slowly - thru burning spears She'll be my shelter - no sign of fears The roaring thunder of worlds below We walk and wait for the final blow I might have turned away from wonder I left all that I once held dear How can I turn away from anger? How can I turn away from fear? Now will I be the last surrender? I'll know just when the end is near So you dream of a new independence while they tighten the grip around your neck So the state has become the offender To a point where there's no turning back She'll walk me slowly - thru burning spears She'll be my shelter - no sign of fears In a world that I once knew Descend in ashes - Her words ring true She'll walk me slowly - thru halls of light She'll be my shelter - she'll be my eyes And in a world that we once knew She gives me hope - Her words ring true 02. Sleeping Bones Music by Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold, Hasse Fröberg, Tomas Bodin, Felix Lehrman Lyrics by Roine Stolt
We're the 3rd from the sun
We're a long way from home We are between land and sea We are blessed and we're green We're just killing some time With a tune and a rhyme It's a game It's a shame It's insane Life is in the making and death is just the same The snapshot of the camera lens of warriors with no name In the silent soil of Eden Lies the bones of a predator From the sun and the stars From a dreamless penitentiary 03. Desolation Road Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
Be sure to meet your enemies with open eyes
When you answer drums of war - with a lullaby When battlefields they come alive - you know you cannot hide But he who knows your fears - is the man inside Walk a beaten track - knock on any door There are no glittering prices for you to score As if there was an hourglass where time was running out You hurry seeking shelter from the angry crowd In silent graveyards - they look for saviors - a promised land beyond the prayers A land where all the suffering is gone - and nothing will bring you down While the road to desolation lingers on People turn to hatred for what's hard to understand No love for he who's different than the common man With the echoes of the ancient bouncing down the aisle In dark forgotten corners you found saints - kepp crying In silent graveyards - they look for saviors - a promised land beyond the prayers A land where all the suffering is gone - and no one will bring you down While the road to desolation lingers on But the road to desolation lingers on 04. White Tuxedos Music by Jonas Reingold Lyrics by Roine Stolt
Silence & cries - of far away laughter
Dead eyes of a raven - spell global disasters Stiffs in a row - to a world gone hereafter In the final of rifts - where there's only one master Man-machine & predator comes in for the kill Mother take children under ground Black fog - dog eat dog Howling at the rebels - soon enough you're dressed up in white The prices you've paid - you blackhearted bastards The roll of the dice - now spinning much faster Man-machine & predator comes in for the kill Mother take children under ground Black fog - dog eat dog Howling at the rebels - soon enough you're dressed up in white In good Gods we trust & in the nation of our fathers We're equal they say - in arms we are brothers But lines on this map will pull us apart now They're killing us off and we find no safe quarters Man-machine & predator comes in for the kill Mother take children under ground Black fog - dog eat dog Howling at the rebels - soon enough you're dressed up in white Man-machine & predator comes in for the kill Mother take children under ground Black drone - hit more homes Targeting at the rebels - soon enough you're dressed up in white "We want peace as much as you do" 05. The Resurrected Judas Music by Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Jonas Reingold, Hasse Fröberg, Felix Lehrman Lyrics by Roine Stolt
Moon is at the window
Ice upon the lake Calling from the meadows it's black and wide awake Different kind of creatures has entered state of play In the kingdom of the great unknown they move without a trace So if you follow - go look beyond the lies A brand new kingdom will brighten up the skies Close to the sea the river's getting wider Take off the blinders & life will take you higher Will you deny me - will you defy me Will you be tempted in secret crucifying me? Will you go down with sweet angels by your side Or slip away just like ghost into the night? The resurrected Judas he came here for the trade They're putting all the pieces back they're messing with his head For those of you who hunger let nothing be obscured For those of you who follow me the answer lies aboard So if you follow - go look beyond the lies A brand new kingdom will brighten up the skies Close to the sea the river's getting wider Take off the blinders & life will take you higher So if you follow - go look beyond the lies A brand new England will brighten up the skies For those of you who follow me the answer lies aboard 06. The Silent Masses Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
So you think you can rule all the fools
Stayin' cool when the walls are coming down Got the world on a string, but your bird cannot sing All these men in the factory lines All the angels who fell from the skies You try to say hello - but they say goodbye We are just the silent masses The things we do are out of fashion And that sunday clock keeps ticking out of time When the time is near and you close your eyes Fear is distant - and not to be found - you are bright as the sun When the time is up and you leave in silence You're flying in angels embrace - like a sound bursts thru space That's how this story ends So you think you've got so much to give But the way you're controlled leaves you stiff You're a tool of the trade 'til the day that you die All these men in the factory lines All the angels who fell from the skies So you try say hello - but they say goodbye When the time is near and you close your eyes Fear is distant - and not to be found - you're bright as the sun When the time is up and you leave - in silence You're flying in angels embrace - like sound bursts thru space That's how this story ends So you think you can rule all the fools Stayin' cool when the walls coming down All these men in the factory lines All the angels who fell from the skies 07. Last Carnivore Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
Like a nightmare becomes real
You have fallen from your towers With those penetrating wheels Keep crushing thru the hours When man is not a man but a hostage to machinery Will they ever let you out from this dreamless penitentiary Man turned his face to the sun and the stars In pride, lust & greed He set off for a lost carnivore 7 matches 7 - when the moon eclipse the sun Like a sleepwalker's heaven You can never climb back down 7 becomes 7 - when man spell out what he found Like in a mindwalker's heaven 7 miles off the ground Life is in the making and death is just the same With the thunders of the underworld She'll walk me thru the pain In the silent soil of Eden Lies the bones of a predator In the cold stark light of madness We're all digging up the sinister 7 matches 7 - when the moon eclipse the sun Like a sleepwalker's heaven You can never climb back down 7 becomes 7 - when man spell what he found Like in a mindwalker's heaven 7 miles off the ground 08. Dark Fascist Skies Music by Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Hasse Fröberg, Felix Lehrman Lyrics by Roine Stolt
Here's the news for your king and the nation:
There's an offer that is hard to refuse "There's a plan for a swift integration We collect all the keys from you fools" So the state has become the offender To a point where there's no turning back So you dream of a new independence While they tighten the grip 'round your neck Time after time you're pulled back to the ground As an outcast you'll last 'til tomorrow Lie after lie - there's just dark fascist skies - You're a brick and a fool - where a new future's dawning For this landslide there is no protection For the greatest of theft - no police What's the odds that you'll fight back the system? We're millions of Davids just looking for PEACE So the state has become the offender To a point where there's no turning back Now you dream of your new independence While they tighten the grip 'round your neck Time after time you're pulled back into the crime As an outcast you'll last until tomorrow Lie after lie - there's just dark fascist skies - you're a brick and a fool and a new future is dawning 09. Blood Of Eden Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
We're the 3rd from the sun
we're a beacon and a 7th wonder We are green and we are glowing We're the one and eternal mother We're a fleet among stars we're a homeworld in constant changes We are stardust and we're sun kissed we are brothers and still we're strangers Is there someone out there - who rise above the stars Who can tell us who we are Are we blood of Eden - Ah no - What's our key to freedom? With a king at your door You were sleeping with one eye open Now they're waiting in your backyard No replacement for a lifeline broken Is there someone out there - who rise above the stars Who can tell us who we are Are we blood of Eden - Ah no - What's our key to freedom? Is the sun still out there - to rise above the stars Take the wayward children home To the banks of Eden - where Kings hold court we're the key to freedom! We are clueless and cold - hanging on a thread We could be much more - but we're just not ready So we're killing time and we close our eyes We're that one trick pony - waiting on a sign we're that one trick pony - looking for a sign 10. Silent Graveyards Music & lyrics by Roine Stolt
In silent graveyards - they look for saviors
In silent graveyards - they look for saviors In silent graveyards - they look for saviors In silent graveyards - they look for saviors A promised land beyond all prayers A land where all the suffering is gone - and no one will bring you down While the road to desolation lingers on... 11. Runaway Train Music by Tomas Bodin, Hasse Fröberg, Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold, Felix Lehrman Lyrics by Hasse Fröberg
I can't stay, now I have to get away, right into the storm
Leaving the ones I love - Bags are packed, getting out the door What is hidden out there - I don't know Like a new world rising - full of ice and snow I can't play with those kind of cards you gave me right from the start A brand new deal is what I need, a powerful hand & a tool to succeed I'm just about to enter an open door A long life behind me - not knowing what's in store Nothing ever stays the same - Living like a runaway train - got no time to feel the pain The world is going to change again - nothing but a runaway train - nothing ever stays the same A damp light before my eyes, I don't know which direction I shall go Like the hand of fate was touching me, pointing west towards the gold A secret society - machine or man, I feel this turn is mine - I have the upper hand Nothing ever stays the same - Living like a runaway train - got no time to feel the pain The world is going to change again - nothing but a runaway train - nothing ever stays the same 12. Interstellar Visitations Music by Roine Stolt
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13. Lazy Monkey Music by Tomas Bodin Lyrics by Roine Stolt
I thought that I was out of my head
I'll find my way back into the egg Screaming, dreaming - a lie I've got some flowers back in the shed Just lazy like a monkey in bed I'm greedy, needy as hell I'm living but I thought I was dead I can't remember all that was said I thought I was a captain named Dick I thought I was back home in my wreck Screaming & dreaming the high I thought I was a fireman on ice I thought I was the biggest surprise Swirling, whirling about I thought that I was out of my head I'll find my way back into the egg Screaming, dreaming... 14. Psalm 2013 Music by Jonas Reingold, Tomas Bodin, Felix Lehrmann, Hasse Fröberg, Roine Stol
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15. The Wailing Wall Music by Roine Stolt
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16. Badbeats Music by Roine Stolt
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17. Burning Spears Music by Felix Lehrmann, Jonas Reingold, Roine Stolt, Tomas Bodin, Hasse Fröber
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18. The Final Era Music by Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold
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