CESNUR (English: Center for Studies on New Religions, Italian: Centro Studi sulle Nuove Religioni), is an organization based in Turin, Italy. It was established in 1988 by a group of religious scholars from universities in Europe and the Americas, working in the field of new religious movements. Its director is the Italian sociologist and attorney Massimo Introvigne. CESNUR defines itself as being independent of any religious group, church, denomination or association. It has evolved into a network of scholars and organizations who study the field.
According to their website, CESNUR is devoted to promote scholarly research in the field of new religious consciousness, and are dedicated to exposing the problems associated with some movements, while defending the principles of religious liberty.
While established by a group of scholars who were mostly Roman Catholics, CESNUR is not affiliated with any religious group or denomination and has from the outset included scholars of various religious persuasions. The Italian authorities recognized CESNUR as a public non-profit organization in 1996 and are currently the main contributors to CESNUR projects. Other sources of income include book royalties and member contributions.
Rodney Stark is an American sociologist of religion. He grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota in a Lutheran family. He spent time in the U.S. Army and worked as a journalist before pursuing graduate studies at The University of California, Berkeley. After teaching at the University of Washington for 32 years, Stark moved to Baylor University in 2004, where he is co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion. He is an advocate of the application of the Rational choice theory in the sociology of religion, which he calls the theory of religious economy.
During the late 1970s and 1980s, Stark worked with William Sims Bainbridge on the Stark-Bainbridge theory of religion, and co-wrote the books The Future of Religion (1985) and A Theory of Religion (1987) with Bainbridge. Nowadays their theory, which aims to explain religious involvement in terms of rewards and compensators, is seen as a precursor of the more explicit recourse to economic principles in the study of religion as later developed by Laurence Iannaccone and others.
I got dancing feet if you wanna see,
Feel the power flow, and it's guaranteed.
And I ain't gonna fake it, and the devil can't take it, no,
Glory hallelujah,
I'm on fire, I'm on fire.
I might go all night, I might make a scene,
But that's alright; I got the Spirit in me.
And I ain't gonna fake it, and the devil can't take it,
Glory hallelujah,
I'm on fire, I'm on fire.
No one gonna take it, and nobody can fake it, no,
And more power to ya,
I'm on fire, I'm on fire.
Holy Ghost and fire,
I'm on fire, I'm on fire,
I'm on fire,
Holy Ghost and fire.
Don't go, don't go,
Don't go, don't go.
Looking out my window, didn't know you'd left,
Was I blinded by my pride?
Was it something I did not catch?
I didn't know how bad you were hurting,
Lord knows how hard I tried,
It was hard to make you see,
The loss of you felt like the end of me.
So I tried to love you, but now I cry so endlessly,
I wonder why, wonder why; now it hurts deep inside.
Don't go, don't go,
Don't go, don't go.
The time we spent together was surely Heaven-sent,
But the price of loneliness is one that's overspent,
I know that life can hurt you,
I know that life can make you wanna die,
But the truth can set you free, all you have to do is
ask and believe.
But you cry so endlessly, (cry, cry)
So desperately I wonder why you hurt so deep inside.
Whoa,
Whoa.
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I need you,
How could you, without a word, just leave me?
I need you,
How could you, without a word, just leave me?
Whoa, yeah.
Don't go.
So I tried to love you, but now I cry so endlessly,
I wonder why, wonder why; now it hurts deep inside.
Don't, oh,
I need you,
Whoa.
I need you,
How could you, without a word, just leave me?
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh.
I need you,
How could you, without a word, just leave me?
I need you,
How could you, without a word, just leave me?
Don't go, don't go,
Yeah.
Come on, people, come along with me,
I'm gonna take you where you want to be tonight, that's
right,
Let it all go and then you'll see we're gonna shake it
for eternity, that's right,
We got the ticket to make everything alright.
Wanna be set free,
I want you and me,
I want a guarantee.
All it takes is a little love and everything that comes
from above, oh yeah, yeah,
I got to tell you the price was paid,
No cover charge for saving grace, that's right,
We got the ticket to make everything alright.
Wanna be set free,
I want you and me,
I wanted liberty, yeah.
I wanna be set free,
I want you and me,
I want a guarantee,
Oh, wanna be set free,
I want you and me,
Pushing myself in way too deep, and it's only getting
worse,
The load is getting heavy, and I can't take the heat,
I got to take it day to day,
I got to get on my feet, and look to the sky, and open
up my eyes,
Better than never, safer than sorry,
Everybody dies.
Tonight, you feel the pressure getting to you,
Jump back, run for cover; you could get burned.
Hearts on fire change my desire,
Hearts on fire make me higher.
Working two jobs don't pay my bills, I'm in debt up to
my neck,
Got a lien on my car and five hundred rent - well, all
my money is spent,
I got three pair of jeans and a handful of shirts, and
they're usually dirty,
Me and my lady, we see eye to eye - we're both five
nine.
Tonight, you feel the heat is getting hotter,
Jump back, control the burning 'cause it's gonna blow.
Hearts on fire change my desire,
Hearts on fire make me higher, higher.
Tonight, you feel the heat is getting hotter,
Jump back, control the burning 'cause it's gonna blow.
Hearts on fire change my desire,
Hearts on fire make me higher,
Hearts on fire change my desire,
Hit me.
As I was walking down the road one day, a man said,
"Boy do you want to come play?"
Danger, it follows me, but I got an angel watching over
me who said...
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, but there's
nothing he can do,
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, but I'm gonna
see you through.
Yeah, I gotta back you up,
There's nothing you can do, no.
Listen up...
Now I'm standing on a rock & roll stage; the record man
says, "Sign here to play,"
Danger, it follows me, but I got that angel watching
over me who says...
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, he wants to
turn the screw, yeah,
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, but there's
nothing he can do.
Nothing he can do, no.
Now I'm older, and I've seen it all ways - hope you
will listen to just what I say,
Danger can follow you, but there is someone watching
out for you who says...
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, but there's
nothing he can do,
He wants to getch ya, getch ya, getch ya, but I'm gonna
see you through.
There's nothing you can do,
That's right,
There's nothing you can do,
He's gonna getch ya, oh, oh,
There's nothing you can do,
He's gonna getch ya, whoa,
There's nothing you can do,
Whoa,
There's nothing you can do,
There's nothing you can do,
There's nothing you can do,
You're late every day,
Move over, outta the way,
Throw it away, you're thinking of yourself,
You're tired, hit the shower,
Sit down, take a break,
You're playing a game you're never gonna win.
You said, "I don't like it, I don't like it,"
Kick 'em out, kick 'em out,
You're just another freak trying to tell me how to
live,
Kick 'em out,
Kick 'em out.
Big house, fancy car,
Long green, you're a star,
You got it all; you're dying a slow death,
Good looks knock 'em dead,
You let power go to your head,
You're in control, they do whatever you say.
You say, "I don't like it, I don't like it,"
Kick 'em out, kick 'em out,
You're just another freak trying to tell me how to
live,
Kick 'em out,
Kick 'em out.
Check out, time to pay,
Don't get another day,
Had a chance; you threw it all away,
Too late, over and done,
You've lost, you could've won,
You turned him away when he was knocking at your door.
You said, "I don't like it, I don't like it,"
Kick 'em out, kick 'em out,
You're just another freak trying to tell me how to
live,
Kick 'em out,
Sitting on the freeway, the traffic has stopped, and
things ain't going okay,
My head is always burning, my brain is getting hot;
bought me some aspirin today.
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah, it's gonna make me
okay,
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah - I'm gonna take it
today.
Went to work on Monday, healthy as can be, when a slob
sneezed in my face,
I started feeling dizzy, sneezy and congested; got me
some vitamin C.
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah, it's gonna make me
okay,
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah - I'm gonna take it
today.
Gimme some medicine.
Feeling pretty small, guess I've just been lazy,
I shouldn't have waited,
Finally heard the call, people think I'm crazy,
The time is now - stop waiting.
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah, it's gonna make me
okay,
I'm gonna take some medicine, yeah - I'm gonna take it
today.
Give me some medicine, yeah,
I'm gonna take it today,
Late at night, when I'm dreaming about a place I don't
wanna go,
I wake up screaming, just like I don't have control,
Running down the hallway, I can't see then end,
My feet are like lead, I'm out of my head,
Hot breath blowing down my neck.
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Don't let him take control.
All the things that I'm feeling from my subconscious
mind,
Got my heart-rate beating, like I'm almost out of time,
Wake up in a cold sweat, don't know what to do,
I don't want to wait, it might be too late,
Well, all I do is go back to sleep.
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Don't let him take control.
Don't let him take control.
Figured out what I'm needing: power that's stronger
than Hell,
We must stop the bleeding, got to stop this terrible
smell,
I don't need this madness, driving me insane,
It seems like a waste, I don't like the taste,
I'm checking out of this hotel.
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Your account - accountable,
Don't let him take your soul.
Don't let him take your soul.
What kind of shape are we in today, when so much has
gone astray?
Wars and rumours on every side - what about the war
inside?
Yeah, the times are changing, and I know it's for the
worse,
We're running 'round in circles, never learning from
this curse,
Indulging every pleasure, no matter what may be the
cost,
While filling up your measure you intensify the
pain...but all is not lost.
I've had the knife driven in my back,
Done-in by friends who led the attack, all in the name
of righteousness,
I've been hurt, I've been burned, but there is
something that I have learned,
There can be love when hate is returned.
I need love, you need love,
We need love, or we have nothing at all,
I need love, you need love,
We need love, but we're gonna fall.
I've had the chances for cheap romances,
Can't be had by circumstances,
Won't let temptation get the best of me, no.
I need love, you need love,
We need love, or we have nothing at all,
I need love, you need love,
We need love, or we're gonna fall.
Doing right can be hard to see when doing wrong comes
so easily,
But there's something deep inside from which we cannot
hide,
With so much noise going on, the truth can be so hard
to tell,
And the deck is so stacked by a world on its way to
Hell.
I need love, you need love,
We need love, or we have nothing at all,
I need love, you need love,
We need love, but we're gonna fall,
I need love, you need love,
We need love, or we have nothing at all.
We need love, we need love.
Some think its a story, some think its a lie,
Some probably wonder, some dont know why.
What possibility could there be that blood is flowing down from a tree?
At first a trickle and then a stream, and then a river, and now a sea.
Where did it come from? What does it mean?
Like a fountain thats flowing free all over you, all over me,
And now Im staring to see a world covered in blood.
World covered in blood,
World covered in blood,
World covered in blood.
Why did we kill the man of peace?
Now his death falls at our feet,
Our hands are stained, we cop a plea,
We justify our every deed,
But still it flows unrestrained, like a flood in the pouring rain,
All over you, all over me,
And now Im staring to see a world covered in blood.
Covered in blood,
Covered in blood,
Covered in blood.
A world covered in blood.
We know were guilty,
We cant escape forgiving power in this lake,
We stand condemned, but now were cleansed,
This blood has the power to make amends,
But still it flows unrestrained, like a wave in a hurricane,
All over you, all over me,
And now Im staring to see a world covered in blood.
Covered in blood,
Covered in blood,
Whoa.
World covered in blood,
A world covered in blood,
World covered in blood,
Yeah, yeah,
World covered in blood,
A world covered in blood,
Whoa.
You're looking like a wet cat and feeling like a
drowned rat,
You've been left out to dry,
You're trying to save face while living on MySpace, and
you're wondering why,
Your so-called friends left you home again, you got
nothing to do, do, do,
Another night in computer light while you're stuck in
your room.
Don't you know? Can't you see?
With friends like that, who needs enemies?
Who's your friend?
Someone more than an email send,
Who's your friend?
Someone who's there 'til the bitter end.
They say idle time's the devil's tool, and I do
believe,
You got to be tired of playing the fool,
I know you need some relief,
You think your chat buddies ain't too bad, but they're
not there when you need, no,
You've been let down about a thousand times, and now
you're starting to bleed.
Don't you know? Can't you see?
With friends like that, who needs enemies?
Who's your friend?
Someone more than a chat room friend,
Who's your friend?
Someone who's there 'til the bitter end.
Who's your friend?
Someone more than an email send,
Who's your friend?
Someone who's there 'til the bitter end.
Don't you need some friends?
We all do, yeah.
Who's your friend?
Someone more than an email send,
Who's your friend?
Something more than a chat room end,
Who's your friend?
Tell me now, tell me now - who's your friend?
Who's your friend?
I gotta know 'bout the real friend,
Who's your friend?
Tell me now, tell me now, tell me now,
Who's your friend?
A real friend, a real friend,
Got me running away from you, not knowing what I should
All my thoughts are so blown apart, what I need is a
brand new start,
You gotta dig down inside you,
Can you dig down inside?
Oh, lift him up, lift him up,
It's what you gotta do,
Lift him up, lift him up.
Walking home through the park today, had a friend who
was blown away,
Some bible-slinger with guts to spare, a testimony that
he could share,
You gotta dig down inside,
You gotta dig down inside you,
Down inside.
Lift him up, lift him up,
It's what you gotta do,
Lift him up, lift him up,
It's what you gotta do.
Standing back from the crowd is fine if you don't wanna
waste my time,
All alone in a loner's world - ten million more feel
the same old way,
You gotta dig down inside,
You gotta dig down inside you.
Oh, lift him up, lift him up,
It's what you gotta go,
Lift him up, lift him up,
Yeah, it's what you gotta go,
Lift him up, lift him up (n-n-n-yeah)
Lift him up,
It's what you gotta go,
Lift him up,
Listen up now,
Listen to me.
Don't need no bars, no fancy women,
Don't need a social disease,
Don't want no speed, don't need no coke - ain't got
nothing for me.
I got the reason to sing the rhyme, and what you give
is for free,
You take me higher, give me the desire, and it's plain
to see.
You're all I need, and that's a guarantee,
You're all I need, and that's the way it should be.
No gold records; don't need no hits,
Don't want your pat on my back,
Don't want the money, no crooked contracts, 'cause what
they got I don't lack.
I know the reason, I got the rhyme, I got it burning
inside,
You take me higher, give me your fire,
I won't be taken for a r-r-r-r-ride.
You're all I need, and that's a guarantee,
You're all I need, and that's the way it should be.
Guitar.
When things get dark and I'm down, my back's against
the wall,
Pressure cooker, blood and sweat, and I've given it my
all.
I get the reason, I get the rhyme, 'cause what you give
is for free,
You lift me higher, give me desire to get a hold of
your peace.
You're all I need, and that's a guarantee,
Yeah.
Here I come,
Here I go.
I know I need to get on my knees,
You know I've been so lazy, lazy,
Been running, doing just as I please,
You know, it gets so crazy, crazy.
No more messing around,
No more chasing all over town,
I know where I should be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,
Gotta let go all life long.
I know that when I'm away from you things can get so
hazy, hazy,
I can tell just but the things that I do...and I don't
mean maybe, maybe.
No time for messing around,
No more of me playing the clown,
I know I'm gonna be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,
Gotta let go all life long.
All life long.
The time's a-wasting, with things to be had,
Times are changing, and they're looking so bad,
No refuge if I'm on my own, but I got a place that I
can call home.
I'm going home.
Ooh, yeah,
Yeah.
I'm loving spending all this time with you,
You make everything alright, alright,
No more of me playing the fool,
I'm gonna fight the good fight, good fight.
I'm finished messing around,
Breaking the chains that kept me so bound,
You know where I can be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go, whoa,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,
You walk around like you're one of a kind,
Looking back, I must say I blame you,
I need to say it, put it right on the line,
Pick up your cards, we're playing for keeps now.
I look left, I look right,
I look up, I got you in my sight,
I look up, look down,
Look up 'cause it's going down.
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Gotta get it, get it, get it.
You sit down, wasting all of your time,
Hanging out seems like a good thing,
You always seemed to have the same old line,
I can't wait, got time on my side.
I look left, I look right,
I can't see 'cause I'm feeling so blind,
I look high, look low,
Don't try to run, don't try to hide.
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Gotta get it, get it, get it.
Don't look back, you might not like it,
Don't look back, you might not like it.
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
We are the ones who need,
We are the ones who need,
Gotta get it, get it, get it,
Been down too long and it's sure been tough,
Been listening to lies and I've had enough.
Out of the grey and into the black,
I'll let the blood cover up my tracks,
Are you ready for a heart attack?
I'm back in red,
I'm back...back in red,
That's what I said.
I'm breaking out of this man-made cell, yeah, yeah,
yeah,
And I'm looking for the devil just to give him some
hell.
I know now what I'm gonna do, and that's why I'm
calling to you,
Are you listening? Have you heard the news?
I'm back in red,
I'm back...back in red,
Out of my head.
Yeah,
Blood red.
I'm back in red,
I'm back...back in red,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'm back...back in red,
Hit the streets like a ton of love,
I'm back...I'm back in red,
That's what I said.
Whoa, yeah, yeah.
Something's coming - can't you hear the wind?
Sky grows dark now, turning black as sin,
Lightning flashes and the thunder rolls,
Your time has come now, you got nowhere to go but down,
It's too late now, the damage is done.
Storm on the horizon,
Nowhere to run,
Storm on the horizon,
Your time is done, oh.
All you thieves, your souls are gonna be jacked,
All you liars, you'll be stabbed in the back, yeah,
All you nightmares will gather in your brain,
This time they're real now,
They're here to drive you insane, insane, oh.
When it hits it will spare no one, oh,
Storm on the horizon,
Nowhere to run,
Storm on the horizon,
Your time, it is done, oh.
When it begins it will spare no one, no,
It's too late now, the damage is done.
Oh, oh, oh yeah.
Storm on the horizon,
Nowhere to run,
Storm on the horizon,
Your time is done, you're done,
Oh yeah,
Running late and we got a date with a few thousand friends,
Drove all night until daylight, just to do it again,
Another town, another round and we're about to begin,
Systems engaged as we hit the stage and turn the volume on ten.
Jump up, yell loud and stomp your feet on the floor,
Lift hands, all stand – that's what rock is for.
Lost again on highway ten,
Must've took a wrong turn,
This fast food's no good,
My stomach's starting to burn,
Another flat in the back,
Stuck in the middle of nowhere,
What we got through just for you,
I wonder if you care.
Jump up, yell loud and stomp your feet on the floor,
Lift hands, all stand – that's what rock is for.
Is for...is for one more,
One more for sure,
One more loud guitar.
Sore throat, broken string,
Hey, man, can you still sing?
I don't know, but I'll give it a try,
Better that than to say bye-bye.
Jump up, yell loud and stomp your feet on the floor,
Lift hands, all stand – that's what rock is for,
(Jump up, yell loud) and stomp your feet on the floor,
Lift hands, all stand – that's what rock is for,
(Raise dead, bang heads) and stomp your feet on the floor,
It's been so long since I left; seems like it was a
dream,
I'm riding down this highway, and it's got the best of
Staring at your picture while I'm a thousand miles from
home,
And I hope you and the kids are fine, even though
you're all alone.
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Just hold on.
We've been through this so many times; don't know if
it's gonna end,
But I know there's a price to pay when you call the
Lord your friend,
Playing my old six-string is the least that I can do,
And thought there's not much money, our love will see
us through.
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Hold on, baby, hold on,
Just hold on.
Hold on.
Hold on, (hold on, hold on, hold on)
Hold on.(hold on, hold on, hold on)
Hold on,
Hey kid, yeah you,
Come over here, check this out,
No way - check this out.
Hanging out at the local high school, making a whole
lot of little fools,
I know about peer pressure; tell all the boys to watch
out for me,
I've learned my free lesson; warn all the boys they
better watch out for me.
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no.
Giving in is the name of the game; rock the boat, all
you get is pain,
I know about peer pressure - dog eat dog, but I'm
beginning to see,
I've learned my free lesson; tell all the boys they
better watch out for me.
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no.
Hey kid, I got something for ya,
It's not gonna hurt ya,
No. (no)
I won't bow - peer pressure; tell all the boys to watch
out for me,
I'm learning free lessons that puts a fire burning
inside of me.
Oh, peer pressure,
Oh, peer pressure,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no.
Whoa, (pressure)
Whoa. (pressure)
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no,
Tell 'em no, tell 'em no.
I won't bow, (pressure)
I won't bow.
The betrayal's done; here's your kiss,
Now there're chains are around your wrist,
They mock and taunt, and punch your face,
Tell us, where's your saving grace?
Feel their spit run down your face, mixed with blood,
You take your place.
Among the thieves and liars too,
Now the whip is waiting for you,
What did you say? What did you do?
Now you take it while they break it,
While they take your life away.
You say, "Forgive them," (forgive them)
Forgive them.
The trial is held in dark of night, but still you won't
put up a fight,
You're found guilty and made to die, with nails driven
deep and wide.
Among the thieves and liars too,
Now that death is waiting for you,
What did you say? What did you do?
Now you take it while they break it,
While they take your life away.
You say, "Forgive them," (forgive them)
Forgive them.
Among the thieves and liars too,
Now that death is waiting for you,
What did you say? What did you do?
Now you take it while they break it,
While they take your life away.
You say...
Forgive them, (forgive them, forgive them)
Forgive them,
Forgive them,
Forgive them, (why?)
Forgive them. (why?)
Yeah,
They know not what they do,
Whoa.
Authority in my face, looking out for you and me,
It's a battle of spirits all over the place,
Tell me what you want me to be,
The enemy won't let go once they get their hands on
you,
They'll chew you up, and spit you out, and stick to you
like glue.
I don't see what you want me to be, and I don't care
what you suppose,
It don't matter what you see, I don't wanna have to
step on your toes.
I don't need my fortune told; the future's already
known,
I got my covers, sisters and brothers, to keep me from
burning in Hell,
You don't like who I am, or the words that I have to
say,
The world keeps turning, fire keeps burning,
The clock keeps ticking away.
I don't see what you want me to be, and I don't care
what you suppose,
It don't matter what you see, I don't wanna have to
step on your toes.
The game ain't over yet; a winner's what I want to be,
Ain't cutting no cards or throwing no dice - luck's got
nothing on me,
The choice is made for me: Heaven is the place to be,
You might say I'm crazy, but he'll be coming back for
I don't see what you want me to be, and I don't care
what you suppose,
It don't matter what you see, I don't wanna have to
step on your toes,
I don't see what you want me to be, and I don't care
what you suppose,
It don't matter what you see, I don't wanna have to
Out of love, out of life,
Just about to lose my mind,
No escape from behind these bars of steel,
Giving up, giving in,
Was I wrong, or was it sin?
That hurts so bad I can no longer feel.
But then your love, and the way you show it, comes down
and covers me,
In spite of my life, the way you know it, you break the
chains inside of me.
It's like rolling thunder, rolling thunder,
Rolling thunder, rolling thunder.
Feeling lost, all alone,
A heart of flesh, or a heart of stone?
I'm in a place where I'm losing any chance of hope,
whoa.
But then your love, and the way you show it, comes on
and covers me,
In spite of my life, the way you know it, you break the
chains inside of me.
It's like rolling thunder, rolling thunder,
Rolling thunder, rolling thunder.
When the storm is raging, I know you're next to me,
And the dark, I'm hating - so give me light so I can
see.
Oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh.
But then your love, and the way you show it, comes down
and covers me,
In spite of my life, the way you know it, you break the
chains inside of me.
It's like rolling thunder, rolling thunder,
Rolling thunder, rolling thunder.
Rolling thunder,
Rolling thunder,
Roll Hell under,
Roll Hell under,
Roll Hell under,
Rolling thunder,
Rolling thunder,
Man has got to try not to live a lie,
You have the only key to control your destiny,
The wicked way in which we live are sickening,
Your selfishness, all things material, will be history
in the end.
The piece you get, it will be give,
The price you pay, it will be taken,
The peace you get, it will be given,
The price you pay, it will be taken.
No way in, no way in,
No way in unless you die with him.
Wasted time's a shame, life's a nasty game,
You can't expect it all, if you do things your own way,
Can't afford to wait; die and it's too late,
You chose to wait it out, now your fate's not in your
hands.
The piece you get, it will be give,
The price you pay, it will be taken,
The peace you get, it will be given,
The price you pay, it will be taken.
No way in, no way in,
No way in unless you die with him.
The piece you get, it will be give,
The price you pay, it will be taken,
The peace you get, it will be given,
The price you pay, it will be taken.
No way in, no way in,
No way in unless you die with him.
No way in,
You must die with him,
Die,
You don't know me; I'm not what you see,
Call me Satan, invader of your dreams,
All your nightmares are my creation, my specialty,
Going to get you, can't resist, you are my slave.
You're full of lies, (you're full of lies)
You think you're so wise,
You're walking evil, that's your disguise.
Broken promise; why keep it just for you?
Shameless master - I control what you do,
Got your future in the palm of my hand,
You can't change it, you don't even understand.
You're full of lies, (you're full of lies)
You think you're so wise,
You're walking evil, that's your disguise.
Whoa,
Walking evil.
Sacred servants sacrifice in the dark of night,
Helpless children scream in fear, to my delight,
Soul destruction, blinding eyes with godly power,
Fooling mankind, making dull the light of truth.
You're full of lies, (you're full of lies)
You think you're so wise,
You're walking evil, that's your disguise.
Walking evil,
Walking evil, (evil)
Alright.
We're working hard every day, trying to make it in our
own way,
We pay our dues in a rocking band while we're flying
all over this land.
Don't try to tell me what it's all about,
I got two eyes that can see,
Stop making promises that you can't keep,
Stop what you're doing to me.
I got love, you got hate,
I got no time, so don't you wait,
I'm aiming high, you're shooting low,
Rest assured that we're ready...ready to go.
Down on your luck don't mean a thing,
Can't blame the Lord when it's your own sin,
Life is hard and then you die,
Too many people telling me their lies.
Don't try to tell me what it's all about,
I got two eyes that can see,
Stop making promises that you can't keep,
Stop what you're doing to me.
I got love, you got hate,
I got no time, so don't you wait,
I'm aiming high, you're shooting low,
Rest assured that we're ready...ready to go.
We're ready...ready to go,
Ready...ready to go,
Ready...ready to go,
Now go.
Go, go,
Ready to go.
I got love, you've got hate,
I got no time, so don't you wait,
I'm aiming high, you're shooting low,
Rest assured that we're ready...ready to go,
I got love, you got hate,
I got no time, so don't you wait,
I'm aiming high, you're shooting low,
Rest assured that we're ready,
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we're ready,
You only see how you want it to be,
You pushed too hard, never caring for me,
And danger - it follows you around,
And stranger, you know the debt is your death.
Turn the night into the day,
Time has come; it's here, it's final,
Too much, too little, too late,
You had it good, but now you're sorry now,
Livin' on the edge.
You once were told, not long ago, a man will reap just
what he sows,
So follow your foolish heart,
Remember, you know the debt is your life.
Turn the night into the day,
Time has come; it's here, it's final,
Too much, too little, too late,
You had it good, but now you're sorry now,
Livin' on the edge.
Turn the night into the day,
Time has come; it's here, it's final,
Too much, too little, too late,
You had it good, but now you're sorry now,
Oh, livin' on the edge,
Oh, livin' on the edge,
Turn the night into the day,
Time has come; it's here, it's final,
Too much, too little, too late,
You had it good, but now you're sorry now.
Now,
Now,
Now,
Now,
You don't like what I play, or how I live, or what I
say,
You don't like the rocking beat, or my hair, or how I
move my feet.
So we stand and we play,
We rock the night away,
We got something to say,
So we stand and we play, yeah.
Now listen here...
You don't like my tattoo, not my clothes or my leather
boots,
I can't listen to what you say - you have to know
there's only one way.
So we stand and we play,
We rock the night away,
We got something to say,
So we stand and we play.
When you're cut, do you bleed?
Don't want to fall for your greed,
When you're blind, you claim to see,
That's why I'm tell you you've got to be set free.
Yeah, free,
You and me.
So we stand and we play,
We rock the night away,
We got something to say,
So we stand and we play,
We stand and we play, (we play)
We rock the night away, (night away)
We got something to say, (yes, we do)
You can't take it away, (no, no)
No matter what you say,
Don't stand in our way, (don't stand in my way)
We got something to say, (yeah, we do)
We got something to say, (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't stand in our way,
We got something to say, (we got something)
We got something to say,
Your neck is stiff, your ears are closed,
Your mind's made up, and there's nobody home,
You're here to take, but think you give,
One step from hell is the way you live.
Don't you know that you say...
You say, "That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me,"
"That ain't me."
You say, "That ain't me."
You got the book, you think you know,
You're the proclaimed, 'cause the Lord said so,
You go to church double time,
You think you see in between the lines,
Submit to no one but yourself,
You call the shots, you don't need no help,
Your first mistake you can't see is that you're
thinking, "Now that ain't me."
Don't you know that you say...
You say, "That ain't me,"
"That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me,"
"That ain't me."
Your neck is stiff, your ears are closed,
Your mind's made up, and there's nobody home,
"That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me,"
No, no.
Yeah.
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the godliest one of
all?
Don't you know that you say, yeah, yeah,
While you turn, while you walk away...
You say, "That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me,"
You shake your head, "That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me."
You're here to take, but think you give,
One step from hell is the way you live,
"That ain't me,"
You say, "That ain't me."
Not me,
Yeah.
I was looking for answers; someone said that you cared
and that you wanted to touch my life...but is anyone
there?
What kind of love is this I'm finding?
What kind of love, my pain to bear?
Don't understand why my hate is unwinding, but now I
know that you really care.
You got me - it's so real,
You got me - the way I feel,
You got me - made me know,
You got me - you won't let go.
No need to hide, 'cause something happened inside,
And it's no lie that something happened inside.
What kind of love is this I'm finding?
What kind of love, my pain to bear?
Don't know why my fear's unwinding, but now I know that
you're really there.
You got me - it's so real,
You got me - the way I feel,
You got me - made me know,
You got me - you won't let go.
No need to hide, 'cause something happened inside,
And it's no lie that something happened inside.
You got me,
You got me.
You got me - you got me,
You got me - now I see,
You got me - now I feel,
You got me - to you I'll kneel.
No need to hide, 'cause something happened inside,
And it's no lie that something happened inside,
No need to hide, 'cause something happened inside,
whoa,
And it's no lie that something happened inside.
You got me,
You got me,
You got me.
You got me,
You got me,
You got me.
Here I come,
Here I go.
I know I need to get on my knees,
You know I've been so lazy, lazy,
Been running, doing just as I please,
You know, it gets so crazy, crazy.
No more messing around,
No more chasing all over town,
I know where I should be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,
Gotta let go all life long.
I know that when I'm away from you things can get so
hazy, hazy,
I can tell just but the things that I do...and I don't
mean maybe, maybe.
No time for messing around,
No more of me playing the clown,
I know I'm gonna be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,
Gotta let go all life long.
All life long.
The time's a-wasting, with things to be had,
Times are changing, and they're looking so bad,
No refuge if I'm on my own, but I got a place that I
can call home.
I'm going home.
Ooh, yeah,
Yeah.
I'm loving spending all this time with you,
You make everything alright, alright,
No more of me playing the fool,
I'm gonna fight the good fight, good fight.
I'm finished messing around,
Breaking the chains that kept me so bound,
You know where I can be found,
Down on my knees, I'm beginning to see...
That I gotta let go, whoa,
Gotta let go of the things that I hold,
Gotta let got, whoa,