Bryggen (Norwegian for the Wharf), also known as Tyskebryggen (the German Wharf) is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the fjord coming into Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The name has the same origin as the Flemish city of Brugge.
The city of Bergen was founded in 1070. The area of the present Bryggen constitutes the oldest part of the city. Around 1360 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and as the town developed into an important trading centre, the wharfs were improved. The buildings of Bryggen were gradually taken over by the Hanseatic merchants. The warehouses were filled with goods, particularly fish from northern Norway, and cereal from Europe.
Throughout history, Bergen has experienced many fires, since, traditionally, most houses were made from wood. This was also the case for Bryggen, and as of today, around a quarter dates back to the time after 1702, when the older wharfside warehouses and administrative buildings burned down. The rest predominantly consists of younger structures, although there are some stone cellars that date back to the 15th century.
What's the point
You won't be there
Fortunately no one cares
You despise
You despair
Why don't you get angry
Don't you care
What do you think I came here for
I just wanted to see
What do you think I'm looking for
I don't want to believe
You already knew it
You already knew it
It takes too long
It's not enough
There's nothing left
And now he's gone again
He's gone again
What do you think I came here for
I just wanted to see
What do you think I'm looking for
Your face is changing
All the time
I can't remember it
Your voice repeating
In our minds
Our lives depend on it
I can't imagine anything
Other than being here
I can't imagine anything
Other than being here
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is burning red
And there's so little time
And guess what happens next
Anyway, you didn't die
And here's the light to lead the way
Out of your cave
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is burning red
And there's so little time
And guess what happens next
Anyway, you didn't die
And here's the light to lead the way
Out of your cave
The sand gets in our eyes
The sky is turning red
( Instrumental )
When did I get so immoral
No one more
And no one less
It was all in our minds
And you saw right through me
It was all in a time more innocent
Your secrets, you need them
You've learned to hide so well
No comforting confessions
Left to tell
Hands untied
You're free to follow
All these spies
I'm glad I'm dead
It was always a crime
That you never knew me
It was all in a time more innocent
Your secrets, you need them
You've learned to hide so well
No comforting confessions
Left to tell
Your secrets, you need them
You've learned to hide so well
No comforting confessions
Left to tell
It was all a time more innocent
It was always a crime more innocent
( Featuring Martina Topley-Bird )
I was singing
On the inside
Even now
And you still don't get it
I could see you on the inside
Even now
Would you like to forget it
I was screaming underwater
"All our live should end"
All played a part
Closed the door
And my silence
All that traitors are
I'm a slut, you're a kid
I was biting at my fingers
'Til they bled
But I'm still not ready
Could you help me take the skin off
With your teeth and nails
All played a part
Closed the doors
And my silence
All traitors are
I'm a slut, you're a kid
You can't watch again
Cause you broke your camera
Thrown into the sea
You can't watch again
Cause you broke your camera
Thrown into the sea
Cold face
Shouldn't be messing
But he can't fight his ego
Is feeding on the misfortunes
Of the last lamb that's bleating
Sunday
Finding it hard to keep away from them
It's not over yet
All day ready to blow like a bomb
Like a bomb
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
Alone
His place
Do you think he's forgotten
He left it empty and he'll pay
Now there's a little extra something for taking it
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
Alone
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
Alone
I can feel it on the inside
Even now
Would you like to forget it?
I could see you at the window
Upside down and break
I was stinging on the inside
Even now
But you still don't get it
I was screaming underwater
"All our lives should end"
You can’t watch again
So you broke your camera
Throw into the sea
I was stinging on the inside
Even now
But you still don't get it
I was screaming underwater
"All our lives should end"
All played a part
Closed the door
My silence
All traitors are
I'm a slut, you're a kid
You can’t watch again
So you broke your camera
Throw into the sea
Dirty piece of meat
All itself is sanity
All itself is sanity
All itself and everything
I was biting at my fingers
'til they bled
But I'm still not ready
Could you help me take the skin off
with your teeth and nails?
I was stinging on the inside
Even now
But you still don't get it
I was screaming underwater
"All our lives should end"
All played a part
Closed the doors
My silence
All traitors are
And you can't wait to get away
'Cause you don't need me now
And there's no grace in what you say
I don't believe you now
I don't even know her
You could lie in the face or the look
War is over, I recover
But you won't be there to see me
And I let go who what I know
'Cause it can free me now
I used to wait, I used to pray
I'm almost sorry that you suffered
Windows opened I'd be scary
Now my feet don't touch the ground
Do you believe me now
There you can see me now
Oh, what do you need
And there's no place and I can't wait
'Cause I don't need you now
'Cause I let go from all I know
'Cause it can free me now
I don't even know her
You could lie in the face or the look
War is over, I recover
Now my feet don't touch the ground
Do you believe me now
There you can see me now
Oh, what do you need
War is over, I recover
I don't even need to fight
Do you believe me now
Cold face
Shouldn't be messing
But he can't fight his ego
Is feeding on the misfortunes
Of the last lamb that's bleating
Sunday
Finding it hard to keep away from them
It's not over yet
All day ready to blow like a bomb
Like a bomb
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
Alone
His place
Do you think he's forgotten
He left it empty and he'll pay
Now there's a little extra something for taking it
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
Alone
It was never fine
There was always a problem
It was never fine
There was always a problem
All trying
All lying
Supplying
Things you should leave alone
Not breathing
Still stealing
Lost feeling
We should leave it alone
You're digging too deep
Just been told I miss you
A couple of weeks
I'm in a despair
You're digging too deep
I may not forgive you
Oh, taking over by my haunted bed
Oh, so much colder, how can I forget
How long did you know
How long could you go
How long were you gonna let me in
How long did you know
How long could you go
How long were you gonna let me in
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
I'm sorry you did it
Oh, taking over by my haunted bed
Oh, so much colder, how can I forget
How long did you know
How long could you go
How long were you gonna let me in
How long did you know
How long could you go
How long were you gonna let me in
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
I'm sorry you did it
You're digging too deep
You're digging too deep
You're digging too deep
Just been told I miss you
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
I'm sorry you did it
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
You're allowed to take away
I don't know what went wrong, do you need a reason?
My sense has been and gone
And taken my head
All feeling shot to hell
Do you need to see this
I shot my foot as well
I don't know what to say
you got me
It hasn't gone away
And I haven't changed
You haven't found a way
To stop me
I'm set to go again
What I don't need
Won't help 'cause he knows me
Too well what i should be
Myself but not today I'm miles away
And not so well at all
All my days
I want to be somewhere else
A cold embrace
Has taken me into his hell
For all I need
I want you to take it back
For all I take
I want you to help me out
What I don't need
Won't help 'cause he knows me
Too well what i should be
Myself but not today I'm miles away
And not so well at all
I don't know what to say
you got me
It hasn't gone away
And I haven't changed
You haven't found a way
To stop me
I'm set to go again
What I don't need
Won't help 'cause he knows me
Too well what i should be
Myself but not today I'm miles away
I need to break the silence
But I can't speak
My heart is wrapped around my throat
Somebody start the fire
I need a drink
Then we can slide into our roles
I'm loveless
It must be so
How could I live with this on me
I need to start the violence
I need to hear
The screaming horror of my words
And there's no peace
For what I've done
It doesn't seem
As If I won
And honestly
I'm a broken dove
Who cannot bleed
Who's not enough
I'm an atrocious liar
I need to leave
Why can't we leave ourselves
It doesn't feel
Like anyone
It doesn't seem
As if won
And honestly
I'm a fallen dove
Who cannot feel
Who's not enough
How safe, how safe with anybody
Her green plastic watering can
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
In fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
Oh, she looks like the real thing
And she tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't fight the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
I just turn and run
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
And if I could be who you wanted
Wish I could be who you wanted
All the time
All the time
Oh, she lives with a broken man
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns
And he used to do surgery
For the girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
But she looks like the real thing
And she tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't fight the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
I just turn and run
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
It wears her out
And if I could be who you wanted
Wish I could be who you wanted
All the time
All the time
It was the last time I knew you would leave it
Face like a ?? fight to cut in the rain
Ghost all around you I knew they would win it
When will they be back again
Read the words as I breathe on the mirror
Someone stop me, please
It's not over yet, I won't forget
Everything
So don't say a word, it's going to hurt
Everything
Where have you been hiding
I want you to know what you mean to me
Why do you deny me
Oh, go to hell in the end
Read the words as I breathe on the mirror
Someone stop me, please
It's not over yet, I won't forget
Everything
So don't say a word, it's going to hurt
Everything
I can't tell you now, someday you'll know
Everything
It's not over yet, I won't forget
Everything
So don't say a word, it's going to hurt
Everything
It's not over yet, I won't forget
Everything
So don't say a word, it's going to hurt
Everything
I can't tell you now, someday you'll know
Everything
I can't tell you now, someday you'll know
There's a hundred of me
And they're all screaming
There's a thousand of me
And they're all scheming
There's a hundred of me
And they're all lying
There's a thousand of me
And they're not trying
I cut myself just to watch it bleeding
I hurt myself and i let it show
Shot myself just to watch you grieving
I'll never let go
It's the same mistake
We get hurt but we're up again
Took too much
But it dulls the pain
Get me back to your world
I could stay awake
We get hurt to be up again
I could break
But it helps the pain
Get me back to your world
There's a hundred of me
And they're all leaving
There's a thousand of me
And they're not breathing
There's a hundred of me
And they're all dying
There's a thousand of me
And they're all flying
You know i will but you cannot make me
You should not wait for the girl you know
Back down till you learn to hate me
It's starting to show
It's the same mistake
We get hurt but we're up again
Took too much
But it dulls the pain
Get me back to your world
I could stay awake
We get hurt to be up again
I could break
But it helps the pain
Get me back to your world
I'm not saying nothing
Think i'll start a fight
You'll come up with something
I think should prove me right
I'm not saying nothing
What's said is said, it's said
It's the same mistake
We get hurt but we're up again
Took too much
But it dulls the pain
Get me back to your world
I could stay awake
We get hurt to be up again
I could break
But it helps the pain
You're safe, no one knows you've been here
Escape, before it gets light
You say, no one would believe it
Afraid, that somebody might
No appetite
You've been defeated
All in good time
You're up again
You're safe, no one knows you're in here
Escape, before it gets light
Mistakes, sometimes we'll forgive them
You're wrong, even if you're right
No appetite
You've been defeated
All in good time
You're up again
And even when I sleep I still feel the same
All in good time
All in good time
Friend, you take care, of yourself, be aware
There's no light at the end of this
And you're so unprepared for
Let it go
You've been told
No appetite
You've been defeated
All in good time
You're up again
No appetite
You've been defeated
All in good time
Seven wishes
From our youth
And the smoke takes them away
Missing pieces
You start to feel
Your own price of your weight
Images can we send them to heaven
Light up the sky with love
Images can we send them together
He’s coming home
He’s coming home
Please enchant it
He’s enchanted
From the air desires are pulled to earth
Seven seconds
And five have gone
He will be in my arms again
He will notice
You’re standing here
And will always be this way
Images can we send them to heaven
Light up the sky with love
Images can we send them together
He’s coming home
He’s coming home
Please enchant it
He’s enchanted
From the air desires are pulled to earth
Please enchant it
He’s enchanted
From the air desires are pulled to earth
And seven seconds
I start to feel like you don’t know
But it’s the lie
I thought my heart would overflow
And I was right
There was a time I would do anything
Just to keep the ?? spark of us alive
Now I’ve see and told you everything
And it’s never gonna change enough
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
Best not to let you
Try me again
You pulled it back from the edge
I thought that I would let you go
Without a fight
I thought that I was in control
I don’t know why
I couldn’t wait for you to answer me
It was easier to read between the lines
If I have seen you coming after me (?)
And I've never gone away ???
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
Best not to let you
Try me again
You pulled it back from the edge
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
Best not to let you
Try me again
You pulled it back from the edge
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
Best not to let you
Try me again
You pulled it back from the edge
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
Best not to let you
Try me again
You pulled it back from the edge
Oh I’ve seen the worst side
What does the big hand say?
We can go we can go back now
Ready to run again
Come on home
Come and see us
I was the one that went away
As soon as i get some pain
Shut me in, lock me inside now
Before I run again
Follow on, follow me back
Are you well? I'm alive, Just miles away
Are you well? I'm alive, Just miles away
look at the life i saved
All i hate holds me upside down
Until we get some rain
We all know the way to your hometown
I was the one that went away
Too tough, fought too hard
Come back never too much
I'm here again to pick up the pieces
How to find, find your smile
Make it work, make it mine
I walked away, I walked away
Are you well? I'm alive, Just miles away
Fell into a sea of grass
And disappeared amongst the shady glades
The children all run over me
Screaming tag, you are the one
He trips her up
Her sandals fail
She says stop, I'm a girl'
Her fingernails are made of a mothers' pearl
Yellow buttercup
Hellicopter
Orange buttercat
Chasing after the crazy bee
Mad about somebody oh no
Me and my girlfriend
Don't wear no shoes you know
Her nose is painted in a pepper sunlight
There was so much space
I could cut me a piece
With some fine wine
It brought peace to my mind
In the summertime
And it rolls
Summer oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Summertime rolls
Me and my girlfriend
We don't wear no clothes you know
Her nose is painted in a pepper sunlight
I love her I mean it's oh so serious
As serious as can be
Oh well.....
She sing a song and I listen to what it says
And if you want a friend
Feed any animal oh oh oh
There was so much space
I could cut me a piece
With some fine wine
It brought peace to my mind
In summertime and it rolls
Oh oh oh
I wake up on your couch
But you're not home
The key's still in my hand
Way down low
Lay down low
Lay down low
They don’t know
You'll never see me
Lay down low
Lay down low
Way down low
They don’t know
Well I shouldn’t be here anyway
I want you to want you to know
I move the chairs around
Before I go
Turn photographs face down
Well I shouldn’t be here anyway
I want you to want you to know
Well I shouldn’t be here
Give me a little taste of
Why don’t you
Give me a little taste of
Why can't you
Give me a little taste of
Why don’t you
Oh yeah
Why can't you
I turn the heating down
Let myself out
Into the cold
Well I shouldn’t be here anyway
I want you to want you to know
Well I shouldn’t be here anyway
I want you to want you to know
Well I shouldn’t be here
Give me a little taste of
Why don’t you
Give me a little taste of
Why can't you
Give me a little taste of
Why don’t you
Oh yeah
Why can't you
Give me a little taste of
(Well I shouldn’t be here)
Why don’t you
Give me a little taste of
Why can't you
Give me a little taste of
(Well I shouldn’t be here)
Why don’t you
Oh yeah
You don't want to be the same
But all the other ships
Have sailed away
You can tell yourself
It's still okay
If it's illusions
You're looking for
You can wash yourself all day
You can't remove the stains of what you saw
You can turn and hide or walk away
But there's no running from who you are
I don't want to get caught
And blown away
Broken down
And torn apart
Like dogs, like dogs in the rain
All eyes look to the skies again
We've seen what's been sent
But you're all safely tucked up in bed
It's not our punishment
Oh they're not outside
No they're not outside
Oh yeah
I don't want to get caught or blown away
Broken down and set upon
Like dogs, like dogs in the rain
And the sun comes out again
Big day
Big day
It won't be too long
And now I don't feel anything
Are you still there at my side
Big flash
And I hit the ground
And I can't see anyone
Are you still there at my side
He used to hold my head in his arms
Now someone else is keeping us warm
It shouldn't be that long
I don't hate anyone
Anymore
Sinking, falling
Don't let it send you down
Are you wasted, are you dying?
Gods at work
I'm waiting to come around
Waiting naked for a sign
It shouldn't be that long
I don't hate anyone
Anymore
One day
You and I
Reach out too high
Someday
We'll all be there
Big day
It won't be too long
And now I don't need anyone
I'm waiting here for my guide
Big sun to take me away
And now I don't hate anyone
There's someone else at my side
He used to hold my head in his arms
Now someone else is keeping us warm
It shouldn't be that long
I don't hate anyone
First to wake and last to fall
Angry all the time
Are you hurt? The pain will go
Leaving less to hide
Anyone else I know
They would believe me
Anyone else would beg
Me to decide
Can't tell you what I've done
Can't take this on my own
Can't save it
What have I done again
Trouble is you're gonna leave me
aching all the time
Have you taken all I've earned
Wrapped yourself in lies
Anyone else I know
They would believe me
Anyone else would beg
You to decide
Can't tell you what I've done
Can't take this on my own
Can't save it
What have I done again
Broken down
Help us out
Now I feel what you wanted
Always are down
Save yourself
He’s good (?) me for the duration
Take another look before he goes
With another ounce of motivation
I've caught the doors before they close
Just another boy and his reasons
Gonna find it front in the moon (?)
Just another boy and he’s leaving
Couldn’t find a fight anymore
I seem to always remember your face when I count it
down
I need to try not to call you insane but you come back
I'm still in left in the shade and silver and grays and
I don’t know why
I can always remember your face waiting alone for your
ways to fall upon me
It’s another chance to make it happen
You pack your bags and out that door
Just another way to say I’m leaving
You suit yourself but I want more
Just another boy and his reasons
Gonna find it front in the moon (?)
Just another boy and he’s leaving
Couldn’t find a fight anymore
I seem to always remember your face when I count it
down
I need to try not to call you insane but you come back
I still in left in the shade and silver and grays and I
don’t know why
I can always remember your face waiting alone for your
ways to fall upon me
Just another day for no good reasons
Both of us still keeping score
Just another boy and his reasons
Gonna find it front in the moon (?)
Just another boy and his leaving
Couldn’t try to try anymore
I seem to always remember your face when I count it
down
I need to try not to call you insane but you come back
I still in left in the shade and silver and grays and I
don’t know why
I can always remember your face waiting alone for your
Give me some that's still my half
Oh the struggle makes it worse
What did i get myself into
14 nights and there's a chance
I'll get up and see the harm
It's alright. You haven't changed
All that glowed in your bowl is rotting
I'm caught in the middle of
I shouldn't have let this go on
I'm caught in the middle of
I shouldn't have let this go on
We always fight and I recall
Laying you out on the floor
Oh my Lord. You haven't changed.
Lying blue and lying red
Broken glass in my bed
What did I get us both into
All that glowed in your bowl is rotting
I'm caught in the middle of
I shouldn't have let this go on
I'm caught in the middle of
I shouldn't have let this go on
My room is red and no one knows
Am I the only thing that glows?
I haven't wept, my eyes are closed
I don't know where my sorow goes
All that glowed in your bowl is rotting
I'm caught in the middle of
I shouldn't have let this go on
I'm caught in the middle of
Finally fate found us here face to face
You rape my beauty and spit on my name
Now you can't deceive me cause' I’m not the same
You can’t corrupt the truth once again
I turned all colors into black
I am your master, I'm seven in one
Don't deny my desires, I am the master
You're my slave, my slave, my slave
You can't deceive my opened eyes
Hiding lies showing untrue angelic light
I’m breaking your marionette's chains
You can't corrupt the truth once again
Do you think what you say is true?
You make me laugh with your stupid words
Don't deny my desires, I am the Master
You will fall, you will fall, and you will fall
Eyes of a Beast
Burning trough our heart beats
Hypnotic lights seducing us
Une rose blanche, mon bel enfant
Notre amour résonne sur les parois du silence
J´entends ce chant s´écouler
Tel des paillettes
De lumière sur nos coeurs
Paré de l´argent des étoiles
Fils de la nuit, ta présence m´irradie
Entend ces cascades de cristale
Murmurant à nos coeurs d´enfants
Oh nuit ! Laisse s´envoler
Deux âmes d´une romance secrête
Bel ange blanc prend ma main
Que j´ai blessée pour toi
Comment trouver les mots
L´Homme n´a aucune rime
Je ne suis qu´une poètesse
Par cette berceuse
Tu me reverras
Au pays des rêves
English Translation:
A white rose my beloved child
Our love resonates
On the walls of silence
I can hear this chant flowing
like spangles of light on our heart
Dressed with the stars silver
Son of the night, your presence enlights me
Can you hear these cristal waterfalls
whispering to our child heart
Oh! Night let fly
Two souls on a secret romance
Dear white angel take my hand
That I've wounded for you
How can I find the words
Men know no rhyme
I am just a poet and with this lullaby
Is this the price
I’m paying, God of mine
Being alone in the Earth
With my mind and my heart
I sacrificed my life
I was longing for a sign
A poem born in the stars
Recited to my heart
Is this the price
I'm paying, rose in white
The rain falls from my eyes
In the starless nights
I sacrificed my life
I was longing for a sign
A poem born in the stars
Recited to my heart
Is this the price
I’m paying, Lovely child
Now I’m alone in the dark
Innocence left me far
I sacrificed my life
I was longing for a sign
A poem born in the stars
Recited to my heart
Mysterious Death
Write in your book my name
And let the silence sing
A ghost roaming through the night
Raided in a tired mind
Defenseless a heart fell
Into illusion's false ways
Screaming with its lying verb
The shadow perverted the light
Defenseless a heart fell
Into the maze of torment's games
The dusk as cries of despair
Gave him his afterglow
Hopeless his heart felt
Without headlight in the storm
Screaming with its lying verb
The shadow perverted the light
Defenseless a heart fell
Into an eternal pain
Frozen Heart, a loveless life
Out of Brightness, empty blinded eyes
Frozen Heart,a deceived mind
Dusty sunlight - a dirty window
A broken leave lifeless on my bed
A breeze has captured the final echoes
Of the last words she said
Gone in the morning - I'll come with the night
Nothing ever changes - all remains the same
Day after day - night after night
Forever lost - I must remain
Freeze the moment - forget your fears now
Immortal souls speaking without words
We share the same dream - all that you know
Living our lives in different worlds
Creatures of the night
We are the shadows of death
Hiding from the light
We're the gods of wrath
Immortal we are
Sinners as we are
Listen to the lonely call
Hidden in the deserts sand
Forgotten for so very long
Dead eyes with a secret stare
To the ones they lived among
Rise!
From the dust of times upon
Reign!
With revenge and terror on
Don't you break the silence
From a whisper to a scream
In their eyes you see the madness
To reality from a dream
Don't wake the dead - Leave them alone
Don't wake the dead - Let them rest in peace
For the evil curse - For the lives they lived
Don't wake the dead - Let them rest in peace...
Dirt and ashes in their eyes
Crawling maggots gleaming bones
They await their time to rise
To ride out under bloodred skies
Don't you break the old seal
Leave the doorway shut and locked
They return from the underworld
To walk among the living now
Screams of the tortured
The echoes return
Long forgotten cries
Now they will be heard
Empires gonna fall - Kingdoms turn to dust
Realms gonna burn
Filthy
Human minds
Doomsday
Is setting signs
Sun ain't no longer life
Dictator
But hits with deadly rayes
Oxygen becomes posened gas
Make us suffer
Maelstorm of decline
Annihilation of our minds
Skyscrape
Is turning black
Total pollution
Pushin' greenhouse effect
Killing and wars are public
Sports
Government ain't give a shit
Exploitations of our mother
Earth
Givin' the final hit
Maelstorm of decline
Annihilation of our minds
Our planet's got a fatal disease
Ignore the lessons taught
Humanity's trail has come to verdict
Raging through the mindfields of this hollow life
An army of immortal battles on
See there ain't no reason see to all their lies
Bounded by hatered we're strong
Hammer strikes the anvil - a rage that breaker the chain
Strikes down like a lightening in our ranks
A horde of berserkers
Always seein' red
Hear the sound of crushin' bones
Feel the rush of power
Surging all around
The sound of slicing steel
That cuts them to the ground
Force of the choosen
Protectors of the sound
We march of forever and
Bring the hammer down
Fought the fight for many years
Always kept the faith
No one would ever bar our way
Sense of pride and unity
Filling our heads
The key to an everburning flame
Hammer strikes the anvil - a rage that breaker the chain
Strikes down like a lightening in our ranks
A horde of berserkers
Always seein' red
Hear the sound of crushin' bones
Feel the rush of power
Surging all around
The sound of slicing steel
That cuts them to the ground
Force of the choosen
Protectors of the sound
We march of forever and
On wings of fire they rip through the skies
Bringing on death from above
Spreading destruction night after night
A spilling of innocent blood
Raging fear in the hearts of mankind
An unknown force from beyond
Vastly superior they meet no resistance
Taking whatever they want
Sacrificing human life
Free us from the curse
Calling unto ancient gods
Praying for a release
Never surrender
Fight the reign of fear
Better to die than to live
Under the reign of fear
The reign of fear
Nocturnal abductors take you away
To places of torment and fear
Where desperate screams are never heard
The odour of death in the air
Experimenting on human flesh
Their aim is total control
Mindless creatures being created
Slaves without a soul
Gather around human resistance
Defiance burns in our hearts
Destiny's calling for death or glory
Frozen landscapes are covering the earth
Desolation is complete
Cities lie in ruins falling to decay
Unrest and terror start to breed
All that we had acheived - is forever gone
Anarchy is reigning supreme - the forces of unlight have won
Times of darkness
Times of war
Mankind screaming out in rage
Times of violence
Times of fear
Welcome to the new dark age
Plagues of insects sworming locust arise
Scorching deserts left behind
Radiation poisoning the earth
Mutated creatures come alive
All hope is lost - there is no return
Evolution out of control - the race for survival is on
Marauding soldiers militious of hate
Terrorising the land
Killing and looting burning and raping
Raising the place to the ground
Showing no mercy for women or children
Leaving no place to hide
The law of the blade nothing is sacred
I'm like you - You are like me
Together in the cage of life
Living our lives of no tomorrows
Walking on the razors edge
A mighty spell that keeps us alive
Forced to live a life that's spent
Deep in our heart it cuts like a knife
The memories we've never had
We shall unite
Out of the shadows into the light
Showing our might
Blasting the sinners out of sight
Burning all bridges left behind
No more fears to hide
Takin' the future in our stride
Don't believe in lies no more
Burning all bridges left behind
We're the armies of the world
Our freedom's call is gonna rise
And we're burning - burning
Burning all the bridges down
This is my life - And it's yours too
Implanted thoughts we must obbey
Wasting our time on trails of wisdom
Yet ruled by thev DNA
See myself when I look in your eyes
Come and share my lonely life
There's no chance for your disguise
You better join me to survive
In the end of all time
Breakin' the spell upon our minds
Sunset for the eternal night
The mighty sound of metal
Fills the holy hall
Eternal gods have
heard our call
Blinding light
Taste the sweat
All to rise
Their fists and yell
A blaze of raging fire
Burning up the air
Fly up to the
Dragon's lair
Roaring sounds
Thunder in the sky
Grinding guitars
Take you up so high
Steelbound we are
Steelbound forever we'll be
There is a power - can you hear the call
Steelbound forever
Steelbound one stand for all
Energized and charged
Right down to the core
Follow and obey
Metal is the law
Forged by the flame
Hard as a rock
Pure as steel
See the spell of darkness
Spread across the world
Ancient seeds of evil
Spawned and now reborn
Onward grinding war
Machine - death lies in it's path
Scorched is all that's in it's
Way - destruction aftermath
See the fires burnin' - burnin'
In the night
The shadow world's rising
Swallowing the light
Into the black
Secret convents cast their spell
Power is their aim
Mankind's lying at their feet
Shattered and in pain
Pulling strings in highest
Places -furthering their cause
The end is drawing closer
Evil is the norm
Into the black
See the fires burnin' - burnin'
In the night
The shadow world's rising
Toxic wastes pollute our seas
Despair fills our skies
Bitter lost devoid of hope
We watch our planet die
Many years of vile abuse
Profit at all, cost
Nothing here to keep us back
The battle's gone and lost
Beyond the void
Point of no return
Gathered strength we build a
Ship in space we place our faith
Searching for a better world
A new and peaceful place
Secret chambers
Underground, the site of our construction
The ship is slowly taking
Shape, above immense
Destruction
Take off day has now arrived
The odyssey now begins
Forget about our bitter past
Forget about our sins
On we drift our through the
Stars, lost in outer space
Searching for the perfect
World, to found the perfect race
Beyond the void
We are the chosen - the very last ones
Insane survivors of the final war
Ripping through the ruins
We are the ones
Slaying the humans
Till they scream for more
Our hate is not a crime
By the meatless bones shine...
Bow your head
On your knees
The killers are here
Close your eyes
On your knees
The death squad's here
Serving the wargods in temples of blood
On through all the dark ages of mankind
The forces are with us
Together as one
The kingdom of pain
Hate's in our minds
Machines roar in the night
Ages ago - bodies were burned
In rituals of pain and blood
The demon inside - the corpse has been cursed
They are serving the dark lord
Watching the changes of times
Watching the change of the signs
Chronist of the wars of the world
A life that never ends
No punishment for all the sins
Ruler of the dark - the black lord
Looking for the sins of the flesh
Life without fear - there is no pain
We're everywhere in space and in time
The secrets we hide are arcane
Tears - Tears of the damned
When will I ever be free
Tears - Tears of the damned
Lord of blood forever chainedsteel
Only the strong will survive
Steel to blood - blood on steel
Only one gets out alive
Where is the light
Where is the sun
Longing for a morning dew
A ray of light to come
Never be free
Never again
Wading through chambers of his mind
Floating in the sea of silence
Act of balance on the edge
Explore the path of life
Searching for some new ways
Fighting demons no one sees
A war inside his head
Growing paranoia - filling him with dread
Frozen houra drifting past - lost track of all time
Reality slips away - insanity left behind
Drug fiend - walking
Through the fires of hell
Falling in an endless well
Friends turning to enemies
Conspiracy in the air
Cunfusion reigns supreme
Chaos everywhere
Fading fast - he has lost the
Grip - point of no return
Borrowed time elapses
Months turn into years
Fighting demons no one sees
A war inside his head
Growing paranoia - filling him with dread
Frozen houra drifting past - lost track of all time
Reality slips away - insanity left behind
Drug fiend - walking
Through the fires of hell
Falling in an endless well
Chained and nailed a cross he
Bears - for how long will it last?
Burned out - empty eyes - the echos of the past
Been the places no one has
Been and he can't return
Rapped inside this shattered
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Living in fear in the ditches at the front
Fighting for my life never knowing what's to come
Shell shock, heart attack eats me to the bone
Through the darkest Hell this battle rages on & on
Enemy attack walls of fire burn the sky
Fighting with the rats of war, preparing to die
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence & Force
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence & Force
Armed with the weapons the power and the might
Opening fire defacing all in sight
Nuclear disaster forget about the war
A touch of switch no man will exist no more
Enemy attack walls of fire burn the sky
Fighting with the rats of war, preparing to die
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence & Force
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence & Force
Life on the stage is like the bloody crypts of war
Mind ripping metal shouting out for more
Fire bombs & smoke white beamsfrom the lights
The scene of a battle burning in the night
Leave behind the weak we must take the strong in hand
Together are the wicked violent forces in command
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence & Force
Violence & Force
Taken by Violence &
I can't see a happy ending in this world
Time runs short walking
Hand in hand with death
More and more our life is
Shifting to the end
What can explain why we
Destroy what's in our hand
No mercy to be spared - for
The wicked for the scared
Ain't nowhere to run - your
Fate has just begun
Dreams slip away - lifetime in pain
Only tears to fall
Stabbed in the back - cought within
The world of sin!
Ignored the warning - what a waste
What will it take to learn
Form our mistakes
Is there no love - is there no
Love left in this world
Look to the past - you're on a
Neverending search
Not that we are condemned
Now we understand
Get the message clear - we'll
All end up in fear
Dreams slip away - lifetime in pain
Only tears to fall
Stabbed in the back - cought within
The world of sin!
See the time slip through our hands
Buried by it's sand
Much is spoken but nothing is said
Afraid to understand
Dreams slip away - lifetime in pain
Only tears to fall
Stabbed in the back - cought within
Thunder brakes the silence of the eternal night
Lightning striking in the dark but no rain in sight
Dust in the end
Lashing the land
Leaving no place to hide
Visions are real
The end is revealed
Dryness in the high tide
Dehydrated men
Unknown survivors
Digging for water in desert's sand
Bare bones and dry winds
The graves of the older
And in the sun they will be burned
Thunderstorm - turn the page
Thunderstorm - bring the rain - end the night
No mercy in the wastelands of the sun-burned world
A new race in charge on human heads a reward
Crying in pain
Screams that remain
Howling winds in the night
In the ruins they hide
The day is the night
Sick in the dust of time
Thunderstorm - turn the page
Thunderstorm - bring the rain
Long time ago
Our planet was alive
The sound of the anthem echoes through the hall
The fighters are entering the pit
Lights are going down excitement starts to mount
Who's gonna fall who will take the hit
Eye to eye and one on one
Deadly tension in the ring
Blood on blood so face your fear
Meet your fate - your time is here
Face to face - life or death
Challengers drawing their knifes
Face to face - life or death
Only one gets out alive
Steel to blood - blood on steel
Only the strong will survive
Steel to blood - blood on steel
Only one gets out alive
Exploding muscles the crowd begins to roar
Their faces expressions of war
Merciless killers clashing in the cage
Blood and sweat is dripping on the floor
Fight to live and fight to kill
Death's the only referee
Trapped inside the hall of pain
Welcome - just get in and
Take a good, good look
Around
An assortment of immense is
Waiting for you
When you close the door
Don't look back
There will be no return
Nothin' stays the same
Your life will change
When I call your name
I am your healer - I'm dealin'
With dreams
I know your obsession on certain
Needful things
Welcome
So you got something on
Your mind
I'll please your desire if you
Want me to
And it's an eye to eye
A give and take
You never get some for free
Better listen now
To what I say
This is how it's gonna be
I am your healer - I'm dealin'
With dreams
I know your obsession on certain
Needful things
Penetrate power
Crushin' your brain
Performing the duty
Armies approach leavin' no hope for life
Leavin' no defense from the foe
Calling for mercy - forgotten by all
Unearthly voices proclaiming
Allegiance to none
But carnage to all
In the mist of the night the crucifix will fall
Blessed enough to see the
Light that keeps the gift of life?
A call of arms by high
Commands fade into the night
No hope for life
The fires of hell raging on
And on in a whirlwind of genocide
All life will rot - in the twilight
The voices of millions have
Faded away - not a word you might hear
When the banshi screams
Destination is near
Blessed...
The hunter - the hunter - your fate
The winner - the looser - too late
Now that the terror is real
Bleeding souls staining the veil
Immortality - just a passing dream
Legions are lead by blasphetic conviction
The infernal empire rises right
Before their eyes
Turning the world into purgatory
Condemnation of dignity
And sanctuary
By the moonlight he stalks
Throught the city
See the glance in his eyes - so weired
Awaiting the innocent victim
Beware - the ripper is near
Off the beaten track
A coward attack
Blood spills on the ground
Staring in their eyes
Laughin' as they cry
Murder without a sound
Victims are to many to number
No one will ever know for sure
Backs to the wall - start screaming
12 inch blade's comin' down on you
Call me maniac
Call me insane
But don't call me guilty