Ron Rinehart - Vocals
Jim Durkin - Guitar
Eric Meyer - Guitar
Mike Gonzalez - Bass
Gene Hoglan - Drums
Recorded on April 22nd, 1989 at the Country Club in Reseda, California by the Westwood One mobile unit. Special thanks given to Jim Durkin, who left the band after their previous album.
Leave Scars
I am an angel of darknessAbhorrent to those who are frailThe strength inside me is my will to believeIn myself, with no self-betrayalMy force is my own preservationMy destiny mine to controlI don't live my life to be judged by anyoneSurviving intact is my roleLost time is never found ag
ainScreaming through my life of speed - insanity, mach tenI utilize the life I've been givenOr else it's as if I've never beenI take pains to make my presence knownIf it's a negative impression then I'll take the blame aloneI have no regrets and I call my life my ownI have no time for the words left in stoneI acknowledge only one thing;My own authorityAnswering to no one, I leave no trace of pityMy independence rules my lifeI can't help what you areFor this I won't apologizeBecause I leave scars!!!I promise you agonyIf you attempt to interveneJust pay attention to yourself, you're barely existingI'm thriving on the life I leadA veteran of human warsFor this I won't apologize...Because I leave scars!!!I practice angelic darknessMy convictions keep wolves from my doorI know what it means to have someone tamper with my dreamsDeflowering my essence, my coreI once sought no recriminationBut now I seek the price be paidForever wary, always guarded against anyoneWho's mistaken me for easy preyDefeatist attitudes are only in vainAs you wonder of my species - must I really be explained?Realize now that I'm ingrainedKnowingly, forever on your brainNemeses falter in their plebian waysEmploying methods to usurp my reign, my inner mazeSeeking clues to uncover the clever turn of phraseSalient words are found amidst the hazeI acknowledge only one thing;My own authorityAnswering to no one, leave no trace of pityMy independence rules my lifeI can't help what you areFor this I won't apologizeBecause I leave scars!!!I promise you agonyIf you attempt to interveneJust pay attention to yourself, you're barely existingI'm thriving on the life I leadA veteran of human warsFor this I won't apologizeBecause I leave scars!!!A mercenary I may be, I tend to feel I'm notMy only need is to maintain my lotI have a lust for life that stands to be my legacyI'm proud to say, "with my life, I am free"To leave a mark, necessity, my memory redeemedI suffer not from lack of self-esteemSomeday my confidence will be a mass contagionI assure you this is no self-exaltationI cicatrize myself upon your mindYou won't forget my actions as you will findI'm lord and masterOf my own future!!!I am the darkest of angels!!!Indomitable in my will to succeedI have a goal to ascertainEntrenching myself upon your brainThese words I've bled upon this pageHave come from inside, how quickly I've agedMy innocence has died and was buried long agoEternally joined with a part of my soulThe weak of heart need not applyI admit they're not for all - my caffeinated ways of lifeThose who oppose me will end in bitter strifeDefacing human minds until I dieThose with open minds will benefit from my vowsA self-betrothal where I pay no heed to sacred cowsFurther discussion time will not allowUntil we meet I'll take my bowAnd remember...I acknowledge only one thing;My own authorityAnswering to no one, leave no trace of pityMy independence rules my lifeI can't help what you areFor this I won't apologizeBecause I leave scars!!!I promise you agonyIf you attempt to interveneJust pay attention to yourself, you're barely existingI'm thriving on the life I leadA veteran of human warsFor this I won't apologize...Because I leave scars!!!
The Burning of Sodom
Once, the tale of SodomBrought anguish to the eyesOf all god-fearing peopleWith eternal afterlivesSin and lust run rampant nowPerversion on the riseReliving all the ways of oldGommorrah realizedSodom, an unholy placeAngels searched for a fewSouls who'd yet to fall from graceTo save them from the doomParadise of pleasures lostHerein the future liesLaughing at the "holy cross"As death rained from the skiesFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners paySkeptics failed to heed the callOf angels sent to tellOf the impending death to allIn blazing city hellConsorting with the demons craftThe ways of god repelledBurning cross, cause to laughLot, the one expelledFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners payThe sufferers' impalementInside the city gatesWorshipping the holy priestsThe masters of all hateThe flag of the inverted crossMenacing, held highLaughing at the "holy cross"At twelve, the virgin dies!!!Our righteous family did escapeThe family-father lotSinful daughters succumbed to rapeNot as holy as thought!!!Mankind throughout eternityBuilt on evils' designsThe resilience of iniquityLives on in christian mindsFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners pay!!!
Never to Rise Again
Reality has come to callA modern-day plague upon us allAs we've come to pass and deal with strifeAfflicted ailments dissipate lifeFor all false prophets predict time of doomThe demise of man shall come too soonWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise againThe time for peace for all is deadThe coming of christ - "I'm here", he saidWith each passing monarch depressions' toolThe people submit to the false one's ruleAs the world turns now in reverseHonesty in life shall be dispersedWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise againWe look to the sky in a constant wonderWith ideals collide and bring us underVeils of death lifes' mysteryProfits are claimed but never seenAll that we ask is life to shareFree from hatred, pain, despairWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise again
The Promise of Agony
You tell me what will become of us?Are the lines so drawn and the stage so set,That as we age what reamins is burdened sufferance?My mortality looms in its visage is doom,And it's speaking to me alone.The years will unfold but what is the use?In solitude I'm left to atone.The sins of my past are returning to gnaw at my core,The scars I have left and those that have been left on me.My purpose in life, is it unfair to assume I have one?I'm not fooling myself, what now awaits is a nightmarish end.What I'm saying, do you understand?Do you know what it's like to feel inadequate?And the future ahead has no place for you,As if you ever thought it did...Alone in my shell, if I come out I'll die,I don't want to escape though I should.No, just leave me alone, *I don't want your help!!! *Yeah, if you could ease my pain you would... (right!)No, you don't even know me!And your words of comfort fall upon deaf and frightened ears,I lament my bitter fate, lachrymation upon examining my fears.I've built a fortress around my soul, impregnable the door,I refuse to admit you to my netherworld.You're correct, I've absolved my self-control,This spiraled course depression has me on.AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I'm waiting to die alone...As I'm drowning in a sea of abused visions and shattered dreams,A chilling descent into a phobic hell,Insanity's blade performs it's correctional surgery.Impending doom in this blackened room, I can give this all away.It's all so easy to capitulate, Nothing is making me stay...Retreating within and hiding behind my wall.Dealing without, there's no escape from this moribund state.Awaiting deep sleep, we don't care if I don't wake.In darkness' hands though terrified, I feel safe.I don't fit into the scheme of things!These years as an outcast are quickly wearing thin.My carefree days are a thing of the past,And I welcome the fact that I'm coming to an end.Melancholy, my bride, I devote unto thee,My, breath, my mind and my soul.As silence washes over me, I've never been so tired, so cold...Confusion seizes unto me,Manacled and beaten, chained up by it's frozen vice.This is killing me, but my mind is set, and I'm too weak to fight.Have you any idea what it's like to want to die?Then you will know from where I speak.This winter in my soul,This winter in my soul...AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I want to be left alone...Yet again, I have no answers,The confusion of my fate takes it's toll.Symbolically speaking, what's another lifeThat lists "ending itself" as its one and only goal?I've examined my options and I see nothing in my sight,Is there an avenue I've yet to explore?As of now, I'm decided I have nothing to live for...Defeated, alone, yet you laugh at the state I'm in!I can't help what I am, but you think this is all in my head.I'm not asking for help, but I want you to understand,That I'm going away, you guess if I'm coming back.You wish I had a will to live?This condition I'm in didn't happen overnight.I've hated myself for an eternity,Now I finally feel that I'm doing something right.As darkness descends I behold the Candlemass,I seek intimacy with death.Again, you're correct, these feelings will pass,When my memory is all you have left.My life has metamorphosed,Into a marriage of the twisted and macabre.I'm sitting here now feeling the effects of my words,Trying to see a reason why I should go on.I have to wonder, do I still believe in God?'Cause God no longer believes in me.I lay myself down for my final peace,I welcome Death, my spirit is free...AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I'm pleading to die alone...
We Have Arrived
We'll hit the blazing stage
In a glare of smoke and fire
We will provide the metal
Just for your desire
We have arrived 4x
We're on the top now
And the lights are shining bright
We're faster than ever
Can you feel how tight
We'll thrash you with our spikes
Can you take the power
Can you take the strain
We have arrived 4x
Now the lights are off now
And the curtain is closed
We'll keep moving on
Another town another load
We have arrived 4x
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The Burning of Sodom
Once, the tale of SodomBrought anguish to the eyesOf all god-fearing peopleWith eternal afterlivesSin and lust run rampant nowPerversion on the riseReliving all the ways of oldGommorrah realizedSodom, an unholy placeAngels searched for a fewSouls who'd yet to fall from graceTo save them from the doomParadise of pleasures lostHerein the future liesLaughing at the "holy cross"As death rained from the skiesFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners paySkeptics failed to heed the callOf angels sent to tellOf the impending death to allIn blazing city hellConsorting with the demons craftThe ways of god repelledBurning cross, cause to laughLot, the one expelledFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners payThe sufferers' impalementInside the city gatesWorshipping the holy priestsThe masters of all hateThe flag of the inverted crossMenacing, held highLaughing at the "holy cross"At twelve, the virgin dies!!!Our righteous family did escapeThe family-father lotSinful daughters succumbed to rapeNot as holy as thought!!!Mankind throughout eternityBuilt on evils' designsThe resilience of iniquityLives on in christian mindsFalling from the heavensAngels lie decayedBurning, city of SodomOne by one, sinners pay!!!
Never to Rise Again
Reality has come to callA modern-day plague upon us allAs we've come to pass and deal with strifeAfflicted ailments dissipate lifeFor all false prophets predict time of doomThe demise of man shall come too soonWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise againThe time for peace for all is deadThe coming of christ - "I'm here", he saidWith each passing monarch depressions' toolThe people submit to the false one's ruleAs the world turns now in reverseHonesty in life shall be dispersedWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise againWe look to the sky in a constant wonderWith ideals collide and bring us underVeils of death lifes' mysteryProfits are claimed but never seenAll that we ask is life to shareFree from hatred, pain, despairWith each passing of the dying dayThe false ones predict and finally say,We are...Never to rise againNever to rise againWe are never to rise againNever to rise again
The Promise of Agony
You tell me what will become of us?Are the lines so drawn and the stage so set,That as we age what reamins is burdened sufferance?My mortality looms in its visage is doom,And it's speaking to me alone.The years will unfold but what is the use?In solitude I'm left to atone.The sins of my past are returning to gnaw at my core,The scars I have left and those that have been left on me.My purpose in life, is it unfair to assume I have one?I'm not fooling myself, what now awaits is a nightmarish end.What I'm saying, do you understand?Do you know what it's like to feel inadequate?And the future ahead has no place for you,As if you ever thought it did...Alone in my shell, if I come out I'll die,I don't want to escape though I should.No, just leave me alone, *I don't want your help!!! *Yeah, if you could ease my pain you would... (right!)No, you don't even know me!And your words of comfort fall upon deaf and frightened ears,I lament my bitter fate, lachrymation upon examining my fears.I've built a fortress around my soul, impregnable the door,I refuse to admit you to my netherworld.You're correct, I've absolved my self-control,This spiraled course depression has me on.AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I'm waiting to die alone...As I'm drowning in a sea of abused visions and shattered dreams,A chilling descent into a phobic hell,Insanity's blade performs it's correctional surgery.Impending doom in this blackened room, I can give this all away.It's all so easy to capitulate, Nothing is making me stay...Retreating within and hiding behind my wall.Dealing without, there's no escape from this moribund state.Awaiting deep sleep, we don't care if I don't wake.In darkness' hands though terrified, I feel safe.I don't fit into the scheme of things!These years as an outcast are quickly wearing thin.My carefree days are a thing of the past,And I welcome the fact that I'm coming to an end.Melancholy, my bride, I devote unto thee,My, breath, my mind and my soul.As silence washes over me, I've never been so tired, so cold...Confusion seizes unto me,Manacled and beaten, chained up by it's frozen vice.This is killing me, but my mind is set, and I'm too weak to fight.Have you any idea what it's like to want to die?Then you will know from where I speak.This winter in my soul,This winter in my soul...AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I want to be left alone...Yet again, I have no answers,The confusion of my fate takes it's toll.Symbolically speaking, what's another lifeThat lists "ending itself" as its one and only goal?I've examined my options and I see nothing in my sight,Is there an avenue I've yet to explore?As of now, I'm decided I have nothing to live for...Defeated, alone, yet you laugh at the state I'm in!I can't help what I am, but you think this is all in my head.I'm not asking for help, but I want you to understand,That I'm going away, you guess if I'm coming back.You wish I had a will to live?This condition I'm in didn't happen overnight.I've hated myself for an eternity,Now I finally feel that I'm doing something right.As darkness descends I behold the Candlemass,I seek intimacy with death.Again, you're correct, these feelings will pass,When my memory is all you have left.My life has metamorphosed,Into a marriage of the twisted and macabre.I'm sitting here now feeling the effects of my words,Trying to see a reason why I should go on.I have to wonder, do I still believe in God?'Cause God no longer believes in me.I lay myself down for my final peace,I welcome Death, my spirit is free...AGONY!I'M A STUDY IN DESPAIR, DOMINEERED BY THE PROMISE OF AGONY!AND THE HAPPINESS IS BOUND, AND THE HOPELESSNESS IS FOUND.I'M IN AGONY!!!CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND, DESPONDENCY COMMANDS MY AGONY!and I'm pleading to die alone...
We Have Arrived
We'll hit the blazing stage
In a glare of smoke and fire
We will provide the metal
Just for your desire
We have arrived 4x
We're on the top now
And the lights are shining bright
We're faster than ever
Can you feel how tight
We'll thrash you with our spikes
Can you take the power
Can you take the strain
We have arrived 4x
Now the lights are off now
And the curtain is closed
We'll keep moving on
Another town another load
We have arrived 4x