Stormwitch

ks have encircled you
Cold sweat keeps running
Inroad out of the blue

Wicked, evil, malicious
Messengers of eternal fear

Rats in the attic
Bats in the night
Born in the fire of hell
Sensitive to light
Rats in the attic
Claws just like knives
Rats in the attic
Bound to take your life

Your heart is beating
Like a drum on the battle-field
Don't think you're dreaming
The bite's reality

Satanic smile in the window
Your guardian angel's on the run

Rats in the attic
Bats in the night
Born in the fire of hell
Sensitive to light
Rats in the attic
Claws just like knives
Rats in the attic
Bound to take your life


2. Hell's Still Alive

On the top of a hill
Where an icy wind's blowing
There is a hole in the ground
In the deep shadows
Between moss-grown deep rocks
A demon is creeping around

A long time ago
A handful of brave men
Arrested the beast in this cave
They blessed the prison
With clear holy water
From this time on the Earth was safe

'till now, the beast hasn't died
I know that hell's still alive
'till now, he lurks in the night
I know that hell's still alive

Since five hundred years
He's waiting impatient
For someone to open his cage
The demon is roaring
Greedy for vengeance
His black soul is foaming with rage

'till now, the beast hasn't died
I know that hell's still alive
'till now, he lurks in the night
I know that hell's still alive

You hear a whispering voice
It confuses your brain
You're in a fever
The words nearly drive you insane
You're forced to climb onto the hill
Of man's destiny
You're forced to desecrate the place
To set him free

'till now, the beast hasn't died
I know that hell's still alive
'till now, he lurks in the night
I know that hell's still alive


3. Stronger Than Heaven

Mandrakes, three black feathers
Dried up toads and rats
Spiders, human leather
Eyes and wings of bats

It's been a long way
But now you are here
We wish you welcome, never fear
Glowing cauldrons
Burning hot haze
Turning the atmosphere into a maze

When the night is falling
When the parson locks the door
When the shadow's calling
Our force is growing more and more

Stronger than heaven
Meet the witch
When the night is young
Stronger than heaven
No chance to run
Stronger than heaven
Face the fire
Of the black cat's eye
Stronger than heaven
We'll burn the sky

One sip of potion
Makes you able to see
The realms of everlasting
Black Mystery
Sweet decoction, hotter than hell
Your throath's still burning
You're under my spell

Move a little closer
Let me touch your feverish skin
Move a little closer
Feel the fire, taste the sin

Stronger than heaven
Meet the witch
When the night is young
Stronger than heaven
No chance to run
Stronger than heaven
Face the fire
Of the black cat's eye
Stronger than heaven
We'll burn the sky


4. Trust In The Fire

You feel the metal power
The flame is burning at all hours
Hold on to, on to your dream
I want you to shout and scream

Oh - trust in the fire
When the night is cold
It will keep you warm
Oh - trust in the fire
The shadows of darkness
Can't do you no harm
So trust in the fire

Get up and stand together
And the heat will last forever
Believe me, you're not alone
Rock fever's bred in the bone

Oh - trust in the fire
When the night is cold
It will keep you warm
Oh - trust in the fire
The shadows of darkness
Can't do you no harm
So trust in the fire


5. Priest Of Evil

Now the last rays of the daylight
Slowly fade away
Night's closing in
Outside of the village
There's a meeting on the hill
They call 'the sin'

Torches blaze
The air is full of sulphur yellow haze
Holy beast
They've come to celebrate your bloody feast

Priest, priest of evil
Adores the number six six six
Priest, priest of evil
Spits on every crucifix

Take the black chalk, made of bone-meal
Draw the evil pentagram
Satan will rise
Mix the fresh blood of a he-goat
With the ashes of a witch
Black sacrifice

Lord of hell
Ride out on your stallion, chime the bell
Duke of hell
Touch their feverish bodies with your breath

Priest, priest of evil
Adores the number six six six
Priest, priest of evil
Spits on every crucifix

Oh, make them cry, make them bleed
Oh, give them all that they need
Oh, all is well that ends well

Priest of evil, priest of hell


6. Masque Of The Red Death

The gates are closed, the bolts are welded
They've left the red death far behind
In the abbey's deep seclusion
There's just beauty, there is wine

The external world is dying
Death is raging in the shade
No time to think about the terror
Let's celebrate the masquerade

But who's that stranger in the dark?
His vesture is dabbled in blood
His masque shows scarlet signs of pest
Masque of the red death

The fete is held in seven clambers
Triponds spread a gleaming light
Glare and glitter, madman fashions
Feverish dreams in the dead of night

The mighty clock strikes twelve, it's midnight
And the echoes fade away
The crowd becomes aware of a figure
Dressed in cerements of the grave

But who's that stranger in the dark?
His vesture is dabbled in blood
His masque shows scarlet signs of pest
Masque of the red death

Try to catch him, try to gasp him
Try to seize and to unmask him
Prince Prospero foams with rage
But he cries out
And his death-shout
Took possession of the whole crowd
'cause the red death entered their cage

Darkness and decay, and the red death
Holds dominion over all


7. Jonathan's Diary

Dark, strange Transylvania
Mysterious land
Where the Death's close at hand
The journey has come to an end
The coach arrives at the castle
He gets out and stares
Up the tumble-down stairs
The walls are veiled in gloomy air

He's standing at the gate
Beyond someone's appearing
Whispering: "I have been waiting
Enter of your own accord
Eat and drink, tell me
Something 'bout your land
I'm interested in England
Show me the plans you have brought"

"Now, it's time to retire
I think that you need
A rest that is deep!"
But Jonathan can't fall asleep
Fog ascends from the valley
There is no doubt
The wolves roam about, with flames
In their eyes they swarm out

Nightmares strangle his neck
Make his heart scared
He's turning about while
A voice blares: "Don't think
That you are still free!"
No key to open the door
There is no key to leave this
Damned castle at once, he knows
That there's no chance to flee

Jonathan's diary, Jonathan's diary

Now a new day is dawning
The sky is aglow, my diary knows
The things that have happened ago
Watch out for his shadow
His fingers of ice
The greed in his eyes
He is the bat in disguise

Warning, with the help of the
Gipsy he's leaving, the coffins
Are gone, he's intending
To get to a new hunting-ground
London, watch out
His hunger's abandoned
There is no use if you run and
Hide yourself you will be found

Jonathan's diary, Jonathan's diary


8. Sword Of Sagon

Once upon a time, in a land far far away
A savage dragon descended on the peaceful town of Sagon.
It burned the fields with its flaming breath,
Darkening the skies.
In their despair, the inhabitants prayed to the gods of light,
Who had mercy on them, and sent them an old blind swordsmith.
He lit up the forge and began to strike the iron,
The anvil hammered the steel began to glow.
After seven days and seven nights he immersed the steel
In a cauldron of human blood.
As the spirit of the blood hardened the red-hot metal,
The swordsmith fell down and died.
And the light of the glowing day was reflected by the
Silvery blade of a wonderfulk weapon.
The sword of Sagon, ha ha ha ha.

Prince of Asgard, take this blade
Break our chains, light up the shade
Trust in metal and your force
half the kingdom will be yours
Once there was a time
When we all lived in peace
Now we are the slaves
Of the blood-thirsty beast

Sword of Sagon, made of steel
Blessed with blood
Save us from the tyranny
Sword of Sagon, stab the black dragon's heart
Kill the beast and set us free

Face the dragon's evil eye
Smoke is darkening the sky
Raise your weapon, start to fight
Metal power, sharp steel bites
Smash the serpentine's flesh
Viscid blood runs down your hand
Fight, never give in
'till its head lies in the sand

Sword of Sagon, made of steel
Blessed with blood
Save us from the tyranny
Sword of Sagon, stab the black dragon's heart
Kill the beast and set us free


9. Ravenlord

Grey morning, dawn won the fight
Daylight drives away the night
Fog's rising out in the fields
The birth of winter is in sight

Dark shadow's fall from the sky
They alight on gallows tree
Black feathers, amber beaks
Waiting for their Deity

Leaves are spinning 'round
Lost and never found
When the King takes the Crown

Can you feel
The autumn wind blowing
Ravenlord is coming to stay
Can you hear
The passing bell tolling
Ravenlord - takes you far away

Sharp talons, pinions of ice
They obscure the new-born day
Hot breathing freezes to snow
Piercing caws lead you astray

Leaves are spinning 'round
Lost and never found
When the King takes the Crown

Can you feel
The autumn wind blowing
Ravenlord is coming to stay
Can you hear
The passing bell tolling
Ravenlord - takes you far away


10. Skull And Crossbones

Caribean sunrise
On the sea lighting rays
On the red horizon
Ships appear with sails that seem to blaze
Forty fearless outlaws
Always ready to fight
They want gold and women
And a bottle of Jamaican rum each night

Try, try to flee
When you see
The flag of terror flying over you
Peaked grapnels crash
Through your ship
They attack out of the blue

Skull and crossbones, blood in sight
Burning sails light up the night
Skull and crossbones, piracy
They're the tigers of the sea

Greed for pearls and diamonds
They are hellbent for gold
Their notorious symbol
Makes every decent sailor's blood run cold
Like the mighty eagle
Diving down on the lamb
Pirates don't give mercy
When they fight and get the upper hand

Cold, blood-stained steel
Can you feel
The boarding-axe being pressed against your chest
Don't hesitate
Fight don't wait
'till the bogy seals your fate

Skull and crossbones, blood in sight
Burning sails light up the night
Skull and crossbones, piracy
They're the tigers of the sea


11. Arabian Nights

Hot sand is all around me
Singeing my skin, burning my face
I'm longing for some water
Fata morgana in the haze

I feel the strong irons made of steel
And since seven years
Rusty chains strangle my neck
Sore weals are the whip's hot, bloody seals
Every night and day
They seem to burn on my back

Arabian nights
Nightmares of heat and pain and fright
I see the light
The end of the slavery
Arabian nights
Stars of the desert shine on me
I feel the light
The time's right to break the chains and flee

Three thousand miles of torture
Ten thousand slaves all in a row
My eyes are dim with fever
My vital force is running low

I know that they'll never let me go
I made up my mind
To get away, to take a flight
Cruel whip, tonight I will flee your grip
I'll be off before
Daylight displaces the night

Arabian nights
Nightmares of heat and pain and fright
I see the light
The end of the slavery
Arabian nights
Stars of the desert shine on me
I feel the light
The time's right to break the chains and flee


12. Dorian Gray

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13. Point Of No Return

When the night's falling
And the dark's crawling
In the streets where the bats fly out to kill
When a wolf's howling
And the death's prowling
When the witches are dancing on the hill

Can you hear the madman shout?
Someone blows the candle out

Standing at the point of no return
The sky's on fire
Now it's Satan's turn
The point of no return, no return

When an owl's crying
And a dog's dying
When the forces of evil rule the land
When the pane's breaking
And the ground's shaking
When the gods take revenge on every man

Spider webs stick to your face
Can you feel their tight embrace?

Standing at the point of no return
The sky's on fire
Now it's Satan's turn
The point of no return, no return


14. Eternia

Your time has come
So get ready for the journey
Take leave of home and sun
Out of the blue
The ferryman is calling for you

He meets you, he leads you
To the gates of eternal domicile
Believe it, receive it, a cut
Of the scythe hurts just a while

The city is reaching for you
Just like a bolt from the blue
The new dawn is still wet with dew

Eternia is calling out of the night
Eternia is calling

Stand up and fly
To the borderland of truth
Reality and lie
Never look back, soon the time
Will wipe away your track

No ashes to ashes
Leave this empty body far behind
No sorrow - tomorrow don't need
To have the future on your mind

You need no silver, no gold
Whether you're young or quite old
Forget what the wise men have told

Eternia is calling out of the night
Eternia is calling


15. Walpurgis Night

The time has come, the witches are ready tonight
On the hill, black sabbath, evil rite
They are descending on magical broomsticks
Riding on he-goats through the night

Come nearer, come nearer
You can't resist their might
At walpurgis night

All around you can smell a nasty, strange scent
They are making oils from the bodies of murdered infants
They're dancing 'round a hot, flickering fire
Mixing poison, singing cursed songs

Come nearer, come nearer
You can't resist their might
At walpurgis night

Warted feed are trembling the ground like and earthquake
They are making love, with broomsticks with rats and with snakes
Holding crazy orgies with the devil
Praying to the master of hell

Come nearer, come nearer
You can't resist their might
At walpurgis night