Blind Guardian - Battalions Of Fear (1988) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansi Kursch - Lead Vocals, Bass Andre Olbrich - Guitars, Backing Vocals Marcus Siepen - Guitars, Backing Vocals Thomas Stauch - Drums Produced by Kalle Trapp. Recorded and Mixed by Kalle Trapp at Karo Studios, Munster, West Germany from October to November 1987. Cover Artwork : Van Waay Design Songs "Majesty", "By The Gates Of Moria" and "Gandalf's Rebirth" were inspired by J. R. R. Tolkien's "Lord Of The Rings". Song "Guardian Of The Blind" was inspired by Stephen King's "It". Song "Run For The Night" was inspired by Antonin Dvorak. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Majesty 7:28 2) Guardian Of The Blind 5:09 3) Trial By The Archon (instr.) / 4) Wizard's Crown 5:31 5) Run For The Night (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 3:33 6) The Martyr 6:14 7) Battalions Of Fear 6:06 8) By The Gates Of Moria 2:52 9) Gandalf's Rebirth 2:10 - CD bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Majesty 7:28 Now the time has come for me to leave this land Take my charge with pride Sacrifice Running and hiding I'm left for the time to bring back the order of divine Hunted by goblins no Gandalf to help with swords in the night Oh the last part of the game, decision of death and life Blood for Sauron they'll call tonight the final battle cry Running and hiding I'm left for the time to bring back the order of divine There exist no tales and hobbits are crying for all Children of death (death, death) I have a dream The things you've to hide for Deliver our kingdom and our reich Don't fall in panic Just give me the thing that I need or I kill Don't run away ... for what have I done Chorus: Ooh, majesty Your kingdom is lost and you will leave us - behind Ooh, majesty Your kingdom is lost and ruins remind of your time Now come back Chorus Run, run, run Cries - Cries in a dark land Hear the voice it's cold as ice Eyes - They are watching They look for me but cannot find Creature is following no place to escape My last steps will find the right way Where's the future the call of the blind Cause there is none to find Watch to the sky you see no light My weapons burst with fear With the howling wolves the nazgul will die for all Children of death Cries - Cries in a dark land Hear the voice it's cold as ice Eyes - They are watching They look for me but cannot find Run - Run for the whole world It's time you cannot wait Lost - Lost in a dark world You feel the strange but cannot see Too many battles we carry along from the war And too many frightens we feel from his law For so many victories we're praising so strong For so many blood we've lost Chorus Run, run, run Wow, wow, wow! Behind Run, run ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Guardian Of The Blind 5:09 Extermination thunder The strange one is back again Lost ... by our only power It's aura will grind us out forever Fall into a dark dream that we got ... once The part it's real you won't believe, no We're watching our own agony many years ago Seven little children stand against the ghost Believing is the answer But you've lost before Find back to your infancy It's time to die I've been the herdsman You've been my sheeps I find taste on lambskin Everything's alright killing for the thirst for small children sweat I give them illusions to raise their fear Hear the crying dying child It's music to my ears Feel the sweetness of its death Everything's alright But there's a new feeling I've never known There must be a third one a mighty guardian Chorus: Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind Now it feel the curse of heaven Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind Now it feel the curse of the child Dark ... is its world and lonely, we're reaching it again Fear our returning visions to madness we'll fall If we can't kill the beast forever we must die now One has blown his life away Once we were a circle fighting hand in hand Our weapons were illusions to let it feel the pain By the sweet taste of our live it call us back again We'll find the answer it's time to die By a ritual we have hurt it but we have not kill Little Billy you must find your way - No Believe in you we ask for but where we can never find There must be a sign for the Guardian of the Blind Chorus: Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind Now it feel the curse of heaven Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind Now it feel the curse Come to it's world following the sign Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind Give us the help we're waiting for your sign Guardian, Guardian, Guardian of the Blind ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Trial By The Archon (instr.) / 4) Wizard's Crown 5:31 Years ago I came back This has been my hardest attack A burning fire's in my brain I could feel the deadly flame Tales of the magics in my head To a dark dream I fall in my mind I hold the key of fortune To feel the strange thing's in my mind The stone of Amber I must find I'll take the chance that day Chorus: Halloween The wizards crown I'll take on - Halloween Halloween But there is no return on - Halloween I'm the servant of the Blind to cross the realms of death The gate is open wide you cannot close, ow His dungeons deep no place to hide The times have changed he has to fight In magic spell I fall Illusions falling in my mind But where's the key I cannot find The ritual has begun Chorus The battle has begun The warlock's time has come I pay the price I have to pay Why haven't see the signs I'm loosing now my life But cannot die forever life Halloween The wizards crown I'll take on - Halloween Halloween But there is no return on - Halloween Halloween The wizards crown I'll take on... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Run For The Night (Olbrich, Ku:rsch / Ku:rsch) 3:33 There comes the last part and end of our old age With thunder and lightning The dark lord is taking the crown of the whole world His creature will kill me and poisons my soul To the end I will fight But I know that the things that I do are so meanless Oh, no! I see the hill but it's so far away I know I can't reach it but I try it again and again In my dark dreams he's wasting my last will How long can I stay here when the mightiest of all will now Chorus: Run for the Night burn away The times of his fall I've to pay Visions of darkness prepared for the last strike Bloodlust their weapons and madness you see feel their eyes There's no way out, I'm lost in a dark dream and losing control To the end I will fight But I know that the things that I do are so meanless Oh, no! I see the hill but it's so far away I know I can't reach it but try it again and again In my dark dreams he's wasting my last will How long can I stay here when the mightiest of all will now Chorus You see them running in the shadows of the night It is not what it used to be They've been scared and they've been anxiously tonight You them running with the wind They Run for the night (3) Chorus (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) The Martyr 6:14 He was born in the past time to take all our pain The kingdom of heaven is near The children of this time must die for his arrive To let all the legends be true The prophecy said they'll call king of the jews He is born now to take all our sins Three kings were searching for this holy child The journey begins, he has to die Bridge: Healing the cripples and taking our pain He came for the sinner But what we have said Disciples are following, they are calling his words Salt of the earth and light ... of the world Chorus: Martyr - we are following you Bless us for eternity Messiah - we are torturing you When you lose the power of your - words Jump from the temple and angel will save Show me that you are the son of our God Now take my land with my power you get Rulin' the world of tomorrow Now! Messiah - Liar - Our ... burning desire He is the king without a crown, we will set him to his throne Give me 30 p. of silver and I'll be your man Higher - Liar - The fallen ... Messiah Let us see his agony The things he done are blasphemy Mob has lost their joy on toy, so let us kill him fast Now drink my blood for the new testament This is my body you eat One of you twelve is the one who betrays Better that he's never born Judas you're the chosen one The world has damned your name No! Bridge: Begin with a kiss ... at a cross it will end The kingdom of heaven we've passed The sky will turn black and the curtain will fall The father is crying for his son The tortured Messiah is finding his way, the journey has come to the end The twelve ones are preaching the words he had left They're changing the way of the world but die for Chorus Martyr - we are following you Bless us for eternity No ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Battalions Of Fear 6:06 Can't believe the things I see that happens in the state By a mortal distance that I can't believe Self destructive infernal to save us from the breed But I know that it is all ... a lie Star wars begin now, his bombs come exploding To bring back the death of the night No mercy he's knowing, how strong he must show us For the last film you all get a part Be by my side or you have to die Believe what I do is the right Soon Armageddon, last hours are running now The final solution begins The words of a madman, no children to tell them For what they will not see in the light Choose by your voice He kills and destroys At the end you must die for the night In earlier chess games we're playing the part of a soldier But now we are not qualified to save our own life The traps are all placed by command, they are ready to strike, yeah We live and we'll die by the lies to believe Bridge: Try to escape from this suicide dreams Or past time will come back again Hiroshima is a joke to that what will come At the end of the game we all die Die now Chorus: Battalions of fear They search and they scream the American dreams Battalions of fear The way of R. R. to show he is the star Battalions Star wars begin now, his bombs come exploding To bring back the death of the night No mercy he's knowing, how strong he must show us For the last film you all get a part Be by my side or you have to die Believe what I do is the right Wow! With hands full of blood ... he talks about peace With snake poisoning tongue he's praying El Salvador and Vietnam You soon fast forget But you satisfy on Afghanistan You've been the master You kill with a laughter Your screams of peace are wrong and loud cause so we are and here we are We scream and shout! Your laughing about all the fools Scream and shout! With power of evil they stand Bridge Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) By The Gates Of Moria 2:52 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Gandalf's Rebirth 2:10 - CD bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------