Helloween - Master Of The Rings (1994)+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Andi Deris - Lead Vocals Michael Weikath - Guitars Roland Grapow - Guitars Markus Grosskopf - Bass Uli Kusch - Drums ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Irritation (Weik Editude 112 in C) (Weikath) 1:14 2) Sole Survivor (Weikath, Deris) 4:33 3) Where The Rain Grows (Weikath, Deris) 4:46 4) Why? (Deris) 4:11 5) Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) (Grapow) 7:02 6) Perfect Gentleman (Deris, Weikath) 3:53 7) The Game Is On (Weikath) 4:40 8) Secret Alibi (Weikath) 5:49 9) Take Me Home (Grapow) 4:25 10) In The Middle Of A Heartbeat (Deris, Weikath) 4:30 11) Still We Go (Grapow) 5:09 12) Grapowski's Malmsuite 1001 (In D Doll) (Grapow) 6:33 - Japanese bonus track 13) Can't Fight Your Desire (Deris) 3:45 - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Having ended a long journey continuously fighting hate, resistance and fear, The Keeper of the Seven Keys returns home the glorious victor the ever dark powers. His armour and sword have become ragged and stained by the tolls of his journey, he bears an appearance of utter exhaustion and sadness, betrayed only by his sparkling eyes. The patron through space and time, the Seer of Visions has been blinded after the Keeper's outset for the evil valley, but had nevertheless been on hand for him. He feels his servant's presence and steps outside his mountain retreat to welcome the victorious fighter home. "Thou knowest it hath been a long and hard struggle", the Seer lifts his voice, "And I feared we could not withstand the evil forces ready to destroy us, but thy spirit is purest goodness and thou hast defeated the beast." "As a reward and a further duty, I will now unveil seven heavenly rings from this shell." "They embody Spirit, Truth, Destiny, Love, Creation, Fulfillment and Sanctuary." "They may appear only humble, but they will establish the principles of existence that thy victory hast allowed." "Every soul will be given freedom of thought and will, but every soul will have to bend to the Law of Principles called Reality, although created in different dimensions in different times, but meeting at the same point in space and time. Judgement will be fulfilled when no mind will be expecting it." "These rings have been forged so that they mayest only be consecrated by thy hand. Hurry, for many souls await resurrection!" The Keeper does as he is told, his hands meet the metal of each golden ring. Suddenly, in an outburst of light, the rings ascend slowly, vibrate faster and faster, dissolve in a high screeching clamour, fade into a misty swirl and within the blink of an eye, disappear. The Keeper stands alone... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Irritation (Weik Editude 112 in C) (Weikath) 1:14 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Sole Survivor (Weikath, Deris) 4:33 I got that fever Burning my head So many memories No tear to shed Burns like a fire Who stole my aims? My comrade fighters Been sent astray How could I know What others had in mind for me? How would they know What measures I take? Sole survivor Of a kill without alert Sing your feelings ... out, your song remains unheard Sole survivor We shared like brothers a light in the black Totally blended Bold and erect But we've grown intrigues till it's too late Time has brought fire Fear, greed and hate Now I'm cryin' I'm shattered on the ground All I find Has died anyway Sole survivor Of a kill without alert Sing your feelings ... out, your song remains unheard Sole survivor Got a voice without a sound Mean mistreaters took away your ground Sole survivor Sole survivor... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Where The Rain Grows (Weikath, Deris) 4:46 I never looked higher than I could see Never gave less than I have given me The more you have taken you turned into fakes I finally know now Why, for heavens' sake? Don't tell me you did not see that I cried Don't act so deaf and blind Don't think that if someone's made dumb to the core He would stay like before So I take my life Back from where the rain grows Die to survive Back from where the rain grows Now you call me liar 'cause you are just the "Always-have-right-fools-majority" I think that if someone starved at your side You'd all turn your back, won't give any dime Don't tell me you did not see that I cried Don't act so deaf and blind Don't think that if someone's made sad to the core He would stay like before So I take my life Back from where the rain grows Die to survive Back from where the rain grows So I take my life Back from where the rain grows Die to survive Back from where the rain grows I know where the rain grows I'm Back from where the rain grows ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Why? (Deris) 4:11 Father, it's time Have a heart for your child who cries in pain Not a new sign But a strike that'll blow those fools away Open your eyes If you've got any you just look for too long a time They spit on your name Doin' everything you darned as highest crime They believe they could walk on the water Playin' God, sleep with the devils' daughter Killed your son and might kill mine But you don't mind Why, Lord, why Tell me why In these lonely days I'd need your answer There's a reason why How could you fail? Still it's time, turn the black into the light Why do you wait? Do you look down and laugh at what you find? Can't you see they are mistreating their daughters They believe they could walk on the waters They killed your son and might kill mine But you don't mind Why, Lord, why Tell me why In these lonely days I'd need your answer There's a reason why Why, Lord, why Tell me why You're the only light forever lasting Tell me father, why Why, Lord, why Tell me why In these lonely days I need your answer There's a reason why Why, Lord, why Tell me why Your the only light forever lasting Tell me father, why Father it's time Father it's time ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Mr. Ego (Take Me Down) (Grapow) 7:02 Take me down To a ground Just let me feel it If I let someone down Please welcome Him on the loosing side I shake you off And make my choice Don't wanna hear you Your slimy voice Please go down, please I don't wanna feel you around me Take me down to a higher ground To survive your mindless sound If you know all the people Why are you alone? If you know all the people You'll be goin' down I feel that man On my back Don't promise any crap Someone will break your neck You don't know how To soak my soul Let me out Let me go Open your eyes You told nothing but lies Please go down, please C'mon, go down with your ego Take me down to a higher ground To survive your mindless sound If you know all the people Why are you alone? If you know all the people You'll be goin' down Let me go ahead, let me go I will find an explanation Where's my only destination Separated ways now and forever Is the one and only measure Tales full of exaggerations No more manipulations And I think you are not funny Your brain is just a bloated dummy Take me down to a higher ground To survive your mindless sound If you know all the people Why are you alone? If you know all the people You'll be goin' down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Perfect Gentleman (Deris, Weikath) 3:53 There is no doubt about it I'm one of a kind, baby I am le d'Artagnan de coeur As you may see, candy And I'm talkin' with my eyes And I walk in different styles I'm the genuine man! Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman Kneel down, inhale my odor Come, kiss my hand, angel Dare to explore my higher grounds Strive to deserve me, ma cherie And my winds surpass perfume I'm charismatic at full bloom I'm the genuine man! Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman Yes I am, I am, yes I am Perfect Oh Lord, what can I do I can't resist my own reflection How would possibly anyone? Cause I am - perfect Yes I am - perfect Oh Lord I am - perfect Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman Yes I am I am a perfect gentleman ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) The Game Is On (Weikath) 4:40 Have you seen this little toy When you're down it gives you joy You escape reality Delve into its TV screen For the rich and for the poor For the even more secure Doesn't matter where you are, 2here you go or where you've been Well, there's still no guarantee For your virgin mind, you see Just go on and play the game You will surely go insane The game is on And you have gone Gone to a world on its display And the game is fun But when it has won All you ever hear is what it says There's a great amount of fumes Coming out from somebody's room The firemen got there Making their way up the stairs Find a man in a chair But it doesn't seem he's there With a gray box in his hands he has gone to another land The game is on And you have gone Gone to a world on its display And the game is fun But when it has won All you ever hear is what it says You have played it much too long Now your senses get things wrong All your walls come crashing down Now it's time for you to frown How'd you like this heavy load? Guess your brain will soon explode You never had this ugly feel Time to dial emergency ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Secret Alibi (Weikath) 5:49 Piece by piece you're tearin' me apart Give to me and try another start Brick by brick you really love that game Things from which I can't refrain So many stories have been told I give a damn, they're just too old How often will we face the end of our dreams? When will I see it all come true? A splendid time for me and you Can we expect it bein' nice as it seems? Will you be my secret alibi Angel of my nights Can we do it right? Let's just try each others love's so sweet Till we can't deny My secret alibi Ding by ding can you dig my dong It may come short but it might come long Limb by limb you're climbing up my tree Making things more fun for me So many stories have been told I give a damn, they're just too old How often will we face the end of our dreams? When will I see it all come true? A splendid time for me and you Can we expect it being nice as it seems? Will you be my secret alibi Angel of my nights Can we do it right? Let's just try each others love's so sweet Till we can't deny My secret alibi Will you be my secret alibi Angel of my nights Can we do it right? Let's just try each others love so sweet Till we can't deny My secret alibi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Take Me Home (Grapow) 4:25 Now I'm here all alone Takin' care of my own Down in no man's land Got no friend, got no dime Only plenty of time Where's the saving hand? I got that feeling to need more and more attention That is the fever, don't leave me alone I got that feeling to make more than conversation That is the fever, where's my home? Take me home (3) It's not true what you see Behind that mask that's not me Try to reach my world Can't you see I'm so blind Stay with me to change my mind No more nightmares, girl I got that feeling to need more and more attention That is the fever, don't leave me alone I got that feeling to make more than conversation That is the fever, where's my home? Take me home (3) I got that feeling to need more and more attention That is the fever, don't leave me alone I got that feeling to make more than conversation That is the fever, where's my home? Take me home (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) In The Middle Of A Heartbeat (Deris, Weikath) 4:30 Tell me pretty girl, do you know how I am? Have you ever seen me as your friend? Anything we have is those hungry nights But there's so much left unsatisfied All those little things you told me Ain't good enough to show me That we're gonna make it through the time I found out in the middle of a heartbeat And I know that I'm doin' right Together we are still so far apart I found out in the middle of a heartbeat And the more I try to be your light I can't get any closer to your heart Now that I'm afraid just to ask for more I'm still waiting as I did before If you only said that it's not too late We could then rely upon your fate All those little things you'd tell me Could bear enough to show me That we're gonna make it through the time I found out in the middle of a heartbeat And I know that I'm tellin' right Together we are still so far apart I found out in the middle of a heartbeat And the more I try to be your light I can't get any closer to your heart I found out (2) I found out in the middle of a heartbeat And I know that I'm doin' right Together we are still so far apart I found out in the middle of a heartbeat ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Still We Go (Grapow) 5:09 (Spoken): In the beginning Out of nowhere We had a dream And now it's Helloween Speed up to a higher limit Change gear, we're losin' our spirit We won't take your special advice We are close to a metal breakdown Sirens to warn of our meltdown We couldn't see that headline Now we an see a horizon We're gonna be here to stay If you cannot see our sign You must be blind Still we go (3) On the metal highway Still we go Warn out, won't die on our knees Shine on, proud as we can be Time has come to stop pleasing you Hey man, let's get it together Our strength will last forever Push us as far as we can go Now we an see a horizon We're gonna be here to stay If you cannot see our sign You must be blind Still we go (3) On the metal highway Still we go How many times must a man cross the lines To find his right way Still we go (3) On the metal highway Still we go ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Grapowski's Malmsuite 1001 (In D Doll) (Grapow) 6:33 - Japanese bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Can't Fight Your Desire (Deris) 3:45 - Japanese bonus track He's got the woman ... Out Of Your Dreams You'll never find out ... what this all means But you've got patience and still believe That you'll be there when she will leave Someone will lose Somebody's finding Somebody smiles Somebody's crying Chorus 1: Can't fight - You can't fight your desire You can't fight your dreams, yeah Can't fight - You can't fight your desire Hold on to your dreams, yeah So listen hard now, man you should know If you're just waiting ... your doubts will grow You self-believe is ... already small Get up now, you can have it all Chorus 2: Someone will lose (2) Somebody's finding Somebody smiles (2) Somebody's crying Can't fight - You can't fight your desire You can't fight your dreams, yeah Can't fight - You can't fight your desire Hold on to your dreams Yeah yeah yeah Hold on Ooh oh Chorus 2 Chorus 1 Can't fight ... desire (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------