Heavens Gate - Hell For Sale! (1992)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Thomas Rettke - Lead Vocals Sascha Paeth - Guitars, Backing Vocals Bonny B. - Guitars, Backing Vocals Manni Jordan - Bass Thorsten Muller - Drums Sqire Choires Sung by Sir Ralf McScheepers, Lord Frederick Rettke and Sir Fernando Garcia. Stick on "Don't Bring Me Down" Played by Mathias Sorof. Galician Bagpipes on "He's The Man" Played by Juan Manuel Maceiras Santa Maria. Part of Solos on "Rising Sun" Played by Dirk Schla:chter and Kai Hansen. Public Sale Part on "Hell For Sale!" Spoken by Kai Hansen. Produced, Engineered and Mixed by Charlie "No Really!" Bauerfeind. Co-Produced by Sascha Paeth and Thomas Rettke. Recorded at Kai 'Soldering Iron' Hansen Studio, Hamburg, July - August 1992. Mixed at Pappermint Park, Hannover, August 1992. Artwork by Richard Corben, 1986. Photos by Nikolai Georgiev, Hannover/Garbsen. Layout by L. M. P. and ULY*Creativ. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Under Fire (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:36 2) Hell For Sale! (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:18 3) He's The Man (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:16 4) Stars'n'Stripes (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski) 0:26 5) America (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:53 6) Atomic (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:36 7) Rising Sun (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:28 8) No Matter (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:12 9) Up An' Down (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:53 10) Don't Bring Me Down (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:29 11) White Evil (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:57 12) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Eric Jalle) 3:53 - CD bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Under Fire (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:36 Words that can kill in a blink of an eye Lies that can send you to hell Always been shadowed and trapped like a spy There's always a story to sell Chorus 1: Fairytales Born in a sick mind that never fails Longing for rising sales But we will kick you to keep your claws away from our life Chorus 2: We're under fire Never the chance and the time... to clear it up We're under fire Always abandoned and they... will never stop We're under fire Under the eyes of the gods Spreading opinions and lies on TV Trying to fool with your doubts Deaf man can't hear and the blind man can't see Be ready to face all your fear Chorus 1 & 2 Why won't you open up your eyes? Why can't you hear the silent cries? Solo: Sascha / Bonny Chorus 1 We're under fire Never the chance and the time... to clear it up We're under fire Always abandoned and they... will never stop We're under fire Under the eyes of the gods (3) Why won't you open up your eyes? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Hell For Sale! (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:18 Hey, you little fool, come down to me and see Show you my world of things you never meant to be Don't fear, just crave for all things for you to come And you won't be the same... before the night is done So, look all through my place Say, isn't it nice ? Chorus 1: Got sick and tired, my job is done I quit this life and go... to start another one I gotta... Chorus 2: Hell for sale! Come down you won't believe it Hell for sale! You can buy it Hell for sale! I know you won't leave it Hell for sale! So as you're here I think you feel its special charm It's dirty cheap and weather proof Forever keeps you warm Chorus 1 & 2 (Spoken): Kai: OK, we start with the first offer at 10 quid Who bids more? Voice: 12 quid! Kai: 12? For Hell? You gonna be jokin'! Voice: No! Kai: OK, you got it!!! Solo: Sascha / Bonny Hey, you little fool, come down to me and see Show you my world of things you never meant to be Don't fear, just crave for all things for you to come And you won't be the same... before the night is done I gotta... Hell for sale! Come down you won't believe it Hell for sale! You can buy it Hell for sale! I know you won't leave it Hell for sale! You can buy it (2) for your bids (Spoken): Kai: Yours!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) He's The Man (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:16 He is the king of our land With golden heart and iron hand he rules He's the saviour He's taking care of our lives His black eyes know to hypnotize he leads Through his behaviour With golden wings on glory ride he rose the iron sword We all are here to pay tribute and celebrate the lord Chorus 1: He's the man He fights for law and order He's the man And standing one for all He's riding for our liberty... beyond the fear and agony He will be the saviour of us all He's the man The scepter's rising for a sign The chalice full of bloody wine Beloved king We salute ya'! The jester does exhilarate There is no time to hesitate We know We'll ride forever The path of glory never ends We keep the faith for fame The iron sword is riding on Hallowed be thy name He's the man He fights for law and order He's the man And standing one for all He's riding for our liberty... beyond the fear and agony He will be the saviour of us all Marching in the darkness, standing side by side All the gods of thunder... blinded by the light Solo: Sascha Chorus 2: He's the man He fights for law and order He's the man And standing one for all Chorus 2 He's the man He fights for law and order He's the man And standing one for all He's riding for our liberty... beyond the fear and agony He will be the saviour of us... Chorus 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Stars'n'Stripes (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski) 0:26 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) America (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:53 From West L.A. to New York City Cleaning dishes in the Wallstreet hype Miss Liberty and Golden Gate so pretty And Uncle Sam is cleaning stars and stripes We're all... stickin' together... in the fields where we don't belong But we... gonna win now or never So proud Fightin' the streets for a trashcan-dinner Chorus: America, the promised land Forever free and never dying America, a dream comes true A helping hand needs no denying, no no From New Orleans to 'old' Milwaukee Streets still not clean from colored men The heartland of your heart is... where your heart is Can you afford to pay for... not to die? We all... have to face it forever We all have to dance with wolves Can't you... dig it, white nigger? Take this To live and let die is not the meaning of life Chorus Solo: Sascha America, the promised land Forever free and never dying America, a dream comes true A helping hand needs no denying Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Atomic (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:36 Death an' terror is rulin' the land Peace is so hard to find Screams of pain bursting loud in the night This madness is burning our minds War... is eating us down to the bone We're lying here dying alone No point of view, a thorn in my eyes World's face is turning to stone Chorus 1: What is the sense of this dreadful game, can you say People who're paying the price... are always the same Time will see What you've done to me Are you too blind to see Atomic Flesh... is rotting all over the fields Dread... is spreading unbound Nobody cared what the wise man said: 'This world's going down to the ground' Chorus 1 Chorus 2: Time will see What you've done to me Are you too blind to see Atomic In my hand... there is burning sand Is this the promised land? No one's fooling me, I know the truth No one's paying... us for our youth - no! Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Rising Sun (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:28 We cross the night, we see the light and our dream comes true We're gonna bring the power all over you In our hands the promised land, we gonna take it all The night awakes, do you hear the call? Chorus 1: Now the time has come And the spell is on the run Waiting for a sign Now we're on the line Chorus 2: We cross the Land of the Rising Sun Hope we'll be all together But we all gonna have some fun So we can conquer all We turn you up, we bring you down We gonna move around We dim the lights, we power up the sound You're screaming high, you 're screaming low You're turning up the show Your feeling's good and you don't wonder why Chorus Solo: Bonny / Sascha / Dirk / Kai / together Chorus We cross the Land of the Rising Sun Hope we'll be all together But we all gonna have some fun And we can conquer all ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) No Matter (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:12 No matter what I say, no matter what I do Never got any compliments, no respect from you With frozen feelings, that's the way I had to live You really like to take - but you don't give So what's the reason... to live a life in hell You better listen now... to the words I say No more broken hearts, I can't stand the pain It's all over, my life starts again No more broken hearts, I can't stand the pain... And I'm free forever Free forever But sometimes in my heart... when I feel alone Doubts going through my mind, am I right or am I wrong? No more broken hearts, I can't stand the pain It's all over, my life starts again No more broken hearts, I can't stand the pain And I'm free forever Free forever Solo: Sascha No more broken hearts, I can't stand the pain And I'm free forever Free forever (2) Oh yeah, free forever ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Up An' Down (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 3:53 Every time the show is over, party starts again Need another booze shower, bleed the night my friend Are you ready guys? All I see are turning stars, I'm falling down the floor In the end I'll get a kick from the bouncers at the door Chorus 1: All we need is action All we need is spinnin' round and round We are the attraction All we need is dynamite unbound Chorus 2: Oh, we are dancin' side by side It's going up... and down We are f'n' dynamite We blow you up... and out Next day in the morning, I'm pukin' like a beast Got another headache, and no bucks at least Where's my money gone? Over twenty condoms on the bedroom wall Stickin' on the carpet, waitin' for a nine month call Chorus 1 & 2 C'mon baby, dance for me again C'mon, do it baby It's one more time Solo: Sascha Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 We blow you up ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Don't Bring Me Down (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:29 I've never been the man I meant to be There's a shadow on my face Always telling me the... better things of life It's time for me to leave this empty place Chorus 1: Never knew what I was waiting for Time has come, no need to... wait for the answer Don't bring me down No more fools can show... the right way of livin' Don't bring me down I say you're never gonna bring me... down Always tried to be the one you need You never noticed I felt sad Now I know you didn't... care about my life Never thought that you could be so bad Chorus 1 Chorus 2: Don't bring me down No more fools can show... the right way of livin', no Don't bring me down I say you're never gonna bring me... down Chorus 1 & 2 Don't bring, don't bring me down No more fools can show... the right way of livin', no Don't bring me down I say you're never gonna bring me... down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) White Evil (Rettke, Paeth, Bilski / Rettke) 4:57 Never could resist my own temptations Much too young to know these dangerous toys First of all I felt the good vibrations Never listened to the warning voice - no! Addicted to a blind imagination Always thinking that I have no choice In my eyes the fear of... revelation For all the years I have to pay the price Chorus 1: Wasted time and I've lost my mind Takin' all as donations in kind Chorus 2: White evil Why... can't you hear the cries White evil No... fear is in my eyes Help me if you can Livin' in a dream ain't no solution When you're clean the world is still the same Always on the run from... prosecution Kill for dimes, and no one you can blame Chorus 1 & 2 Memories are fading in the snow Springtime's far away in veins that grow Shadows... twistin' in my acid brain Crystal dust is drivin' me insane Noo! White, white, white evil (4) Solo: Sascha / Bonny White evil Why... can't you hear the cries White evil No... fear is in my eyes Help me White evil Why... can't you hear the cries White evil No... fear is in my eyes ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Eric Jalle) 3:53 - CD bonus track (from Monty Python "..." (19..)) Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse When you're chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble, give a whistle And this will help things turn out for the best And... Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life If life seems jolly rotten There's something you've forgotten And that's to laugh and smile and dance and sing When you're feeling in the dumps, don't be silly chumps Just purse your lips and whistle, that's the thing And... Always look on the bright side of life Always look on the light side of life For life is quite absurd And death's the final word You must always face the curtain with a bow Forget about your sin Give the audience a grin Enjoy it, it's your last chance anyhow Always look on the bright side of death... Just before you draw your terminal breath Life's a piece of shit When you look at it Life's a laugh and death's a joke, it's true You'll see it's all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you And... Always look on the bright side of life Who says a you can make a fortune on whistling Always look on the light side of life Always look on the bright side of life C'mon guys, chear up! Always look on the bright side of life (3) I mean, what have you got to lose? You know, you've come from nothing You're going back to nothing! What have you lost? Nothing! Always look on the bright side of life I keep saying I've heard this thing before Always look on the bright side of life (6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This album is dedicated to all our fans in the World who believe in us!