Scanner - Ball Of The Damned (1997)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Haridon Lee - Lead Vocals Axel Julius - Guitars Stefan Nikolai - Guitars Marc Simon - Bass Stephan Braun - Keyboards D. D. Bucco - Drums Ralf Scheepers - Lead Vocals on "Puppet On A String". Andy Seidler - Editting. Gerald Salomon - Organ. Produced by Nigel Boston. Engineered by Andreas Seidler. Recorded and Mixed at KS-Studio, Bottrop, Germany, Summer 1996. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Puppet On A String (Julius, Smith / Smith) 6:52 2) Frozen Under The Sun (Julius) 5:55 3) We Start It Tomorrow (Julius) 4:59 4) True Stories Teller (Julius) 4:05 5) Tollshocked (Julius) 4:05 6) Lord Barker's Theme (Julius) 1:15 7) Ball Of The Damned (Julius) 6:16 8) Judge On The Run (Julius) 4:15 - CD bonus track 9) Innuendo (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon) 6:20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Puppet On A String (Julius, Smith / Smith) 6:52 Everyone... a child of the sun But the gap... is wide open yet So we move... straight to the might Far to some demon's delight, I know Some of them white, they always got right How can they dare... that there's nothing to share And I do... no better than anyone else... Who's helping who... in any way And I see... too many things not changed... in a 'thousand-years' time Chorus 1: Now I know, why I'm yearning Cause life is never turning Puppets on a string Deliverance, roar for deliverance And you know why I'm yearning Cause life is never turning Puppets on a string... is a captive thing Look this man... is watching me He's always been... a part of me And I see... left on the right Reflecting my body and soul... always And I see... I look at myself... into the mirror of time Chorus 1 Save me, guardian of the poor Watching every gambler, playing for high score Chorus 2: You may say I'm blind, right or wrong Anywhere... I belong I can't deny, but my will ain't strong All this fake... sparkles out of gold Did you ever die for... what your parents told Chorus 2 Everyone... a child of the sun But the gap... is wide open yet And I see... too many things not changed... in a 'thousand-years' time Chorus 1 Now I know, why I'm yearning Cause life is never turning Puppets on a string Deliverance, roar for deliverance ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Frozen Under The Sun (Julius) 5:55 So many ways to choose for walking Which of this paths should I try There is a man returning Guess he has got a false trial And when I ask him: 'Hey man, what's wrong' He smiles and answers: 'I think... this way's too long' Chorus: Pushed... and pulled at points of entry Gateway of my chances Back... and forth, two steps, I weary I'm frozen under the sun Now that I've walked a thousand life-miles Some of those miles I regret Next bifurcation's coming Which of two ways is the best And when I'm asking: 'Oh, Lord what's right' There ain't an answer To have the choice means fight Chorus This way... or this one Which should I try Will I succeed... or will I die This way... or this... look quite the same If I... return... will they remain? Chorus I'm frozen under the sun... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) We Start It Tomorrow (Julius) 4:59 Insanity... surrounding me Right beyond these walls Dark corners... where nurses shake the key And quite near... just behind my door A soul leaves the corpse Chorus 1: I'll never accept all their reasons What for they have done this to me All dreams, they are gone now to pieces I'm in a mess, there's no chance to flee Why me? Chorus 2: Forgotten prisoner they're wasting your time Been on your mission there... to create a sign Your motivation was to change our world Madness or genius apart We start it tomorrow The hate inside Now part of me Will burn my soul And Jesus... won't read out of my bones So I... try to get a chance... to get out of here Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) True Stories Teller (Julius) 4:05 He was a friend and was a foe Sometimes high, sometimes low A lion in fictitious realms A childish hero... overwhelmed Chorus 1: Like the wizard of Oz Part in the world of prose Chorus 2: The true-stories-teller was always the fool He's often been blamed, he's never known rules Gone now forever, he's telling no more We wished... we had listened before They wished... they had listened before He made us laugh and furious too Never knew what's lies or truth Superman in wonderland Played the buffoon till the end Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 1 The true-stories-teller was always the fool He's often been blamed, he's never known rules Gone now forever, he's telling no more We wished we had listened before Chorus 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Tollshocked (Julius) 4:05 Chorus 1: Since we're talking, mainly upright walking Proved true the difference of fire and ice We've built a cardhouse waving if the wind blows Lies may walk slowly but... they return as the truth Chorus 2: Tollshocked I'm - tollshocked Black is the color of darkness and evil White is the truth as an innocent child Women think slow, while a man's driving speedy All red-haired women love wild What's up, what counts Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 The pope's licking dirt on his airport-arrivals Messages light years away from the truth 'So not use condoms,' he counsels the poorest Believes he that they need the boost What's up, what counts Chorus 1 Billy looks smart with his smile sweet as honey Boris likes vodka much more than champagne Manni fährt Manta und bumst 'ne Frisuese Red-Indians endure much more pain What's up, what counts Chorus 1 Yeah yeah Chorus 1 Tollshocked ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Lord Baker's Theme (Julius) 1:15 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Ball Of The Damned (Julius) 6:16 They had come... far from Been invited to Lord Barker's Ball Not aware... they would celebrate their fall On the first day red wined flowed their bellies Hundred feet stepped and danced Echoes of laughters were streaming through dark vaults Barker's eyes showed their glance Day two was the day of mysterious games Each winner got blood painted plates Added like puzzles, disclosing their sense The picture was showing their fate They stood and stared, paralyzed Doors were locked Smoke invading Chorus: Welcome to the festival The ball... of no return Inhale the smoke Abandoned they sucked virgin's blood Abandoned they danced demon's rock Hysteria was ruling, mercy not lent Ball of the damned Day three was the day of unbearable silence Barker prepared... the last act Survivors were led... to the chamber of violence The basin of death had been stacked They stood and stared, paralyzed Chains were lost Gold was melted Chorus Dipped into... the mass Gilded pain on their faces of death They'd become... figures on a board of chess Welcome to the festival The ball... of no return Inhale the smoke Abandoned they sucked virgin's blood Abandoned they danced demon's rock Hysteria was ruling, mercy not lent Abandoned they sucked virgin's blood Abandoned they danced demon's rock Hysteria was ruling, mercy not lent Ball of the damned (damned, damned) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Judge On The Run (Julius) 4:15 - CD bonus track Entrance... to second main-floor Pulse running high The point of no return Today is a nice day to die Behind this green-grey wing door... his fate was sealed The judge who showed no mercy Next case on his own battlefield Chorus: Access for lawyers only Don't cross the painted line Wait 'till your name's called over Loaded gun Judge on the run For all they'd done to Billy... in years passed by His life, the worst disaster Nobody who granted a trial Chorus Access for lawyers only Don't cross the painted line Wait 'till your name's called over Loaded gun Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Innuendo (Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon) 6:20 (from Queen "Innuendo" (1991)) While the sun hangs in the sky and the desert has sand While the waves crash in the sea and meet the land While there's a wind... and the stars and the rainbow Till the mountains crumble into the plain Yeah yeah, we'll keep on tryin' Tread that fine line Yeah, we'll keep on tryin' yeah Just passing our time While we live according to race, colour or creed While we rule by blind madness... and pure greed Our lives dictated... by tradition, superstition, false religion Through the eons, on and on Yes, we'll keep on tryin' Tread that fine line Yes, we'll keep on tryin' Till the end of time (2) Through the sorrow, all through our splendour Don't take offence at my... innuendo You can be anything you want to be Just turn yourself into anything you think that you could ever be Be free with your tempo, be free be free Surrender your ego - be free, be free to yourself If there's a God or any kind of justice under the sky If there's a point, if there's a reason to live or die If there's an answer... to the questions... we feel bound to ask Show yourself, destroy our fears, release your mask Yes, we'll keep on trying Hey, tread that fine line Yeah, we'll keep on smiling And whatever will be - will be Till the end of time (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------