X-Wild - Monster Effect (1995) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank Knight - Lead Vocals Axel Morgan - Guitars Jens Becker - Bass Stefan Schwrzmann - Drums Produced by Morgan, Becker and Jan Nemec. Engineered by Jan Nemec. Mixed by John McGowan. Recorded and Mixed at Studio M, Celle, Germany. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Wild Knight (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 5:43 2) Souls Of Sin (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:58 3) Theatre Of Blood (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:00 4) Heads Held High (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:28 5) Dr. Sardonicus (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:26 6) Sinners Are Winners (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:24 7) Monster Effect (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 5:30 8) Serpent's Kiss (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 3:02 9) Sons Of Darkness (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 6:24 10) D. Y. T. W. A. C. (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:19 11) King Of Speed (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 1:54 12) Bodies (Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook) - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Wild Knight (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 5:43 Returns from his exile all power and pain To undo the wrong that was done in his name The pack are inclined to believe in his words The promise of rich, fortune - just words They gathered around him scared to be last Dark eyes fix them behind his mask Majestic in saddle he conquers the land Blind to the fury to witness the end - ooh He scatters around the seeds of his dread Blaming them all for the price of his head The call of his legions is mighty and strong The word is destruction, the conflict was won Scavengers pick at the bones of the dead In the field of the chaos, the rivers run red He's roaming the world, never losing control A fugitive soul forever alone, ooh The Wild Knight, keeper of souls The Wild Knight, destroyer of all On the throne of destruction, his path to despair The Wild Knight is legend, beware! The people were blind, never learned from the past They'd tasted the blood at the tip of his lance Into the battle his vengeance was sweet The lucky that lived were dragged back to the keep The cries of the tortured writhing the pain Begging forgiveness and calling his name The iron was hot and the flesh burned so well The bodies were thrown in the pit that is hell The Wild Knight, keeper of souls The Wild Knight, destroyer of all On the throne of destruction, his path to despair The Wild Knight is legend The Wild Knight, keeper of souls The Wild Knight, destroyer of all On the throne of destruction, his path to despair The Wild Knight is legend, beware, beware! Beware! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Souls Of Sin (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:55 We spit in your direction We are animals at heart Left on Devil's island We'll tear the world apart No ships seen on horizon No food left in the store high and dry and scavenging Around these deadly shores Black death is overhead Witnessing our cries The sun beats down mercilessly On our mates to die The night-time and the jungle The terror in our minds In narrowed eyes the question begs Who will be tonight? Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Daybreak it shatters me And forces we awake They got to get me somehow My battered bones won't break My tortured body aches and sweats Refuses to give in All I have for company Are bastard souls of sin Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly Souls of sin On this devil's island Souls of sin Where no eagles fly ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Theatre Of Blood (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:03 Welcome my brothers ... to this midnight show The price of entrance is the ticket to your soul It's a special showing, especially for you I am the Master of the ceremony, too Roll up, roll up, and you can join our mystery We are the rippers, now you're answering to me In your direction, I give a royal bow The curtain's up, too late to let you out So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood We have the keys to open up your hearts To look inside and tear your soul apart If you're a sinner, I hope you'll stand the heat You'll have to pay the wages of your sins So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood So here you are In the theater of blood Nothing protects you In the theatre of blood Theatre of blood Theatre of blood ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Heads Held High (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:26 We've been done for metal murder, we got metal in our brains - heads held high Got mayhem in our hearts and it's tearing us apart - heads held high We love the feel of leather, the coldness of the steel - heads held high We are the metal warriors, no seventh sons of whores - heads held high We live our life on energy, we're leaned to take the pain - heads held high With denim, lace and dignity we shout our name with pride - heads held high We've got passion that's on overload, our faith will never die - heads held high So we scream it out for liberty with fists up to the sky - heads held high Chorus: We are on a mission A mission, from god We are on a mission A mission, from god We are an army true and strong, our ranks will never break - heads held high Our voices rend the universe so loyal that it aches - heads held high In legendary brotherhood just doing as we please - heads held high They try so hard to bring us down but never to our knees - heads held high We'll fight our way through thick and thin to hear the metal call - heads held high No power on earth stands over us that's why we stand so tall - heads held high For those of you who do not hear this sacred call within - heads held high For sanity and metal's sake this battle we will win - heads held high We are on a mission A mission, from god We are on a mission A mission, from god, god Mission from god March or die We're on a mission Chorus (2) Our mission comes ... from god Yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Dr. Sardonicus (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:23 I stand alone in my tower in the sky With my creations always at my side The many-headed deformities of limb I watch them dreaming of a life I cannot give I tried to give them life but I always failed These are the creatures of what wizardry made They'll break the chains and that's my hold Yeah, these are the people who do what they're told Dr. Sardonicus - Won't you please set us free Dr. Sardonicus - It's no life that we lead Dr. Sardonicus - Yeah, you promised us life Dr. Sardonicus - Was it all just a lie I feel the terror and it cuts like a knife The naked eyes are quivering the light Closer and closer they start to move in To necromance my essence from within I tried to give them life but I always failed These are the creatures of what wizardry made They'll break the chains and that's my hold These are the people who won't do what they're told Dr. Sardonicus - Won't you please set us free Dr. Sardonicus - It's no life that we lead Dr. Sardonicus - Yeah, you promised us life Dr. Sardonicus - Was it all just a lie Dr. Sardonicus - Won't you please set us free Dr. Sardonicus - It's no life that we lead Dr. Sardonicus - You promised us life Dr. Sardonicus - Was it all just a lie Dr. Sardonicus - Yeah, you promised us life Dr. Sardonicus - Was it all just a lie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Sinners Are Winners (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:16 Yeah yeah yeah There once was a man Started playing the game Good, bad and ugly Results were the same, the same, the same, the same, the same He cheated and lied Til he got to the top Power-mad crazy Don't know when to stop, to stop, to stop, to stop, to stop He just piled his money-mountain high He took everybody for a ride Wheeling and dealing an' all dirty deeds He ploughed through his rivals Got hat on his greed, the greed, the greed, the greed The arrogant muther Kicked dirt in his face Sweetened his deals Mixed with arsenic and lace, with lace, with lace, with lace, with lace He just piled his money-mountain high He took everybody for a ride Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Ruin and want Are just left in his wake Riches and glory And there for the take, the take, the take, the take, the take One law for the poor The rest for the rich There's no way to nail This son of a bitch, a bitch And we all know who that is!? Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down Sinners are winners Never going down ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Monster Effect (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 5:34 Dreams - what's haunting me Fear - that's the key I'm deader than a dog With a rattlesnaking cough My head's between my legs I'm useless till I get my dreams They're eating me! I'm a living, walking nightmare A testament to fear and they're reaching out for me There's something in my head I wanna close my eyes, but they're always in there Messing with my dreams "They're eating me! I close my eyes with darkness all around The shapes move in and pin me to the ground I hear my screams and they're inside my head I think I'm suffering from the monster effect I'm asking for asylum Somewhere in bedlam town The sands of time have run out Bleeding madness all behind Please unlock the door And leave the craziness behind Say - goodnight - mind I close my eyes with darkness all around The shapes move in and pin me to the ground I hear my screams and they're inside my head I think I'm suffering from the monster effect I close my eyes with darkness all around The shapes move in and pin me to the ground I hear my screams and they're inside my head I think I'm suffering from the monster effect I close my eyes with darkness all around The shapes move in and pin me to the ground I hear my screams and they're inside my head I think I'm suffering from the monster effect ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Serpent's Kiss (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 3:01 She moved a little closer, she was hypnotizing him Had him in her power, he's desperate to break free Nowhere to run ... and there was nowhere to hide The serpent's kiss is deadly, it turns your heart to ice Here she comes, once again Terror in my face I gotta get, outta here From her killing embrace She's got a...oh oh oh She's got a serpent's kiss She's got a...oh oh oh And she will never miss Just like the spider that weaves you in its web He is the dinner ... on the sacrificial bed The tongue's so sweet as it coils around his neck A taste of heaven ... as she empties out my head Here she comes, once again Terror in my face I gotta get, outta here From her killing embrace She's got a...oh oh oh She's got a serpent's kiss She's got a...oh oh oh And she will never miss Oh oh oh She's got a serpent's kiss Oh oh oh And she will never miss She's got a...oh oh oh She's got a serpent's kiss She's got a...oh oh oh And she will never miss ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Sons Of Darkness (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 6:26 Turn back the tide of a thousand years When the hunted were many, the land was in tears The dark one has placed his hands on the earth His minions, no mercy, no quarter today The dreams of the men were shattered and drawn With death in the valleys and fire in the glens The old and the thick were slaughtered in vain Left for the ravens, to be carried away In the deepest of lairs, he summoned his hordes Begin, sons of darkness, the mother of wars Spread my disease on this pestilent race The lightning, the burning, the sword and the mace He gazed in the flames, the beast that was he He now was the master of all he did see The wails of the women, the charnel house smell He laughed at the bodies, the tears for the dead Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes The earth it was riven, scarred and in pain The people were solemn, laughter insane No hope for the future, just a gateway to Hades Infernal damnation for the weak and the lame Cruel winter, came for all, was too soon Perished the forests and withered the blooms Nothing was worthy to stand in his way He sought of a plan to conquer today Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes Sons of darkness, with banners held high Sons of darkness, you're marching to die He gathered around his mystics and seers Dark incantations to pass on the years Spells that were spoken and chants that were made A devilish future was all that he craved Black swirling midnight, his time it had come To travel in time, in an instant was done He burst on our world filled with anger and hate Destroyer of dreams, decider of fates Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes Sons of darkness, with banners held high Sons of darkness, you're marching to die Reborn in nirvana to murder and maim It's you that were called him, and you know his name His guises are many, the lord of the lies He feed on your tears and darkens the skies His orders are written in granite and stone You'll kneel at the throne made from blood and from bones The left hand is icy, caressing the skulls The right hand was brandished the sceptre of souls Hail, Sons of darkness Hail, warriors call Hail, we'll conquer together Hail, my carrion hordes Sons of darkness, with banners held high Sons of darkness, you're marching to die Sons of darkness, with banners held high Sons of darkness, you're marching to die ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) D. Y. T. W. A. C. (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 4:12 One day the Prince will come And light the night He will rule over us And restore our sight Nothing of evil remains Blinded by the light How long have we waited Waited for the man to come Do you think we are crazy? No no no How long have we waited Waited for the man to come Do you think we are crazy? No no Is he the Saviour we know Or is he just a dream Another madman playing a game We'll have to shut out the screams You're telling me that you know that you're right I'm telling you you're wrong Are you the son of a preacher man? Always singing this song You look at me and you ask me why I'm telling you no lies If you want to hear the truth You'd better open your eyes How long have we waited Waited for the man to come Do you think we are crazy? No no no How long have we waited Waited for the man to come Do you think we are crazy? No no no How long have we waited Waited for the man to come Do you think we are crazy? No no no How long have we waited Waited for the man to come And do you think we are crazy? No no no Crazy, crazy, crazy... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) King Of Speed (Morgan, Becker, Knight, Schwartzmann) 1:52 In Memory of Ayrton Senna Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Bodies (Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook) - Japanese bonus track (from Sex Pistols "Nevermind The Bollocks... Here's The Sex Pistols" (1977)) She was a girl from Birmingham She just had an abortion She was case of insanity Her name was Pauline she lived in a tree She was a no one who killed her baby She sent her letter from the country She was an animal She was a bloody disgrase Body I'm not an animal Body I'm not an animal Dragged on a table in factory Illegitimate place to be In a packet in a lavatory Die little baby screaming Body screaming fucking bloody mess Not an animal It's an abortion Body I'm not animal Mummy I'm not an abortion Throbbing squirm, gurgling bloody mess I'm not an discharge I'm not a loss in protein I'm not a throbbing squirm Fuck this and fuck that Fuck it all and fuck the fucking brat She don't wanna baby that looks like that I don't wanna baby that looks like that Body I'm not an animal Body an abortion Body I'm not an animal An animal I'm not an animal..... I'm not an abortion..... Mummy! UGH! ------------------------------------------------------------------------