Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force - War To End All Wars (2000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Boals - Lead Vocals Yngwie J. Malmsteen: Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Sitar, Gong, Backing Vocals Mats Olausson - Keyboards John Macaluso - Drums Produced by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Recorded at Studio 308 and Baroque & Roll Studios, Miami, FL, USA. Additional Recording: White House Studio, Miami, FL, USA. Engineered by Brian Fitzpatrick. Mixed by Brian Fitzpatrick and Yngwie J. Malmsteen. Mastered by Michael Fuller at Fuller Sound, Miami, FL, USA. Photography: Michael Johansson ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Prophet Of Doom (Malmsteen) 2) Crucify (Malmsteen) 3) Bad Reputation (Malmsteen) 4) Catch 22 (Malmsteen) 5) Masquerade (Malmsteen) 6) Molto Arpeggiosa (Malmsteen) 7) Miracle Of Life (Malmsteen) 8) The Wizard (Malmsteen) 9) Preludium (Malmsteen) 10) Wild One (Malmsteen) 11) Tarot (Malmsteen) 12) InstruMental Institution (Malmsteen) 13) War To End All Wars (Malmsteen) 14) Black Sheep Of The Family (Hammond) - USA bonus track 14) Treasure From The East (Malmsteen) - Japanese bonus track 15) Requiem (Malmsteen) - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Prophet Of Doom (Malmsteen) Run, Run Run for your lives Swiftly take cover We're paying the price The Sun, The Sun The Sun is falling down I can hear the people cry I feel it, I see it The End is drawing near No one can stop what has begun Prophet of Doom, The End is coming soon Hear the Thunder, Thor's wonder, Of doom, of doom, of doom Of doom, of doom, of doom Time, Time There is no Time To make it right To see the light Lies, Lies Those were all lies So now we are fighting Yes, we must fight The earth is quaking We are shaking The End is drawing near No One can pray And make it go away You feel it You see it The End is drawing New No one can stop what has begun Prophet of Doom Hear the Thunder, Thor's wonder, Of doom, of doom, of doom Of doom, of doom, of doom The earth is quaking We are shaking The End is drawing near No One can pray And make it go away You feel it You see it The End is drawing New No one can stop what has begun Prophet of Doom, The End is coming soon Hear the Thunder, Thor's wonder, Of doom, of doom, of doom Of doom, of doom, of doom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Crucify (Malmsteen) You really think That you are clever But you are quite insane In Hell your soul Will burn forever Bringing Eternal Pain You tried to Crucify me I know you Will never see Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify I'll pot and end to your blood letting I'll sieze your evil reign You'll have no more Money Netting The loser must be slain You tried to Crucify me I know you Will never see Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify me Crucify ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Bad Reputation (Malmsteen) Well, you must reap What you have sown You're into deep You're standing alone What you have done Can't be undone Hear what they say They're talking about you It's time to pay Pay for your dues You must be strong You know they are wrong Enduring Lies They will die like flies Wheather the storm Always, above the norm Just listen to them Saying You've got a bad reputation Bad reputation You've got a bad reputation They're quick to judge And they drew first blood They held a grudge And dragged your name through the mud What they have done Can't be undone You sleep with the devil They say you've been had You're living in peril They say you've gon mad They're looking at you saying You've got a bad reputation Bad reputation You've got a bad reputation Bad reputation Hit me with your best shot Just do your worst But Ha, I've got the jackpot Baby And I'll always be first You've got a bad reputation Bad reputation You've got a bad reputation Bad reputation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Catch 22 (Malmsteen) Well You're damned if you do You're damned if you don't Catch 22 You're so Very close, Yet so far You gave your best shot Still no cigar Working your fingers down to the bone Running with sinners, your life's just on loan Catch 22 They say you can They say that you can't Catch 22 The Limits the sky But they lock you inside You're livin' a lie You'll never know why Workin' your fingers down to the bone Running with sinners, your life's just a loan Catch 22 Catch 22 You think you will win But you always lose Catch 22 They think they're so strong They think they are so wise You know they are wrong They tread on thin ice Working your fingers down to the bone Running with sinners Your life is just a loan Catch 22 Catch 22 You think you will win, but you always lose Catch 22 They think thet are so strong They think they are so wise You know they are wrong They tread on thin ice Workin' you fingers, down to the bone Running with Sinners, Your life is just a loan Catch 22 Catch 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Masquerade (Malmsteen) You never show yourself You're living in disguise You keep on runnin' And you'll run until you die Someday you'll realize You made a great mistake The devil in your eyes You're just a big fat fake Break down the falls Drop the false facade Always in Disguise In the mask you made Tryin' to hide your eyes In the Masquerade Why? You can't be running around Hiding behind your mask You can't be shooting straight Is that too much to ask You played me for a fool But thefool was always you You tried to be so cool But it was never true Break down the falls Drop the false facade Always in Disguise In the mask you made Tryin' to hide your eyes In the Masquerade Break down the falls Drop the false facade Always in Disguise In the mask you made Tryin' to hide your eyes In the Masquerade Why? ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Molto Arpeggiosa (Malmsteen) (Japanese title is "Arpeggios From Hell") Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Miracle Of Life (Malmsteen) I was old When I was born I was feeling cold And my soul was torn I walked alone In solitude and sorrow I've been shown I can see tomorrow Then I found you And we were one A new life found A new life found It's a miracle of life My life has been A journey full of hop And all I've seen Is the end of my rope We'll I have lost And I have won Counting the cost My Faith was never gone Then I found you And we were one A new life found A new life found It's a miracle of life I've made the sacrifice Lord knows I paid the price A Miracle of life I always had a dream But it's never what it seems A miracle of life So it is time We were meant to be Always with you Always with me Then I found you And we were one A new life found A new life found It's a miracle of life Then I found you And we were one A new life found A new life found It's a miracle of life ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) The Wizard (Malmsteen) Climb up the mountain That reaches the sky Up there's a tower A thousand miles high There you must tresspass Escaping His knights In there dwells the Wizard His breath like a blizzard Ancient incantation Evil revelations For thousands of years They have been searching for him high and low The Wizard is here only to disappear He hides from the world In through the dungeons Weapons are drawn Passage in hiding Dead before dawn Master of witchcraft Friend of the beast Wisdom through tempest from the East In there dwells the Wizard His face like a lizzard Ancient incantations Evil revelations For thousands of years They have been searching for him high and low The Wizard is here only to bring you fear He hides from the world For thousands of years They have been searching for him high and low The Wizard is here only to bring you fear He hides from the world The Wizard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Preludium (Malmsteen) (Japanese title is "Prelude") Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Wild One (Malmsteen) Once upon a time When I was younger On a hellride without brakes Nothing in the world Could still my hunger No matter what the stakes I was the viking I saw the light The force was rising Shining bright I was the soldier without faith The Black Star's glowing rage Running wild I was the wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild I was the wild one Wild, Wild, Wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild Things were simple then I had no worries Never stopping for red lights Invincible in mind Speeding through lide Just another barfight I was the viking I saw the light The force was rising Shining bright I was the soldier without faith The Black Star's glowing rage Running wild I was the wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild I was the wild one Wild, Wild, Wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild I was the wild one Wild, Wild, Wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild I was the wild one Wild, Wild, Wild one Not a man, just a child Running wild ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Tarot (Malmsteen) I don't know for sure But I've been told I have lived before And I'll live again In a distant land In the Spirit Realm Not as the Heathen in the North Tarot Tarot Tarot Is there a crystal ball To enlighten me Anythin at all to make me see What the future holds What has been before Like the seer from the East Not as the Heathen from the North Tarot Tarot Tarot Like the seer from the East Not as the Heathen from the North Tarot Tarot Tarot Tarot TAROT! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) InstruMental Institution (Malmsteen) Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) War To End All Wars (Malmsteen) I'm ready for battle I'm ready for war Slaughtered like cattle You Sons of Babylon's Whore In a matter of time Titans will clash To put an end to your lies And the world turns to ash I must use The Force In the War to End All Wars War to End All Wars There is no castle I can't bring down You will die faster You fucking clown In our complication Someone must bend My justification will come in the End I must end this madness I must use The Force I must cure this sadness In the War to End All Wars I must use The Force In the War to End All Wars War to End All Wars War to End All Wars I must end this madness I must use The Force I must cure this sadness In the War to End All Wars I must use The Force In the War to End All Wars War to End All Wars War to End All Wars ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Black Sheep Of The Family (Hammond) - USA bonus track (from Rainbow "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" (1975)) I walked down That lonely road of life Got my fair shar Seen a differnt light Well I tried so hard So don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family Don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family Alright, I've got this car It's shiny and black So don't fuck with it Or I'll attack And if it weren't for bad luck, man I wouldn't have no luck at all No, no luck at all So don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family Don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family So don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family Don't you know I'll always be The black sheep of the family ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Treasure From The East (Malmsteen) - Japanese bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15) Requiem (Malmsteen) - Japanese bonus track Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------