Yngwie J. Malmsteen - Facing The Animal (1997)+ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mats Leven - Lead Vocals Yngwie J. Malmsteen - All Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass (except where noted below), Vocals Barry Dunaway - Bass on "Facing The Animal", "Enemy", "Like An Angel", "Another Time", "Heathens From The North", "Alone In Paradise", "End Of My Rope", "Only The Strong", "Air On A Theme" Mats Olausson - Keyboards Cozy Powell - Drums Produced by Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Chris Tsangarides. Recorded at Studio 308 & Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida. Mixed at Criteria Studios. Engineered and Mixed by Chris Tsangarides. Assistant Engineer: Keith 'Whadayamean' Rose. Art Direction and Design: Ioannis, Linda Loiewski for Vivid Images Worldwide. Digital Art: Ioannis. Photography: Mark Weiss & Michael Johansson. Band Photo: Peter Rooth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Braveheart (Malmsteen) 5:18 2) Facing The Animal (Malmsteen) 4:37 3) Enemy (Malmsteen) 4:53 4) Sacrifice (Malmsteen) 4:16 5) Like An Angel (for April) (Malmsteen) 5:47 6) My Resurrection (Malmsteen) 4:47 7) Another Time (Malmsteen) 5:02 8) Heathens From The North (Malmsteen) 3:38 9) Alone In Paradise (Malmsteen) 4:33 10) End Of My Rope (Malmsteen) 4:23 11) Only The Strong (Malmsteen) 6:04 12) Poison Is Your Veins (Malmsteen) 4:21 13) Air On A Theme (Malmsteen) 1:44 14) Casting Pearls Before The Swine (Malmsteen) 3:56 - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Braveheart (Malmsteen) 5:18 Closing my mouth ... before I scream No-one can shake ... my self-esteem Whisper my name, confuse my mind To me it's the same ... if I'll survive This (this) game (game) you can't win Who (who) is (is) free from sin I won't be afraid My soul will remain (remain, remain) Go on and sleep The sleep of the just If your conscience is clean Do what you must One (one) day (day) you will know I (I) was (was) a friend, not foe Chorus: I won't be afraid My soul will remain, yeah Let go of your hate I won't be afraid, yeah No Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Facing The Animal (Malmsteen) 4:37 Sinking my teeth ... into you Sweet obscenity You're in too deep ... for your own good I'm commanding thee Succumb to me, set me free Chorus: Facing the animal Walking the higher ground, yeah Lost in a ritual I close your eyes and kiss you twice Yeah Facing the animal The scent of your skin ... overpowers me There is no remedy It comes from within ... the divinity, yeah I just can't resist Must admit, I'm losing it, yeah Chorus Yeah yeah yeah Facing the animal Walking the higher ground, yeah Lost in a ritual I close your eyes and kiss you twice Yeah Facing the animal Walking the higher ground, yeah Lost in a ritual I close your eyes and kiss you twice Yeah Facing the animal, oh yeah Lost in a ritual Yeah yeah Ooh yeah yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Enemy (Malmsteen) 4:53 What an enemy ... you became to me Lived a fantasy, an illusion Built scenery, played to the gallery Like so many we ... never could agree No (no no) All the pain that I ... had to hide inside Made me realize ... I was starved Tried so hard to be ... anyone but me It everyone could see, so I've opened my eyes Chorus: I'm no longer waiting for ... a miracle Hold my head up high, the future's now Yeah (yeah yeah yeah) Though I was colorblind ... I read the warning signs And put the past behind, down the gutter Now I finally see ... that the enemy... Is both in you and me, yeah, I've opened my eyes I'm no longer waiting for ... a miracle Both feet on the ground, my future's now No use in waiting for ... a miracle Hold my head up high, my future's now Yeah (yeah yeah yeah) My future's now, yeah yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Sacrifice (Malmsteen) 4:16 How many times must I tell you I will not pretend Will it ever end Guess there's a need to condemn ... what I defend Yeah yeah Say what you will ... in for the kill I'll stand my ground at any sacrifice I tear my heart out and serve it to you on a plate Bitter to the taste And one bite is all you can take, the rest's thrown away Oh yeah Left on my own, cold as a stone No matter what you imply, I'll survive at any sacrifice, yeah I'll stand my ground, yeah yeah I'm walking a wasteland where beauty and truth can't be seen A never ending game The world keeps on turning but I ... will stay the same Oh yeah Say what you will ... in for the kill, yeah No matter what you imply, I'll survive at any sacrifice, yeah I will survive, yeah yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Like An Angel (for April) (Malmsteen) 5:47 I've been searching for you ... for so long My life's been sacrificed I've been longing for truth And now I have found ... all that in you Chorus: Like an angel you came to me and now I see The stranger in me is finally free to feel true love From heaven I know you were born On the wings of love ... you were brought to me I've been longing for truth Journeyed so far ... to be with you Chorus Like an angel you came to me and now I see The stranger in me is finally free Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) My Resurrection (Malmsteen) 4:47 I'm back to life ... from the walking dead No more ... demons ... in my ... head And I'm sick of ugly lies, leave this ball and ... chain As ... the ... hatred ... dies, so does pain Chorus: My soul is free, I've got wind beneath my wings Yesterday's gone, my heart sings Time to believe in the better part of me Tomorrow is here ... awaiting My resurrection (2) One chain don't make on prison Two wrongs don't make a right I have ... never ... felt so alive Chorus My resurrection (2) Chorus Yeah My resurrection (2) Oh yeah I'm back to life My resurrection Life is all the same My resurrection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Another Time (Malmsteen) 5:02 Feeling restless, crave for company Never gave me ... any room to breathe Intuition ... soon made me wise As you ran out ... of alibis Chorus 1: Took time to draw the line ... that I can't deny Nothing is plain or black and white You fight like a tired soldier, shielded by wounded pride Always pretending to be strong Desperately waiting for Chorus 2: Another time, another place Well, I don't care no more I am the one you can't replace A fact you can't ignore Can you face it I'm forever gone Dug your own grave Shot with your own gun Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 Oh yeah Chorus 2 (2) Yeah yeah yeah yeah Ooh yeah Ooh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Heathens From The North (Malmsteen) 3:38 Heathens from the north, no Yeah yeah Dress in armour, bring your sword... And shield and your lucky charm In dragonships we'll sail the seven seas... Under guiding stars Into battle - we will ride Gods will follow - by our side Chorus: Yeah Heathens from the north, no (2) Yeah (yeah yeah) The air is still, the bodies cold and pale And they'll never live to tell... About the slaughter when battlegrounds ran red We gave them hell Into battle - sense of pride We're forever - shining bright Chorus Yeah yeah Heathens from the north, no (2) Yeah We are immortal Ever shining bright, yeah Heathens from the north, no Yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Alone In Paradise (Malmsteen) 4:33 Sometimes I feel like I live in a dream Alone in my Paradise Lost All of my life... Needed a reason ... to find out who I am I've had my share Acts of treason ... slipping right through my hands What am I waiting for... Chorus: Sometimes I feel like I live in a dream Alone in my Paradise Lost Can it be real, tell me what does this mean Alone in my Paradise Lost So many years... Is there an answer ... in this castle made of sand? As time passes by... I'm turning out of chances, who will understand What am I waiting for... Chorus What am I waiting for... Chorus (3) Sometimes I feel like I live in a dream Alone in my Paradise Lost Can it be real, tell me what does this mean... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) End Of My Rope (Malmsteen) 4:23 Don't make a move, don't make a sound I've got my eyes trained on you The target is found You waited too long, soon you'll be done I'd rather stand on my own Ain't no more - blanks left to fill - in my list of sins I'm at the end of my rope The louder you speak, the less I hear I gotta let off some steam ... and driven by fear Chorus: Tell me I'm wrong ... 'cause this can't go on I'd rather stand on my own Ain't no more - blanks left to fill - in my list of sins I'm at the end of my rope Ooh yeah Oh oh Leave me alone This can't go on Not anymore, no Chorus You waited too long Listen and soon you'll be gone Yeah yeah yeah yeah No no no Tell me I'm wrong 'Cause this can't go on No ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Only The Strong (Malmsteen) 6:04 Now ask yourself where you're ... heading for Deviate, no need ... to conform All it takes is some ... confidence Seize the day, it might not ... come again Chorus: Only the strong will survive Stand tall and never say die Come out from where you hide No need to swallow your pride, yeah Face the truth and con-trol your fate Set the place never ... hesitate All that scares you and ... makes you doubt Break the silence, just ... spit it out Chorus Only the strong will survive Stand tall and never say die Come out from where you hide, yeah Only the strong will survive Get up and reach for the sky Don't wait for no-one and don't let your heart be denied Only the strong, yeah Only the strong, oh yeah Yeah yeah Stand tall and never say die Chorus Only the strong will survive Get up and reach for the sky Don't wait for no-one and don't let your heart be denied, yeah Only the strong, yeah Oh yeah Get up and reach for the sky, yeah Only the strong, yeah yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Poison Is Your Veins (Malmsteen) 4:21 I paint a smile on you 'Cause you want me to Then I unmask you Laughing in your face If you had half a mind I wouldn't even try But you're so naive Just can't let you be You made me glorious ... and victorious I'm superior Chorus: Time to pay the price, throw off my disguise Poison in your veins So easily deceived, the lie that you believe Poison in your veins, ah You follow my advice ... and feed my appetite What you leave behind ... I will claim as mine In the end you'll see ... what you're meant to be Something obsolete, mission is complete You call me a disgrace ... to the human race I don't give a damn Chorus Chorus Time to pay the price, throw off my disguise Poison in your veins, yeah So easily deceived, the lie that you believe Poison in your veins, yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13) Air On A Theme (Malmsteen) 1:44 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14) Casting Pearls Before The Swine (Malmsteen) 3:56 - Japanese bonus track The seconds are ticking and time's slowly slipping away, yeah Th stakes getting higher, fight fire with fire again Chorus: Casting pearls before the swine I know it's wrong, it's out of line I would rather die than follow you Yeah, I'd rather die Try to poison my mind, had enough of your kind You're all blind So little you know, 'bout my heart and my soul and my pride Get a life! Chorus Yeah, I'd rather die You're all blind, yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------