X-Wild - So What! (1994)++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank Knight - Lead Vocals Axel Morgan - Guitars, Backing Vocals Jens Becker - Bass, Backing Vocals Stefan Schwrzmann - Drums, Backing Vocals Produced by Jan Nemec and Axel Morgan. Recorded and Mixed at Studio M, Machtsum, November - December'93. Engineered and Mixed by Jan Nemec. Photos by Dane Kurth. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This album is dedicated to Chris Oliva. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Can't Tame The Wild (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:18 2) Dealing With The Devil (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:38 3) Scarred To The Bone (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 4:31 4) Wild Frontier (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:05 5) Sky Bolter (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:18 6) Beastmaster (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:01 7) Kid Racer (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:50 8) Into The Light (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 1:33 9) Freeway Devils (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 6:14 10) Mystica Deamonica (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:06 11) Thousand Guns (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 4:28 12) Different (So What) (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Can't Tame The Wild (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:18 (Spoken): First rule of engagement ... know your enemy See the fear, feed on the lust of the eyes Know that this is your night, the night of the dead... Wait, I see a victim Here he comes ... into my arms Back in the night, looking for a fight Whiskey ... is a-burning in my head Gotta get some more This night I gotta get some pain (pain, pain, pain) You'll get a knife in the back, an alleyway attack Sleeping with the rats another day You're barely alive, I see ... the fear in your eyes (eyes, eyes, eyes) (Spoken): Come to me ... and see the happiness I bring You will not be afraid Here comes the man ... blood on his hands Power ... is rushing in my veins Nothing to say, you know ... you're gonna have to pay (pay, pay, pay) I am the cat with nine lives, don't be surprised Fortune ... coming my way Just give me the cash and then ... I'll send you away (away, away, away) (Spoken): And you know I lie, aha Place your body on the knife Come, there will be no pain ... for you ... or I You say, we say, I say - You can't tame the wild (2) Back in the night, kickin' for a fight Thunder is always in my brain Come back for more Today ... I'm giving you the pain He got a knife in the back, an alleyway attack Sleeping with the rats another day He's barely alive, I kiss ... the fear in his eyes (Spoken): Come and see the gluing of the knife You will be amazed, blood drips Ha ha ha ha ha You say, we say, I say - You can't tame the wild (2) You say, we say, I say - You can't tame the wild (4) Yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Dealing With The Devil (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:38 Yeah, ha! I am the keeper, soul heart stealer I'll put a spell, a spell on you Dog's dinner, such a winner I'll steal your life away Black eyes, gambling your life Hands down, a winning round I've got the cards stacked high You're dealing with the devil, that's no lie No fear, the bad man's here Yes, I'm your bogey man I've got the power to survive Chorus: Hey, hey - Dealing with the devil, I say Hey, hey - You will be the loser of the day No time ... to fool around Yeah, you're coming with me It's time to lay your money down Ace high, diamonds low The spades are in my hand You've been dealing with the devil and you're mine Chorus Yeah, ha Chorus (2) Just throw the cards down You're coming with me, Jack! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) Scarred To The Bone (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 4:31 I want to tell you a story ... about a man who did die And all he wanted from living ... was the chance to get high So he set out to driving ... to do his dealing and score Well, he climbed up that mountain Yeah yeah, he had to have more He had to get high Next step up the ladder ... was a needle so fine Just a crack-headed buster, what better reason to fly He had a wife and some children ... and a Cadillac too He's got his head down that spiral There's nothing that we can do Chorus 1: He had to get high So high Let's get high Chorus 2: He's lying alone in the gutter at night And no friends to help him, nobody in sight Done all his talking to angels alone No hope in this life when you're scarred to the bone I know there's no death or glory ... when you're riding the wind Just the crash and explosion ... of your head giving in Turning left at damnation, turning right at the fire In your veins there's a burning ... for your quest to get high Chorus 1 & 2 Chorus 2 Lying alone in the gutter at night And no friends left to help him, nobody in sight Done all his talking to angels alone No hope in this life when you're scarred to the bone He had to get high So high ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) Wild Frontier (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:05 We're the people of the plains We're the true Americans Here we live and here we die Our land Come and face us, yellow-hair See our feathered pride See how the red man stands See how we die Chorus: Painted faces, battlecry Watch out, white man, time to die Painted faces, battlecry Today ... you die No more hunger, no more strife No more fear, time to fight No more running, time to stand Life is precious, life is land Chorus Painted faces, battlecry Watch out, white man, time to die Painted faces, battlecry Today... Fire and smoke rise in the sky Our brothers come, their women cry Eager young warriors sharpen their knives The dance of death, fire in their eyes (Spoken): And all the nations shall gather from the Black Hills to the mighty rivers: Sioux, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, Shoshone, Cree, Cherokee Many warriors ... for the Final ... battle We shall overcome, yeah We shall finally be free We shall crush the white man We will regain our lands Painted faces, battlecries (3) Watch out, white man, time to die Painted faces, battlecries Today... Painted faces, battlecry Watch out, white man, time to die Painted faces, battlecry Today... Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Sky Bolter (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:18 Yeah! Don't anger the gods You might find yourself in the grave The strongest of strong All have been put to the blade The great sons of nobles The princes and kings The power-mad rulers ... who'd thought they'd win He drew his sword from his side His anger was mighty, mercy was nowhere in sight The heavens are opened The thunder it rings He's riding the lightning ... and howling winds Chorus: I am the - sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter Die by the - sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter When Odin is angry Earth it will tremble and shake Mountains will fall Rivers will burn, it's too late I come from Valhalla ... with ice in my bones I'm raising by hammer You shall fall Chorus I am the sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter Die by the sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter Die by the sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter Die by the sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky Skybolter Sky, skybolter, skybolter, sky (2) Since I'm a skybolter (2), skybolter, skybolter Sky ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Beastmaster (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:01 You'd better lock up your daughters Oh, cause the beast is in town You know that he's trouble You'd better not be around, no way He comes with his circus He's got the evil intent And he ain't got no clowns, ha Just a bagful of hats And I got to tell ya ... you know his name He's the - beastmaster - He gonna tame ya He's the - beastmaster - Gonna whip ya into shape He's the - beastmaster - Are you ready to give your life He's the - beastmaster - Gonna rip you outta sight He's got a pact with the devil He's got to pay off his debts A hundred towns later He's got time to collect If you come after midnight ... he will open the cage Could you meet the beast, yeah yeah... In his orgy of rage And I got to tell ya ... you know his name He's the - beastmaster - He gonna tame ya He's the - beastmaster - Gonna whip ya into shape He's the - beastmaster - Are you ready to give your life He's the - beastmaster - Gonna rip you outta sight, yeah yeah I'm leaving this town ... with a, a hell bloody trail The corpses of conscience, yeah, are consigned to hell The road's up ahead, he will see you tonight 'Cause the beastmaster's coming, yeah Get outta sight He's the - beastmaster (3) He's the - beastmaster - are you ready to die He's the - beastmaster, yeah Gonna take our fear He's the - beastmaster Here he comes... He's the - beastmaster ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Kid Racer (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:50 Check it out, boys, get a load of these wheels The colour is red, fast as it feels 400 horses and 48 valves A shit-kickin' mutha, burning tires Kid racer - hell raiser Suck up the gas, hot to the floor Engine is screaming, I gotta have more It's people like you, I don't wanna be Hey you over there, why are you looking at me? Oh God! There's a devil in me ... likes to race fast Heaven knows, I know it won't last and I don't care Out of the fat ... and into the fire Here comes the wall, I'm gonna get fried Nobody cares ... what happens to me And I don't care, I've been living free You ... are I ... and I'm ... like you And the man ... don't give a damn - Kid racer We ... won't change, it's us ... that dies And the man ... don't give a damn - Hell raiser Who cares? Not me Suck up the gas, hot to the floor Engine is screaming, I gotta have more It's people like you, and I don't wanna be Hey you over there, why are you looking at me? Chorus: You ... are I ... and I'm ... like you And the man ... don't give a damn - Kid racer We ... won't change, it's us ... that dies And the man ... don't give a damn - Hell raiser Chorus Kid racer, yeah Hell raiser, yeah ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Into The Light (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 1:33 Instrumental ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) Freeway Devils (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 6:14 Yeah, yeah yeah Ha ha Fear of the devil ... that's kept me alive Now I have to answer, 'cause God's not on my side I rode to Montana ... and California too Down to Arizona, yeah, yeah, that's where I met you I hit the road, Chicago, it's time to meet the pack I went down that other road, I ain't coming back Kicked off at Detroit ... to meet the Brothers Grim We went down in brotherhood, we're never giving in We are the freeway devils, freeway devils My bike's a temple ... and now I'm kicking ass If you're looking for trouble, yeah yeah yeah You'll find a heart attack The sheriff came, pulled out his gun "You betta get outta town" He read me the riot act, the dirty motherfuck Gave the third degree ... and now I'm outta luck We are the freeway devils, freeway devils I ride with the devil, I ride with the wind Nothing's gonna stop me ... from riding to be free 40 days I was in slam, 200 dollars light I got myself an enemy, I got into a terrible fight I got cut to pieces, yeah, but I'm an animal-man You should have seen the other guy They put him straight in the can They locked me up, threw away the key They kicked my bike to shit I'm never gonna get outta here but I'm never givin' in It's alright, it's alright I'm a freeway devil and I'm feeling alright It's alright, it's alright I'm a freeway devil and I'm feeling alright Freeway devil (4) Freeway devil - I want to be free Freeway devil - and I'm free Freeway devil - I know I'm free Freeway devil - I just gonna be free Freeway devil - You know it's easy to be free Freeway devil - and I'm goddamn free Freeway devil - I just wanna ride on, ride on Freeway devil - Yeah! Freeway devil - Ride on, ride on Freeway devil ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) Mystica Deamonica (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 5:06 I've got a story that shouldn't be told One from an age told long agony From the deep down caverns and the bowels of the earth A rising evil with a mystic curse A fallen angel with fire for a name A curse for a feeling, revenge was his game From the Pillars of Atlas to the deep down mines In the circle of the old one he serves his time Just call my name Mystica Deamonica (4) His key to freedom is his name itself An age-old tongue spoken by himself And he hasn't been idle in his tomb in the ground So he sends a message to the one he has found An innocent, not mighty but true Just a forlorn traveler, not a-much to do Come to the circle and cross the line And speak my name from the depths of your mind Just call my name Mystica Deamonica (4) Chorus: Shout my name, 'cause here I come The bastard son of the evil one Shout my name, 'cause here I come The bastard son of the evil one Mystica Deamonica (4) Only in this way can I be free... To strike the world and what it did to me I begin to murmur and the line dissolves Now nothing can stop me from my resolve I feel the fire burning deep within Not a smile on my face but an evil grin, yeah I crush my friend with an icy glare At last I'm free from my captive lair Just call my name Mystica Deamonica (3) Chorus Mystica Deamonica (4) Mystica Deamonica (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11) Thousand Guns (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 4:28 He stepped into the bar and looked around Didn't like much what he saw ... and what he found Too many faces with an ... attitude Too many dudes that were so uncool Y'hear what I'm saying, hombre Yeah, you too, mister Son of a bitch Hey, you over there, with the ... scar on your face I don't thing you're part of the fucking human race You're like something I goddamn stepped on before And I'm the bad guy, come to settle ... the score It ain't black, it ain't white I just come for the big fight And I'm your worst nightmare And I'm as deadly as a snake Can't you see in my eyes And I'm packin' a few surprises I'm the man with a thousand, with a thousand guns Chorus: I'm gonna do ya... - thousand guns Like a dead dog down - thousand guns I'm gonna shoot ya... - thousand guns With a thousand guns I'm so fast, my aim... Is true, here's looking at you Right between the eyes... I'm so fast, took you by surprise Got a colt 45 I am the desperado I'm the man with a thousand, with a thousand guns Chorus I'm a killer on the loose I shoot from the hip, no lip Got a pair of blooded hounds, oh oh And they're straining for the kill I am the judge and jury I am the executioner I'm the man with a thousand, with a thousand guns Chorus Chorus Thousand guns - I'm gonna do ya... Thousand guns - Like a dead dog down Thousand guns - I'm gonna shoot ya... Thousand guns - with a thousand guns ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12) Different (So What) (Knight, Morgan, Becker, Schwarzmann) 3:44 So what if he's different? Don't ... you're not the one to tell me how... The way I look at people now He is a brother of the skin... And this is how we will begin We'll fight the ugliness of lies Covering eyes that do despise Under nations, one and all We'll fight the bigots once for all The tempest starts to come alive How is it, that you are so blind? So don't despair, you Rodney Kings Hate, kill, different, so what? It's ... only men who destroy souls... Under the banner of the right You want to crush, you want to fight But let me tell you now, my son In the end you'll be undone The politicians think they're cute Another Kike, another jew Another nigger, whoop and spick The terminology of the sick Hate, kill, different, so what? Hate, kill (2) Hate, kill, different ... so what? We can all be brothers We are all God's children We can be under the sun ... together Don't ... you're not the one to tell me how... The way I look at people now We are the brothers of the skin... And this is how we will begin We'll fight the ugliness of lies Covering eyes that do despise Under nations, one and all Hate, kill (2) Hate, kill, different Hate, kill (2) Hate, kill, different ... so what? ------------------------------------------------------------------------