Progressive Metal

"The evil that men do lives on and on!"

"And I will pray for you Some day I may return Don't you cry for me Beyond is where I learn"

"Circle of fire my baptism of joy And an end it seems The seventh lamb slain The book of life opens before me"

"Living on the razor's edge Balancing on the ledge You know, you know!"

"Iron Maiden can't be fought, Iron Maiden can't be sought."

"Around the world the nations wait, For some wise word from their leading light. You know it's not only madmen who listen to fools. Is this the end, the millions cried, Clutching their riches as they died. Those who survive must weather the storm."

"Run to the hills, run for your lives."

"White man came across the sea, He brought us pain and misery. He killed our tribes, he killed our creed, He took our game for his own need."

"Night was black, was no use holding back, 'Cause I just had to see, was someone watching me. In the mist, dark figures move and twist, Was all this for real, or just some kind of hell. 666 the number of the beast. Hell and fire was born to be released."

"Over clouds my mind will fly, forever now I can't think why. My body tries to leave my soul. Or is it me, I just don't know. Mem'ries rising from the past, the future's shadow overcast. Something's clutching at my head, through the darkness I'll be led."

"13 the Beast is Rising, The Frenchman did surmise, Through earthquakes and starvation, The Warlord will arise, Terror, Death, Destruction, Pour from the Eastern sands, But the truth of all predictions, Is always in your hands."

"Fly, on your way, like an eagle Fly as high as the Sun On your way, like an eagle Fly, touch the Sun"

"Now the crowd breaks and a young boy appears Looks the old man in the eye As he spreads his wings and shouts at the crowd In the name of God my father I'll fly"

"Bind us all together, Ablaze with Hope and Free. No storm or heavy weather, Will rock the boat you'll see."

"She came to me with a serpents kiss, As the Eye of the Sun rose on her lips. Moonlight catches silver tears I cry."

"Just a babe in a black abyss, No reason for a place like this. The walls are cold and souls cry out in pain. An easy way for the blind to go, A clever path for the fools who know The Secret of the Hangman ­ the smile on his lips. The light of the Blind you'll see, The venom that tears my spine, The Eyes of the Nile are opening you'll see."

"The sands of time for me are running low."

"I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools I turn to you oh my poor old Jerusalem Deny my love but you can't change fate"

"I had a part in everything Twice I destroyed the light and twice I failed I left ruin behind me when I returned But I also carried ruin with me She, the mistress of her own lust"

"Nightfall Quietly it crept in and changed us all."

"How long shall we mourn in the dark? The bliss and the beauty will not return Say farewell to sadness and grief Though long and hard the road may be"

"So I stand still In front of the crowd Excited faces What will be next? I still don't have a clue"

"I've heard the warning! Well curse my name I'll keep on laughing No regret No regret"

"The moon, the sign of hope It appeared when we left the pain of the ice-desert behind We faced up to the curse and endured misery Condemned we are We brought hope, but also lies, and treachery"

"Oh lord here I stand Suddenly everything's gone For all Noldor From now on my life Is my gift to you Just lead my fate To the victory Of elves"

"Lord of all Noldor A star in the night And a bearer of hope He rides into his glorious battle alone Farewell to the valiant warlord"

"High's the fee Soon my spirit will return Welcome dawn Your light will take me home"

"Thus he died Nom the Wise Lord of the caves and friend of man Fair, and noble Most beloved of the Noldor race Paid the price, he redeemed the oath Farewell my friend, farewell"

"Out on the water The island of the dead that live There they dwelt Until they left the world and Still their deeds live forth in songs"

"Now truly I am king of the world Master of fate Damned shall thy house be Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further"

"Thus ends the fifth battle By the treachery of men the field is lost The night falls and great is the triumph of evil The league is broken The last vestige of hope lives in the hidden king Only he troubles the dark one's mind Only he could bring ruin to the black foe Though the land lies down in agony and the curse lives on A new star shall arise And a new day shall come, again"

"Proudly it stands Until the world's end The victorious banner of love"

"Day after day we've been fixed in this bowl for so long For ages we're captured in shells and crystallized walls"

"Well we all know there's no other side It's good and evil I know right between, there's no borderline This is the punishment divine"

"May my weary soul find release for a while At the moment of death I will smile"

"Still the wind blows Calm and silent Carries news from a distant shore"

"And from the sea you'll feel me And then you'll breathe out gently: Leave me"

"Your soul's like water but Your fate is like the wind"

"Let them curse my name On these bloodstained pages of misery Let them call me a tyrant so cruel Let them curse my name but remember the truth"

"I am lost in the black chamber There's no way to turn back It takes me down forevermore And death would be so sweet I'm possessed by the old creature Who has planned all To take my soul Too late for me In my hands It lies I thought But I failed Now he's in meMy soul is lost In his black chamberI'm gone"

"Too much, too much you cannot pay with your silver and your gold there's just a little chance to save the wizard's life there's just a little chance for all you fools now pay"

"I'm not a king I'm just a bard How can I trust If there is good and bad The wounds of life They will remain At least I found a friend"

"Still I hear the scream of thousands: Crucify, crucify!!! Take it all Our gold, our homes, our life, But we didn't kill your Christ!! Reach out for your holy grail Enslave us and make us Your god's sacrifice!!"

"Listen crowd I'll tell you everything Though I have to say I don't know much Talking about a past And future secret Most call him once And future king Far back in the past I saw his ending Long before it started I knew his name He's the one who took the sword Out of the stone It's how that ancient tale began I hear it in the cold winds"

"Come to it's world following the sign Guardian, guardian, guardian of the blind Give us the help, we're waiting for your sign Guardian, guardian, guardian of the blind"

"Follow the blind Your journey, your last hope, it can begin These passing dreams were real no fantasy There are more things than we know Come take my hand"

"Valhalla - Deliverance Why've you ever forgotten me?"

"I hope there is a way back With my talisman So I look into myself Into the days when I was just a child Come follow me to wonderland And see the tale that never ends Don't fear the lion nor the witch I can't come back I'm lost but still I know There is another world"

"Do you know if Merlin did exist Or Frodo wore the ring Did Corum kill the gods Or where's the wonderland Which young Alice had seen Or was it just a dream I knew the answers Now they're lost for me"

"In my thoughts and in my dreams They're always in my mind These songs of hobbits, dwarfs and men And elves Come close your eyes You can see them too"