ALTARIA LYRICS

1. Unchain The Rain

[Liimatainen]

We've tread these paths of night so long
I'm right beside you just like thousand times before

I'm dark as dark can be
I'm face of tragedy
That feeling, deceiving
That burn in your soul

My kingdom come
My will be done
So join me fallen one

We'll drown our sorrow to this endless sea
Together we'll unchain the rain
Escape the world into our sanctuary
There in my arms you'll be free

Your guilt I will justify, I'll make you mine
To have, to hold and embrace

A spark of mystery
The dark discovery
In your loss my
Greatest victory

Closer apart
Two of a heart
Let us share the scars

Drown your sorrow to my endless sea
Together we'll unchain the rain
Escape the light into my sanctuary
There in my arms you'll be free

So many times we have been falling
So many times I've heard you swearing that we're through
As many times you have come crawling
'Cause no one else can ease your pain the way I do

We'll drown our sorrow to this endless sea
Together we'll unchain the rain
Escape the light into our sanctuary
There in my arms you'll be free

We'll drown our sorrow to this endless sea
Together we'll unchain the rain
And share our secret nighttime fantasy
Together in forever sleep...

2. Will To Live

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka / Liimatainen]

I am too young to die
Yet I seem to be too frightened to live

Is this my destiny
To dwell in this cave of misery
My body's filled with scars
From the battles of my past

Voices are calling me
But still I cannot seem to move
Towards the bright white light
Where my wings will learn to fly

So I raise my head and await
What tomorrow holds for me

When your will to live is gone
And the child of love is lost
Time is your only friend and hope

When your will to live is gone
And a shadow carries on
Time will bring back the joy
And the will to live

Why is my day so dark
And when I climb I fall back down
Into the big black hole
Created by my soul

So I raise my head and await
What the future holds for me

When your will to live is gone
And the child of love is lost
Time is your only friend and hope

When your will to live is gone
And the shadow carries on
Time will bring back the joy
And the will to live

[solo]

When your will to live is gone
And the child of love is lost
Time is your only friend and hope

When your will to live is gone
And the shadow carries on
Time will bring back the joy

When your will to live is gone
And the child of love is lost
Time is your only friend and hope

When your will to live is gone
And the shadow carries on
Time will bring back the joy
And the will to live

3. Prophet Of Pestilence

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka]

"You ask me if I have a God complex
Let me tell you something
I am God"

From out of nowhere
Like a newborn child he comes
With wisdom greater than the world

Some need to belong
So the weak will follow
This false messiah made of lies

He says "Come with me into eternity
Share everything with me"

Prophet of pestilence
Holding on to the souls of the weak
Without forces of tyranny
In the night, in their dreams
He will rise by dawn

The angels calling
With burning eyes of lust
They will fall down on their knees

The sign of the cross
Gives him power
To manipulate the holy ones

He says "Ride the sky into oblivion
Leave all you had behind"

Prophet of pestilence
Holding on to the souls of the weak
Without forces of tyranny
In the night, in their dreams
He will rise by dawn

Prophet of pestilence
A decease in the real world with no one
Around and around they go
Carousel of emotions and thoughts betrayed

[solo]

Prophet of pestilence
Holding on to the souls of the weak
Without forces of tyranny
In the night, in their dreams
He will rise by dawn

Prophet of pestilence
A decease in the real world with no one
Around and around they go
Carousel of emotions and thoughts betrayed

Without a warning he's gone

4. Darkened Highlight

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka]

Hungry wolves are howling
In the forest of moonlight
A fallen hero looking for
The reason to some lies

And the lightning sets the universe aflame

At the rainbow's end we find
The treasure of our dreams
A soul survivor getting closer
To the secret of the key

To live forever more...

Fading lights remind me of the misery
And the darkened highlight
Painted skies resolve the ancient mystery
And the darkened highlight finds a way to shine

Taunted souls are calling
From the dungeons of the night
A dreamer realize too late
The race has just begun

And the thunder warns the earth the rain awaits

Destination no one knows
With a voice inside screams go
Pack your bags and leave again
The altar's calling you

To live forever more...

Fading lights remind me of the misery
And the darkened highlight
Painted skies resolve the ancient mystery
And the darkened highlight finds a way to shine

Face of evil laughing at the destiny
Of the darkened highlight
While the night gives birth to dreadful fantasies
And the darkened highlight finds a way to shine
Finds a way to shine

[solo]

Fading lights remind me of the misery
And the darkened highlight
Painted skies resolve the ancient mystery
And the darkened highlight finds a way to shine

Face of evil laughing out the destiny
Of the darkened highlight
While the night gives birth to dreadful fantasies
And the darkened highlight finds a way to shine

5. Discovery

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka / Liimatainen]

Time - never enough in my life
Chasing my tail
So scared to fail
That it's eating me up from inside

Eyes - following me all around
Watching my moves
Making me lose
All the dignity from distant skies

Climbing the stairway of steel

Discovery
There's magic inside to be found
Discovery
The power hides deep in the night

Signs - telling a story of might
All the stars in the sky
Asking me why
Did you bury yourself in the sand

Fight - through thunder and lightning again
Conquer the world
Make your voice heard
Reach out and abandon your den

Climbing the stairway of steel

Discovery
There's magic inside to be found
Discovery
The power hides deep in the night

Discovery
There's magic inside to be found
Discovery
Discover the power tonight

[solo]

Discovery
There's magic inside to be found
Discovery
The power hides deep in the night

Discovery
There's magic inside to be found
Discovery
Discover the power tonight

6. Falling Again

[Liimatainen]

You are the fallen angel
Far from grace and on your way down
Standing in the cool night air
Don't feel the rain

Another night to wear you down
Another thorn into my crown
You are so far from reach and I'm in need

I am not your savior
So why I feel this guilty?
You are just a stranger
... but when we touch, I share your lust ...

You hear the beating of my heart
I see your eyes they're filled with scars
For you I'm one of many, you are my first

And as I take the streets again
I still remember the fire we shared
I know this was our moment and never again

Tell me who was using who?
Is there nothing left to do?
Can I fight that destiny
... bring the light into your night ...

I cast my shadow over thee
You let yours fall all over me
I'll be your night and you're my shining star
Out of the ashes we are born
The lost and damned with hope long gone
We're reaching out for light but falling again

[solo]

I can not hear no soothing song
I see no star to wish upon
No beacon in the night to guide my way

But I've been searching for so long
And you're the flame worth dying for
Your breath awakens me and makes me real

I swear I will make you mine
Cross my heart and hope to die
To eternity we'll fly
... side by side we will lie ...

I cast my shadow over thee
You let yours fall all over me
I'll be your night and you're my shining star
Out of the ashes we are born
The lost and damned with hope long gone
We're reaching out for light but falling again

I cast my shadow over thee
You let yours fall all over me
I'll be your night and you're my shining star
Out of the ashes we are born
The lost and damned with hope long gone
We're reaching out for love but falling again...

7. Divine

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka / Liimatainen]

Symbols of forgotten times
Spinning around and around and around in my mind
Changes taking place inside
While the body sleeps

Methods of an ancient ritual
Calling me back, calling back to the game
Mutations taking place tonight
Through the hunger and need

Get down - take cover
See me prowling in the moonlight
Reach out - discover
Truth in the lies

Signs made of fire
In the dead of the night when we return
Higher and higher
The flames will fade and die
When we are divine

Creatures of a lower lifeform
They're always out for flesh, they're out for blood
Extinction makes them walk alone
Through a firestorm

Get down - take cover
Hear me howling in the twilight
Reach out - discover
Sign of the times

Signs made of fire
In the dead of the night when we return
Higher and higher
The flames will fade and die
When we are divine

Words of a liar
On the holy cross the bodies burn
A perfect desire
Flames will fade and die
When we are divine

So many questions have been asked
So many lies been told
So many dreams forsaken
In the name of divinity

[solo]

Signs made of fire
In the dead of the night when we return
Higher and higher
The flames will fade and die
When we are divine

Words of a liar
On the holy cross the bodies burn
A perfect desire
Flames will fade and die
When we are divine

8. Haven

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka]

Before the dawn I awake
Morning came to paradise
There beside me in peaceful sleep
A princess hiding from the night

You know they say
That nothing lasts forever
And memories will fade away

Together in perfect harmony
Forever escaping destiny
Gathering thoughts in the haven of the lost
The wilderness surrounds our souls

The taste of freedom all around
I hear the water hit the shore
The concrete jungle so far away
A peaceful soldier will return

You know they say
Some things can last forever
And memories don't fade away

Together in perfect harmony
Forever escaping destiny
An angel in perfect harmony
With a stranger escaping destiny
Gathering thoughts in the haven of the lost
The wilderness surrounds our souls

Across the sky like an eagle I spread my wings
Now my heart is finally free, so free

[solo]

Together in perfect harmony
Forever escaping destiny
An angel in perfect harmony
With a stranger escaping destiny
Gathering thoughts in the haven of the lost
The wilderness surrounds our souls

9. Try To Remember

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka]

Another young and restless soul
Trapped in a world of shattered dreams
Craving for shelter to stay warm
But there's no one there for me

Chains of the past still hold me down
Though my heart wants to break free
I try to hold on to a flame
That once again will slip away

Feels like I'm drowning in tears
Drifting away with the stream
I hear them calling my name
I'm fading away

Send me down an angel
From the heavens above the earth
And I'll try to remember
How this life under dark skies used to be

Beyond the solid walls of stone
The fields of green so wide
Climbing a stairway made of stars
Leaving sorrows far behind

Feels like I'm drowning in tears
Drifting away with the stream
I hear them calling my name
I'm fading away

Send me down an angel
From the heavens above the earth
And I'll try to remember
How this life under dark skies used to be

Send me down an angel
From the heavens above the earth
And I'll try to remember
How this life under dark skies used to be

[solo]

Send me down an angel
From the heavens above the earth
And I'll try to remember
How this life under dark skies used to be

10. Stain On The Switchblade

[Wik / Smedjebacka / Pukkila]

You wanna raise a fortune
And still be free
You wanna touch the limelight
But you can't take the heat

You look for victims
With stardust in your eyes
Hold on like a parasite
With your rehearsed lies

I hear you talking
Still I'm not listening

You're telling me stories of lost innocence
Forgetting the stain on your switchblade is red
The stain on your switchblade

Behind the mask of anger
A lonely child
Beyond the heart of darkness
Just a face in the crowd

Inside the castle
You feel you somehow count
Remember the broken hearts
Can you hear their sound

I hear you talking
Still I'm not listening

You're telling me stories of lost innocence
Forgetting the stain on your switchblade is red
You're telling me stories of lost innocence
Forgetting the stain on your switchblade is red

[solo]

You're telling me stories of lost innocence
Forgetting the stain on your switchblade is red
You're telling me stories so bent out of shape
Forgetting the stain on your switchblade is red
The stain of your switchblade
Switchblade
Switchblade

11. Enemy

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka]

Leave me alone
Are you friend or enemy
Leave me alone
Nothing's ever what it seems
Leave me alone - enemy

I knew right from the start
That I would not be free
Just by leaving all behind
But I just had to try
And spread my wings again
Recalling kings of times gone by

Can you see the flame has died
Do you ever wonder why
Take a hard look at me now

Leave me alone
Reflections of a stormy sea
Leave me alone
Affection slowly sets me free
Leave me alone - enemy

Remember yesterday
When skies were always blue
And no mountain was too high
Day by day I am
Returning with desire
Recalling gods of times gone by

Can you see the flame has died
Do you ever wonder why
Take a hard look at me now

Leave me alone
Reflections of stormy sea
Leave me alone
Affection slowly sets me free
Leave me alone
Are you friend or enemy
Leave me alone
Nothing's ever what is seems
Leave me alone - enemy

[solo]

Leave me alone
Reflections of stormy sea
Leave me alone
Affection slowly sets me free
Leave me alone
Are you friend or enemy
Leave me alone
Nothing's ever what is seems
Leave me alone - enemy

12. Final Warning

[Pukkila / Smedjebacka / Liimatainen]

I take a look into
Your tearfilled lying eyes
I see a glimpse of goodness
But the anger holds my mind

I know that you and I
We could have worked things out
But it's too late by now
We're at the point of no return

This pilot will crash and burn

Into the final warning
In the jaws of danger
On a misty morning
And I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning of love

You've made an enemy
Of the one you used to want
And I can't turn around
To take you back into my arms

I hear your desperate cry
And I'm almost there again
But it's too late by now
'Cause it seems you never learn

This pilot will crash and burn

Into the final warning
In the jaws of danger
On a misty morning
And I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning

It's the final dawning
When the gates are open
And the tears are falling
And I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning of love
Warning of love

[solo]

Final warning
In the jaws of danger
On a misty morning
And I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning

It's the final dawning
When the gates are open
And the tears are falling
Yeah I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning of love

(Final warning)
In the jaws of danger
On a misty morning
And I'll show no mercy
When I call out the warning
It's the final dawning

13. Balls On The Wall

[European bonus track]

Too many slaves in this world
One by torture and pain
Too many people do not see
They're killing themselves - going insane
Too many people do not know
Bondage in over the human race
They believe slaves always lose
And this fear keeps them down

Watch the damned (god bless ya!)
They're gonna break their chains
You can't stop them (god bless ya!)
They're coming to get you and then

You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall!

You may screw their brains
You may sacrifice them, too
You may mortify their flesh
You may rape them all
One day the tortured stand up
And revolt against the evil
They make you drink you blood
And tear yourself to pieces

Watch the damned (god bless ya!)
They're gonna break their chains
You can't stop them (god bless ya!)
They're coming to get you and then

You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall, balls to the wall!

[solo]

Watch the damned (god bless ya!)
They're gonna break their chains
You can't stop them (god bless ya!)
They're coming to get you and then

You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man
Balls to the wall
You'll get your balls to the wall, man

14. Stranger

[Japanese bonus track]

Flash striking fears, so hard to see.
Yeah, the monsters without mind, hiding from the truth.

There's a stranger in your dreams,
Like a shadow in the night.
I'm a stranger in your dreams (Stranger, stranger)
And there's no where you can hide.

I can't get out, nowhere to go.
Nothing to fear, a heart of stone.

There's a stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
Like a shadow in the night (Shadow in the night)
I'm a stranger in your dreams,
And there's no where you can hide (Nowhere you can hide)

[Solo]

You lie awake, no sleep, no dream.
There's no escape, away from me.

Stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
Like a shadow in the night
I'm a stranger in your dreams (Stranger, stranger)
And there's no where you can hide.

There's a stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
Like a shadow in the night (Shadow in the night)
I'm a stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
And there's no where you can hide (Nowhere you can hide)

[Fading out]
There's a stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
Like a shadow in the night (Shadow in the night)
I'm a stranger in your dreams (Stranger)
And there's no where you can hide (Nowhere you can hide)







ALTARIA LYRICS