IAN HIGHHILL LYRICS

1. Shine

Welcome to the dark
Outside the world we know
How did you cross the magic line?
Were your footprints lost in a dance of snow?
Did you see the ones who shine?

You've reached the end,
The point of no return
The stars align, it's a sign
And you feel, you feel the need to burn
'Cause you know up here we'll shine

A candle on a ruined shrine
Lost is all you kept divine
You just wanna feel alive
And forever shine

You've called upon the darkest of angels
You drink their poisoned wine
If only you could close your eyes
You would see the danger
Of being a ghost and shine

A candle on a ruined shrine
Lost is all you kept divine
You just wanna feel alive
And forever shine

Dreaming
But are you sure it's just a dream?
Hurting
Your slumber stops with your last scream

Don't miss your chance to shine....

2. A.H.T.I.

[Instrumental]

3. Hellstream

Lonesome wanderer
The storm has left its mark
But only you will tell when
The last bell tolls

Warn the diver
The waves are getting dark
And will sweep away
Unfortunate souls

Hellstream
Never freezes over
Hellstream
Runs straight from the dragon's den

A black bible
Brought visions in the past
In the dark nights its verses
Became a song

False idols
Of metal, built to last
Before too long they made the
Nightmare carry on

Hellstream
Never freezes over
Hellstream
Runs straight from the dragon's den

False idols
A metal pod cast
Before too long they'll make the
Nightmare carry on (and on)

Hellstream
Never freezes over
Hellstream
Runs straight from the dragon's den

4. Dark Muddy Waters

I can't go to sleep
I can't wake up
Everything is torn to pieces

I can not stay
I can not leave
While the madness inside increases

At the end of the road there's always a mirror
The man who's facing me doesn't look too familiar

Because I'm sinking in dark muddy waters
The surface seems so far away
I know I've been through some stormy weather
But this time I'm facing judgement day

Tough is my hide
It has blisters and burns
But the soul inside is weakening

I see no stars
The sky is silent and cold
Like words without a meaning

At the end of the road you start questioning your dreams
You let go of the straw and float with the stream

I know I'm sinking in dark muddy waters
The surface seems so far away
I know I've been through some stormy weather
But this time I'm facing judgement day

When darkness comes there's no cure
When darkness comes it will endure

Because I'm sinking in dark muddy waters
The surface seems so far away
I know I've been through some stormy weather
But this time I'm facing judgement day

5. In the Darkness of the Grave

Shine a light on the favourite son
He's got his hands on a secret gun
And he can fly like an eagle

There he stands on the top of the world
Still drunk from the cheers he heard
Who will protect him from evil?

They call him good and brave
While he's waiting for judgement day
In the darkness of the grave

He will get immortality
Losing soul and sanity
And he will do as the devil pleases

They will prey on his fragile mind
The night is black and the tracks are blind
They've come to tear him to pieces

They praise how much he gave
And he swears he can hear them pray
From the darkness of the grave

6. Caravan

There's singing there is dancing,
Tambourines are beating
Under a cloud-shrouded moon

Wild kissing, fierce fighting,
The devil's violin is weeping
Out a hypnotizing tune

Carved wooden steps lead into
Her home on wheels
You give in to temptation
Out here it's no big deal

Join the caravan
The magic caravan

Tarot cards will tell you
What your palm didn't know
And it will change your life

She looks at you with fiery eyes
Through the falling winter snow
She cuts you like a knife

She's a devil, riding unafraid
Through all the fires of hell
And you're waiting for the secrets
Her crystal will foretell

Join the caravan
The magic caravan

7. Father

The crucifix on the wall
Should keep us safe and sound
Instead it is the lock and key
That keeps things underground

Be silent now or you'll be next
His shadow's at the door
Bloodstains from last night are still
Splattered 'cross the floor

Tell me will I be me again
In this life,

FATHER?

You'll be thought religion now
Until you can't take no more
The holy ghost is telling you
To be its filthy whore

There're voices down the corridor
Screams of agony
Hug your pillow, try to sleep and
Grasp for sanity

Tell me will I be whole again
In this life,

FATHER?

Now I hold the loaded gun
Let's find out who's the chosen one

Tell me can your soul be saved
In this life,

FATHER?

8. Man in White

Hush now child
Or he will hear you
The moon is full and he's getting near
Don't you dare make a sound
Or you're dead

There's a fire
In the old woods
Turn away while you can
Can't you hear your mama whisper
In your head

Stay away
Don't let the man in white
See the colour of your face
Don't go astray
In the moonlit night
You'll disappear without a trace

Mama, papa
Are you working the fields?
It's getting late and you're not back here
There's no one around
For me

Thunder cracks
The southern sky
The wind is howling, a storm will rise
It's happening again
Can't you see?

Stay away
Don't let the man in white
See the colour of your face
Don't go astray
In the moonlit night
You'll disappear without a trace

9. Good Nightmare

The horsemen have arrived
Darkness falls upon the world

A plague is unleashed
Its black wings now unfurled
Silence on the streets
Dead bodies wrapped in sheets

The economy must be saved
We sacrifice our lives to the beast

Invaded, enslaved
By executioners from the east

Mothers and children first
To satisfy their blood thirst

Good nightmare
Time to pay for our mistakes
We're crying in despair
Why did we open up the gates

Run, run for your life
There's some one among us with a knife

Black rain from dark skies
Brings terror and disease upon the crowds

Infected, locked away
Will we see another day?

Good nightmare
Time to pay for our mistakes
We're crying in despair
Why did we open up the gates

10. Firewater

I'm falling into darkness
Feels like my soul's been slain

A silent God is mocking
My state of never-ending pain

I'm far away,
Away from the world
A half living ghost
I'm no one
I've been to hell
And beyond

I know the road to heaven
Starts from down here in hell

Like a howling wolf I'm shouting
Please free me from this spell

I'm far away,
Away from the world
A half living ghost
I'm no one
I've been to hell
And beyond

No firewater
Can scare the night away
You got to listen to my words

No holy water
Can kill your inner beasts
No matter what you've seen or heard

11. The Wrong Turn

[Instrumental]

12. Purgatory Inn (Bring out the Devil)

Just outside of heaven's border
There's a tavern quite unknown

It's always been there, around the corner,
A place where all the saints and sinners go

Veins are filled with liquid fire
Starting slowly to ignite

Noises turn into a choir
In the shadows of the waking night

You know the time is right

Bring out the devil
From that pile of broken bones
Before it is too late
Bring out the devil,
Or you will die here all alone
With your name forever carved in stone,
Forever carved in stone

You're lying face down in the gutter
Completely still, no signs of life

All your dreams forever shattered
In fragments sharper than the sharpest knife

Time to make things right

Bring out the devil
Make a pile of broken bones
Tomorrow is too late
Bring out the devil,
Or you will die here all alone
With your name forever carved in stone
Forever carved in stone







IAN HIGHHILL LYRICS