1. Where Are You Eden?

A picture hangs
It's always been there
To celebrate the good news
Though people talk
They don't understand
It only serves to confuse

Temptation calls
And we stand in line
Somebody calls out your name
Well you can look
But you'll never find
It's very hard to explain

Black shadows fall
Around this place
I see no door
There is no trace

Where are you Eden?
Open your gates holy thunder
Tears down my face drag me under
Wilderness swallow me

Can't mess around
The soundtrack of life
With all the rubbish they talk
And on your way
You better believe
Cause that's what you really bought

Black shadows fall
Around this place
I see no door
There is no trace

Where are you Eden?
Open your gates holy thunder
Tears down my face drag me under
Wilderness swallow me

So
Here we stand
Distant dreams
Torn apart
Don't
Cry for help
It might break
Your heart

Black shadows fall
Around this place
I see no door
There is no trace

Where are you Eden?
Open your gates holy thunder
Tears down my face drag me under
Wilderness swallow me...

2. You Can't Run Faster Than Bullets

Look hard can you see Jacob's ladder
Get ready to make your escape
And what you believe doesn't matter
Get running there's no give and take

Earth shakes and the boom's getting louder
No birds in the sky, disappeared
While faces in fear they surround her
Get lost in that dark atmosphere

There's no time for reason
There's no freedom here

You hear the cry, sweet mother mild
Can't save them all, but you can try
Don't sleep tonight, play hide and seek
It's not a game, no-one can speak

And it's so cold, where's God tonight?
Well there's no food, no appetite
You hear the cry, sweet mother mild
You'd give your life for any child

Well you can't run faster than bullets
No stopping that noise overhead
Dawn's agony hangs like a puppet
And everything turns bloody red

The shadows have turned into ashes
Wild flowers refusing to grow
No tombstone to say he who passes
There's no goodbye there's no hello

Full moon lights the darkness
Everyone is laid low

3. Madman Or Messiah

When you were born you never had a thing
Out in the cold unforgettable
Hold your silver cross
Not to sympathise
Play the music soft
And close your eyes
You'd be a rich man or you'd be a fool
Heart full of gold so incredible

Out of time still locked in anger

Madman or messiah
If he gets inside of your head
That house of desire
Be careful you might get misled

Shotgun Boulevard
No diamonds or kings
Beware the schoolyard
I guess that's the place it begins

I don't know if it's a gift or a curse
Nobody sees it's impossible
Get down on your knees
Wash away the blood
Cheating the disease
Will do you good
You might be crying on the streets alone
Walk through the crowd quite invisible

Shame maybe there'll come a day
That won't hold you down
The green light is on
The unspoken words
That you should have said
Forever return
And return

4. The Archway Of Tears

They laughed loudly
Had no cares
Their hands dirty
Said no prayers

Dark streets hide the sunrise
All things come to pass and
No smile from her blue eyes
Her soul comes unfastened

Oh don't be afraid of the truth
Oh don't be afraid
There's no excuse

Long time incoming
Long time gone
They say keep running
But what from?

She's seen all the good intentions
Like the archway of tears
Long time incoming
Run through the years

Stained glass broken
Ruby and blue
The shrine's empty
No taboo

She's not seen the ocean
Night time, fiery stacks burn
No nails on her fingers
She vows not to return

Yeah she finds it hard to believe
She's so afraid
We all get deceived

Long time incoming
Long time gone
They say keep running
But what from?

She's seen all the good intentions
Like the archway of tears
Long time incoming
Run through the years

Work a lifetime maybe
Get nowhere
It's a fine line maybe
To get there

Long time incoming
Long time gone
They say keep running
But what from?

She's seen all the good intentions
Like the archway of tears
Long time incoming
Run through the years

Long time incoming
Long time gone
They say keep running
But what from?

She's seen all the good intentions
Like the archway of tears
Long time incoming
Run through the years

5. Not Forgiven

No going back
That ship has sailed
Your poison words
Have been impaled

My blood runs cold
I shed no tears
That story's old

Your misery
Part of your life
Your sorrow burns
Just out of sight

My blood runs cold
I shed no tears
That story's old

Not forgiven
You wear the face of a liar
Not forgiven
You stand too close to the fire
Words are empty
To the money you're drawn
Not forgiven
You'll get lost in the storm

Your painted face
Fell off the edge
Forgot the facts
Or so he says

My blood runs cold
I shed no tears
That story's old

Not forgiven
You wear the face of a liar
Not forgiven
You stand too close to the fire
Words are empty
To the money you're drawn
Not forgiven
You'll get lost in the storm

No more pretending
Falling under your spell
Your life consumed in
Your dark hotel
Don't have a key there
I said farewell
Locked all your rooms in
Your citadel

Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven
Forgiven, forgiven, forgiven, forgiven

Not forgiven
You wear the face of a liar
Not forgiven
You stand too close to the fire
Words are empty
To the money you're drawn
Not forgiven
You'll get lost in the storm

Not forgiven
You wear the face of a liar
Not forgiven
You stand too close to the fire
Words are empty
To the money you're drawn
Not forgiven
You'll get lost in the storm

6. The Serpent Rings

You steal what you can carry
You're not afraid
It's not the truth, desire you crave
In your mind
You don't know how it works
No satisfaction and it hurts

No refuge from the landscape
You've lost control
You watch the emptiness unfold
Then it came
To steal your liberty
Some day they say the blind will see

Can't wear a veil to disguise who you are
Burning the sun from your
Serpent rings on every
Finger, gold and silver

So beware if you follow that creed
The crowd all sing
Of flaming horses that run with great speed
On silent wings

Don't take it in, don't take it in
Don't take it in
I know the hangman can't wait to begin

You walked the road forever
And paid no toll
You've got confusion in your soul
Baby girl
They said you'd go astray
Pay no attention all the way

When dragon clouds disappear from the sky
Mercia green stole her
Iron horse rise into
Azure and it's over

So beware if you follow that creed
The crowd all sing
Of flaming horses that run with great speed
On silent wings

Don't take it in, don't take it in
Don't take it in
I know the hangman can't wait to begin

Don't take it in, don't take it in
Don't take it in
Wake up tomorrow and know where you've been

7. House Of Kings

Well I mean it when I tell ya
You'll be broken by the world you carry

Watch the vultures pick your bones and
Burn your house down in forgotten valley

There's a hillside, you won't climb it
When you're left out – what you doin' here?

Take the long road before midnight
It's a long way to the next frontier

You stole the moon from the sky
A shadow prince in the house of kings
Now you've got nowhere to go
Caught in a wild wind

Stand on a high mountain top
The city lights are a diamond ring
Maybe they'll all turn to glass
Leaving us wondering

There's no angel on your doorstep
That will save you from the road you travel

Keep it rollin' for a long time
Watch confusion on their face unravel

There's a poster on a white wall
And you're dressed up like a showroom dummy

But you sit there like a blind man
Pockets empty, you ain't got no money

8. The Great Unknown

Queen red, no names
Wars end like this
The hurt, it came
No-one admits

Search all day, search all night
Look for the answers that never betray
Answers that seem to be right

When the night comes down
And you're all alone
When there's not a sound
From the great unknown

Persian kings pass your window they're desperate to hear
Music so sweet
Like the voice of Domingo that echoes so clear
And fills every street

Shake down it's so outrageous
Funny how they persuade us
They try to hide the picture
Argue and contradict yer

Don't know this game
When worlds collide
What we became
No-one replied

Write in dust all you say
Look for the answers you know you can trust
One day they might blow away

When the night comes down
And you're all alone
When there's not a sound
From the great unknown

When the jester wears scarlet to hide all his wounds
Something's not right
Politicians are acting like matin?e cartoons
The speaker turned white

9. Man

No promises to keep
Won't lose an hours sleep
Talks fast but makes no sense
The mask of innocence

Turns on the golden light
Perception clear and bright
He don't need no crystal ball
Don't need no one at all

He's a reckless man
He won't crack as a matter of fact
He's a political man
He's got blood on his hands

He thinks he wrote the book
Just take a second look
He reads it every day
Then tells it anyway

He's a reckless man
He won't crack as a matter of fact
He's a political man
He's got blood on his hands

He's a reckless man
He won't crack as a matter of fact
He's a political man
He's got blood on his hands

He's a reckless man reckless man
He won't crack as a matter of fact
He's a political man

10. The Last One On Earth

The lights are turned down
The tiger's set free
You stand on your chair
Feel mortality

You chant common prayer
The dead come to life
The secrets of old
Are nowhere tonight

You know I felt like the last one on earth
The sun don't shine anymore
You know I felt like the last one on earth
That's never happened before

As time slips away
And covers the change
Of everything old
And everything strange

The clock strikes the time
A ghost in the rain
The waiter won't come
But no-one complains

Somewhere out on the edge of time
They all fall to sleep
Falling through a kaleidoscope
Far beyond belief

Deeper and deeper the tunnel grows deeper
Wake me or shake me to open my eyes

11. Crimson On The White Sand

Undo the years
Before we all go to sleep
And keep your memory bright
Your thoughts so sweet

Yeah forgotten faces
Eyes so deep and hollow
And the darkest places
Ride the moonlight desperado

You're still bleeding
Dressed for glory
All the bells ring
Predatory
You got sorrow
Into your brain
All that followed
Was your own pain

Still hear those guns
They carry into the night
The echo of their goodbyes
Last words recite

Well no one can touch you
Lay your body down and
Tell what you have been through
Now there's crimson on the white sand

You remember well
Old photographs
Soon fade away
And footprints can lead you astray