1. Argos Died Twice

Small and idle, we roll
Round silent Mars we are, a wheel is our sanctuary
Orbiting slowly, away from our home
Not a starship anymore, we're left all alone

Save our world – about to die
Hear our call

Creeping fear, we're lost in these cold depths
Of careless space, the colony's wasted
Plague is ravaging the wheel, and medicines ran out
Scorched the soil dry, no more food or water

Save our world – condamned to die
Hear our call

Shelter to the runaway from the Earth
But you closed your eyes, forgetting us all
Without resources sustaining our lives
We had no chance to survive... and Argos died.

The wheel is floating in the barren sky
Through the endless dark
Dumb mirrors catching useless sunrays

Just a bunch of renegades
Who flew from their homeland
A place where computers decide for your life
Why should you care for us?
You've already killed once
When your heart forgot us and left us alone

Save our world – we're damned for life
Hear our call

Shelter to the runaway from the Earth
But you closed your eyes, forgetting us all
Without resources sustaining our lives
We had no chance to survive...
Shelter to the runaway from the Earth
But you closed your eyes, forgetting us all
Without resources sustaining our lives
We had no chance to survive... and Argos died

2. King Of Terror

Misty and moonless
Here comes the night
A silent shadow crawls out of your sight

One man, a thousand faces
One thief so used to chases
His name sounds like sorrow – King of terror
His past, a gloomy secret
Don't try to reveal it
His life, a lonely challenge, neverending

Never surrenders
Never a loser

His steely eyes will freeze you deep inside
You've got a while just to cry high
He's the king of terror
Be afraid, because evil is closer than you think
Behind a face that you love and believe

He's just a creeping shudder
No friends or any brother
His knife... what a loyal fellow! – King of terror
A lot of traps and pitfalls
A girl who shares his dark soul
That's all he really need to stop the law

Just the beginning
No happy ending

His steely eyes will freeze you deep inside
You've got a while just to cry high
He's the king of terror
Be afraid, because evil is closer than you think
Behind a face that you love and believe

Never surrenders
Never a loser

His steely eyes will freeze you
His wicked mind will rule
His strenght will cancel your will-power
You've got a while just to cry high
He's the king of terror
Be afraid, because the evil is closer than you think
Behind a face that you love and believe
Be afraid, because evil is born inside your mind
Inside your heart that's now ready to kill!

3. Off The Beaten Path

There's a time in life when you get sick
Of people telling that and this
What to do, what to do not
It makes you want to cry...

Leave me alone
Your words have no worth
I can err by myself

That time I swore that I'd be
Walking off the beaten path
To learn from what I hear and see
And free my mind from all the...

Lies they teach
And worship as the truth
Their Grail for the fools

Long though is the road
That long I shall go
Off The Beaten Path
Off The Beaten Path

I might fall and rise again
To find me wiser than I was
'Cause the rock I've stumbled on
Is now a chapter in the...

Story unfolding
Of my journey through life
Till the end of my time

With every day that's passing on
My fear grows of a day to come
When in the mirror I'll look and see
Someone, someone that's not me
He glances back as to ask me why
The flame has faded in those eyes
The answer I won't know at last
So I swear he will never have to ask

That time I swore that I'd be
Walking off the beaten path
'Cause everything I hear and see
Is a new chapter in the...

Story unfolding
Of my journey through life
Till the end of my time
Till the end of my time

Long though is the road
That long I shall go
Off The Beaten Path
Off The Beaten Path
Off The Beaten Path

4. Jail TV

Come see the secrets of the deathrow
The depravity of those inmates
High resolution prison cameras
They make you like a fly-upon-the-wall of hell

They gave you pain, we make'em pay
And let you witness with your eyes
Who cares it doesn't fit the crime?
We think the punishment's alright!

Now on the screen
We are Jail TV
We let the ghouls of hate and vengeance fill your mind
When you want justice pay-per-view
Warden Whiplash and her crew
Will make the guilty get the hardest of their time

Hear the confession of the dirt-bags
The unspeakable details of their disgusting crimes
They beg for mercy 'cause they know that
The RatRoaster won't be waiting anymore

They gave you pain, we make'em pay
And let you witness with your eyes
Who cares it doesn't fit the crime?
We think the punishment's alright!

Now on the screen
We are Jail TV
We let the ghouls of hate and vengeance fill your mind
When you want justice pay-per-view
Warden Whiplash and her crew
Will make the guilty get the hardest of their time

Now on the screen
We are Jail TV
We let the ghouls of hate and vengeance fill your mind
The show's unusual and cruel
We hold a mirror up to you
And let you glimpse how twisted sick you really are

5. Warriors (When The Battle Calls)

They've come from outer planets, celestial breed of gods
Masters of evolution, harsh judges of all that is
They raised demons from every hell, and spread them over our world
No question can be asked, this trial's stake is our right to be

Hail to this mortal army, I will lead you to your fate
Last orders have been given, now issue's in your hands

Victory I can't promise you, but blood and pain
With your valour you must gain salvation for us all

Warriors – Warriors – When the battle calls
Warriors – Warriors – To the final war
Warriors – Warriors – Let me hear your cry
Warriors – Warriors – Hold your heads up high

Thousands lie dead on the ground, withdrawal makes no sense
Mindless monsters still advancing, no quarter they will give
Only desperation can push us to fight on
Extinction will await us, if this hopeless war is lost

Warriors – Warriors – When the battle calls
Warriors – Warriors – To the final war
Warriors – Warriors – Let me hear your cry
Warriors – Warriors – Hold your heads up high

All of a sudden the gods fill the sky
Beams from their eyes freeze this moment in time
We can't but shiver at this terrible sight
The verdict is now to be known

A powerful voice now resounds in our minds
With disbelief we open our eyes
The stake has been won – Tomorrow will come

Ohhh – They disappear
Ohhh – But still the fear
Is creeping inside us

Ohhh – Can this be real?
Ohhh – No one breaks the still
How long will it be before they come again?

Ohhh – Victory
Ohhh – Or slavery?
Are we their pawns in an eternal game?
To their holy pleasure are we sacrificed?

Warriors – Warriors – When the battle calls
Warriors – Warriors – To the final war
Warriors – Warriors – Let me hear your cry
Warriors – Warriors – Hold your heads up high

Warriors – Warriors – When the battle calls
Warriors – Warriors – To the final war
Warriors – Warriors – Let me hear your cry
Warriors – Warriors – Hold your heads up high

6. Pit Of Charming Snakes

See the sparks before your eyes
About to give you fire
Does it matter of the danger anyway?
Mesmerized, cross the line
And breathe the air of thunder
Will you run away? Or Sin will make you stay?

I've lived beneath a hundred pillows
I give'em up today
Now – I'll grab the choices never taken
No matter what they say...

Throwing myself – To this pit of charming snakes
I feel their cold embrace
Like a cradle – Lullaby within their gaze
The pit of the charming snakes

Glassy stare – Are you strong
Enough to bear temptation?
One more step and you'll be floating in the air
Magnetism, lust and fear
Are blending all their power
As you get astray, the serpents hiss your way

Decisions pending on my shoulders
A burden of dismay
Oh – A load I'll bring along forever
The toll is mine to pay...

Throwing myself – To this pit of charming snakes
I feel their cold embrace
Like a cradle – Lullaby within their gaze
The pit of the charming snakes

Shivers crawling down my spine
As I see my future, dissolute and full of lies
What I leave behind me – Never to get back
But what I face is stronger

See the sparks – And now you're taking fire
Do you care – Anyway?
Questions pounding in your head
Now the brink's behind you, there's no more turning back

I own the fault of my behavior
It's just myself to blame
No – No words to my defence are coming
So proud of my mistakes

Throwing myself – To this pit of charming snakes
I feel their cold embrace
Like a cradle – Lullaby within their gaze
The pit of the charming snakes

7. Where Skye Meets The Sea

Cross the straits foaming waters
To a land where the sands of time stand still
Where the Little People still dwell
Under the Fairy Glen hills
Should you lose your way in the thin mist
You may lose your mind as well

And never be seen again
Fade away an old memory
For magic lives on this land
There's magic where Skye meets the sea
For magic lives on this land
There's magic where Skye meets the sea

Walk the paths through the Cuillins
Hear the wind carrying legends and tales from the past
When a princess of Fairyland
Loved the chief of the Clan
She appealed to the king of her people
A sad price she would have to pay

After a year and a day
She had to leave the human world
But her gift to their son
Would forever protect her beloved
For magic lives on this land
There's magic where Skye meets the sea

And when a threat hangs on this land
The Fairy Flag will wave again
For the third time to guard the Clan
Then will return to Fairyland

8. Doom Of The Darksword

Run away – Guilty hands still wet of warlock's blood
Vanya won't find you – The dark stone hides you
Head to Marilon – Where at last you'll claim your right of birth
Your royal lineage – The best kept secret

Your Doom is carrying the sword

Doom of the Darksword
You can't die – You can't stay alive
By the prophecy the Almin told
In your hand stands the ruin of the world

As the Druid speaks – You discover your life's been a lie
A child was stolen – His descent unknown
Betrayal burns – As you're being convicted for your crimes
But truth's still hidden – The Prince's now to unveil it

Your Doom's sealed by old words

Doom of the Darksword
You can't die – You can't stay alive
By the prophecy the Almin told
In your hand stands the ruin of the world

Crystal tears the Empress cried
On her lifeless child
Vanya would hide him in the Font
He'd let him there, forgot, to live
But he couldn't thwart the prophecy
Anya, furious, foiled his plot

"Take the sword
I will bear Mutation
Go Beyond – Fulfil your Doom"

Doom of the Darksword
You can't die – You can't stay alive
By the prophecy the Almin told
You will return
From the Mists of the Beyond
Doom of the Darksword
It's the terror of the few who know
For you'll bring in your hand the ruin of the world

9. The Ancient Prophecy

"There will be born to the Royal House one who is dead yet will live, who will
die again and live again. And when he returns, he will hold in his hand the
destruction of the world." (M. Weis / T. Hickman)

10. Overdoze

I'm watching figures in an ordinary world
A pale remembrance of the human loftiness
Happy to follow their own program 'til the end
Crying out I wake up – Has it been a nightmare? Or life?

How can I tell the dreams around me from the truth
Illusions from reality
Who should I trust now?

Don't leave your ego buried by the dust of wear
Don't stand up looking dully while the others make
Your time's already spent and you don't even perceive it
We live to leave a sign, not just to survive

Your train is running – Single stop: the terminus
The trip will never be the same
Then choose your railroad

You're just overdozing
Speeding up to crumble
Be the owner of your way
Wake and you will fly
That's a spell of your mind
Build your life, don't let it flow away

How can I tell the dreams around me from the truth
Illusions or reality
Your train is running – Single stop: the terminus
The trip will never be the same
Then choose your railroad

You're just overdozing
Speeding up to crumble
Be the owner of your way
Wake and you will fly
That's a spell of your mind
Build your life, don't let it flow

You're just overdozing
Speeding up to crumble
Be the owner of your way
Wake and you will fly
That's a spell of your mind
Build your life, don't let it flow away

11. Gates Of Mercy

Black is the heart of the soldier at war
Ready to free without consideration his bloody hand
Tell us, how do you resolve?

That was our best mercy you'd give yourselves to
You chose to fight, then proud of destruction defy us to our worst
And be known that there won't be reins holding our wicked lust
Forcing violations, arrayed in flames like the prince of fiends
Storming his evil career

For the gates of mercy are bolted and sealed
And they'll remain all shut up
We won't stop until in your ashes you lie – buried

A name that becomes me best in my thoughts is
Soldier, ranging my fury with conscience wide as hell
Mowing like grass your untouched virgins and flowering infants
What's it to me when it's just you the cause of this waste
And this desolation

For the gates of mercy are bolted and sealed
And they'll remain all shut up
We won't stop until in your ashes you lie
Buried and damned for all time

For the gates of mercy are bolted and sealed
And they'll remain all shut up
We won't stop until in your ashes you lie – buried

For the gates of mercy are bolted and sealed
And they'll remain all shut up
We won't stop until in your ashes you lie
Buried and damned for all time

For the gates of mercy are bolted and sealed
And they'll remain all shut up
We won't stop until in your ashes you lie
Buried and damned for all time

...until in your ashes you lie
...buried and damned for all time