1. Better In Black

No matter how the light comes in
I'm visible in every way
I better shut the curtains
Just to hide the worst of me

The sun goes down
Magnetic to my soul
The sun goes down
Now let the dice roll

I can't stand the daytime
I need less light to breathe
In moonlit places
I'll carve my message on the trees

In the dark I was born
In the night I was loved
In the dark I lost myself
I feel better in black
Better in black
Better in black

It feels like I am caught in clockwork
And I'm running out of time
The path of the sunlight keeps me
From moving further down the line

The sun goes down
Magnetic to the masks
The sun goes down
Ignoring all the tasks

Backstreet brawlers
Dancefloor shufflers
Drinkers dealers
Hookers gamblers
Whiskey feeders
Lapdance creepers
Mourning cats
Hungry rats
Gather 'round sing with me

2. The King I Was

The darker side of zen
Is not caring anymore
I'm used to losing battles,
Now I lost the war

Reduced to a flatline,
The day they took my soul
Crossed that fine line
The day it took it's toll

It will haunt me until my dying day
But it never, ever goes away

Losing hope is losing fear
Pure black looks clear, just for the cause
Forever down, my rusted crown
Bow down to the king I was

Lost my life,
But forgot to die
Now I'm watching
All my dreams expire

Spread my wings,
Spread myself too thin
Forever poisoned
By what could've been

Don't trust a man who doesn't cry, yeah
Don't trust s man who does not bleed
This life is still way too clean for me
To bleed, to bleed all over...

3. Batteries & Rust

We all have a lifetime
For the way straight down
From that very first moment
We all left the ground

And from the higher view
we might even see
This world offers more than grief

With our heads in the clouds
And our feet off the ground
We refuse to even try

Follow me
Follow me
To where cogwheels turn to dust
Follow me and disconnect yourself
From batteries and rust

It was too busy
Giving you a hand
My inner voice kept whispering
Can't afford a friend

Bearing this shiny cross
I stumbled on my way
'til I let go and kept myself
From slowly fading away

No more batteries and rust

4. Downgrade

Waking up frustrated
From there it just gets worse
Time's tick-tock ticking away

Tough times don't last,
Tough people do
So I bite harder day by day

At first I asked to simplify
Now see the mushroom cloud
Rise above our lives

Burn it down – to brighter times
Taking back – what's mine all mine
Downgrade me – to brighter times
Downgrade, downsize, downright dead!
Yeah!

Days are in fast-forward
but life feels like slow motion
It doesn't have to be like this (but it is)

My abstract way of thinking
Is the perfect way of sinking
Kill it all before it kills me and us

5. Into Modesty

What's the weight of glorious deeds
When there are minor things overwhelming me
Just like breathing her in when she comforts me

Disillusion made me feel small
What killed my dreams won't blow it all
Cause she's leading me
Yes, she's leading me
Into Modesty

She does not know my life fits in her hand
She pulls me along even though I have paved the way
And I never did it more possionately

She's here to stay
Leading my funeral march
Adjust the needs
Fly through our time and
Move it if its rooted

If my heart spurs me on with greed
I need her around to put me back on my feet
Just by leading me
Just by leading me
Just by leading me

She stays and she's leading me
And she's leading me
Into modesty

6. Altar Boys

Me and big G were checking the scene
A little aftershow stroll, if you know what I mean
Had a smoke and a beer, when things got weird
An unusual parade of beauty appeared

In for a good time and dressed to kill
All smiling at us, with a million scoville
Clenching our drinks, we felt a little tense
Only used to bearded rock dude fans

Not hard on the eyes, but hard on the karma
Saints & singers, oh lord, spare us the drama

Altar boys – all alone out there
Altar boys – carrying their heavy load
Altar boys – fighting bravely
All the evils of the road

I said "G, Don't move! They can smell our fear!
and they're drawing closer, let's get out of here!"
So bubbly and curvy, all drop dead legs
Better cover your eyes, and think about... something else

These girls got rhythm, we have to stick to the beat
Think about baseball or stare at our feet
Abstinence makes the heart grow fonder
A first row like this makes our minds wander

7. Happy Zombies

So you think Rock'n'Roll is dead
Well, that's not why we are wearing black
If Rock'n'Roll is dead
We are happy zombies

If you think Rock'n'Roll is gone
Watch the dance of the dead all night long
If Rock'n'Roll is dead
We are happy zombies

No doubt about it, we're all infected
Since the day it first connected
Remember how it spoke to you
The riffs, rebellion, and the backbeat, too

With all the angst of growing up
And never getting into any clubs
All the girls would look right through you
The future rock god, if they only knew

Now your kids play your AC/DC tapes
Talk about Kiss and know every face
The angst has gone, we've all grown up
But somehow, well, it doesn't stop

Not too young to die, but too old to care
This is why we're really here
That's why we burn, we're still ablaze
They'll have to drag us off the stage

It rocked us then, still does today
And why should it ever go away?

So you think Rock'n'Roll is dead
Not as long as there is Motorhead

Not too young to die, but too old to care
This is why we're really here

Damn the fashion, it's about the passion
Nothing beats some loud expression

8. My Favorite Disease

Conversation turns from slightly jaded
To fingerlickin' funny and seriously x-rated
You just push the button, let me do the talking
Crossed the line and kept on walking

Getting your way in the middle of this place
I guess they all can see it on my face
Grown men cry and how I at your moon
"More than a man" in the ladies room

I'm going under and over you
And I love it

Peace of mind or piece of ass
The cure is poison, and I couldn't care less
Love the way you still say please
God damn, you're my favorite disease

Your name spells trouble, world's screaming "No!"
On fire, afterglow of the aftershow
Drops of sweat and a trickle of champagne
This is getting seriously insane

What's a mountain of guilt in an universe of fun
This angel lies, and I got it all wrong
Candy red lips taste of brimstone, fire and sex
I did it, I admit, but I'm not finished yet

9. Fading Me Out

The longer I keep smiling
The harder the pain gets
Thanks for hugs and kisses
And sharing ev'ry bed

Ugly is the present
And rotten is the past
Thanks for the hotel room key
And killing me so fast

Fading me out
Fading me out
What makes me disappear one day
Fading me out
Will be the last short term stay

Thanks for talking part in there
Thanks for having fun
Joined the circus, walked the walk
Thanks to you I'm gone

Maybe I'm a prisoner
Of what I brought to life
In that case I'll donate myself
A cake without a file

Will you ever ask me
Or will you ever know
How deep the blade cuts
When it's me who does it hard and slow

10. When It All Ends

I'm trying to fill this empty book
But I don't know where to start and where to stop
I sure could mention harmony
But it's the selfish parts I'd rather put on top

A story comes to life, it comes to life
The words start spinning
A story comes to life, it comes to life
And I can't keep from crying

Do you believe in a second chance
I do

When it all ends
When it all ends
It's gonna be my beginning

When it all ends
When it all ends
You'll find some flawless chapters on me

I'm ready to admit
I'm heartless, I'm spiteful and I'm vain
I acted out my role by heart
So I will leave the pages blank

Do you believe in a god today?
I say: Not even tomorrow
Do you believe in a second chance
Do you believe? Do you believe?

I do

11. Last Chance To Throw Dirt

My homies show up all dressed in black
I can still feel their stabs in my dead back
Amanda stutters a rumor in Kat's car
Keep to yourself what phantoms might hear

They go:
Hey, he was too weak, too shy
Hey, that's why the big shot just passed him by
I go:
No, I was quite satisfied
The only thing that made me quit was your hypocrisy

Lilies and roses rain on me
I'd rather rot on a garbage heap
This might be the last chance to throw
Dirt, dirt, dirt – on me

Dave sprinkles champagne at my funeral feast
I always thought he was too shy for this
Jill checks the Jukebox and plays some Motorhead
No bad idea but not appropriate

They go:
Hey, his band was crap before
Hey, his death won't help us sell one record more
I go:
No, I sang with heart and soul
The only thing annoying me was you screaming Rock'n'Roll

Take that shovel and give all you got
Right, now I can feel the weight of your load
Give all you got, it might be your last chance
Release what you swallowed for all those years
Come on!

Too bad there's no-one left you can offend
But you might find another credulous friend like me

Right now I'm somewhere in between the spheres
That doesn't mean I can't get out of here
If you say sorry, embracing my tombstone
I might consider not hunting you down

Hey, go on defiling me
Hey, go on with throwing some dirt at me
Hey...

12. Sun Cries Moon

I commend my soul
to every god who can find it
been too busy to look myself

Dead man walking

Build your own little hell,
you'll find dark in all things
Fake a smile, it all looks so well

Never tell, never show
There's more than you'll ever know

And the sun cries moon
The stars speak of doom
Never at peace, never at ease
My sun cries moon

Two reasons to shine,
and I'd die for both
So you think I could be saved

Dead man walking

Blackened notions flood like an ocean
get torn under or ride the wave

Never tell, never show
There's more than you'll ever know

Love it every single day
and hate it any other day