1. Holy

Raised from the glowing ashes of cauldron iron
The Phoenix arose from the sanctum of metal
Emerging into the light

So many hard times
So many bad lies
A man of steel
You know I'm real

Ev'rything I do
I'm taking all control – it's my heart
You know it's how I feel
So stick it in your mind – now you're mine

Time – it's time I'm taking over
And crank it up in overdrive
I'll tell you why

You know I'm holy
So fucking holy – raise your hands
You know I'm holy
So fucking holy – pain and pride

So many places
So many aces
I made a curse
I gave you birth

Ah – glorious metal times
The master of our lives – never died
A special kind of force
Together no remorse – you'll be mine

Burning on overload
Legends won't die
No cross – no burdens to control
No asking why

The master never dies

2. Heart Of Gold

He is a man forced to live with the rats
But he is dying for a smile from you
He is a man without a home in his life
Is that a reason to walk on the line

It's like a game – don't mess around
Don't be a fool so just go on

No life of double standard what he's looking for
Only a dream of tender delight
No more a bloody fool in this dirty town
So get away take your own line

Hard is the game – don't turn around
You make the rules so hold your ground

He's got a heart of gold
The brain to realize he leads the better life
He's got a heart of gold
So free your mind – live with a smile

Heart of gold – just like a diamond in the rough
He is dying for a touch from you
No more a bloody fool in this god damned town
Please be strong for just one time

So play this game and move the pawns
It's up to you so just go on

He's got a heart of gold
The heart to free his soul, the heart to reach the goal
Sweet little a heart of gold
So free and fine – live with a smile

Live with a smile on your face

Hard is the game – don't turn around
No more a fool so just go on

He's got a heart of gold
The brain to realize he leads the better life
He's got a heart of gold
So free your mind – live with a smile

He's got a heart of gold
The heart to free his soul, the heart to reach the goal
Sweet little a heart of gold
So free and fine – live with a smile

Just live with a smile on your face
He is dying for a smile from you
So just go on – go on – go on
With your heart of gold

Don't turn around
You make the rules so hold your ground
Sweet little a heart of gold
Sweet little a heart of gold

3. Animal House

Morning is breaking with death on the street
Driving downtown in a red corvette
The daemons and satans are creeping around
LA nights are madhouse nights

The murderers– are heroes
They're speeding all over the town
And justice– is drunken
I'm tumbling upside down

I'm a madman
Living in an animal house
I'm a madman
Living in an animal house
Living in an animal house

Rockers in concert are serving the bible
Praying in public is getting a habit
For selling out everything seems to be right, oh yeah
The sunset is crowded with tramps passing out

They're sleeping– in trash cans
There's witchcraft in everyone's eyes
Satans and daemons
All dressed up in suits and ties

I'm a madman
Living in an animal house
I'm a madman
Living in an animal house
Madman– going crazy– living in an animal house

I'm a madman...

4. Cut Me Out

Night after night
Day after day
Hours and seconds to go

Dying of fright
Nothing to say
I've got no money to show

Picking at the bits and pieces of this puzzle game
Educated reasons why I have to wear this shame

Hey you – cut me out
Come back – and put my money down
Hey you – what have I done to you
Don't – don't spread the news around

Dreams in my sleep
Are tales from the cards
I see the final countdown

Reptiles that creep
Pushing me hard
Making me go one more round

Just another night – begging for mercy
What can I do – pleading 'n' searching
In the night

5. They Want War

They are young and they're kids
and believe what they see
To do what they've been told
And so they walk away with open eyes

Some are eight or nine or ten
And they die like a fly, and no one knows
Who they are, they're smaller than the gun they load

See their eyes open wide
They died before they ever cried

They die in the streets and they die in the fields
When they do what they've been told
But now they're lying dead
Their eyes are closed

Some are eight or nine or ten
And they die like a fly and no one knows
Who they are, they're smaller than the gun they load

See their eyes open wide, they died before they ever cried
Who taught them how, how to pray
Who told them they're in paradise when they're gonna die

They are blind and they can't fight
They want war
They are blind and they can't fight
They want war
They are blind and they can't fight
They want war
They are blind and they can't fight
They want war
They are blind and they can't fight
They want war
They are blind and they can't fight
They want war...

You're gonna pay the price, you little devil in disguise

For taking life with no regard, you'll go to hell
And there you'll burn

Children in the battlefield, please don't go

Little birds with fluttering hearts, please don't go

6. Cry Soldier Cry

Cold wind in the morning
A telegram arrives
Arriving with no warning
Another mother cries
Husbands, sons and brothers
Hailed the call to war
Blinded by the others
The promise – one for all
What's it all in aid of
Obeying the command
Cold and tired and hungry
Dying for some land
Why don't you cry, soldier, cry
Another letter – you should know better
Cry, soldier, cry
There will be sorrow – until tomorrow
So cry, soldier, cry
The fear and all the sadness
Of what it has become
In this world of madness
Another soldier gone
Salute the highest honour
The folding of the flag
Finally the end is
Another bodybag
And all the time your comrades
Their backs against the wall
A band of brothers fighting
One by one they fall

7. In The Darkness

Why am I here now
What have I done
Running on empty– I got nowhere to run

Can't get an answer
Can't get it right
Just try to make it
'till the end of the night

Is there a way to avoid doing wrong
Lead me away from the darkness
Light up my day show me where I belong
Please don't leave me all alone in the darkness

Far in the distance
There is night, there is day
Sounds are waving nets of dismay

Sometimes I'm stuck in a shocking delay
Like in a slow motion movie
I'm reaching out for something to hold
Life slips away in the cold– in the cold

My heart is so cold– my heart is so cold

Why was I turned down
What's going on
I wish there was something that could have been done

How can I get there
Where is the light
How can I make it
'till the end of the night

How can I turn darkness to light
Leaving my fear in the darkness
Is there a way how can I overcome
My restless night's and my fear– and my fear

In the darkness– in the darkness– in the darkness

8. 24/7

I'm gonna blow your mind
And push you higher
I have my way to find
And nail the liar
You want it cleaner – I make it meaner
Anyway you want
You're gonna squeeze it – you're gonna please it
Always on the hunt
Come on and roll it – so fucking hold it – move your ass
Come on and scream it – we fucking mean it – living fast
You know we live it – 24/7
Twenty-four hours – seven days a week
You know we give it – 24/7
Twenty-four hours – seven days a week
I'm gonna kick you hard
You want disaster
We only take it rough
And tough and faster
You want it cleaner – I make it meaner
Right between the eyes
You're gonna squeeze it – you're gonna please it
Always pay the price

9. Trainride To Russia

Поезд по России – идёт и идёт
Поезд по России – сто грамм и вперёд
Перестук колёс – необьятна даль
Поезд нас унёс – к началу всех начал

Here I tell my story
Believe what I have seen
And nothing had prepared us
The welcome we received

Coming back from Kazakhstan
The gear has not arrived
The fans geared up and ready
We rocked them for their lives

With Igor and with Fitty
Naked in the car
Shouting at each other
Who the fuck's the Tsar

Swetlana was a darling
Her face will never fade
She made Lorenzo happy
Showed him the Russian way

And our crew was blinded
A challenge they did raise
The Russian guys were ready
And won the vodka race

When drinking with the pilots
A Southern Comfort round
Then Stefan's fear of flying
Came crashing to the ground

Parading for their victory
Army, Air and Corps
Looking up the building
Where Udo was the star

And when the tour is over
We're never quite the same
Already miss our comrades
Until we meet again

10. Independence Day

One electrified eye
Freezing metalized smile
No more cheating the code
The scene is set – emotions disconnected

Welcome to the cyber trail
Laser cops and sirens wail
Held down with magnetic force
Said: come with us – you broke the law

Obey the rules – don't do no wrong
A thought too loud – and crime is done
No appeal for the common man
Just cold hard facts – in computer land

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

Cyborg arms put the straps around
One more second 'till the switch comes down
Flaching lights – a cage of steel
Turns my head into a dead dogs meal

In this world – robotic rage
You'll understand the acid pain
Do no right – you won't last long
Remote controlled – under the heel of submission

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

No remorse – for human kind
No recourse – to keep your mind
It's too late – there's no escape
Is this the end of the line

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

All freedom burns on eternal fire
There's no more independence day
Forever gone never have another
No other independence day

No use for humanity
We'll never ever be free again
No tomorrows
Zero – the number of the year
Zero – the number of the year

11. Thunderball

I ate the moon for breakfast
I had the sun for tea
I opened up the papers
And drank the oval sea

I beat the holy armies
I claim my own terrain
And cauterised my pain

I'll live my dreams – and I'll have it all
All in the day and the night
Time after time – I never go wrong
Watch out – you better hold tight

Ride the thunderball
The thunderball
Ride the thunderball
The thunderball

I walked upon the desert
And scaled the mountains high
Gave water to the rivers
And painted up the sky

I've played with all the planets
Took life away from Mars
And all my magic power
Gave light to all the stars

Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – read the book of lies
Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – the shock of life

Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – do you believe
Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – have the ride of your life

Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – believe in lies
Ride the thunderball
The thunderball – between the lines

12. Shadow Maker

In The Cool Of The Night
The Winds Softly Talking
With The Silence In Sight
Never Fear The Falling

Can You Hear Our Calling
Moving In Your Head
Walking With The Lonely
All Words Have Been Said....

Shadow Maker
Taste The Breath Of Life
Shadow Maker
Pray The Sun Will Rise

In The Heat Of The Day
Voices Send A Warning
Give The Meaning To Lives
Another Day Is Dawning

13. Terror In Paradise

Man Built All The Barriers
Made Continents Their Home
Mastered All Horizons
Sometimes All Alone

Went And Caged The Elements
And Reached Out For The Gods
Decoded Evolution
Standing Proud Aloft

Handing It On – Father To Son
The Circle Of Life – Won't Come Undone
Committing The Crimes – Obeying The Lies
You Better Read – Between The Lines

Terror In Paradise – Screaming Lonely Souls
Jungle Packs That Terrify – Man Will Be Alone
Terror In Paradise – Desperation And A Cry
Jungle Packs That Terrify – Scorch The Earth And Burn The Sky

You Know The Words Are Written
But Read Between The Lines
The Error Of Confusion
Endangers All Our Lives

14. Man And Machine

ALERT – ALERT – ALERT
GENERAL ALERT IN SECTION NINE
UNACCEPTABLE HUMAN SPECIMENS HAVE ENTERED THE AREA
DRONES TO BATTLE STATIONS – DRONES TO BATTLE STATIONS
DO YOU COMPLY – DO YOU COMPLY
COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN – COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

Man and machine – the evil of a dream
It's a necessary cut of the production zone
Man and machine – it's a dissident team
And it's gonna be all over when a fuse is blown

We humans fight against the cyber trash
Machines are loaded high
Computerized – the tide we have to turn
Robotic clash on section nine

We're not gonna slave away
Machines are not the law
And we're gonna praise the day
When humans take it all

Rise up and fight inside the standby-zone
The sentinels electrified
Man to man against the fatal drones
We escalate to DEFCON FIVE

15. Balls To The Wall

Too many slaves in this world
Die by torture and pain
Too many people do not see
They're killing themselves, going insane

Too many people do not know
Bondage is over the human race
They believe slaves are always lose
And this fear keeps them down

Watch the damned – God bless ya
They're gonna break the chains
No, 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 your drink your blood
And tear yourself to pieces

You better watch the damned – God bless ya
They're gonna break the chains
No, 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

Here we go!

Come on man, let's stand up all over the world
Let's plug a bomb in everyone's ass
If they don't keep us alive
We're gonna fight for the right

Build a wall with the bodies, and you're saved
Make the world scared
Come on, show me the sign of victory
Sign of victory – Sign of victory

You better watch the damned – God bless ya
They're gonna break the chains
No, you can't stop them – God bless ya
They're coming to get you

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'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

16. Bullet And The Bomb

Mortui te salutant
Mortui te salutant

In days gone by – the Chinese man
As wise as he was old
Did formulate the concentrate
The world would now explode

The cannonball – the rifle shot
The forces we unfold
We devastate and terminate
A triumph – we are told

Who can tell – break the spell
Reign in hell – when you're messing with

The bullet and the bomb
The bullet and the bomb

The race was on – the will to kill
When science joined the game
Unmerciful and finally
It all became insane

In forty-five – catastrophe
In Oppenheimer's mind
And man did see the universe
Atomically collide