1. Firepower Kills

Firepower kills

Fully automatic, precise schematic
A new breed of weaponry
Yes, we aspire to a higher rate?of?fire
Superior technology
Oh, I?sweep the arc of bullets to?the left
Then I fire to the right
With my hand pressed down on the trigger
And the enemy in my sight
I spray a wall of lead to the left
Then I fire to the right
The bodies drop in rows
Cut down like a scythe

Oh yes, the roar of battle has its thrills
But never, never forget
How firepower kills

If you thought we knew by now
How this is all a waste
In a government lab, the best, the brightest
Are locked in an arms race
Upon the modern battlefield
The war takes to the skies
And in the coming future days
Combat will be mechanized
Blast off at supersonic flight
Mach-10 like a guided drone
We'll build a brighter future
With the weapons of tomorrow

Oh yes, the prize of power has its thrills
But never, never forget
How firepower kills

Oh yes, the game of nations has its thrills
But never, never, never, never forget
Firepower kills
We will wipe away
All your earthly pain and sorrow
Yes we'll build a brighter future
With the weapons of tomorrow
We'll build a brighter future
With the weapons of tomorrow
We'll build a brighter future
With the weapons of tomorrow
We'll build a brighter future
With the weapons of tomorrow
And in a searing flash of white
The future looks so bright

2. The Black Hand Reaches Out

We are the order
You obey
Serve our command
Let terror reign

So we watch and wait
To tear down the state
The grasping black hand reaches out

Out for your mind
Out for your soul
Its icy talons close
Taking control

The black hand reaches

Out for blood
Out of time
And now it sunk its claws
Into your mind

Reaching out for you

End of transmission
Now go on your mission
We don't expect you'll survive

And if compromised
Take the cyanide
We can't allow your capture alive

Out in the streets
Nearing the goal
The operatives in palce
Taking control

The black hand reaches
Out in force
No more time
The assassin's bullet strikes
From behind

Mission successful
Panic in the streets
Agent terminated
With no trace or links

The pawn has served its purpose
Chaos now reigns
We watch the world burn
And rise with the flames

Taking control
Out of time
Now it's sunk its claws
Inside your mind
Washed clean
Mind control
And once the claws latch on
They don't let go

The black hand reaches out
Its claws around your throat

3. Crushed Beneath The Tracks

Time advances, an unceasing force
The tracks keep on rolling, never remorse

You are left behind, o room for the weak
When steel is so strong, flesh is obsolete
Ever grinding forward, never look back
All stand aside, crushed beneath the tracks

In with the new, the new, the improved
Stand in its path, it will roll over you

You are left behind, o room for the weak
When steel is so strong, flesh is obsolete
Ever grinding forward, never look back
All stand aside, crushed beneath the tracks

The future is now, machines will build a better age
Survive somehow, but still ahead like even darker days

Ever grinding forward, never look back
All stand aside, crushed beneath the tracks

Crush

Ever grinding forward not one step back
Adapt or die, crushed beneath the tracks

Rolling on and on, destruction in its path
The old ways are dead, crushed beneath the tracks

Crush

4. Defiance Of Fate

So far away
The night descends on one more day
I call your name
But no reply, nothing
How to go on?
Why wear a smile upon my face?
I try to rise in vain
But I can't defy, I can't defy my fate

A silent dark
At the end of every road
A silent dark
Now the silence calls me home

Can't find a meaning
In a cold uncaring world
I long for days
Days that once and never were
My hopes begin to fade
For I can't defy, I can't defy my fate

A silent dark
At the end of every road
A silent dark
Now the silence calls me home

But will I lay down as my life passes by?
Or will I raise up my fist to the sky?
I will not go silently into the dark
My flame will burn brighter than all the stars

I will stand tall
No, I will not go silently into the dark
I will be known
My flame will burn brighter than all the stars
I will stand tall
I will not go silently
I will be known
My flame will burn bright, so bright

You will know my name
You will hear my voice
My life will have meaning, I have made my choice
Now I stand defiant
I stand in defiance of fate

For all of time, my will and my spirit remain

5. Unraveling

This world I see
Has no place for me
This sense of isolation
Always haunting
And slowly I'm unraveling

Unrelenting fury, unrelenting rage
Unrelenting anger, a barrage of hate
You twist that knife into my back
And one of these days you know I'm just about to snap

Assault upon the senses, assault upon the mind
One shot to the head to leave the world behind
And once that bullet enters my brain
Will it grant release from all this pain?

Too late, too late to fin
Some real peace of mind
Too late for me
Unraveling

Too late, too late
Too late, too late

Hide from the light
Its glare is blistering
Falling to pieces, unraveling
Hide from the sun
Its light is scorching me
Falling apart
Unraveling

I can only see
One way out for me
All I know is one way out
The dreams that I've chased
Such a waste
And now I only see this one way out, oh no
One way out
And once that bullet enters my brain
Will it grant release from all this pain?
Too late, too late, too late

6. Heart Of Darkness

Far into the unknown
They find this land
Yet unspoiled by time
Its people quite defenseless
Its riches ripe for the taking

They brought the torch
They brought the sword
To seek their fame
To seek reward
They venture into
The jungles and mists
And blinded, they see
Only an infinite darkness
Darkness

The crack of whips, the clack of chains
To bring the light
But why such pain?
To rule by force and domination
And then to speak of civilization?
The ivory face
The eyes so cold
The lust for power
The glimmer of gold
There lies a sickness deep in the soul
One glance in the mirror
Reveals an infinite darkness
Darkness

Stained human soul which none can disguise
What evil lurks in recesses of the mind?
Would you chain another if you gained from their demise?
To peer into this darkness means to face
The horror
The horror

The horror
The horror
The horror within us all

Far, so far into the unknown
The hateful seeds that have been sown
The quest for wealth, that grim desire
The severed hands, the homes afire
Through the years, an unending stain
The crack of whips, the clack of chains
And even today, the echo remains
Witness the still-beating heart, heart of darkness
Darkness
Witness the still-beating heart, heart of darkness
Darkness

7. Power Unsurpassed

A higher form of killing
A sharper frame of mind
The ultimate weapon
Perfected, refined
All these years
They haven't seen the signs
But they'd better watch their back
We've been sharpening our knives

The old age has died
A new world has begun
Second to none

Second to no one
But first in line to die
Violence is addiction
And killing is the vice
Always on watch
With satellite eyes
With unsurpassed power
Rain fire from the skies

Press the button, nuke the past
Strike hard, strike fast
With speed and power unsurpassed
Strike hard, strike fast now

The old age has died
A new world has begun
With a fire and a fury
Second to none

I will bow down to no one
I will be second to none
I will bend my will to no one
I will be second to none
Second to none
I will bow down to no one
Second to none

8. Outer Reaches

Journey to the outer reaches, far beyond the stars we fly
A million miles a second, surpass the speed of light
In a single instant, leave the galaxy behind
Activate the hyperdrive and go faster than time

So far out into the void
Past the unknown
Out here alone
And further still
Off the edge of space
Piercing the folds of time
What's on the other side
Of the black hole?

We go in desperation out into the dark
To leave behind our dying Earth
Science brought us ruin, science brought us death
And now, our starship brings rebirth

Journey through the cosmos
A voyage so far
Distant and unknown
Who knows where we are?
Beyond the outer reaches of space and time
Beyond the outer reaches, what lies?

Journey through the cosmos
A voyage so far
Distant and unknown
Who knows where we are?
Beyond the outer reaches of space and time
Beyond the outer reaches, what lies?

Down into the black hole

Through the event horizon
Where no one has tried
Our atoms rearranged
As we cross the other side
Beyond the outer reaches, is there no life?
Beyond the outer reaches we fly
And die

9. Notre Dame (King Of Fools)

Oh, you thought that you might rule
They have played you for a fool (A fool)
You could never be like them
Solitude your one true friend
You fool

Can you hear their laughter ring
As they crown you king?
A king of fool
King of fools, king of fools
A broken crown, oh king

Oh, you could never rule
Hahahaha, you fool (You fool)
Can you hear their laughter ring
As they crown you king of fools? You fool

I call for sanctuary in the spires of Notre Dame
Their kindness was a dagger, I'll never belong
This world will reject me, this tower is my home
To my one true friend, the gargoyle, I ask
Why am I not made of stone?

Made of stone

I still hear their laughter ring
From down there in the festival of fools

So long the church has stood
A silent witness
Through the ages
All the holy tomes
The histories
Flammable pages

The gargoyle's long watch is no more

Now the fires will burn
The ancient stone
Of the cathedral
Now the bells shall ring
Nevermore
Atop the steeple
Now the flames engulf
The memories
Of long lost glories
And who will preserve
What was lost?
The unknown stories

And the world will go on, but forever changed

10. Glorious End

I hear the call in arms
I shall answer at once
My brothers, now we march
Toward the sound of the guns
Yes, men will die but I will be not afraid
I remember the words
That my father told me

"My son you must be brave
Your steel must be true
And upon the field of war, my son
You know what you must do"

My Father, My Father
Your sons will stand tall
We will return to home
In victory or not at all
For I am no coward
I will laugh at death again
Now onward, my brothers
To our Glorious End

Oh, the banners stand so tall
What glory awaits us all

Hurry now, Oh brothers
before the Autumn leaves fall
The fight will be done and we shall miss our call
I must prove my mettle
As the warrior true
I'll look my foe in the eye
Then run them through

"Have courage, my son
For I am with you from afar
Your ancestors are watching
Now show them who you are"

My Father, My Father
Your sons shall not fail
We'll fight to the last
And our cause will prevail
For I am no coward
I will laugh at death again
Now onward, brave sons
To our Glorious End

How we stand so proud and tall
What glory awaits us all

My time has finally come
I will prove myself at last
But I never saw my enemy
When they hit us with the gas

Then I watched my brothers perish
Consumed by the smoke
Faces twist in agony
Clutching ruined throats
As I die among so many
My name is lost in the crowd
As I'm spitting out my lungs
My father, are you proud?
Truly a Glorious End

Into a silent tomb I fall
What glory awaits us all

Tell me Father, have you lied?
This is no way for a soldier to die!
Was there a meaning when I fell?
Where is the glory?
Where is the glory for me?