FOREWORD It was late night, more than two hundred years ago, that a dear friend of mine told me a very disturbing story, about a mysterious church in a place I have sworn never to reveal. It is his story I am about to tell. Some of the names and places he mentioned, I have had to change. Also, I heve chosen to tell his story, as if it happened to me. Just keep in mind, that most of the stories are just that. Something told by someone else, without the facts to prove it. However, his one... this one makes me wonder. ********************************************************************** UPON THE CROSS Upon the cross he did not die, they tortured him, but he survived Smuggled across the open sea, to Southern France, tranquility There he married Magdalene, and founded another dynasty A church was built upon a hill, to serve all of the gods at will. (Excerps from a non confirmed theory by an unknown) THE TREES HAVE EYES I'd been riding hard most of the night, wooded ravines on a mountain side My horse was getting tired... and so was I Up there the moon was full, down here darkness ruled The trees were so much higher than they were meant to be In what is known as "The Devil's Hide" I knew I was not alone, and it was not that crazy moon above Oh no... I could feel the trees have eyes I used to know this road so well, many a time I was here before But now it seemed so different, the road was no more I was lost, I stopped and looked around I had this eerie feeling, that I was being watched In what is known as "The Devil's Hide" I knew I was not alone, and it was not that crazy moon above Oh no... I could feel the trees have eyes Watching me The trees have eyes, watching me Then the sound I didn't wanna hear, howling at the moon Eyes I didn't wanna see, I should have turned around So much louder, the howling was chilling my bones One wolf grown to a dozen, and here I was alone Yellow eyes... they were everywhere... yellow eyes... as I prepared to die Suddenly there she was, in a halo of light Suddenly there she was, silvery black and white The buest magical eyes staring right into mine Never ever had I seen in a wolf, such a beatiful beast In what is known as "The Devil's Hide" I knew I was not alone, and it was not that crazy moon above Oh no... I could feel the trees have eyes FOLLOW THE WOLF The morning slowly came, my life about to end Then the wind would chage, all but one had left The angelic wolf had stayed, without a word she said Follow me, follow the wolf And so I followed the wolf, up the wooded mountain side Close to the top... she suddenly stopped Sun to the East, man and beast Just two silhouettes... in a landscape never to forget Like dark decaying teeth, I saw the village beneath A few and distant roads all leading away from here Nobody in the streets... decay I must follow the wolf again, I must follow her till the end The end The wolf has turned around, facing higher ground And there it was... The House Of God In awe I looked as time had stopped Follow me I had never seen a church like this before "This Place Is Terrible" inscribed above the door Like dark decaying teeth, I saw the church within A few distant thoughts, inviting me in to sin Nobody in the church... decay Shrouded in a gloomy light, as if my final night I wonder if God wasever here Or did he turn away in fear, did he turn away in fear? HOUSE OF GOD Once inside, everething would change before my eyes No more decay Glorious beauty had taken its place But in horror... I watched as the wolf... began its skin to shed I grabbed a silver crucifix expecting evil to be next To the floor it fell, the crucifix, the wolf was no more a beast Instead a lady only dreams can create Creeping deep into the heart I never had "I'll love you forever... never leave" It was love at frist sight, in true love there is no wrong or right I didn't care from where she came, just her name... Angel Then a kiss, soft and warm, my love, am I really not alone? Nights of heavenly sin, in The House Of God, I found... true love Nights of heavenly sin, in The House Of God, I found... true love "I'll love you forever... never leave" Plenty of food and wine, and so we laughed and we dined We made love in the holiest places All the passion, it made us crazy "I'll love you forever... never leave" To the floor it fell, the crucifix, the wolf was no more a beast Instead a lady only dreams can create Creeping deep into the heart I never had I didn't care from where she came, just her name... Angel Then a kiss, soft and warm, my love, am I really not alone? Nights of heavenly sin, in The House Of God, I found... true love Nights of heavenly sin, in The House Of God, I found... true love Angel... Angel... Angel... Angel where are you now? BLACK DEVIL There he was that little man, sitting by the altar... Black Devil Craved in stone so dark and cold... Black Devil Help me, Help me, cause I don't know what's going on It was the early morning of the seventh day I had been making love to Angel in every single way The sun was peeking through a window high above That's when I saw her kiss the little devil on his head Black Devil... if you could only speak... Black Devil What do you see when you're looking at me? There he was that little man, fingers spread like claws... Black Devil I wonder what it is he knows... Black Devi Help me, help me, cause I don't know what's going on Black Devil... if you could only speak... Black Devil What do you see when you're looking at me? When I look around, this church on holy ground There are things within, that should heve never been Why two pulpits in a place like this? One facing to the East, the other to the West One of the guilded canopies have gargoyles in the sun And the other canopy I see demons having fun Black Devil... if you could only speak... Black Devil What do you see when you're looking at me? Black Devil always near, why don't you want me here? I can feel you hate in my soul, I wonder what it is you know Black Devil... what's going on? THE PACT Outside the leaves are slowly falling from the trees Black clouds are moving in, a storm is coming on Inside the confessional, Angel and I are playing games I'm acting the priest, and she is the sinner of all my dreams... Dreams, dreams, turn into a nightmare A sudden change on her face, her smile is gone without a trace "Nothing... nothing is forever she said", she said: "So many things are wrong in here, so many times I've lived in fear A year ago... I signed a sacred pact, and if you love me so will you" Then she told me of the Pact, her tears were not an act And they were not alone, all my dreams... shattered to the bone I feel to my knees in prayer... but ohhh this is Hell The Pact is so powerful, it leaves you no way out Unless within a year, some one else will sing it in blood Someone to take your place, to guard this evil church Another wolf to roam the hills, another wolf... in for the kill "Nothing... nothing is forever she said", she said: "So many things are wrong in here, so many times I've lived in fear A year ago... I signed a sacred Pact" If I sing it now, Angel will be free to go She must leave without her memory, no more a wolf, but as a lady And if I don't, then in seven days, she will die before my very eyes Either way... I'll never see her again If I sing then I must stay, and only leave as a wolf for prey "Nothing... nothing is forever she said", she said: "So many things are wrong in here, so many times I've lived in fear A year ago... I signed a sacred Pact" And now I'm singing it for you GOODBYE So many tears in my eyes, I have to look away How can I say the word, that never should be said I lay my broken heart to rest, and so I set you free I wish you only the best, even if it's not with me Fly away Beatiful angel fly away to better things Beatiful angel fly away to better things Fly away JUST A SHADOW Again I'm so alone, the wine is pouring down No one to share with no one to care with The only light in my life Comes from a candlelight, black candles left behind As I'm sitting throungh the night I'm so cold and dark inside Angel, your memory will haunt me till the day I die Just a shadow, a shadow of a man I'm just a shadow, a shadow of a man The eyes of statues standing along the nave They seem to follow my every move, every tear I shed I am no longer of the living, but I am still not dead I'm somewhere in between, I am of the unseen Must we have the other side, just to feel alive? Oh I wonder what would be had we not created me Just a shadow, a shadow of a man I'm just a shadow, a shadow of a man The eyes of statues standing along the nave They seem to follow my every move They drive me insane Surrounded by drakness in this cold church of thine I try to remember, all that once was mine I don't know what tomorrow will bring But if life is so divine, how come I suffer so in mine? How come I suffer in mine? The eyes of statues standing along the nave They seem to follow my every move They drive me insane I am no longer of the living, but I am still not dead I'm somewhere in between, I am of the unseen I lived a lifetime of sorrow and hate, up until the other day That's when I left this sick old world behind Oh how love can make you blind HELP!!! Help... help... can anybody help me now? Help... help... my mind is lying on the ground I don't know, I just don't know if I'm still alive I see the sun, the sun is up again, another day of just the same I'm slowly going mad, emptiness is all I have I see the sun, the sun is up again, another day of just the same Help... help... can anybody help me now? Help... help... my mind is lying on the ground In the mirrors on the walls, with the crosses standig tall I see misery take another hold of me I'm hanging on to a memory... I'm hanging on to myself The wine is turning sour, I'm longing for my final hour Never to be free, cursed for eternity I'm hanging on to a memory... I'm hanging on to me Be it God or satan, whoever you are You're hiding in the shadows You cursed me with the Devil's mark I'm hanging on to a memory... I'm hanging on to myself The wine is turning sour, I'm longing for my final hour Never to be free, cursed for eternity I'm hanging on to a memory... I'm hanging on to me Help... help... I'm slowly going mad Help... help... emptiness is all I have I smash the mirrors... the mirrors on the wall I have to smash them all before they crush my soul Help... blood... I'm bleeding now, Help... I'm bleeding bad I'm bleeding on the floor Help... help... I can't take this anymore PASSAGE TO HELL What was that sound? I slowly turn around, something moved A void of darkness in the floor, where the altar stood I move a little closer, cause I cannot see from where I stand Blood still running down my arm, from all cuts in my hands I must enter tha unholy cell I must enter a passage to Hell Some one is ringing the bell But there is only me, there is no one else I think I hear a voice from deep, within the hole I wonder who could be in there, the strong smell of old I must enter tha unholy cell I must enter a passage to Hell I can barely see the stairs below Stairs on which I know my feet must go CATACOMB Down into the dark I go, armed with justa candle and then my soul Cryptic messages wrutten on the floor Rats are nibbling at my feet, I send one off to nevermore Too much darkness, spiders on my eyes Webs are hanging from my thighs, the fatter ones must die I see shadows walking straight and tall I don't know how they move, dancing on the walls Presence of fear, a presence so near I wonder what could be so powerful beyond the dark Human bones... in little chambers all along the narrow halls Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb, am I here to die? I see a light, I push some bones aside Down into the dark I go, another chamber, a chamber with glow Could this be a doorway to another world? Or darkness playing tricks , with my little mind? The virgin Mary is standing tall A full size figure craved in wood up aganist the wall Her face is peeling from all the years gone by Is just a statue, or is it what I'm looking for? I break her face and see another one instead The mummy's face appears as the bandages they fall Dried out face with hate upon me gaze How grotesque... the mummy wears a crown of thorns From the empty socket where its eyes should be An entity of light is pouring out towards me And then the sound... Jesus Christ, what have they done to you? I'm running for my life, I'm running from the night But it's so hard to breathe, the stench down here is much too much Satan help me, help me God Help me anyone, anyone who hears my cry of fear Cold winds from far beyond the dark Chasing through the catacomb and breathing down my neck Human bones... in little chambers all along the narrow halls Catacomb, death over life... Catacomb, am I here to die? I know I'm here to die THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE I'm back in the church... night has taken over I'm breathing hard... in the dark Throungh the hole in the floor, I hear the winds from he catacomb Here it comes, out the hole, a magnificent light Blinding the entire church Contorned faces and bodies too, powerful entity floating high above I was no more scared of dying, but I was terrified of kwoning the truth I don't want to, but I have to... I have to know who you are "You have entered, where no human must go You have seen the lie... the lie about the cross" "I am many... We are One, THE HIGHEST You'll never know why We kept Him here The one who did not die on the cross Could it be We kept Him away from God... so that he may never walk Never walk the Earth again?" "Or could it be We've kept Him... safe from YOU So you may never try to do again what... you did back then? I guess it all depends on who you are I guess it all depends on who you really are" "God and Satan are but puppets on OUR strings Creating conflicts in your little human minds, keeping US alive It doesn't matter who or what you think We are It only matters that you know We are God, The Devil, good and evil, We're all that and so much more" "Live this life the best you can, and leave the rest to US" But I can't... I won't be one that feeds an unknown God Show to makind that You really exist And the explain to us the meaning of chaos Give a reason to persist, to go on living through this Hell on Earth All I want is peace of mind from all you non existing Gods I bet that not even You wiil ever understand the truth Cuase YOU are nothigh but a puppet on even higher strings Your unholy eyes, I wanna sew them shut Oh you meaningless little God, and so I choose death over you Up up the grey cold stairs, up into the tower of Hell With a rope in my hand, I'm searching for the unknown land FATHER OF THE UNIVERSE, here I come... THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE PEACE OF MIND (Instrumental)