LETRAS DO ÁLBUM A Night at the Opera

Precious Jerusalem

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

No doubt doubt
No longer need to hide it
I've found out who I am
I' moved around in circles
I rise and fall again
I know it well
Every word I tell
Seems to make no sense at all

Words will heal it
Love will conquer
The hearts of the hopeless
The almighty is still alive

Risin' up from the heart of the desert
Risin' up from Jerusalem
Risin' up from the heat of the desert
Building up old Jerusalem
Risin' up from the heart of the desert
Risin' up from Jerusalem
Risin' up from the heat of the desert
Building up old Jerusalem

I've gone beyond
But there's no life
And there is nothing how it seems
I've gone beyond
But there's no life
There is no healing rain in Eden
The empty barren wasted paradise

Let's celebrate the dawning of the son

I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my poor old Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change fate

Son of man
You truly are mine

Can't stand the pain
No more grief and misery
It goes on and on and on and on
and on and on and on

Father stop it now
We must stop it now

You really think you are half way up
I would not mind if you were right
It's not sure
I'd rather say you are half way down
So I am going to help you
If I can

I've been caught
In wilderness
In wilderness
I've got out well
I found myself
In desert lands
In desert lands
But you've been on my mind

I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my poor old Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change truth

Rise up and follow me
'Cause I will bring the light
Rise up and follow me
Wake up and clear your mind
I try to bring it back
The seed of life
I try to bring it back
The seal of light

So if you say
There's no faith in man
You better keep in mind
That I can read between the lines
My heavy burden brings
Eyesight to the blind

I've been caught
In wilderness
In wilderness
I've got out well
I found myself
In desert lands
In desert lands
But you've been on my mind

I turn to you oh my precious Jerusalem
Deny your prophets their passion and treat them like fools
I turn to you oh my poor old Jerusalem
Deny my love but you can change me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battlefield

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

It cannot be seen but there's blood on the green
Only God knows I'm innocent
Take me, take me home
A dark seed reigns in me like the Storm rules over the sea
I challenge thee, do not cross this bridge alone

Don't dare me now
The threatening shadows will pass by

They're getting closer now
Open your eyes
Wake up my dear young friend
And hate shall fade away

I will not move, yet
I'll stand still instead

There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield he's lost
And on the battlefield it ends

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore

The field's been left in sorrow
The father and the son they're gone
The Sun shines bright and anger rises
Lorn and lonely torn apart
Don't you think it's time to stop now
We were charmed and fooled by the old serpent's kiss

Let's pray that heaven is on our side
Through violence and horror shall honour arise
So let's pray and blessed shall be our leader
We follow the noble and bright

Don't you hear me crying, crying
Come take me away
I hallow thy name

There on the battlefield he stands
Down on the battlefield he's lost
And on the battlefield it ends

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore

That's what the minstrel sing
Join in the horrible screams
Take part in murderous deeds
Renowned be the lion-hearted

Join in the minstrelsy
Wailing in endless grief
It eagerly longs for more
Broken bodies lay down on the ground

Blood sheds all over the place
The green will be stained forever
And hate reigns all over the field
They keep struggling on in anger

Fiercely intense outrageous, too blind to see
And in pain they keep on singing
We claim the land for the highlord
God bless the land and our highlord

War and anger shall reign
The clash of iron can be heard
By blindness you're driven insane
I'm lost in anguish and grief
Sorrow won't wane 'til you die
A shattered body deeply hurt
And darkness will cover the light
It's gone forevermore

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under The Ice

Blind Guardian

run 'til you find the answer
time out for our poor cassandra
she's fairly safe inside the fire

inside the fire
awake desire
cruelly admired

they'll torture her soul
and they'll torment her heart
but won't change her mind

would you like to see me
how I'll cut off
her head life's a game
a lesson to learn
don't be shy just blame me
well there is no
need to feel ashamed
remeber the oath
remeber the oath

wake up it's time to cross the border
is it true what they say
about the part you've played?

enjoy your stay here
welcome to the slaughterhouse
release from rotten thoughts
no more pain
and no more gods

under the ice you will believe
under the ice you will be free
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
no more gods

please understand
it's not in our hands
barren the land
it's all dead and gone

and still the tyrant's face is red
so witness my glory, my triumph,
my fame
it's the sweetest taste

king of terror
just stop wining
hold your breath
it won't take long
realize
this is your judgement day

in between the killing carry on

there are no rules here
welcome to the slaughterhouse
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
and no more gods

under the ice you will believe
under the ice you will be free
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
no more gods

try to understand

you're the artificial enemy
an illusion we all need
for our sake
for our sake

we're not allowed to see
beyond thet's your skill
will we ever learn the lesson
"we can't fly with broken wings"
break the chains
time to change

I'm afraid to say
but you win't play a part
it's been nice we now get to the climax
your destination's unknown
just get out of my way

don't mind the blood here
welcome to the slaughterhouse
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
and no more gods

under the ice you will believe
under the ice you will be free
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
no more gods
under the ice you will be free
released from rotten thoughts
no more pain
no more gods
no more gods
I'm afraid to say but you won't
play a part

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sadly Sings Destiny

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

a wooden cup
and a crown of thorns
will set up the stage
for the cross
i rent a room next door
there is nothing more
no further voices hear
I'll be free
it doesn't matter anymore
that somesone's knocking at my door
I've known it long before
the galilean's on the floor
shame on me
shame on meI'm a tool and nothing more

I can feel it's getting nearer
images they'll turn out clearer
creeps in and out of you mind
I'm destiny personified
I know there's something more behind
but is it really justified
to sacrifice
to crucify
the rescue of the human kind

sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"
sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"

i hear them howling hear them scream
the raging mob turns mad it seemd
"the king's in town
we need a crown"
i think we all know
how it ends

"so we're not going take it longer"
so all I know is I don't care
"so we're not going take it longer"
now we are aware

I can feel it's getting nearer
images they'll turn out clearer
creeps in and out of you mind
I'm destiny personified
I know there's something more behind
but is it really justified
to sacrifice
to crucify
the rescue of the human kind

sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"
sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"

there I tie the ass
there I tie the colt
begging for a last chance
I hear the voices say
"we get hin home tonight
and that's all you need to know"
I'm alone

so I can't stand it any longer
and I don't want to see it all
nazarene your vision will come true
will come true
they'll get you

I can feel it's getting nearer
images they'll turn out clearer
creeps in and out of you mind
I'm destiny personified
I know there's something more behind
but is it really justified
to sacrifice
to crucify
the rescue of the human kind

sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"
sadly sings destiny
sadly sings destiny
"for ages I've been waiting
now spring is in the air
let it in"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Maiden And The Minstrel Knight

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

The faithful crowd
Is gathered here
Soon they'll appear
The high and mighty show up
The king is in doubts
"apart from this beggar here
There's no one like you my dear
Tasting my lips
No one but you and him"
Round the fire everyone should sing
And praise the gracious queen
Round the fire everyone should dance
And we praise the handsome knight
Forever and ever we both will be one
The maiden, the fair and the young
Fell in love

Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand

There's a moment in life
When all the years wil pass by
And the eyes filled with tears
We once shed
We recognize failures
The desperate cries
Of the ones who believed in our lies

Wherever I go you'll be with me
My first thought and my last
Though we'll depart in bitterness
One day you'll understand
Carry on
Beloved maiden, mine
Carry on
Or we have to pay the price

Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand

Yesterday's memories
And melodies
Are gone with the wind
So sad
Snow-white her hands and golden her hair
But she's not the one
Out in the emptyness
Where everything's pale
There is no sign of you
I'm alone
How I wish you would be here
I'm alone
Telling me it's alright
Come and rest your head
Come and rest your head
Come and rest your head
Come and rest your head
I'm alone and sadness reings in my heart
As long as we live it won't go away
We are one but torn apart

Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand
Will you still wait for me
Will you still cry for me
Come and take my hand

Proudly it stands
Until the worlds end
The victorious banner of love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait For An Answer

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

I cannot say that I don't care
cause I'm aware
of everyone and everything
they're everywhere

don't be a fool
stop spinning around
spinning around
you're right it ain't safe here
start using your brain
my brain

the cautious hare
cannot be seen as a coward
he's simply aware
he constantly knows what's going on
that the whell of life turns on
it won't hold on

silent creature
filthy teachers
spreading the disease
a release
a vanished kingdom falls
it goes on and on
and again
it goes on
round and round
oh I can't get it out of my head

wish I'd be a bird of prey
a pure and blessed
a hawk who could ease the pain

don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
a place in the dark
a song without hope
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
oh I wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
don't look back

we're the descendants
in the line of valiant soldiers
we're mistreated angels
we are the blackbird nation
we're the chosen ones
we're the last descendants
we're a tribe of unsung glory
we are the fallen angels

well the time is right
you shall be on my side

I don't I don't I don't need anyone
be with or against me
I'm white I am chosen

there is not the slightest doubt at all
not at all

in lower airs
we're ground down
by their ignorance

hate will grow like a foul cancer
to find a foe seems to be the answer

round and round it goes and again
oh I can't get it out of my head

wish I'd be a bird of prey
a pure and blessed
a hawk who could ease the pain

don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
a place in the dark
a song without hope
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
oh I wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
don't look back

don't be a fool
stop spinning around
spinning around
don't move it ain't safe here
they've stained holy grounds
oh no

the hopeful he sadly admits
there's no hero
no place to hide
there is no shelter from the storm
the maddened crow will spread terror
but i know
bitterly they will stumble
find themselves smashed
on the ground

don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
a place in the dark
a song without hope
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
oh I wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait for an answer
so far
don't look back tell me
is it where you belong
I will wait yes I will wait
don't look back

it's you who has said
there's no tomorrow
I don't know
but who I am
i wouldn't sit back any longer
it's surely built in sadness
but the sadness surely will go by
so we will all know the answer
the answer's within
it's in your mind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Soulforged

Blind Guardian

I'm not insane
that's how it seems though
spiteful, cruel but wise
beyond his age
my body fails
my soul will rise

the end of life's immortalized
disease and agony
and I see death through golden eyes
beyond the door
there's something more
it seems there's just one way

on through the heat
I've felt the touch of evil
I still feel the icy claw in me

for a descent price
I've banned kindness from my heart
the spirit of all truth and beauty
pawned for my desire

and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged, the stainless will rise

I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind

and through the hour glass
everything's grey
everyone's pale
no colour nor beauty will enlighten my heart
the seat of life's empty and cold
cadaverous you all seem to me
stillborn but you're still alive
you're still alive

truth lies in loneliness
when hope is long gone by
I'll wipe out the bliss of the new age
and welcome you precoius night

and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged, the stainless will rise

from a distant time
voices echo in the hall
"come and join us
enter life and "
everything is gone now

and through the looking glass
I still fear mortality and
its loss in the end
unlimited power in my hands
the claw of the dragon ascends
"mourn for his lost soul
he's cursed and condemned"

each step I take
may it hurt may it ache
leads me further
away from the past
but as long as i breathe
each smile on my bleak face
I'm on my way to find
back to the peace of mind

and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged will come into light
and from the flames
as chance would have it
the soulforged, the stainless will rise

I will never change my mind
I will leave it all behind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Age Of False Innocence

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

Cut off the light, take a look
There's nothing beyond but pain
Suffer in the deepest void
The flame of hope is gone
What have I done?
Denied the father and the son
For a moment it seemed
There's space beyond the spheres

Aflame the night
So clear and bright
Unstable light
(You've been sacrificed in fear)
Now there's one thing for sure
I'm not afraid anymore

Day after day we've been fixed in this bowl for so long
For ages we're captured in shells and crystallized walls

Predestined or punished? By Man or God?

I cannot, I will not
Deny It's false innocence
I cannot, I will not
The age of false innocence
(Take it away from me)

(And) for a while astronomy has moved the Earth
And we've turned around the Sun
(Sanctum Officium)
Has made me believe
Has made me believe
Has made me believe

"We know for sure you're lying
Would you like to mess with holy science
You know the fear of dying
Would it be worth it to hear you crying"
I've slaughtered truth and I've shattered my heart

Far too long I have played with hellfire
And science has turned into madness
But I should have taken it higher
So I feel, so I feel
Like Judas must have felt before
That Wednesday night near by the tree

I cannot, I will not
Deny It's false innocence
I cannot, I will not
The age of false innocence
(Take It away from me)

Day after day we will gratefully suffer for more
Predestined's our part so we bleed in the name of God

Don't believe in their eternity
We're still held in blindness
And I've been turned into a liar
If there is no heaven there won't be release

I cannot, I will not
Deny It's false innocence
(I cannot) I will not
The age of false innocence
(I cannot) I will not
Deny It's false innocence
(I cannot) I will not
The age of false innocence
(Take It away from me)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Punishment Divine

Blind Guardian

Punishment Devine - Blind Guardian

It’s warm and tender
But very soon it will turn cold
Shadows stare down from the walls
Out of the mist it’s coming closer now
It never rains, it pours on me
So let the saints
Set up the courtyard, the unpleasant cage
The obvious point is I’m insane
Was I aware whom I had slain
I fear I was:
The faceless, the nameless
The bush set on fire
No one aever dared to speak
“Shame on me, I don’t believe
The here and now is all we’re living for”

chorus:
Joyful it seems but, then suddenly
By one false move it’s blown away
Joyful it seems but, then suddenly
Their voices cease, it’s gone away
Vanished to the point of no return
Vanished to the point of no return

Witness my last breath
I do not regret
A word I’ve said
The strong will survive
The weak must die
And out of the mist it’s coming closer now
Sinner and saints, the grateful slaves
Nature’s law instead of God in heaven

From far beyond
I can hear them sing
I hear angels sing
Songs of innocence
I hear the angels sing
Despite the facts are clear
It cannot be what we can’t see
I must admit it sounds so sweet

chorus
SOLO

Angels sing, I hear angels sing (7x)
Can hear them sing
Far beyond I hear them sing
“It’s true, it’s true, we don’t exist”
Far beyond I hear them sing
“It’s true, it’s true, we don’t exist”

Well, we all know
There’s no other side
It’s good and evil
I know right between
There’s no borderline
This is the punishment divine

Surrounded by night
I’ve been offered insight
There is none but
The sin of pride
Am I wrong, am I right
Am I losing my sight
Abandoning the superior mind

chorus

Right away I will be gone
Gone, I will be gone

Through the valleys grey
Through the shapeless land
I walk alone
I’m left alone
Through the deepest void
A blackened paradise
I walk alone
I’m left alone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Then There Was Silence

Blind Guardian

A Night at the Opera

Turn your head and see the fields of flames

He carries along
From a distant place
He's on his way
He'll bring decay
(don't move along cause things they will go wrong
The end is getting closer day by day)
In shades of grey
We're doomed to face the night
Light's out of sight

Since we've reached the point of no return
We pray for starlight
We wait for the moon
The sky is empty
Alone in the unknown
We're getting nowhere

We have been betrayed
By the wind and the rain
The sacred halls empty and cold
The sacrifice made should not be done in vain
Revenge will be taken by Rome

We live a lie
Under the dying moon
Pale faced laughs doom
Indulges in delight

It's getting out of hand
The final curtain will fall
Hear my voice
There is no choice
There's no way out
You'll find out

We don't regret it
So many man have failed
But now he's gone
Go out and get it
The madman's head it shall be thine
We don't regret it
That someone else dies hidden in disguise
Go out and get it
Orion's hound shines bright

Don't you think it's time to stop the chase
Around the ring
Just stop running, running
Round the ring
Don't you know that fate has been decided
By the gods
Feel the distance, distance
Out of reach

Welcome to the end...
Watch your step, Cassandra
You may fall
As I've stumbled on the field
Sister mine
Death's a certain thing
Find myself in darkest places
Find myself drifting away
And the otherworld
The otherworld appears

Find myself, she dies in vain
I cannot be freed
I'm falling down
As time runs faster
Moves towards disaster
The ferryman will wait for you
My dear

And then there was silence
Just a voice from the otherworld
Like a leaf in an icy world
Memories will fade

Chorus:
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end
Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Brake the spell, show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

The newborn child would carry ruin to the hall
The newborn's death will be a blessing to us all

Good choice?
Bad choice?
Out of three
You've choosen misery
Power and wisdom
You deny
Bad choice

War is the only answer
When love will conquer fear
So the judgment's been made
To the fairest
The graceful says
Badly he fails

Warning
Fear the heat of passion, father king
Don't let him in
Don't let her in
Desire, lust, obssession
Death they'll bring
We can't get out
Once they are in

She's like the sunrise
Outshines the moon at night
Precious like starlight
She'll bring in a murderous price

In darkness grows the seed of man's defeat
Jealousy
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now
I can clearly see the end now

The thread of life in spun
The coin's been placed below my tongue
Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side
So we can win
Never give up
Never give in
Be on our side

Old moon's time is soon to come

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one we'll stand
We'll face the storm
Created by man

Troy, Troy, Troy, Troy

And as the lion
Slaughters man
I am the wolf
And you're the lamb

Hallowed Troy shall fall
Round the walls
Faith is shattered, bodies fall

Nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nothing to lose
Like one we'll stand
It's all for one and one for all
All we live for will be wiped out

I feel that something's wrong
Surprise, surprise they're gone
Full moon your time goes by
And new moon's still kept out of sight

We live
We die

Repeat Chorus:
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end
Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Brake the spell, show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

Roam in darkness...
Spread the vision
We will be lost if you truly believe
Troy in darkness
There's a cold emptiness in our hearts
That they've gone away
And won't come back

They'll tear down the wall to bring it in
They'll truly believe in the lie
With blossoms they'll welcome the old foe

The vision's so clear
When day and dream unite
The end is near
You'd better be prepared

The nightmare shall be over now
There's nothing more to fear
Come join in our singing
And dance with us now
The nightmare shall be over now
There's nothing more to fear
The war it is over, forevermore

No hope
The blind leads the blind
Carry on
Though future's denied
Mare or stallion
There's far more inside
We are in at the kill
We'll cheerfully die

Repeat Chorus:
Misty tales and poems lost
All the bliss and beauty will be gone
Will my weary soul find release for a while
At the moment of death I will smile
It's the triumph of shame and disease
In the end
Iliad
Raise my hands and praise the day
Brake the spell, show me the way
In decay
The flame of Troy will shine bright

Its holy light shines on
So the judgement's been made
We're condemned though the trial's far ahead
The crack of doom
Father
Your handsome son is heading home

Heading home

Still the wind blows
Calm and silent
Carries news from a distant shore

Out of mind
Can't get it
Can't get it out of my head

Sorrow and defeat
Sorrow and defeat

Compositor: Hansi Kürsch