Recorded and mixed at Frog Studio during the summer of 1999.
Produced by Arthemis.
All songs written by Andrea Martongelli.
Japanese edition contains 1 bonus track:
09. Shattered (03:32)
Re-released in 2005 by Underground Symphony as "Return to Church of Holy Ghost".
1. War
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
[I Act: Darkness]
It’s in the story it’s in today’s life
It can make you die
Only for glory and the people die
What’s the reason? Why?
It can make you die
What’s the reason? Why?
Why can’t we make this war
Stop with no other blood
No
, no more agony
No more deadly family
ooh... ooh...
[Solo]
Put all your rage against the war
United the energy is more, more, more, more
War’s just another name for Hell
We haven’t learnt what story tells, tells, tells, tells
War, war, war, war
Chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos
[II Act : The prophecy]
Desperation and agony war will bring to us
The silence of the human kind will never change this world
And guns, bombs and cannonballs are still destroying our life
The prophecy of Mother Earth reveals we have to die
[III Act: Sounds of victory]
But if we’re strong our justice will be done
The power of people will rise
We’ll ride the light, the sun will be our guide
The crowd now is ready to fight
ooh.....ooh..
It’s not a game, we mustn’t feel the pain
Our last chance to win is now
The peace will reign, together we’ll put out the flames
The Salvation Army goes on
ooh... ooh...
2. Tyrant's Time
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
Look to
Look to the past now and tell me what you see
Time passes
But nothing’s changing, still there is poor and rich
And still
There are dictators behind democracy
Only
The name has changed, the tyrants live in our days
Time of tyrants today, just like yesterday
Only the name has changed now
Behind their face they exploit our faith
Only to make what they couldn’t make
The tyrants today are commanding our souls
From long time ago and so we cry
You can’t stop their thirst of power, glory and gold
But when the moon becomes dark sadness comes down
And in few words you can’t say “I don’t mind”
We are condemned to live like slaves without a dream
You can’t escape, but life goes on
[Solo]
Time of tyrants today, just like yesterday
Only the name has changed now
Behind their face they exploit our faith
Only to make what they couldn’t make
3. Time To React
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
They treat us like puppets and we suffer
It’s time to react
Lose your self control and get rebel
Use your own head
Don’t let them move you and be strong
Shot in their ass
‘Cause these are the politics, the worst of all men
Fight, fight for your right
Fight for tomorrow’s life
[Solo]
Fight, fight for your right
Fight for tomorrow’s life
Don’t you believe to these men
It’s time to react
‘Cause you’ve got the power in your hands
It’s time to react
Why must we obey to these men
It’s time to react
I’m sick of it all, it’s time to change it, we can start tonight
To fight
Fight for your right
Let’s fight!
Fight for your right
Don’t be afraid of the masters
It’s time to react
Time for rebellion, disaster!
It’s time to react
I know it’s so hard to make something
It’s time to react
Now with a song we are starting
It’s time to react!
[Solo]
Don’t you believe to these men
And fight for your right!
4. Tomorrow's World
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
I see the world around me
War, drugs and hate then what will be?
I fear the future will be very black
And if the world is like this shit
Is really better not to exist
Something must change or we’ll be fucked
Can you hear me God?
We’re losing our way
Make tomorrow better than yesterday
I believe in Tomorrow’s World
Where war and hate will be really old
And war is going everywhere
And everybody say “I don’t care”
But still I hope a better time
Together we can change this world
That seems so awful and so cold
Tomorrow’s World will rise with us
Can you hear me God?
We’re losing our way
Make tomorrow better than yesterday
I believe in Tomorrow’s World
Where war and hate will be really old
Can we live without pain
In a world full of peace?
In a place where there is no hate
And the sun is shining high
[Solo]
The sun will shine high...
5. Claws Of The Devil
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
Can’t you see?
You’re lying in the claws of the devil
Break the chains
Or you will be witched by him
Kill the demons, try to win your challenge
If you’ll fight with fear
Catch the sword and fight for the rebellion
Your end is near
Fire in their eyes is like a hurricane
Escape from Hell
Escape from the flames of Hell
Oh... Demon of war
No... Don’t take my soul
God, don’t leave me alone
Devil, I say “Death to you!”
[Solo]
Anger and revenge
Are gleaming now in my brain
Now you will die like the Sun in the night falls again
You can’t destroy me
I’m mortal, I’m not a fool
My spirit, my Lord have said “No mercy for you!”
Now you’re free
Your courage has defeated your fear
So fly with me
The voyage to Heaven is near
Kill the demons, try to win your challenge
If you’ll fight with fear
Catch the sword and fight for the rebellion
Your end is near
Fire in their eyes is like a hurricane
Escape from Hell
Escape from the flames of Hell
Oooh... Demon of war
Nooo... Don’t take my soul
God, don’t leave me alone
Devil, I say “Death to you!”
6. The Storm
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
There’s a mount between the silent trees
From the fortress you can watch it shine
On the top still lives a goddess
It is called the Lady of the Storm
Her face his a mystery
But her spite is not a novelty
Frozen blood runs in her veins
Now the terror sower’ s coming back again
The termless wind of fire
Is blowing hard tonight
Oh no! It can’t be the scourge...
And when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burned my eyes
‘Cause when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burnt my eyes
[Solo]
Goddess of thunder please stop your war against the human kind
I don’t wanna die tonight
I know your violence is wasteful and we cannot fight it
I don’t wanna die tonight
Can’t you see? People are screaming and ready to die
I don’t wanna die tonight
So please, listen to my petition and don’t take our lives
I don’t wanna die tonight
Her voiceful scream of fight
Has gone away tonight
But peace won’t last for so long
And when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burned my eyes
‘Cause when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burnt my eyes
Burning lights in the night
Blazing skies are burning my eyes
The preacher man has been saved by his prayer
And his hope now is reborn
The glittering sun is shining on
And will scrub our frights
The time has come to believe in what he’ s done
And to fight the sky
Stop the storm wind rise
7. Twilight In The Dark
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
In darkness and rain I’m trying to escape, but in vain
The Phantom of Death, I saw him last night in my dreams
Frustration and pain, I know these are now close to me
Please, God help my soul and give me the strength to release me
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
I’ve tried to scream but nothing can save me from death
There is no way out, my fate has been marked once again
But I can be routed my hope of salvation is tough
The Twilight is near the lucency is now shining on
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
[Solo]
And now the fire’s in my eyes
It means I’ll never have to die
My own revenge is here to stay
So pay your price and fly away
Now everything’ s changed, the forces of night now are gone
No more fear and pain, the power of light made me strong
But when the night comes down and suddenly starts to rain
Oh Lord of the Night, I fear we will meet again
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
8. Church Of The Holy Ghost
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
The night has come
And the spirits are awake
The endless fog
Now has faded
There’ s something strange
In the sky and in the air
The sunshine has gone
But a mystic light is shining on
The abandoned Church
Is still kept by the Ghost
His evil eye
Will make you dust
A terrible curse
Is now coming down on you
Don’t open the gate
Or you’ll fall into disdain
The awful organ sound
Re-echoes in the ground
The spirits are insane
You will be beheaded
Your head will touch the floor
You’ll paint the walls with blood
Don’t think it is unreal
Now your end is near
The Guardian of the night
Can whip away your life
The hold of the lost souls
Is his dread abode
Don’t try to violate it
Or death will be your fate
Believe in my last words
Escape and save your soul
[Solo]
The Ghost will take your soul...
The Guardian of the night
Can whip away your life
The hold of the lost souls
Is his dread abode
Don’t try to violate it
Or death will be your fate
Believe in my last words
Escape and save your soul...
No more deadly family
ooh... ooh...
[Solo]
Put all your rage against the war
United the energy is more, more, more, more
War’s just another name for Hell
We haven’t learnt what story tells, tells, tells, tells
War, war, war, war
Chaos, chaos, chaos, chaos
[II Act : The prophecy]
Desperation and agony war will bring to us
The silence of the human kind will never change this world
And guns, bombs and cannonballs are still destroying our life
The prophecy of Mother Earth reveals we have to die
[III Act: Sounds of victory]
But if we’re strong our justice will be done
The power of people will rise
We’ll ride the light, the sun will be our guide
The crowd now is ready to fight
ooh.....ooh..
It’s not a game, we mustn’t feel the pain
Our last chance to win is now
The peace will reign, together we’ll put out the flames
The Salvation Army goes on
ooh... ooh...
2. Tyrant's Time
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
Look to
Look to the past now and tell me what you see
Time passes
But nothing’s changing, still there is poor and rich
And still
There are dictators behind democracy
Only
The name has changed, the tyrants live in our days
Time of tyrants today, just like yesterday
Only the name has changed now
Behind their face they exploit our faith
Only to make what they couldn’t make
The tyrants today are commanding our souls
From long time ago and so we cry
You can’t stop their thirst of power, glory and gold
But when the moon becomes dark sadness comes down
And in few words you can’t say “I don’t mind”
We are condemned to live like slaves without a dream
You can’t escape, but life goes on
[Solo]
Time of tyrants today, just like yesterday
Only the name has changed now
Behind their face they exploit our faith
Only to make what they couldn’t make
3. Time To React
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
They treat us like puppets and we suffer
It’s time to react
Lose your self control and get rebel
Use your own head
Don’t let them move you and be strong
Shot in their ass
‘Cause these are the politics, the worst of all men
Fight, fight for your right
Fight for tomorrow’s life
[Solo]
Fight, fight for your right
Fight for tomorrow’s life
Don’t you believe to these men
It’s time to react
‘Cause you’ve got the power in your hands
It’s time to react
Why must we obey to these men
It’s time to react
I’m sick of it all, it’s time to change it, we can start tonight
To fight
Fight for your right
Let’s fight!
Fight for your right
Don’t be afraid of the masters
It’s time to react
Time for rebellion, disaster!
It’s time to react
I know it’s so hard to make something
It’s time to react
Now with a song we are starting
It’s time to react!
[Solo]
Don’t you believe to these men
And fight for your right!
4. Tomorrow's World
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
I see the world around me
War, drugs and hate then what will be?
I fear the future will be very black
And if the world is like this shit
Is really better not to exist
Something must change or we’ll be fucked
Can you hear me God?
We’re losing our way
Make tomorrow better than yesterday
I believe in Tomorrow’s World
Where war and hate will be really old
And war is going everywhere
And everybody say “I don’t care”
But still I hope a better time
Together we can change this world
That seems so awful and so cold
Tomorrow’s World will rise with us
Can you hear me God?
We’re losing our way
Make tomorrow better than yesterday
I believe in Tomorrow’s World
Where war and hate will be really old
Can we live without pain
In a world full of peace?
In a place where there is no hate
And the sun is shining high
[Solo]
The sun will shine high...
5. Claws Of The Devil
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
Can’t you see?
You’re lying in the claws of the devil
Break the chains
Or you will be witched by him
Kill the demons, try to win your challenge
If you’ll fight with fear
Catch the sword and fight for the rebellion
Your end is near
Fire in their eyes is like a hurricane
Escape from Hell
Escape from the flames of Hell
Oh... Demon of war
No... Don’t take my soul
God, don’t leave me alone
Devil, I say “Death to you!”
[Solo]
Anger and revenge
Are gleaming now in my brain
Now you will die like the Sun in the night falls again
You can’t destroy me
I’m mortal, I’m not a fool
My spirit, my Lord have said “No mercy for you!”
Now you’re free
Your courage has defeated your fear
So fly with me
The voyage to Heaven is near
Kill the demons, try to win your challenge
If you’ll fight with fear
Catch the sword and fight for the rebellion
Your end is near
Fire in their eyes is like a hurricane
Escape from Hell
Escape from the flames of Hell
Oooh... Demon of war
Nooo... Don’t take my soul
God, don’t leave me alone
Devil, I say “Death to you!”
6. The Storm
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
There’s a mount between the silent trees
From the fortress you can watch it shine
On the top still lives a goddess
It is called the Lady of the Storm
Her face his a mystery
But her spite is not a novelty
Frozen blood runs in her veins
Now the terror sower’ s coming back again
The termless wind of fire
Is blowing hard tonight
Oh no! It can’t be the scourge...
And when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burned my eyes
‘Cause when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burnt my eyes
[Solo]
Goddess of thunder please stop your war against the human kind
I don’t wanna die tonight
I know your violence is wasteful and we cannot fight it
I don’t wanna die tonight
Can’t you see? People are screaming and ready to die
I don’t wanna die tonight
So please, listen to my petition and don’t take our lives
I don’t wanna die tonight
Her voiceful scream of fight
Has gone away tonight
But peace won’t last for so long
And when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burned my eyes
‘Cause when the Storm comes down
For you there’s no way out
White lightnings break the sky
Their flash have burnt my eyes
Burning lights in the night
Blazing skies are burning my eyes
The preacher man has been saved by his prayer
And his hope now is reborn
The glittering sun is shining on
And will scrub our frights
The time has come to believe in what he’ s done
And to fight the sky
Stop the storm wind rise
7. Twilight In The Dark
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
In darkness and rain I’m trying to escape, but in vain
The Phantom of Death, I saw him last night in my dreams
Frustration and pain, I know these are now close to me
Please, God help my soul and give me the strength to release me
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
I’ve tried to scream but nothing can save me from death
There is no way out, my fate has been marked once again
But I can be routed my hope of salvation is tough
The Twilight is near the lucency is now shining on
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
[Solo]
And now the fire’s in my eyes
It means I’ll never have to die
My own revenge is here to stay
So pay your price and fly away
Now everything’ s changed, the forces of night now are gone
No more fear and pain, the power of light made me strong
But when the night comes down and suddenly starts to rain
Oh Lord of the Night, I fear we will meet again
The Twilight in the Dark will make me free
But I have to find it among the trees
My nightmare will turn to a new good dream
The deepness of the forest seems like Hell
But now I have to escape from the Phantom of Death
8. Church Of The Holy Ghost
[Lyric by Andrea Martongelli]
The night has come
And the spirits are awake
The endless fog
Now has faded
There’ s something strange
In the sky and in the air
The sunshine has gone
But a mystic light is shining on
The abandoned Church
Is still kept by the Ghost
His evil eye
Will make you dust
A terrible curse
Is now coming down on you
Don’t open the gate
Or you’ll fall into disdain
The awful organ sound
Re-echoes in the ground
The spirits are insane
You will be beheaded
Your head will touch the floor
You’ll paint the walls with blood
Don’t think it is unreal
Now your end is near
The Guardian of the night
Can whip away your life
The hold of the lost souls
Is his dread abode
Don’t try to violate it
Or death will be your fate
Believe in my last words
Escape and save your soul
[Solo]
The Ghost will take your soul...
The Guardian of the night
Can whip away your life
The hold of the lost souls
Is his dread abode
Don’t try to violate it
Or death will be your fate
Believe in my last words
Escape and save your soul...