Moonchild

(Smith/Dickinson)

Seven deadly sins

Seven ways to win

Seven holy paths to hell

And your trip begins

Seven downward slopes

Seven bloodied hopes

Seven are your burning fires

Seven your desires....

I am he the bornless one

The fallen angel watching you

Babylon, the scarlet whore

I'll infiltrate your gratitude

Don't you dare to save your son

Kill him now and save the young ones

Be the mother of a birth strangled babe

Be the devils own, Lucifer's my name

Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream

Moonchild - open the seventh seal

Moonchild - You'll be mine soon child

Moonchild - take my hand tonight

I count the heads of those unborn

The accursed ones I'll find them all

And if you die by your own hand

As a suicide you shall be damned

And if you try to save your soul

I will torment you - you shall not grow old

With every second and passing breath

You'll be so alone your soul will bleed to death

Moonchild - hear the mandrake scream

Moonchild - open the seventh seal

Moonchild - You'll be mine soon child

Moonchild - take my hand tonight

The twins they are exhausted, seven is this night

Gemini is rising as the red lips kiss to bite

Seven angels seven demons battle for his soul

When Gabriel lies sleeping, this child was born to die

One more dies one more lives

One baby cries one mother grieves

For all the sins you will commit

You'll beg forgiveness and none I'll give

A web of fear shall be your coat

To clothe you in the night

A lucky escape for you young man

But I'll see you damned in endless night

Infinite Dreams

(Harris)

Infinite dreams I can't deny them

Infinity is hard to comprehend

I couldn't hear those screams

Even in my wildest dreams

Suffocation waking in a sweat

Scared to fall asleep again

Incase the dream begins again

Someone chasing I cannot move

Standing rigid nightmare's statue

What a dream when will it end

And will I transcend?

Restless sleep the minds in turmoil

One nightmare ends another fertile

Getting to me so scared to sleep

But scared to wake now, in too deep

Even though its reached new heights

I rather like the restless nights

It makes me wonder it makes me think

There's more to this I'm on the brink

It's not the fear of what's beyond

It's just that I might not respond

I have an interest almost craving

But would I like to get too far in?

It can't be all coincidence

Too many things are evident

You tell me you're an unbeliever

Spiritualist? Well me I'm neither

But wouldn't you like to know

The truth

Of what's out there to have the proof

And find out just which side

You're on

Where would you end in Heaven or

In Hell?

Help me. Help me to find my true

Self without seeing the future

Save me, save me from torturing

Myself even within my dreams

There's got to be just more to it

Than this

Or tell me why do we exist

I'd like to think that when I die

I'd get a chance another time

And to return and live again

Reincarnate, play the game

Again and again and again

Can I Play With Madness

(Smith/Dickinson/Harris)

Give me the sense to wonder

To wonder if I'm free

Give me a sense of wonder

To know I can be me

Give me the strength to hold my head up

Spit back in their face

Don't need no key to unlock this door

Gonna break down the walls

Break out of this bad place

Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball

Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all

Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me

Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see

I screamed aloud to the old man

I said don't lie don't say you don't know

I say you'll pay for your mischief

In this world or the next

Oh and then he fixed me with a freezing glance

And the hell fires raged in his eyes

He said do you want to know the truth son

- I'll tell you the truth

Your soul's gonna burn in the lake of fire

Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball

Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all

Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me

Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see

Can I play with madness - the prophet stared at his crystal ball

Can I play with madness - there's no vision there at all

Can I play with madness - the prophet looked and he laughed at me

Can I play with madness - he said you're blind too blind to see

The Evil That Men Do

(Smith/Dickinson/Harris)

Love is a razor and I walked the line on that silver blade

Slept in the dust with his daughter, her eyes red with

The slaughter of innocence

But I will pray for her

I will call her name out loud

I would bleed for her

If only I could see her now

Living on a razors edge

Balancing on a ledge

Living on a razors edge

The evil that men do lives on and on.....

Circle of fire my baptism of joy at an end it seems

The seventh lamb slain, the book of life opens before me

But I will pray for you

And some day I may return

Don't you cry for me

Beyond is where I learn

Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

(Harris)

Here they stand brothers them all

All the sons divided they'd fall

Here await the birth of the son

The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one

Here the birth from an unbroken line

Born the healer the seventh, his time

Unknowingly blessed and as his life unfolds

Slowly unveiling the power he holds

Seventh son of a seventh son

Then they watch the progress he makes

The Good and the Evil which path will he take

Both of them trying to manipulate

The use of his powers before it's too late

Seventh son of a seventh son

Today is born the seventh one

Born of woman the seventh son

And he in turn of a seventh son

He has the power to heal

He has the gift of the second sight

He is the chosen one

So it shall be written

So it shall be done

The Prophecy

(Murray/Harris)

Now that I know that the right time has come

My prediction will surely be true

The impending disaster it looms

And the whole of the village is doomed

Why won't you listen to me

It is so hard to understand

That I am the real seventh son

Your life or death on me depends

Suffering and pain impending disaster

Souls crying the devil's laughter

Heard the cry of the seven whistlers

Lucifer smiles looks on and waits

I'll take your life in my hands

Your fate your fortune's in my visions

Heed what I say and you'll see

What will be

Please listen to me

Now that they see the disaster is done

Now they put all the blame unto me

They feel I brought on a curse

Don't they know that the torment

It stays with me knowing that I walk alone

Through the eyes of the future I see

They don't even know what fear is

Don't they know I'm the one who is cursed

Purgatory beckons souls lost forever

Life after death or heaven hereafter

Heard the call of the seven whistlers again

Now Lucifer laughs hell awaits

I had their lives in my hands

Their fate their fortunes in my visions

No one believed in my true prophecy

And now it's too late

The Clairvoyant

(Harris)

Feel the sweat break on my brow

Is it me or is it shadows that are

Dancing on the walls

Is this a dream or is it now

Is this a vision or normality I see

Before my eyes

I wonder why I wonder how

That it seems the powers getting stronger

Every day

I feel a strength an inner fire

But I'm scared I won't be able to control it anymore

There's a time to live and a time to die

When it's time to meet the maker

There's a time to live but isn't it strange

That as soon as you're born you're dying

Just by looking through your eyes

He could see the future penetrating right

In through your mind

See the truth and see your lies

But for all his power couldn't foresee his own demise

There's a time to live and a time to die

When it's time to meet the maker

There's a time to live but isn't it strange

That as soon as you're born you're dying...

... and reborn again?

Only the Good Die Young

(Harris/Dickinson)

The demon in your mind will rape you in your bed at night

The wisdom of ages, the lies and outrages concealed

Time it waits for no man

My future it is revealed

Time it waits for no man

My fate is sealed

If I cancel tomorrow the undead will thank me today

Fly in the face of your prophets I mock your morality plays

The moon is red and bleeding

The sun is burned and black

The book of life is silent

No turning back

Only the good die young

All the evil seem to live forever

Only the good die young

All the evil seem to live forever

Only the good die young

Mystery madman a victim of cruel charade

Some innocent pawn in an end game one more stalemate

Is death another birthday?

A way to kiss your dreams goodbye?

Do the undead live within us

And look through our eyes?

Walking on water are miracles all you can trust

Measure your coffin does it measure up to your lust?

So I think I'll leave you

With your bishops and your guilt

So until the next time

Have a good sin

Only the good die young

All the evil seem to live forever

Only the good die young

All the evil seem to live forever

Only the good die young

Seven deadly sins

Seven ways to win

Seven holy paths to hell

Seven downward slopes

Seven bloodied hopes

Seven are your burning fires

Seven your desires...