Iced Earth : Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) |
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998)
Balage 2004.08.31. 11:26
After the success of The Dark Saga, many were curious to see what steps Iced Earth would take to further elevate their position within the metal scene. There were many expectations about the new album, and of course, Iced Earth did not disappoint. They turned out yet another acclaimed album containing something old, something new, and most definitely something wicked. With thirteen tracks, Something Wicked This Way Comes is a roller-coaster ride which showcases Iced Earth's talent in many different forms. Ranging from the crushingly dark and heavy "Disciples of the Lie" to the heartfelt and introspective "Watching Over Me", Something Wicked... is bound to please both longtime fans and new listeners. The highlight of the album is another album-ending trilogy, entitled "Something Wicked". Taking some musical cues from the Stormrider era and merging them with the newest Iced Earth sound, "Something Wicked" weaves a mysterious tale of prophecy, conspiracy, and the history of mankind. This powerful composition is a prelude to a future Iced Earth album, but even on its own, it stands as a masterful piece of work. To any metal fans who feel a void in their collection, it will be filled the day that Something Wicked... comes to you.
Burning Times (Schaffer, Barlow)
Yesterday is gone forever No turning back the clock In the end, all is sinful No need to bear the pain The end, is coming soon You can't hold out forever Repent your sins to me Before you pass this world
In this time I am law I know you've been betrayed From man's word, I'm given life Through loss, I only gain For you, I feel no sympathy No sorrow, no remorse Confess your sins to me They'll be taken by force
(chorus) It doesn't matter what you've done In my words you are a sinner For every word you say to me In every way, you are a sinner
Question me not I am the one that binds this world You follow without sight I grow stronger every day Take the souls I have damned Burn them in my name These are the burning times The years of pain
Melancholy (Holy Martyr) (Schaffer)
Make the sadness go away Come back another day For years I've tried to teach But their eyes are empty Empty too I have become For them I must die A sad and troubled race An ungrateful troubled place
(chorus) I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for
Make the sadness go away Come back another day The things I've said and done Don't matter to anyone But still, you push me to see Something, I can never be Why am I their shattered king? I don't mean anything
I see the sadness in their eyes Melancholy in their cries Devoid of all the passion The human spirit cannot die Look at the pain around me This is what I cry for Look at the pain around me This is what I'll die for
Disciples of the Lie (Schaffer)
You abuse and you victimize But you're dignified, so you justify It's in your eyes where deception lies So you criticize with cruel eyes Father in black, black as sin Pure hypocrisy to no end Condemnning me and my fellow man I live my life among the damned
(Chorus) I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin Disciples of the lie
Breeding fear in your twisted smile Pedophile, in denial I taste revenge when I think of you A life of hell you put me through When I find you I'll take you out No remorse, you're going down You see satisfaction in my eyes I vindicate, now you die
I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin Disciples of the lie
The blackness inside overwhelms me The pain engulfs and turns to rage in me Trapped so deep in my mental hell Release the demons, set me free
I've gotta do as you say, not as you do You're a man of the cloth, I'm comin' for you You say you can save me, cleanse me of my sin A holy predator, the wolf in sheepskin
Watching Over Me (Schaffer)
I had a friend many years ago One tragic night he died The saddest time of my life For weeks and weeks I cried Through the anger and through the tears I've felt his spirit through the years I'd swear, He's watching me Guiding me through hard times
(chorus) I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me
We shared dreams like all best friends Blood brothers at the age of ten We lived reckless, he paid the price But why? Why did he have to die? It still hurts me to this day Am I selfish for feeling this way? I know he's an angel now Together we'll be someday
I feel it once again It's overwhelming me His spirit's like the wind The angel guarding me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me Oh, I know, oh, I know He's watching over me
Stand Alone (Schaffer, Barlow)
Listen not to ones who preach Those who feel you're a freak Everything about you is wrong You must be sick, you don't belong
Father said, worry not what they say Use your mind, your own free will In a time when everyone follows Ignorance can kill
They only say what they want you to hear Half-truths have been twisted to conceal your fate In a world of spoon-fed emotion Intelligence can save
(chorus) Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone You will seize the day
Son, say what you mean, don't be afraid Tell them how you feel, hear what I say Be true to yourself and true to your own Your spirit will crush the hearts of stone
Stand alone Hear what I say Stand alone It's a leap of faith
Consequences (Schaffer)
As human beings, we're a complex thing Sometimes so beautiful, other times so vain We've built an empire, the blood is on our hands Genocide and the chains that bind The consequence ahead
Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know
Wrote about in history as if it's all O.K. A race of people murdered another one enslaved Now our world crumbles, it's happening within Open your eyes and realize The world we're living in
Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know
If we could focus on important things Live and let live true freedom, not everyone's the same No more war for your god, no more war for your race It's our world, it's what we make it Make it a better place
Oh, you ought to know Oh, you ought to know
We can change the world that we're living in Live and let live true freedom Let the reign begin
My Own Savior (Schaffer, Barlow, Morris)
My only comfort is in death My only solace, my dying breath For release, I have prayed Thrown past life, not afraid
Life's a bitch, life's a whore Nothing less, nothing more There is nothing she would do for me I will end this suffering
(chorus) Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior
The voices are calling Out of this life, I'm falling There is one choice, that I see In raging flames, The Dark One awaits
Existence of one man Hatred with no end My madness, my sadness I am my own savior
Reaping Stone (Schaffer, Barlow, MacDonough)
There is a place far from her home She strayed her path too long In that wood, she found the stone Lost souls should never look upon
At first glance, a lone monolith Lifeless, cold and grey She looked in deep, this timeless relic The lost fall easy prey
Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone
Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone
Think not of ones you've lost Nor of ones you leave I shall give you strength to pass I will set you free
Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone
Come into my world, my child I will take you home I'm your Reaping Stone
1776 (Schaffer)
(Instrumental)
Blessed Are You (Schaffer)
Pure ambition burns in me It's a beast, never to be tamed And the only peace I can find Is when I'm here with you You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're the children of the night
(chorus) Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night
So this song is for all of you By my side, through and through We'll roam that world true and free Feeding you the inner beast You are the ones that keep me high You are the ones for which I'll die Forever we will be Standing tall, side by side We're children of the night
Blessed are you Blessed am I Children of the night
The storm we ride Side by side You keep me high For you I'll die Through the storm we ride
Prophecy (Schaffer)
I can see clearly now, a painful vision indeed An attack on hallowed ground, from high above Alien to us, the species known as man A serious threat, in the eyes of the Elder
So heed my warning, before our own existence falls near extinct Our culture is lost in ancient mystery, covered in the sands of time
A sacred few survive the massacre this night In secret they will meet a new society
Ten thousand years from now, a child will be born I've seen the vision, the writing on the wall He'll walk the Earth, two thousand years or more Paving the way, for mankind's fall
So there is hope you see, but we must act with great speed Assemble the chosen, the ones to lead, and morph them in the likeness of man
Oppressed for centuries, await the prophecy The child will set us free, reclaim it rightfully
We'll take their identity and live among them free All the while, plotting events that mold their history We'll build the perfect beast with the knowledge that they seek If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat
Assassins we will be, through human history Jesus Christ to Kennedy, the Domino Decree Disciples of the Watch, prepare the coming curse If it takes ten thousand years, we never will retreat
And so, our world is doomed, we'll lay claim again some day There is hope, in the birth of one, so many centuries away
Birth of the Wicked (Schaffer)
Daylight breaks hard on sacred ground For centuries we've questioned them of His birth But in this hour, on this day, The Elder knew Years of madness must now subdue Order must be enforced to hide the truth Cause on this day, in this hour it's coming true
Child of the wicked and ancient man Baptized in black magic, their master plan Born of the Watch, his prophecy, by their command
(Chorus) So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end
It's up to us now to seal his fate Marked with the proper math the child's none to late Blessed by the Beast, our Chosen One was born this day He'll rise from the ashes of our dying race Manipulate history, time and space The Elder, Men of the Watch, professed this day
So, behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end Behold the birth, the wicked child Born of the Beast, in eastern sands He will arise, He will divide He has the power to bring the end
The Coming Curse (Schaffer)
I walk the Earth just as they planned Baptized in fire for my ancient land The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind
For many years, I've walked among you Through the folds of time and space Kingdoms fall, leaders die, as I see fit I devour souls of those that pose a threat
(chorus) I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes
I bide my time planning your fate With bated breath, The Elder wait The coming curse, your anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye For your crimes on our kind you all will die
(chorus) I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes
Forged in the sacred flames On the sixth day Of the sixth month In the sixth hour
I am your anti-Christ, I will destroy mankind Born of the beast and flames I will devour, I will divide
Hellfire rages in my eyes Blood will fall like rain this night The coming curse, the anti-Christ, I am the Watcher's eye I vindicate and cleanse the Earth of all mankind
I walk the Earth another day The wicked one that comes this way Savior to my own, devil to some Mankind falls, something wicked comes
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