Susperia "Vindication" Nuclear Blast 2002 1. Cage of Remembrance 2. The Bitter Man 3. Anguished Scream (For Vengance) 4. Petrified 5. The Bounty Hunter 6. Comlpetion 7. Warmaster 8. Dead Man`s World 9. Cast Life Into Fire 10. Bleed Yourself Music recorded in Abyss Studio A -Sweden, during November and December 2001 Engineered and recorded by Lars SzÃke Vocals recorded in BBM Studio -Norway, during December 2001 Engineered and recorded by BjÛrn Boge Vocals produced by Athera & BjÛrn Boge Album mixed by Peter TÄgtgren Produced by SUSPERIA and Peter TÄgtgren All music written & arranged by Cyrus All lyrics written & arranged by Athera (Music track 4, 6 & 9 additionally co-arranged by SUSPERIA & BjÛrn Boge) Cover design & artwork by Rune Tyvold Band photos by Nicole .. Anguished girl: Tine Svae All music performed by SUSPERIA No synthesizers were used while recording this album. All effects are created with vocals & guitars Lineup on this recording: Tjodalv: Drums Cyrus: Lead & Rhythm Guitar Memnock: Bass Athera: Vocals Elvorn: Rhythm Guitar CAGE OF REMEMBRANCE Inside your mind it dwells the secrets of your past Now you suffer inwardly, yet so silently You fight the morning light that shines in through the wall Then it strikes you in the dark There is no way out of here You crane your neck, and twist your head The voices call for you As your skin starts to crawl Now you sit here in the dark and the cold You had it coming once you sold your soul I`m here to make sure your sins aren`t forgiven No absolution and salvation in sight Bow down, open wide Here I come Pray, fall away, tribulation Lay, everyday, agitation Forget the trinity, deliverance denied Your ass is mine until the day you die I am the keeper, the punisher of bastards Lick my boots and don`t you speak a word Bow down, open wide Your blood is fuel to my destruction machine So believe you`re in the cage of remembrance Pray, fall away, tribulation Lay, everyday, agitation Inside your mind it dwells The secrets of your past Now you suffer completely, and oh so cowardly You fight the morning light that shines in through the wall Then it strikes you in the dusk There is no way out of hell You close your eyes and sense the end The voices call your name As your skin starts to crawl Lay down and die THE BITTER MAN As you roam deep within the twilight What do you see No lights fortold of and definitely no peace for you Now this is your sad story I`m about to tell Tolerance, forgiveness Was a lacking ability in you Intolerant, unequal Your solution was always to run away I thought I knew you I thought I wanted to be you And to think I almost became you An ideological man such as you Should be nothing but swept away for good I never meant to fail you I never meant to break you But it happened And I`m sorry I can`t change it Do you believe me Can you understand and forgive me This was your destiny And I`m sorry I can`t change it I never wanted this I never dreamed of this For you there`s no return And I`m sorry I can`t change it Why couldn`t you just realize That an act of justice would come and take you away Unless improvement was displayed And consequences of former misdoings accepted I never meant to fail you I never meant to break you But it happened And I`m sorry I can`t change it Do you believe me Can you understand and forgive me This was your destiny And I`m sorry I can`t change it I never wanted this I never dreamed of this For you there`s no return And I`m sorry I can`t change it As you roam deep inside the twilight And look back at me What do you see The bitter man ANGUISHED SCREAM (FOR VENGEANCE) Will I ever find myself again Will I ever feel your presence here again Just as long as you let me try to heal Could you show me what`s inside your mind Is there something you should tell me now Is there something you regret about me As I tighten the grip around your throat Please tell me what`s inside your mind Did it ever occur to you that I really cared I don`t think it did You never gave a damn if I lived or died So now you`ll pay Do you think it`s funny to laugh at my face I think you do You thought you would never see me again But here I am Is there something you would like to tell me before you die PETRIFIED Come along for the ride Don`t waste anymore time of your life Foolin` round with your endless shit Going crazy, going blind Is this the way you wanna live Looking back at worthless times With the future so vast Thinking wrong, feeling fine What was it your father once told you; "Get your life in order son! Or else things you do might come back to you times ten!" The fire will not take you higher Be brave, be strong Where you stop is where I begin Death will surely come What you do in between is your thing So get a fucking grip If respect is what you want The fire will not take you higher I never needed no helping hand So why should you, are you too weak? Sit back and review your life Was it really worth the effort? And then the paranoia takes you And it leads you to your grave You can`t escape the death grip Even though you try Be brave, be strong Where you stop is where I begin Death will surely come What you do in between is your thing So get a fucking grip If respect is what you want And then the paranoia takes you And it leads you to your grave You can`t escape the death grip Even though you try I forgot to mention I really don`t care if you make it I can`t help you no more So you`ll have to go your own ways To reach your fire You`ll have to choose the right path THE BOUNTY HUNTER Someday, somewhere I`m gonna catch up with you Someway, somehow You`re going down You may believe you`re gonna get away But you can`t hide from me I`m all around and I`ll find you Don`t think you can run away On the run you won`t get far Turn your head I`m everywhere Someday, somewhere I`m gonna catch up with you Someway, somehow You`re going down You know I`m out to get you Your head for a price, ain`t it nice I believe you said something wrong one day Made your presence unwanted And then became the hunted What a fool I`m all around and I`ll find you Don`t think you can run away On the run you won`t get far Turn your head I`m everywhere Of course I don`t care who you are What you`ve done, what you`ve said I don`t give a damn who you are I take pride in my work I`ve done this before Your cry for mercy is noticed And written down for reference In this, the hour of your death I`ve got no time to listen to your prayers I`ve got a goal, to complete my work I am the one, the bounty hunter of mankind Someday, somewhere I`m gonna catch up with you Someway, somehow You`re going down I don`t give a damn who you are I take pride in my work I`ve done this for ages You see, they call me the Bounty Hunter Of course I don`t care who you are What you`ve done, what you`ve said I don`t give a damn who you are I take pride in my work I`ve done this for ages COMPLETION In a time where chaos rules the world We should collect and not dismiss We just destroy ourselves with the needs we have Why can`t we all just wake up Man`s craving for dominance Is what will bring us to our doom All other alien races consider man to be scum They think of earth as a wasteland Will we ever see Will we ever know Time will never end But our being will You`ll never find god You`ll keep the dream >From start till end Too hard to understand Get your ass in second gear Smell the roses they`re soon not there The worst is yet to come The universe will implode Face the truth the end is near Will we ever see Will we ever know Time will never end But our being will Before time the universe was not there But a virus hatched, stability disturbed Our whole system based on a coincidence It`s soon over cause mankind came last And God is a virus WARMASTER You that walk in the night You are afraid of the light >From a glorious, fearless knight To a shadow of a man, beaten in a fight Once granted the power of steel The promise you made, never to kneal Great warriors you slayed Upon their crosses they prayed With one stroke of your sword death they would feel You that walk in the night You are afraid of the light >From a glorious, fearless knight To a shadow of a man, beaten in a fight Once granted the power of steel The promise you made, never to kneal Enter the castle, reclaim your name Open the door for him, beg for mercy Recklesness shines through his eyes Every bit of him cold as moonlight By the end of the day you`ll all be dead Doesn`t matter how much you adore him He will still strike you hard Whenever the master speak The soil shakes, the beast awaits The fields are his to claim again Step down and worship the Warmaster Great warriors you slayed Upon their crosses they prayed With one stroke of your sword death they would feel And beg for forgiveness not Your prayers makes it worse As the coming of masters Brings times and tales of chaos Downfall, a play it is Doomed are the blessed Whichever path you choose You will forever be posessed A game of hazardous battles And blood for reward The ultimate weapon Is back in the masters horde Warmaster DEAD MANS WORLD Take a good look at me Tell me what do you see Can you see me at all I push, but you don`t seem to fall I do not cast a shadow I feel nothing, so hollow, why? Still you refuse to find out what is wrong Cause you sometimes feel that something lurks behind you Your friends do not see you Your child sheds another tear But still you don`t understand You`re in a dead mans world Do you think they would walk through you If you really were there Don`t you think they would talk to you If they could hear you screaming Your friends do not talk about you Your child can`t remember No longer among the living But you cling on to life Do you think they would walk through you If they could hear you screaming Do what you have to do now, let it go It`s time you step out of this dimension and go back to your own It`s time to realize now, you`re in a dead mans world CAST LIFE INTO FIRE Tension is what you look for What you crave and what you live for, but couldn`t find The power it will provide and give you Is enough for a mortal man Cast life into fire This is the end my friend There is no way turning back Once you shoot up, then you give up There is no need to come and cry Do you see, the fading image of me Can I believe, that your story is true What do you want There is nothing here, except a path and the end Imagine a life without it You could never have existed your own way But since you chose this Then know that the demons are for real Cast life into fire This is the end my friend There is no way turning back Once you shoot up, then you give up There is no need to come and cry Do you see, the fading image of me It`s the last you will see The answer to all your questions Is right here beside you if you would open your eyes With the morbid knowledge That you threw your life away Would you stand before a jury And admit you`re a looser, a goddamn fool What did you get out of your short tragic life And the friends you left behind Once you shut up, then you give up There is no way back for you Do you see, the fading image of me Can I believe, that your story was true What did you want There was nothing here, except a path and the end BLEED YOURSELF As you reach for the gun and look into my eyes As you enter the darkness and prepare to search your mind Could I be more specific I need you to open your eyes This is not the way out You`ll have to trust me I`ve been there myself This is the time to recollect your life Don`t ever rest your case Just pick a different place And seek the things you`ll never find bleed yourself, it just doesn`t make sense You should meet yourself halfway If you try and fail you can at least be proud of that Cause what you`ll find on the other side is not what you seek Could I be more specific I need you to hold onto life But despite my advice you pull the trigger and fall to the ground Stop, where are you going Gotta get you out of here now This is the end Gotta get you safely back home Stay, don`t fade away Gotta get you out of here now Don`t you give in Gotta get you safely back home This was too close, hope you`ve learnt your lesson by now I can`t always be there for you everytime you`re down Could I be more specific I need you to give me a break And if not you will be Just like history to me This is the time to recollect your life * Don`t ever rest your case Just pick a different place And seek the things you`ll never find bleed yourself, it just doesn`t make sense You should learn to meet yourself halfway * repeat