Atrocity Willenskraft 1. Intro 2. Scorching Breath [music: T. Bauer / lyrics: A. Krull] flames of fire destroying the world's illusion your own created nightmare stabs you to death listen to your hypocrisy, your everlasting false belief holy ground, a holy grave divine fate by divine grace deathly pallor funeral cortege mass extermination the scorching breath greedy death mask greeping barrage deadly termination the scorching breath war-demons, demolition deep, down from the infernal regions your dreams of dread will take you soon to the dead deathly pallor funeral cortege mass extermination the scorching breath greedy death mask greeping barrage deadly termination the scorching breath from pride to the fall - the way is very short the scorching breath takes the world apart deathly pallor funeral cortege mass extermination the scorching breath greedy death mask greeping barrage deadly termination the scorching breath naked skeletons piled up like stacked wood iced sea of depression numbed with cold and fear awaiting fatal destiny, with disillusioned disbelief holy ground, a holy grave divine fate by divine grace war-demons, demolition deep, down from the infernal regions your dreams of dread will take you soon to the dead deathly pallor funeral cortege mass extermination the scorching breath greedy death mask greeping barrage deadly termination the scorching breath [lead: T. Bauer, M. Roderer] 3. Deliverance [music: T. Bauer, M. Roderer, M. Schwarz / lyrics: A. Krull] frozen minded out of the ashes see my face in the dust manic structures, human madness apocalyptic trance the battle rages from day to day endless night begins darkened landscape, left behind saturated with blood all life is lost - in misery upon the earth - storm rages on into nothingness - crimson rain covers the earth impure mankind - perished in pain but still raising the dead wasted genius and wasted land how great was your gain? the answer is: self-importance never ask for forgiveness all life is lost - in misery no one cares - when the reaper laughts: "into my world - i guide your life to eternity sorrow and sadness - pain is the law and love is the crime" deliverance! depth of terror, depth of horror lost edeen pays its' price perveyor of distress, from the abyss thy willl be done! impure mankind - the lost chapter is over now! into nothingness - nothing is gained, nothing is earned! deliverance! "come to my world!" deliverance! ...from mankind! the battle of the masses rages day and night earth reduced to ashes the fire that burned the eyes "and i was a new heaven, i saw a new earth" this place won't be given for a second impure birth deliverance! "come to my world" deliverance! ...from mankind! [lead: T. Bauer] 4. Blood-stained Prophecy [music: M. Roderer, T. Bauer / lyrics: A. Krull] Refering to an old book one thousand words - one lie lost in self-adulation your self-regarded mind narrow minded visions spread like poison through the world posing as the awaited saviour the last supper prepared blood-stained prophecy a lifeless son is your idol your act of grace is death canturies of forced conversion word of god declined your tonguees speak about mercy but your prophecy is pain narcissim and divine benediction won't save you from ordeal blood-stained prophecy [lead: T. Bauer, M. Roderer] 5. Love Is Dead [music: T. Bauer, M. Roderer / lyrics: A. Krull] i feel a cold breath of wind black sky in mourning-veil i see no worth-living reason oh no, it's driving me insane pangs of love never thought i would feel this way i see your face in every cloud and i say to myself don't let me, lete me fade away love is dead i walk through desert fields black ravens surrounding me i have no more jest for life no more, i'm bleeding from inside a once opened heart never thought i would feel this way i search for any reason or cause which i could never find so i blame myself for things i don't understand love is dead all my life is pain drowned in tears never thought i would feel this way everyday i die once more my heart turns black never again safe and warm love is dead [lead: T. Bauer, M. Rodere] 6. We Are Degeneration [music: M. Schwarz, M. Roderer / lyrics: A. Krull] degenerate! we ar degeneration your downfall is our aim we suck your brain we brind you pain we are desperation leading your son to slaughter common grave diggers mass-murderers, fellow travellers a selfdestructive point of view we drink your blood we eat your heart we are degeneration we are transfiguration this planet won't survive decadent morality malicious insanity, beneath dignity a selfdestructive point of view we suck your brain we bring you pain we are degeneration [lead: M. Roderer, T. Bauer] 7. Willenskraft [music: M. Rodrer, T. Bauer, M. Schwarz / lyrics: A. Krull] haB und feuer tod im wahnsinn kraft und will geben mir den sinn willenskraft der menschenhaB [lead: M. Roderer, T. Bauer] 8. For Ever And A Day [music: M. Roderer, T. Bauer / lyrics: A. Krull] i'm watching the moon-set walking through the woods tasting depth of winter morbidity and doom i saw one million faces i saw one million deaths colours are in dark-grey veil of emptiness stalking in a nightmare i was lost long ago i gave all my love spirit's feeling low sorrow - i'm dead-tired, tired of life eternal dusk my dungeon and desire shadows - dark face in autumnal tints covering me, lost in immortality crossing the old bridgeg like one thousand times before sadness, autumnal equinox sunbeams - nevermore soulful - my heart is bleeding, my soul is seeking for salvation and release soulless - no more longing, no more loving just the ashes of my thoughts for ever and a day death is the salvation for ever and a day life is the damnation for ever and a day ghosts are hunting me for ever and a day death is the salvation stamping underwood down plot revenge that kills leaving life behind sowing death and thrills i saw one million faces i saw one millions deaths colours are in dark-grey veil of emptiness sorrow - i'm dead-tired, tired of life eternal dusk my dungeon and desire shadows - dark face in autumnal tints covering me, lost in immortality for ever and a day death is the salvation for ever and a day life is the damnation for ever and a day ghosts are running free for ever and a day death is the salvation sorrow in shadows soulful but soulless throughout time and space misantrophic race manhunting, echoing pain endless night starts again for ever and a day death is the salvation for ever and a day life is the damnation for ever and a day ghosts are hunting me for ever and a day death is the salvation... [lead: M. Roderer, T. Bauer] 9. Seal Of Secrecy [music: M. Roderer / lyrics: A. Krull] a deep grey nursery creche a poor and dirty cage dreams of wonderland will never come true in this world born into this misery never knowing any reason why cowering on the dirty floor bed-ridden, beaten - every day ...under the seal of secrecy eyes full of pain belonging to the weaker sex staring into space so many years of hopelessness in prison without any guilt the children of no home and love and they sing: nursery rhymes out of their mind without sense - sad cries for help ...under the seal of secrecy growing into apathy enduring every use of force body like a numb limb without ache - but soul is still alive ...under the seal of secrecy [lead: T. Bauer] 10. Down Below [music: M. Roderer / lyrics: A. Krull] here, now and then sin and hate shall dominate i have seen the fall of man wages of sin is death in the still of evening night frost on the eaerth seven continents are bleeding seven seas in red posterity will never find rapture or peace of mind goddess of luck, bearer of glad buried by mankind down, down below there is no love at death's door with life, life of sin we have been blessed and doomed the nightfall of humanity together we obtain loosing sensibility reaching death's domain fiery temper growing strong engender fiendishness graven image taken wrong trying to surpass eclipse of the moon down below phantasmagoric creation down below down, down below there is no love at death's door sun will never rise only darkness beholds the eyes irruption of spitefulness celebrated chaos deep beyong there are no rules survival of the fittest in the still of night world torn to shreds seven continents are gone seven sease are dead eclipse of the moon down below phantasmagoric creation down below ...down on earth! [lead: T. Bauer, M. Roderer] 11. The Hunt [music: M. Roderer / lyrics: A. Krull] sinful i have taken life by life mortality a gift you have to make blood and sweat is the nourishment bloody victim the hunt is your painful eend nervously your skin is turning wet merciless i stab you in the back steel of sword is reaching tender flesh lustfully i cut your hear from neck panic, butcher bleeding for my need never enter my hunting-ground `cause i get you and i smash you down i cut you, slash you till your death i slice your heart and steal your breath the hunt is on! manhunt is on! i slaughter you, i slice your throat apart i punish you, your neverreesting soul gruesome, black and obscure night entirely i have given death's delight panic, butcher bleeding for my need you and me - the chosen ones the hunt is on! [lead: T. Bauer] Wir Sind Der Menschenfeind. Alexander Krull - vocals Mathias Roderer - guitars Thorsten Bauer - guitars Chris Lukhaup - bass Michael Schwarz - drums all songs by Atrocity all songs arranged by Krull/Schwarz/Roderer/Bauer intro, additional keyboards and samples by Bruno Kramm TYPER OF THIS TEXT: Andrew Kugaevskiy