ARCH ENEMY LYRICS
Wages of Sin (2001)
1. Enemy Within
2. Burning Angel
3. Heart of Darkness
4. Ravenous
5. Savage Messiah
6. Dead Bury Their Dead
7. Web of Lies
8. The First Deadly Sin
9. Behind the Smile
10. Snow Bound
11. Shadows and Dust
1. Enemy Within
[Music: Christopher Amott/Michael Amott]
[Lyrics: Angela Gossow]
Dark thoughts rise up
Deep in your mind
The killing of hope
The end has begun
The locked psycho-door breaks down
The beast breathes freedom and fire
Blows bloody thoughts into your mind
Demons whisper: "COMMIT SUICIDE!"
Weak is your body,
Helpless your soul,
The beast destroyed your will
Left nothing but an empty shell
Self-destruction leads its way
Your weapons turn against yourself
Cutting through, killing you
A downward spiral, the shadowbeast has won
The shadowbeast calls
A vulture of life
Your worst enemy dwells
From within
[1st Lead - Christopher]
[2nd Lead - Michael]
2. Burning Angel
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Michael Amott]
Dark shadows from above
Ravens fly, obliterate the sun
"It's a sign of the devil.
He will come for his servant tonight"
These are dark times
Suspicious minds breed like rats
Guardians of corrupt morality
Spread their filthy lies
Am I to burn
I have not sinned!
Burnt at the stake.
Innocent blood that can never be wished clean
The flames of ignorance
Grow higher and higher
Licking my flesh - burning my soul
The raven laughing in the moon
These are dark times
Suspicious minds breed like rats.
Guardians of corrupt morality
Spread their filthy lies again...
[1st Lead - Michael]
[2nd Lead - Christopher]
3. Heart of Darkness
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Michael Amott]
You can't kill me. I am living inside you.
I am a part of your existence
Twisted thoughts in a twisted mind
Provoking you
Black is my heart - dark is my soul
My hatred I can not control
Evil seed growing stronger
Your freewill... Dying!
Inside you - heart of darkness
A part of you - heart of darkness
To deny me, is to deny yourself.
The illusion is dissolved
You are no longer in control
The facade crumbles - the transition is complete
...The transition is complete
I come to you in the night
I am your dark subconscience
I keep you awake, knowing
I am the heart of darkness
[1st Lead - Michael]
[2nd Lead - Christopher]
4. Ravenous
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Angela Gossow/Michael Amott]
I am hunting for your soul
It dwells within your heart
I lacerate the pounding flesh
Your spirits shall be mine
[Harmony - Michael and Christopher]
So rise my spirit rise!
Revel in this dead mans' body
Grip his soul, sip the blood
Life is death
A holy carnage
[Lead - Christopher]
Ravenous
I will be your god
Carnivorous Jesus
I need your flesh
Ritual slaughter
Fill up the chalice
With the essence of your life
Liquid strengths
Trapped in your veins
I crave your blood
You must die!
[1st Lead - Michael]
[2nd Lead - Christopher]
5. Savage Messiah
[Music: Michael Amott/Sharlee D'Angelo/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Michael Amott]
Meet your maker
Rising from the ashes
Like a phoenix to the sky
So intense, so glorious...
Uncontrollable desire
For our souls
The great lawgiver
So high and mighty
The immaculate deception
A taker of life
With unbridled aggression
Striking down on the disbelievers
Savage - Messiah
Take us higher
Savage - Messiah
Take us now!
Blessed in blood
We are reborn in hate
Thousands of spirits cry
So intense, so glorious...
Uncontrollable desire
For our souls
The great Messiah
So high and mighty
6. Dead Bury Their Dead
[lyrics unavailable]
7. Web of Lies
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Michael Amott]
Weaving a web - of lies and deceit
It's a dangerous game - we play
All this time - the pain eating us away
All this time - the memories refuse to fade
A rotting shell of dying trust
We share this hell at any cost
Phases and stages
Circles and cycles
And empty charade
This pointless masquerade
A dangerous game
A dangerous game - we play
Web of lies
I can see it in your eyes
Web of lies
You can see it in my eyes
It will never be the same
We have gone too far this time
Our temple of false dreams
Comes crashing down...
A rotting shell of dying trust
We shared this hell at any cost
[1st Lead - Christopher]
[2nd Lead - Michael]
8. The First Deadly Sin
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Angela Gossow/Michael Amott]
Step inside the circle of fire
Flames of desire enlighten the night
Follow your instinct
Burn and writhe in ecstasy
Love will turn to hate
Heat will turn to ice
There is nothing in between
The first deadly sin
Ancient taboo takes control
The demon eve possesses your soul
Riding high above the flames
You will step into hell
[Lead and slide solo - Christopher]
Dwell in passionate evil
Forbidden fruits of lust
Embrace and kiss the face of death
It's your first deadly sin
9. Behind the Smile
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Lyrics: Michael Amott]
Sands of time
Running through my fingers
My life slipping away
And I feel nothing
Swallow the tears
Eat the pain - It's worth the degradation - Eat the pain
Behind the smile / I feel nothing
I reach out to touch, but I'm not really there
This reflection in the mirror
Can't reality be me
I see no connection
With who I wanted to be
Drink another glass
Swallow these pills
At the end of the rainbow
You take the bitter
The bitter with the sweet
When love dies
The angels cry
Here I am
Alone... Alone in a crowd
[Lead - Christopher]
10. Snow Bound
[Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott]
[Instrumental]
[Lead guitar: Michael]
[Clean guitar: Christopher]
11. Shadows and Dust
[Music: Christopher Amott/Michael Amott]
[Lyrics: Daniel Erlandsson/Michael Amott]
[Lead - Christopher]
At the mercy of our conscience
Confined within our fate
Never really questioned why
We are refugees in a dying world
To become a part of the end
Are we the ones, the ones to blame?
We are mortals of shadows and dust
[Lead melody - Michael]
The sun sets on our sinking ship of fools
On our journey into oblivion
We ask ourselves again and again
Now will we be remembered
[Lead - Michael]
Shadows...
And dust...
All selections arranged by ARCH ENEMY
Produced by Fredrik Nordström and Michael Amott
Mixed by Andy Sneap (www.andyspean.com)
Recording engineered by Fredrik Nordström and Arch Enemy
Mastered by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios
Artwork by Cabin Fever Media (www.cabinfevermedia.com)
Layout by Cabin Fever Media and Michael Amott
Band photography by Branko and Adde
Management: Dave Thorne fro Sanctuary Music Management Ltd.
Legal representation: Peter Button/Clintons, London
Michael Amott plays ESP guitars
Christopher Amott plays Caparison guitars
Daniel Erlandsson uses Paiste cymbals
Sharlee D'Angelo uses DR strings
Thanks to all the Arch Enemy in the world for your
undying support of the cause. This one is for you.
www.archenemy.com
Arch Enemy, P.O. Box 397, 301 09 Halmstad, Sweden
Recorded at Studio Fredman - Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2000
Mixed at Backstage Studios - Ripley, England in January 2001
Angela Gossow - Vocals
Michael Amott - Lead guitar
Christopher Amott - Lead guitar
Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass
Daniel Erlandsson - Drums
Per Wiberg played Mellotron, Grand piano and other keyboards
Manufactured by TOY'S FACTORY, Japan 2001
Licensed from SAVAGE MESSIAH Music
All lyrics and info typed by Yevhen theAmok (amok@i.com.ua)
Lyrics in plain text format
