1. Mortals watch the day 5:12 2. Crying for eternity 7:06 3. Embraced 4:29 4. Daylight torn 7:53 5. Pity the sadness 5:01 6. No forgiveness 7:36 7. Your hand in mine 7:07 8. The word made flesh 4:39 9. As I die 3:46 total time 52:56
Mortals Watch The Day Plead forgiveness father All my troubles fade from view Pale the four walls surround Have I madness in my eyes? While mortals watch the day Our fear will pave the way Hidden until the end See a room of crimson Nothing I have seen before Coldness wrapped around me Struggle not for hell is here While tyrants close the doors Each one will know the score Sorrow takes it all Saved the sick of life's bliss Charity of utmost guilt Fear the blinded temper It has lied it's way to you... While mortals watch the day And light has turned to grey What lies up ahead Light shines into your eyes That I'm blinded by, your eyes Mortal throughout the days Until we're saved [...we're saved] Turning to black I can't see through this No option from turning away We will see another day [Turning away... will we see another day] Crying For Eternity Lying here alone and cold And I'm waiting for the dawn Laughter at my every move As if crippled by my thoughts And I'm burning cold, burning cold You prevail in the end (Unlike your god's obscenity) Hating the disgrace (Of a child's insanity) I'm taken all the more And I'll take all that I see You'll do it all for me (is this the end - it cannot be) All the more, you feed off my rejection[, all the more] All the more, I tear your soul in two[, all the more] Lonely are my tears of pain And I'm punished by their cause I'll rest on my burning throne A release I move towards is eternal sleep [And I'm burning cold And it keeps me locked away And it keeps me locked away And it keeps me locked away Away] All the more, I battle through the heartache[, all the more] All the more, I'd lay myself to rest[, all the more] Embraced Pain... is what we are waiting for Lying deep in comfort, I awake now I cannot believe this tale I cannot believe the echoes... or your petty lies Take away our world, thrown into the stars Take away our world, worship all that's ours Cry at echoes in your heart Lying in the ocean until the end of time Solitude embracing us Suicide our hearts embrace Life and death become the race Take away the [sings our] world, hold it to the sky Take away the [sings our] world, pity your demise Array of fear, controls me now And I cry - in dark despair [Oh yeah] [Take me away Take away our world Take me away Take away our world] Daylight Torn I am oppressed by lack of power Holding on until the end Helping me tread on your life Life is the game, strengthen my anger Reshape the misguided times See me then, die, fate has control of us all Blemish the quest of all Create the dread Waiting in line, lost in your prayer Lost in your insanity It seems to be real Soothing the pain that you feel Can't find the key to destiny Life is your quest, erase your quest Your christ is failing you, like poison running through Does god know what to do, as I tell the harboured truth While grief lies at your door, for shreds of flesh you've torn The pain comes back for me, too vague for you too see Lord, smile at me My ashes have scattered the plains [They] Won't return again... Lord stare at me Wait [here] for me to rise, rise again[, rise again]... Finding the truth, behind lies, logic is paralysed Feeding the flesh, consuming the rest You'll reach your end, you'll pay the debts and silently send Pity The Sadness Sadness lives after we die The pains of life increased outright Contempt and sins priorities... To crush good fortune [to its knees] Morning... Morning's calm, inside I cry This painful live has raped my mind Take me down, slow release From sorrow's penetration Morning... Life is there for me Hell is there for me Sunlight greets my open wounds Morning's light reflects the doom My soul is free, it lives again To roam alone in darkness Morning... I've cried for god And I've cried for you I pray that in the end your sense will break though Sadness lives after we die The pains of life increased outright Contest my sins priorities Crushed my spirit to its knees No Forgiveness I have seen for myself The rogues of all life born And I'm lying through the night My solemn end And a cold touch of death Takes my hand The only way... the only way Well, I'm fighting for my life And [I'm] wasting away the time I've got left The only way... the only way Hearing you talk is a waste of silence I can't bare... I no longer care [I no longer care... no longer care] I create the cross that I must wear And I am flying to my plight successfully The only way... [oh the only way] Turning around to an empty space I cried despair... I no longer care [I no longer care... I no longer care] [Feelings...] Feelings of remorse Now locked away, another day, to live again Feeling the pressure high Holding on to the fire Your Hand In Mine Pay the deadly price Lift the fallen prize Told you soon will die Sin that sails alight Carry ungodly crimes Travelling out of reach Taking the weight of the night upon my back You cannot believe the pain that I've seen Crawling out of life my fire is strong Can it be, I can't go on [And] I'm hurt now, don't turn your back Changing ways, events prolong Hidden by the mist, insinuate what's gone [Insinuate what's gone...] Your hand in mine We'll reach the sign of plains above us Your hand in mine Unholy times of pain relentless Forced to watch not eagerly Breaking hearts with words and all ecstasy [The ecstasy...] Your hand in mine Reveal all life, uphold all others Your hand in mine Are you alive, with flames of sadness [Your hand in mine We'll reach the sign of plains above us Your hand in mine Unholy times of pain relentless] The Word Made Flesh It looks to kill And fails to wait in sight It twists me from inside Carry all, heal the sore, I can no longer bleed What is this, thing I've been, you can set me free The one I see, a blinded fool corrupting me From within, worn away [sings: within] Find, by mind, abusive ways Allures me from restrain (I'd kill while others rape) Create the obscene, you can set me free Sense predicts the scorn The hour of peace is gone The one I see, a blind deaf fool forever be Burning me... [burning me] Worn fools that prey On a faith filled day Laughter stays, out of my way Pass through my dismay As I Die [As I die (whispered x times)] As I die Stare as eyes uphold me And wait to see right through And curse me... The love has crippled you Shadows haunt the night Burning my disguise [As I die (whispered x times) As I die] Reaping through the truth Life becomes untrue Sin the last diversion My fate will be untouched Dismissed now, the anger of a fool Shadows haunt the night Forgive me as I die Taking a chance And take what you gain My soul it has no price Total release is out of harms way until I can decide You punish me, can't you see, [I'm] not real Lyrics in plain text format	Line up Nick Holmes - Vocals Gregor Mackintosh - Lead guitar Aaron Aedy - Rhythm and acoustic guitar Stephen Edmondson - Bass guitar Matthew Archer - Drums and percussion Artwork Info All music written and arranged by Gregor Mackintosh Lyrics by Nick Holmes The only Paradise Lost contact address: P.O.Box 411 Bradford, W.Yorks, England Please enclose s.a.e. or 2 i.r.c.'s Produced, engineered and mixed by Simon Efemey Recorded at Longhome Studios, Northants, March/April '92 Guest keyboards by Robert John Godfrey Additional female vocals by Sarah Marrion Design and illustration by Dave McKean Band photography by George Chin Management: Far North Music Agency: Prestige Talent Ltd. Paradise Lost use: Marshall Amplification, Gibson, Jaydee, and Carvin Guitars, Dean Markley and Rotosound Strings Review The problem with cds following brilliant cds is that they're usually not as brilliant. "Shades of God" also isn't as good as "Gothic", but it's still great. Paradise Lost changed the sound to a more death/trash metal, yet it's still very melodic. The only negative thing, and the biggest difference with "Gothic" I think is that the songs sound a little more alike. Yet still a great cd. Rating: 8.5 out of 10