Serpents In Paradise Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | The Metal Opera(2001) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Power Metal, Rock Opera |
Labels | AFM Records |
Ranked | #2 for 2001 , #48 all-time |
Album rating : 92.3 / 100
Votes : 95
Votes : 95
3. Serpents In Paradise (6:16)
[Gabriel:]
Reading the madness they took her away
under the cross.
Bailiff and bishop and monk -
Malleus Maleficarum - the law
Prayed for salvation, I fought for her soul -
scared by the horned.
The devil was creeping around
until she died in the flames as he saw.
Father forgive me for I've hardly seen
the human deep within. Just an intention -
so holy and clear - paving the way to madness
for us...
Serpents on the way to paradise -
dying for love, fighting for ages.
Serpents on their way to paradise -
raging with anger and pain for the cross.
[Jakob:]
Father forgive me for what I have done.
For I betrayed the one that I loved like a son.
Demons and spells are they reality?
The pest and the schism; the power of the Moor
We've got to fight. Keep our people afraid...
Keep them away from what they shall not see.
I see a menace to our paradise
in these evil times.
Heaven is burning, people are yearning
for a new doctrine, they are...
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise.
[Jakob:]
Don't know they'll end in final damnation.
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise...
[Jakob:]
Raging with anger and pain against the cross.
[Gabriel:]
Lord if I'm an unbeliever - what do I believe?
Can you tell me lord what you had done
if you were me?
I have stared into the eyes
of innocence and fear.
I saw Anna in the tower in a lake of tears.
Something strange is going on and
still I don't know why.
I have stared into the secrets
they still try to hide.
Vandroiy can you tell me what you know about it all?
Vandroiy can you help me
to leave this prison hall?
Vandroiy can you help me
free Anna from the chain?
Vandroiy can you help me
to become a little sane?
[Solo - Henjo]
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise -
Dying for love, fighting for ages.
Serpents on their way to paradise
Raging with anger and pain...
Reading the madness they took her away
under the cross.
Bailiff and bishop and monk -
Malleus Maleficarum - the law
Prayed for salvation, I fought for her soul -
scared by the horned.
The devil was creeping around
until she died in the flames as he saw.
Father forgive me for I've hardly seen
the human deep within. Just an intention -
so holy and clear - paving the way to madness
for us...
Serpents on the way to paradise -
dying for love, fighting for ages.
Serpents on their way to paradise -
raging with anger and pain for the cross.
[Jakob:]
Father forgive me for what I have done.
For I betrayed the one that I loved like a son.
Demons and spells are they reality?
The pest and the schism; the power of the Moor
We've got to fight. Keep our people afraid...
Keep them away from what they shall not see.
I see a menace to our paradise
in these evil times.
Heaven is burning, people are yearning
for a new doctrine, they are...
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise.
[Jakob:]
Don't know they'll end in final damnation.
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise...
[Jakob:]
Raging with anger and pain against the cross.
[Gabriel:]
Lord if I'm an unbeliever - what do I believe?
Can you tell me lord what you had done
if you were me?
I have stared into the eyes
of innocence and fear.
I saw Anna in the tower in a lake of tears.
Something strange is going on and
still I don't know why.
I have stared into the secrets
they still try to hide.
Vandroiy can you tell me what you know about it all?
Vandroiy can you help me
to leave this prison hall?
Vandroiy can you help me
free Anna from the chain?
Vandroiy can you help me
to become a little sane?
[Solo - Henjo]
[Gabriel:]
Serpents on the way to paradise -
Dying for love, fighting for ages.
Serpents on their way to paradise
Raging with anger and pain...
The Metal Opera - Lyrics
1. Prelude Lyrics | 2. Reach Out For The Light Lyrics |
▶ 3. Serpents In Paradise Lyrics | 4. Malleus Maleficarum Lyrics |
5. Breaking Away Lyrics | 6. Farewell Lyrics |
7. The Glory Of Rome Lyrics | 8. In Nomine Patris Lyrics |
9. Avantasia Lyrics | 10. A New Dimension Lyrics |
11. Inside Lyrics | 12. Sign Of The Cross Lyrics |
13. The Tower Lyrics |
The Metal Opera - Album Credits
Members
- Tobias Sammet : Vocals, Keyboards, Piano, Orchestration
- Henjo Richter : Guitars
- Markus Grosskopf : Bass
- Alex Holzwarth : Drums
Additional musicians
- Michael Kiske : Vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6, 9, 13)
- David DeFeis : Vocals (tracks 3, 13)
- Ralf Zdiarstek : Vocals (tracks 4, 7)
- Sharon Den Adel : Vocals (track 6)
- Rob Rock : Vocals (tracks 7, 12)
- Oliver Hartmann : Vocals (tracks 7, 12, 13)
- Andre Matos : Vocals (tracks 11, 12, 13)
- Kai Hansen : Vocals (tracks 11, 12)
- Timo Tolkki : Voice (track 13)
- Norman Meiritz : Acoustic Guitars (track 6)
- Frank Tischer : Piano (track 11)
- Jens Ludwig : Lead Guitars (tracks 12, 13)
Other staff
- Tobias Sammet : Producer
- Norman Meiritz : Producer, Engineering
- Mikko Karmila : Mixing
- Mika Jussila : Mastering
- Jean-Pascal Fournier : Cover Art
- Alex Kuehr : Photography
- Stefan Malzkorn : Photography
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