Carnival Of
Souls
Hate
( Simmons,
Van Zen, Bruce Kulick )
Hate is
what I am
'Cause underneath this heart
There beats the heart of a man
You'll
wear your crown
When you're lyin' six feet underground
Don't ya think it's odd
Man was created in the image of God
All you martyrs and saviours
Go through the same door
Listen all you butchers, saints and sinners
We've all been here before
Yes, hate
is what I am
'Cause underneath this heart
There beats the heart of a man
So you're
lookin' for a savior
But I'm here to tell ya
You gotta save yourself
Lead a lamb to slaughter
All you ever did was follow orders
All you
martyrs and saviours
Go through the same door
Hey, listen all you butchers, saints and sinners
We've all been here before
Hate, hate
Yes, hate is what I am
'Cause underneath this heart
There beats the heart of a man, man, man
Rain
( Stanley,
Bruce Kulick, Cuomo )
Tell me
what you want me to be
I can't stand myself anymore
Tell me what you want me to see
I can't find my way off the floor
Took me
like a hurricane
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
Rain down on me
Tell me
what you want me to hear
Whisper words inside of my head
Thunder like a gun in my ear
Clouds are burstin' over my bed
Wash me
like a hurricane
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
I think it's gonna rain, down, down, down
I think it's gonna rain
Open your eyes, you can't deny
It's just a fantasy, yeah
Some things will end, some will begin
Some things will never be, yeah
Rain down
on me
Tell me
what you want me to know
Tell me what you're dying to say
Throw your feelings up in the air
Let the pieces fall where they may
I think
it's gonna rain, I think it's gonna rain
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
Rain down on me, rain down on me, rain down on me
Master
& Slave
( Stanley,
Bruce Kulick, Cuomo )
Life, a
movie in my head
A page of lines we read
The words remain unsaid
Time, a
race you never win
Look back at where we've been
And throw the towel in
Every time
I see a sign
Tell me me what's the bottom line, tell me
I just wanna take my turn
Now before I crash and burn, yeah
Hope, a
candle burning bright
A temporary light
Till we return tonight
Love, the
mighty drug we crave
The master and the slave
Will rule us to our grave
Every time
I see a sign
Tell me me what's the bottom line, tell me
I just want a place to rest
Count to four and catch my breath
One, two, three, four
I don't
know what to feel
Don't know what to say
Don't know what to do
I don't
know where to go
Don't know who to be
Don't know who to know
Life, is
never what it seems
It shakes you from your dream
Wake up and start to, ohh
Every time
I see a sign
Tell me me what's the bottom line, tell me
I just want a place to rest
Stop and let me catch my breath
Every time
I see a sign
Tell me me what's the bottom line, tell me
Forget all that I've been told
I just wanna lose control
Every time
I see a sign
Tell me me what's the bottom line, tell me
I just wanna take my turn
Now before I crash and burn
Childhood's
End
( Simmons,
Thayer, Bruce Kulick )
I lived a
life of illusion and you had your kicks
So what, there's nothing left to do
And you and your obsessions and your crucifix
As if what I thought mattered much to you
And you
were always my friend from childhood's end
It was forever and ever
Did you understand, it's childhood's end
But never, the dream is over
Sunday
morning in the New York Times
I read you died last night
It said you were smilin' when you blew your mind
And the note you left behind, said
You were
always my friend from childhood's end
Seems like forever and ever
Yeah, you won't have to pretend, it's near the end
You won't ever be a rock and roller
Yeah, you
were always my friend since childhood's end
But never the dream is over
You were
just like me, I was just like you
For eternity, I'll think of you
Yeah, you
were always my friend from childhood's end
It was forever and ever
Did you understand, it's childhood's end
But never, the dream is over
You were
always my friend from childhood's end
It was forever and ever
Did you understand, it's childhood's end
But never, the dream is over
You were just like me, I was just like you
From childhood's end, I think of you
You were just like me, I was just like you
For eternity, I'm gonna think of you
You were just like me, 'cause I was just like you
'Cause for eternity, I think of you
You've got something about you
You've got something I need, I think of you
You were just like me, I was just like you
From childhood's end, I think of you
You were just like me, I was just like you
For eternity, always I think about you
I Will Be
There
( Stanley,
Kulick, Cuomo )
Each and
every day
People turn away
Change the things they feel
Change the things they say
We can
never know
Where our lives will lead
Wherever you go
Whenever you need
I will be
there, wanna be there
I will hear you when you call
Give you anything at all
I will be there, anywhere
Like a father to his son
You are
just a child
All is yet to be
Growing all the while
Knowing when you leave
I will be
there, wanna be there
Only blood will run so deep
Seal the promise I will keep
I will be there, anywhere
Like a father to his son
I can swear to only one
Time moves
quickly as the years go by
All these moments slip away
When I'm gone and life will carry on
You will know someway
I will be
there, I will be there
I will be
there, wanna be there
Only blood will run so deep
Seal the promise I will keep
I will be there, like a father to his son
I must swear to only one
Jungle
( Stanley,
Bruce Kulick, Cuomo )
Here I go,
down below
The sun is goin' down
A jungle comes alive
The beast is waking up
To take another life
I can't
sleep, in too deep
The man with nothing left
Without a place to hide
Will take a final breath
And tumble in the night
Yeah, someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone, someone's fallenprey
Yeah, some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill, livin' day to day
Whoa, the jungle
Mothers
mourn, fathers groan
The child takes a hit
And then he starts to cry
A mother never hears
Her baby's last goodbye
Yeah,
someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone, someone's fallenprey
Yeah, some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill, livin' day to day
Whoa, the jungle
The sun is
coming up
A city comes alive
The lamb will never see
A jungle in the sky
Yeah,
someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone, someone's falling prey
Yeah, some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill, livin' day to day
Yeah, someone dies alone
Someone's safe at home, all is flesh and bone
Whoa, the jungle
In My Head
( Simmons,
Van Zen, St. James )
I'm
obnoxious and no one's home
In my head, in my head
Cardboard boxes filled with hate
In my head, they're in my head
Nest of termites, glowin' red
In my head, they're in my head
Look
behind the mask
Try to find peace of mind, and you'll find
Just look behind the man
And lead me by the hand
Faded
smiles behind dark shades
In my head, in my head
Plastic icons, glowin' red
In my head, they're in my head
I experiment with myself
In my head, in my head
Look
behind the glass
Try to find peace of mind, and you'll find
Just look behind the man
And lead me, ahh, ahh
Look
behind the glass
Try to find peace of mind, and you'll find
Just look behind the man
And lead me
Look
behind the man
Look behind the glass
Look behind the mask
It Never
Goes Away
( Stanley,
Bruce Kulick, Cuomo )
Want it,
you can have it
Come and take it, I don't need it
Power and possessions
Never quiet your obsessions
Outside, we search for something
Inside, we still have nothing
People
(people), deep in trouble
Let their money run for double
Outside, they search for something
Inside, they still have nothing
It never
ends, there's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could, and even if I would
It never goes away, yeah
Heartless(heartless),
rich and greedy
Watch the churches rape the needy
While we pray for salvation
Preachers yield to temptation
It never
ends, there's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could, and even if I would
It never goes away
There's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could, and even if I would
It never goes away
Blinded
believers and doomsday deceivers
Are driving you out of your head
Look in the mirror, the answer is near
Though your sanity hangs by a thread
It never
ends, there's nothing I can do
There's nothing I can say
And even if I could, and even if I would
It never goes away
Seduction
Of The Innocent
( Simmons,
Van Zen )
He always
wears his bible belt
The collar under his head
It's like a noose around his neck
His
sandaled feet don't touch the ground
Ears don't hear a sound
Seduction of the innocent
Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'
The padre
looks well fed
Remember what the good book said
Vultures circle overhead
Whatever
gets you through the night
Friends sing to clear your mind
Seduction of the innocent
Everybody
thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why
Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'
I Confess
( Simmons,
Tamplin )
When I
look into the mirror
Just can't believe, what do I see
There's no wakin' from this nightmare
And you're lost in your reality
So you
tell me all your secrets
And you tell me that you're innocent
There's something in your eyes I can see
And my face keeps looking back at me
You confess, you can't help yourself
This livin' lie that you can't go on
You're possessed, you can't fool yourself
You're the crime and you can't go on
Another
day, another sorrow
No today and no tomorrow
Try and wash away the shame
And you smile in your picture frame
You had a
charmed life, but you think from grace
And you're long gone without a trace
You're all alone and wonder why
And you laugh when you wanna cry
You
confess, you can't help yourself
This livin' lie that you can't go on
You're possessed, you can't fool yourself
You're the crime and it can't go on
God never
spoke to me about your sins
So livin' in our lies will test the faith
So cut
your straight lines on the mirror
And dip your hands in holy water
Try and wash away the shame
'Cause all you've got is your father's name
You
confess, you can't help yourself
This livin' lie that you can't go on
You're possessed, you can't fool yourself
You're the crime and it can't go on
In The
Mirror
( Stanley,
Bruce Kulick, Cuomo )
You were
in the right
Until you're left stuck in the middle
I still wonder why
You gave it all for such a little
You tell
me you're only
Scared to be lonely, on and on
You livin' on credit
Want it, you get it, right or wrong
You oughtta take a look in the mirror
Every line's gettin' clearer
See the face you can't deny
You appear
to me
Appear to be lost in confusion
I don't wanna live
Only to die in your illusion
You dial
information
Station to station, on and on
You lie to your lover
Make him your cover, blindfold on
Take a
look in the mirror
All your fear gettin' nearer
Nothin' left to get you by
Only a
matter of time
Leavin' illusion behind, tick tock
You won't
realize
Till all the eyes are truly open
You can't hide away
Throw what you may, when all is broken
Go on and
take a look in the mirror
All your fear gettin' nearer
Nothin' left to get you by
Take a
look in the mirror
All your fear gettin' nearer
Nothin' left to get you by
I Walk
Alone
( Simmons,
Bruce Kulick )
I look
deep inside of me
There's a place but it's not plain to see
I belong where no one else can be
Searching
for myself again
Here I'm all alone and when
I close my eyes, no one else can see
I walk
alone, can't you see
I don't belong, let me be
Everything I dreamed of being is me
And I got myself to lean on
Got both my feet on the ground
And you
don't know me, I don't know me
I can't see you, you can't see me
Close my eyes and leave the world behind
So I got
no heart, got no home
Got no somewhere I belong
I don't know if everything is just fine
I walk
alone, can't you see
I don't belong, let me be
Everything I dreamed of being
And I don't belong, can't you see
I walk alone, let me be
Everything I dreamed of being is me
And I got myself to lean on
Got both my feet on the ground
So I got
no heart and I got no home
And I got no somewhere I belong
I don't know if everything is just
And I got
myself to lean on
Got both my feet on the ground
And I got
myself to lean on
Got both my feet on the ground
And I look
deep inside of me
There's a place but it's not plain to see
Where I belong where no one else can be
And I'm
searching for myself again
And here I'm all alone and when
I close my eyes and no one else can see
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