The Dark Saga
Fourth studio album Released 23. July 1996 by Century Media Records Total time 46:21
Dark Saga I Died For You Violate The Hunter The Last Laugh Depths Of Hell Vengeance Is Mine The Suffering: I. Scarred II. Slave To The Dark III. A Question Of Heaven The Ripper (bonus track)
Dark Saga (3:42)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer The deal was rigged There's darkness in my soul I want to die ... again An empty soul Shrouded in darkness Alone and confused What am I? Images flash Memories jaded He took my life God damn his lies! Fight, spawn of the damned Bring down the heavens Smashing the gates Burn down You must accept The fate that you've chosen You will obey your destiny I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all I know there's goodness in me Though I'm not the same I will defy the master I will refuse to be his slave No, I was betrayed I can't accept this My future's unclear It's a lie I'll follow my heart Stand and be counted The curse will lift I will survive I cheated myself for love Love unconditional Now just to see her face I've lost it all I cheated myself for love ...
I Died For You (3:47)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer I can't belive this now This isn't what I planned I lived and died and now I just can't understand With all the love I feel I could never leave her No matter what the cost My soul's the price to see her Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything The pain was just too much When I finally saw her She's happy and in love In love with my best friend What makes it hurt so bad Is that I love them both And they will never know For love I sold my soul Oh, how I love you The pain won't go away Oh, when I need you You're always so far away I cry for you Leaving myself to blame I died for you I gave up everything
Violate (3:37)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer Enter now the fiendish one Twisted little man Vile wretch disgusting mess Perverted little man Born of hell and in disease Hate festers in his veins Demonic clown and shapeshifter Little man gone insane Enter now Enter now And violate I'll beat you with your spinal cord Split your skull in two I'll feast on your intestines There's nothing I can't do I'll rip your heart out of your chest Watch its beats as you cry I revel in your agony I violate and make you die Enter now Enter now And violate
The Hunter (3:53)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer A force of light an angel Sent through time to destroy Avenging the dark ones Descending angelic force Heaven sent the hunter Her mission to crucify Slay the hellborn His offspring demonic force Descending from heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter the thunder The wrath of heaven's coming down Descending from heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter the thunder The wrath of heaven's coming down She swore an oath, an allegiance Armageddon is in sight To be the thorn in the devils back To make him weak, the final fight Descending from heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter the thunder The wrath of heaven's coming down Descending from heaven The angel sworn to bring him down The hunter the thunder The wrath of heaven's coming down
The Last Laugh (3:46)
Music : Jon Schaffer, Randall Shawver / Lyrics : Matt Barlow My personal quest is to make your life hell Yes, dear friend, listen up well The power I've given, I can take as well I am your father Destroyer of the light I've taken your soul And have given you life You are the damned Condemned by my hand My son, creature of the night In your hour of darkness you warm my soul And deep in your caverns I make my home God won't save you, your soul's been sold I am your father Destroyer of the light I've taken your soul And I've given you life You are the damned Condemned by my hand My son, creature of the night Extending ... extending ... extending Now you rise Tormented ... tormented ... tormented Soul of fire Deception ... deception ... deception In my eyes Your life ... your life ... your life Your life is mine My new born son burn now with anger I command and you must follow Fly now and do battle The heavens fall, mankinds disaster In your hour of darkness you warm my soul God won't save you, your soul's been sold I am your father Destroyer of the light I've taken your soul And I've given you life You are the damned Condemned by my hand My son, creature of the night Extending ... extending ... extending Now you rise Tormented ... tormented ... tormented Soul of fire Deception ... deception ... deception In my eyes Your life ... your life ... your life Your life is mine!
Depths Of Hell (3:00)
Music : Jon Schaffer, Randall Shawver / Lyrics : Al Simmons Angels coming from above Take the essence of his love Challengers call him from al around Demons coming from the ground Battle's won and nothing gained Feel the pain Feel the shock From the depths of hell Darkness dwelling in his soul True damnation, no control Shattered pieces of his past Broken dreams among the dead When the smoke clears, he will arise Feel the pain Feel the shock From the depths of hell
Vengeance Is Mine (4:22)
Music : Jon Schaffer, Randall Shawver / Lyrics : Matt Barlow Hear now this story of the man, that should not be A ghoul of blackened torment, sullen atrocity A kindred soul to the devils own, malignance personified Cast from his fire, he molests the purest light Profane to humanity, menaced by flesh and bone Screams of the unknown youth, to him the sweetest tone Undying in his will to kill, his bloodlust is profound For the blood of the lamb, I've got to bring him down For all the young lives you have slain Fear now you shall obtain Vengeance is mine For every young one that has died Your psychopathic genocide Vengeance is mine I shall do what the law won't do, I can make the sacrifice In the name of these bodies, which held such precious life Mine is not to ask forgiveness, this deed I've proudly done Without god, without the devil, this time I have won For all the young lives you have slain Fear now you shall obtain Vengeance is mine For every young one that has died Your psychopathic genocide Vengeance is mine For all the young lives you have slain Fear now you shall obtain Vengeance is mine For every young one that has died Your psychopathic genocide Vengeance is mine
The Suffering (17:33) :
I. Scarred (5:53)
Music : Jon Schaffer, Randall Shawver / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer Darkness calls down to me Sweat pours from my body like rain Growing wiser with each touch A pawn in Lucifers game, am I? It attacks me in the black abyss The entity formless yet full of rage The mark of the beast, my body Scarring me for eternal life I brought this all upon myself Sold my soul to change my life It's up to me and no one else The beast in me can't control my life I brought this all upon myself Sold my soul to change my life It's up to me and no one else The beast in me can't control me And so it's begun, this is the end of me The seed was sown, now it's growing inside My fate in control, not mine He lied I brought this all upon myself Sold my soul to change my life It's up to me and no one else The beast in me can't control my life I brought this all upon myself Sold my soul to change my life It's up to me and no one else The beast in me can't control me I brought this all upon myself Sold my soul to change my life It's up to me and no one else The beast in me won't control me!II. Slave To The Dark (4:03)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer A twisted state of mind, torn between two worlds One of which the new me hates, and the one that's coming true The power is unleashed, they perish at my gaze But am I really in control, or am I just a slave I called upon this god to deliver unto me To grant what I desire, he brought me to my knees He turned his back on me and filled me with his lies Ask and I received, damnation was the price I signed my name in blood, didn't read the fine print Now I'm just a puppet god for the devils own descent Bound and shackled here, forever damned a slave Fallen bloody tears can't wash the pain away All at once it's clear to me Damnation and destiny A slave to darkness shall I be Damnation and destiny And so I must repent, or will I be destroyed Will the one, that lives in me, release me from this lie And will the wrath of god have mercy on my soul Won't he humilate me, desecrate me, like his only son? All at once it's clear to me Damnation and destiny A slave to darkness shall I be Damnation and destinyIII. A Question Of Heaven (7:37)
Music / Lyrics : Jon Schaffer The time is close now, the end is near My walk through the valley, trails of fear I feel empty, my penance overdue I guess it's too late now to be with you I'm extremely frightened of what will surely be I sold myself, the death of me I know you can't forgive me I know I'm on my own, I've betrayed you I walk alone What exactly is the meaning of this Just pawns in your twisted game Severe pain for the lie I'm living For a love I never could betray Question me not say the lord unto thee You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Denied of this life is what you are to be You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Lord I pound my fists at you Won't you just let me die Would I not suffer enough No inner peace no after life Question me not say the lord unto thee You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny Denied of this life is what you are to be You have chosen your own fate and your own destiny I did what I thought was right All for the love of my life I know it's sad but true Something is very wrong Condemned to suffer so long For a love so true The question that lies within Is so hard to understand It still tears at me And in my dying breath My heart holds no regrets I wouldn't change a thing My spirit begins to rise into the heavenly skies Just to be shunned away by you Now all I want is to die, no streets of gold in the sky And I wash my hands of you Rising to the heavens light Just to plea for death Just to be denied ... Lord, I know you can't forgive me I know I'm on my own I know, that I've betrayed you You know I walk alone Rising to the heavens light Just to plea for death Just to be denied ... I walk, I know the trails of fear I pound my fists at you I'm shunned away by you I wash my hands of you Why won't you let me die? Why won't you let me die? Oh, won't you let me die? Rising to the heavens light Just to plea for death Just to be denied ...
The Ripper (2:41)
(JUDAS PRIEST cover) (bonus track on the limited edition digipak) ©1976 Judas Priest: Sad Wings Of Destiny Music / Lyrics : Glenn Tipton You're in for surprise You're in for a shock In London town streets When there's darkness and fog When you least expect me And you turn your back I'll attack I smile when I'm sneaking Through shadows by the wall I laugh when I'm creeping But you won't hear me at all All hear my warning Never turn your back On The Ripper You'll soon shake with fear Never knowing if I'm near I'm sly and I'm shameless Nocturnal and nameless Except for 'The Ripper' Or if you like 'Jack The Knife' Any back alley street Is where we'll probably meet Underneath a gas lamp Where the air's cold and damp I'm a nasty surprise I'm a devil in disguise I'm a footstep at night I'm a scream of the fright All hear my warning Never turn your back On The Ripper... The Ripper... The Ripper Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Matthew Barlow - lead vocal Randall Shawver - lead guitar Jon Schaffer - rhythm guitar, backing vocal Dave Abell - bass Mark Prator - drums