They came for him one winter's night. Arrested, he was bound. They said there'd been a robbery, his pistol had been found.
They marched him to the station house, he waited for the dawn. And as they led him to the dock, he knew that he'd been wronged. "You stand accused of robbery," he heard the bailiff say. He knew without an alibi, tomorrow's light would mourn his freedom.
Over the hills and far away, for ten long years he'll count the days. Over the mountains and the seas, a prisoner's life for him there'll be.
He knew that it would cost him dear, but yet he dare not say. Where he had been that fateful night, a secret it must stay. He had to fight back tears of rage. His heart beat like a drum. For with the wife of his best friend, he spent his final night of freedom.
Over the hills and far away, he swears he will return one day. Far from the mountains and the seas, back in her arms again he'll be. Over the hills and far away.
Over the hills and, over the hills and, over the hills and far away.
Each night within his prison cell, he looks out through the bars. He reads the letters that she wrote. One day he'll know the taste of freedom.
Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the seas, back in his arms again she'll be.
Over the hills and far away, he swears he will return one day. Far from the mountains and the seas, back in her arms again he'll be.
Over the hills and far away, she prays he will return one day. As sure as the rivers reach the sea, back in her arms is where he'll be.
Over the hills, over the hills and far away.
Over the hills, over the hills and far away.
Tenth Man Down
Today I killed, he was just a boy Eight before him, I knew them all In the fields a dying oath... I'd kill them all to save my own
Cut me free, Bleed with me, Oh no One by one, We will fall, down down Pull the plug, End the pain, Run'n fight for life Hold on tight, this ain't my fight
Deliver me from this war It's not for me it's because of you Devil's instant my eternity Obey to kill to save yourself
Cut me free ...
"I envy the 9 lives that gave me hell My path made up by their torn bodies Man to man, soldier to soldier, dust to dust Call me a coward but I can't take it anymore"
They wait for me back home The live with eyes turned away They were the first ones to see They are the last ones to bleed
"The ultimate high as all beautiful dies A ruler's tool, priest's excuse, tyrant's delight... I alone, the great white hunter I'll march till the dawn brings me rest 10th patriot at the gallow's pole!"
Cut me free ...
Away
The days were brighter Gardens more blooming The nights had more hope In their silence The wild was calling Wishes were whispering The time was there But without a meaning
Away, away in time Every dream's a journey away Away to a home away from care Everywhere's just a journey away
The days departed Gardens deserted This frail world My only rest? The wild calls no more Wishes so hollow The Barefoot Boy weeping in an empty night
Away ...
Cherish the moment Tower the skies Don't let the dreamer fade to grey like grass No falling for life A gain for every loss Time gathered me But kept me flying
"For this gift of dream I must pay the price with the loss of life's pleasures"
Astral Romance (re-recorded)
A nocturnal concerto Candlelight whispers me where to go Hymn of gathering stars as my guide While I wander on this path of the night
Embroidery of the stars Undress my feelings for this earth Send me your salva to heal my scars And let this nakedness me my birth
Macrocosm poured its powers on me And the hopes of this world I now must leave The nightwish I sent you centuries ago Has been heard by those who dwelled in a woe
The distance of our bridal bed Await for me to be dead Dust of the galaxies take my hand Lead me to my beloved's land
"This constant longing for your touch This bitter ocean of hatred and pain This loneliness I need to be who I am"
"The oceans are as lone as I Somebody take away this gift of mine No charisma for the beast! But still I love you forevermore"
"Come to me Deliver me from you And from all the days of the Earth"
No last words to say Only memories remain A farewell then, my path goes forever on
The Kinslayer (Live)
For whom the gun tolls For whom the prey weeps Bow before a war Call it religion
Some wounds never heal Some tears never will Dry for the unkind Cry for mankind
Even the dead cry - Their only comfort Kill your friend, I don't care Orchid kids, blinded stare
Need to understand No need to forgive No truth no sense left to be followed
"Facing this unbearable fear like meeting an old friend" "Time to die, poor mates, You made me what I am!"
"In this world of a million religions everyone prays the same way"
"Your praying is in vain It'll all be over soon" "Father help me, save me a place by your side!" "There is no god Our creed is but for ourselves"
"Not a hero unless you die Our species eat the wounded ones"
"Drunk with the blood of your victims I do feel your pity-wanting pain, Lust for fame, a deadly game"
"Run away with your impeccable kin!"
"- Good wombs hath borne bad sons..." - Cursing, God, why? Falling for every lie Survivors' guilt In us forevermore
15 candles Redeemers of this world Dwell in hypocrisy: "How were we supposed to know"
4 pink ones 9 blue ones 2 black ones
[In memory of the Redeemers 20.4.1999]
She Is My Sin (Live)
Take heed, dear heart Once apart, she can touch nor me nor you Dressed as one A wolf will betray a lamb
Lead astray the gazers The razors on your seducing skin In the meadow of sinful thoughts Every flower's perfect
To paradise with pleasure haunted by fear
A sin for him Desire within A burning veil For the bride too dear for him A sin for him Desire within Fall in love with your deep dark sin
I am the Fallen You are what my sins enclose Lust is not as creative As its discovery
To paradise with pleasure haunted by fear
A sin for him...
Bless me, undress me Pick your prey in a wicked way God I must confess... I do envy the sinners
Sacrament Of Wilderness (Live)
Naked in midwinter magic Lies an angel in the snow - The frozen ficure crossed by tracks of wolves An encounter, symbolic, yet truthfull With a hungry choir of woods An agreement immemorial to be born
Dulcet elvenharps from a dryad forest Accompany all charming tunes of a sacrament by a campfire A promise between the tameless and the one with a tool Tonight the journey from cave begins
I want to hunt with the tameless I want to learn the wisdom of mountains afar we will honor the angel in the snow We will make the streams for our children flow
Wrapped in furs beneath the nothern lights From my cave I watch the land untamed And wonder is some becoming season will make the angel melt in shame
[Repeat chorus]
Walking In The Air (Live)
We're walking in the air We're floating in the moonlit sky The people far below are sleeping as we fly
I'm holding very tight I'm riding in the midnight blue I'm finding I can fly so high above with you
Far across the wold The villages go by like trees the rivers and the hills The forest and the streams
Children gaze open mouth Taken by suprise Nobody down below believes their eyes
We're surfing in the air We're swimming in the frozen sky We're drifting over icy mountains floating by
Suddenly swooping low on an ocean deep Arousing of a mighty monster from its sleep
We're walking in the air We're floating in the midnight sky And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly
Beauty And The Beast (Live)
Remember the first dance we shared? Recall the night you melted my uglyness away? The night you left with a kiss so kind Only a scent of beauty left behind
Ah, dear friend I remember the night The moon and the dreams we shared Your trembling paw in my hand Dreaming of that northern land Touching me with a kiss of a beast
I know my dreams are made of you Of you and only for you Your ocean pulls me under Your voice tears me asunder Love me before the last petal falls
As a world without a glance Of the ocean's fair expanse Such the world would be If no love did flow in thee But as my heart is occupied Your love to me now has to die Forgive me, I need more than you can offer me
Didn't you read the tale Where happily ever after was to kiss a frog? Don't you know this tale In which all I ever wanted I'll never have For who could ever learn to love a beast?
However cold the wind and rain I'll be there to ease up your pain However cruel the mirrors of sin Remember, beauty is found within
...Forever shall the wolf in me desire the sheep in you...
Wishmaster (Live)
Master! Apprentice! Heartborne, 7th Seeker Warrior! Disciple! In me the Wishmaster
Elbereth Lorien
A dreamy-eyed child staring into night On a journey to storyteller's mind Whispers a wish speaks with the stars the words are silent in him Distant sigh from a lonely heart "I'll be with you soon, my Shalafi" Grey Havens my destiny
Master!...
Silvara Starbreeze
Sla-Mori the one known only by Him To august realms, the sorcery within If you hear the call of arcane lore, your world shall rest on Earth no more A maiden elf calling with her cunning song "Meet me at the Inn of Last Home" Heartborne will find the way!
Master!...
Wishmaster Crusade for Your will A child, dreamfinder The Apprentice becoming...
