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IVORY KNIGHT LYRICS
"Up From The Ashes" (2001)
1. Initiation
2. Into The Black
3. Yesman
4. Perfect 10
5. Roads To Glory
6. Picture Of Innocence
7. Last Dance
8. Shattered Glass
9. True Signs Of Life
1. Initiation
2. Into The Black
YOU ARE THE WARRIOR
YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE AT LAST
PACKAGED TO PERFECTION
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA LAST
YOUR IMAGE SACRED
CORROSION STARTS FROM THE CORE
WE'RE FINISHED WITH YOU
WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE
INTO THE BLACK I WILL WATCH YOU FALL
NOBODY HEARS YOU WHEN YOU CALL
YOU'RE IN DENIAL
YOU'RE LIVING DAY TO DAY
MAKE YOUR EXCUSES AND
RECITE THEM EVERY DAY
NOBODY CAN TELL YOU
NOBODY KNOWS YOUR MIND
CAN'T YOU STOP MESSING AROUND
WASTING ALL YOUR TIME
INTO THE BLACK I WILL WATCH YOU FALL
NOBODY HEARS YOU WHEN YOU CALL
YOU CHOSE YOUR PATH
NOW YOU'LL PAY THE PRICE
IT'S JUST A STATE OF MIND
YOUR IMAGE SACRED
CORROSION STARTS FROM THE CORE
WE'RE FINISHED WITH YOU
WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE
INTO THE BLACK I WILL WATCH YOU FALL
NOBODY HEARS YOU WHEN YOU CALL
WHEN YOU CALL
3. Yesman
IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORMY NIGHT
DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT THE TIME
AS YOU RUSH TO MEET DEADLINES
DO YOU WONDER WHY YOU
SELL YOUR FREEDOM TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND YOU
DON'T KNOW WHY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IN DISARRAY
GOT NO TIME FOR FOOLISH GAMES
EVERYBODY SEEMS ALL THE SAME
THEY DON'T HAVE QUITE AS MUCH AS YOU
YOU WIN THE RACE TO THE FINISH
SELL YOUR SOUL FOR ANOTHER DOLLAR FOR THE CORPORATION
THROW AWAY YOUR DREAMS 'CAUSE YOU WONT HAVE THE TIME
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
A COLD DENIAL?
GET YOURSELF BACK TO THE GRINDSTONE
WE'VE GOT SO MUCH TO DO
SELL YOUR FREEDOM TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER AND YOU
DON'T KNOW WHY YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE IN DISARRAY
SELL YOUR SOUL FOR ANOTHER DOLLAR FOR THE CORPORATION
THROW AWAY YOUR DREAMS 'CAUSE YOU WONT HAVE THE TIME
4. Perfect 10
HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU SIT THERE
STARING ALONE INTO YOUR MIRROR
EYES ARE EMPTY OF EMOTION
TRYING TO LIVE SOMEBODY'S DREAM
HOW MANY WAYS TO FIT THE MOLD
BE SOMEBODY WHO'S JUST NOT REAL
FINDING YOUR HEAVEN IN PHYSICAL PERFECTION
BUT YOU JUST SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE
WASTING AWAY IN APATHY
BLAME EVERYONE FOR YOUR SITUATION
FEELING THAT SOMEBODY ELSE HOLDS THE KEY
LOST AND ALONE IN YOUR CONFUSION
CAN'T BREAK THE CHAINS THAT HOLD YOU DOWN
CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT THEIR APPROVAL
LIVING FOR POPULARITY
LIVING YOUR LIFE IN DENIAL
YOU LISTENED TO THE THINGS THAT THEY TOLD YOU
COULDN'T SEPARATE THE LIES FROM REALITY
YOUR OWN REALITY
WHEN WILL YOU LEARN?
THEY WERE ONLY TRYING TO SELL YOU SOMETHING
NOW YOU'RE HIDDEN AWAY FROM THE WORLD
AND WHEN YOU CRY ALONE AT NIGHT
DOES ANYBODY CARE?
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN,
PERFECT 10
LIVING FOR EVERYBODY ELSE
MOLD YOURSELF INTO WHAT THEY'RE SEEKING
SACRIFICE YOURSELF WITHOUT KNOWING WHY
THERE'S NO RETURN FROM WHERE YOU'RE GOING
DO YOU REALLY THINK PERFECTION
IS MEASURED ON A BATHROOM SCALE
THEY TURNED YOUR GOALS INTO AN OBSESSION
YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE, NEVER KNEW IT
YOU LISTENED TO THE THINGS THAT THEY TOLD YOU
COULDN'T SEPARATE THE LIES FROM REALITY
YOUR OWN REALITY
NOW THAT YOU DID WHAT THEY WANTED
THEY TURNED THEIR BACKS, TURNED ON YOU
DO YOU FEEL THAT SOMEONE BETRAYED YOU
THEY'RE SELLING A BRAND NEW POINT OF VIEW
YOU LISTENED TO THE THINGS THAT THEY TOLD YOU
COULDN'T SEPARATE THE LIES FROM REALITY
YOUR OWN REALITY
5. Roads To Glory
THROUGH THE CENTURIES A REIGN OF FEAR
SPREADING POISON FROM YOUR EVIL HEART
LED THE CHILDREN TO AN EARLY GRAVE
NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE ANOTHER START
TO THE FUTURE WILL WE HAVE TO HIDE?
ARE WE ALL JUST VICTIMS OF YOUR MADNESS?
CAN YOU JUSTIFY THE PAIN I FEEL?
WHEN I REALIZE WHAT'S IN YOUR MIND
TO FEED YOUR LUST YOU RAPE THE UNIVERSE
DON'T YOU REALIZE YOU'LL PAY THE PRICE?
FROM THE FUTURE WILL WE HAVE TO HIDE?
ARE WE ALL JUST VICTIMS OF YOUR DREAMS?
WILL YOU ALWAYS WALK ROADS TO GLORY?
EVEN THOUGH IT'S ALL WITHIN YOUR MIND
NOW YOUR NIGHTMARE CLOSES IN ON YOU
AND IT'S OVER NOW YOUR TIME IS THROUGH
ICY WINDS ECHO THROUGH THE NIGHT
NOW IN THIS NEW AGE THERE'S NOTHING FOR YOU
TO THE FUTURE WE'LL FACE THE MORNING
WE WON'T FOLLOW THOUGH YOU WANT TO LEAD
NO MORE DARKNESS, WE WILL WATCH YOU BURN
YOU SOLD YOUR SOUL FOR MONEY NOW YOU'LL PAY
6. Picture Of Innocence
PICTURE OF INNOCENCE
FAST ASLEEP IN YOUR BED
I WONDER WHAT IMAGES FLASH THROUGH YOUR MIND
AS YOU ENTER INTO A WORLD GONE MAD
WHERE WRONG IS RIGHT AND RIGHT IS WRONG
SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REALLY RIGHT
TO PUT YOU THROUGH A LIFE OF POTENTIAL MISERY
THE THOUGHT BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES
I CAN'T STAND THE THOUGHT OF LOSING YOU
AND AS I WATCH YOU SLEEPING
I WONDER WHERE LIFE WILL TAKE YOU
I HOPE YOU'LL CHOOSE THE RIGHT ROADS
I HOPE YOUR DREAMS WILL ALL COME TRUE
AND I WISH THAT I COULD ALWAYS BE WITH YOU MY LOVE
TO PROTECT YOU AND GUIDE YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY
BECAUSE THE WORLD IS FULL OF HATRED, ANGER, AND FEAR
WE CLOSE OUR EYES TO LOVE
CHAIN OURSELVES IN FEAR
AND IF I SEEM TOO CYNICAL MY LOVE
MAYBE I'VE SEEN THE NEWS JUST ONCE TOO MANY TIMES
AND ITS BREAKING MY HEART TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY
BUT I WON'T LET IT HAPPEN TO YOU
7. Last Dance
TOO MANY NIGHTS ALONE
WAITING FOR YOUR CALL NOW I'M
I'M LOST AND ALONE IN MY COLD WORLD
YOUR FACE IS ALL I SEE
IN THE CORNERS OF MY MIND
THIS COLD OBSESSION JUST WON'T FADE AWAY
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH
THE TWISTED PASSIONS THAT DRIVE ME ON…
JUST ONE LAST DANCE
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME HERE
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
JUST ONE LAST DANCE
YOU'LL NEVER BREAK MY HEART AGAIN
AND THE DANCE GOES ON AND ON
THROUGH THE POURING RAIN
THROUGH THE BURNING SUN
I'VE CROSSED A NATION JUST TO BE WITH YOU
ON THIS CROWDED DANCE FLOOR
FATE HAS BROUGHT YOU UNTO ME
I'LL DELIVER YOUR SOUL TO THE WINDS AGAIN
I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU ALONE
WE ARE MEANT TO BE AS ONE
THE WORLD WILL REMEMBER YOU FOREVER
ALONG WITH MY NAME - GIVE ME…
JUST ONE LAST DANCE
I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME HERE
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
JUST ONE LAST DANCE
YOU'LL NEVER BREAK MY HEART AGAIN
AND THE DANCE GOES ON AND ON
JUST ONE LAST DANCE
I KNOW I WON'T BE LEAVING HERE
WITHOUT YOUR LOVE, WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
AND YOU WON'T BREAK MY HEART - NEVER BREAK MY HEART
AND THE DANCE GOES ON
ON AND ON, ON AND ON, ON AND ON….
8. Shattered Glass
ON THE SIDEWALK OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW
BROKEN HEARTS FOUND THAT LOVE WAS A DEAD-END STREET
HOT WINDS OF ANGER NO LONGER BLOW
NOW I'M SCARED TO DEATH OF WHAT I MIGHT FIND
BEHIND YOUR DOOR IS ANYONE HOME?
IS ANYONE ALIVE ?
NO-ONE COULD EVER SHARE YOUR PAIN NOW IT'S TOO LATE
YOU NEVER DID BELIEVE IN PARTIAL SOLUTIONS
I NEVER SHOULD HAVE WALKED AWAY
I GUESS I LEFT YOU TO YOUR FATE
NOW THE PAIN JUST LINGERS ON
AS I WALK THROUGH THE SHATTERED GLASS
THROUGH THE SHATTERED GLASS
SHATTERED GLASS
STATIC FROM MY TV FILLS THE NIGHT
IT'S 4 A.M.
I'M DRINKING ALONE THINKING 'BOUT YOUR MEMORY
COLD WINDS OF SORROW FILL MY HEAD
DON'T KNOW WHAT PAIN THE DAY WILL BRING
I REMEMBER YOUR FACE STILL BEAUTIFUL IN DEATH
AND THE GLASS OUT ON THE SIDEWALK
SHATTERED GLASS AND FADED ROSES
STREWN UPON THIS DEAD-END STREET
BROKEN HEARTS - LOVE AND MADNESS
A SAD END TO A TRAGIC TALE
I WALK THESE STREETS CAGED IN SILENCE
THINK BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
I HAUNT THE PLACES WHERE WE USED TO MEET
I STILL SEE YOUR FACE IN THE POURING RAIN
9. True Signs Of Life
WELCOME TO YOUR INFORMATION PAGE
WHERE TRUTH BE TOLD, REALITY IS BUT A DREAM
SEEING THINGS THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW
YOU SEE YOUR LIFE IS NOW NOT WHAT IT SEEMED
TURN THE PAGE, READ WHAT IS MEANT
LOOK AT YOURSELF, YOUR LIFE'S TORMENT
THE TRUTH YOU LIVE, WHERE HAPPINESS LIES
THE TIME HAS COME, YOUR HAPPINESS DIES.
FIGMENT OF YOUR IMAGINATION
THE KEYS THAT YOU NOW HOLD, YOU TRY NOT TO BELIEVE
THE PEACE OF LIFE, THE PAIN OF DEATH, YOU TRY TO THINK WHICH ONE YOU'VE
MET…AND YOUR MIND GROWS NUMB
FEAR IS THE ONLY FEELING THAT REMAINS
TO FOLLOW ON THE PATH YOU KNEW
HAS TURNED TO DUST, NO LIFE TO CHOOSE
SANITY NEARS, YOU REACH TO HOLD
IT DRAWS SO CLOSE, BUT THEN UNFOLDS
SADIST, OR GENTLEMAN, YOU TRY SO HARD TO SEE
UNBLOCK YOUR MINDS COMPLEXITY
EVIDENT OF DECENT
ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO REPENT
WORLDS ENTWINED, SO DIVINE
EYES TEAR TO SEE WHAT YOU FEAR MOST… TRUE SIGNS OF LIFE
SCREENS OF LIES, THEY ALL PASS BY YOUR EYES
YOU CLOSE THEM TIGHT, BUT THE DARK BRINGS NO RELIEF
WEAK AND FOUND, YOU NOW BEHOLD THE TRUTH
YOU HATE WHAT YOU'VE BECOME, NOTHING YOU CAN DO
HATE YOURSELF, IT'S WHAT YOU FEEL
STILL TRYING TO THINK, WHICH ONE IS REAL
CANNOT BELIEVE, THESE SCREENS YOU SEE
NOW THINKING, YOU ARE, THIS IS NOT ME!
SADIST OR GENTLEMAN, YOU TRY SO HARD TO SEE
UNBLOCK YOUR MINDS COMPLEXITY
THINKING NOW, WONDER HOW
YOU CANNOT BE WHAT YOU SEE
DO NOT KNOW, WHAT TO THINK
EMPTY YOUR MIND, TRY TO FIND…TRUE SIGNS OF LIFE
SADIST OR GENTLEMAN, YOU BURN WITH FEAR TO KNOW
BEATEN AND SHAMED, PRAY TO GOD THAT HE WILL SHOW
CONFUSION GROWS, HATRED FLOWS
MUST BE A GAME, YOU FEEL SHAME
ANSWERS COME, BUT NOT THE ONES
TO SHOW YOU TRUTH, A PAWN TO USE
BORN AGAIN, TO DESCEND
FEEL NO SHAME, FEEL NO PAIN…NO MORE GAME
YOUR BODY CRIES, FOR DEMISE
TO FREELY FEEL, WHAT IS REAL…TRUE SIGNS OF LIFE.
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