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SAVATAGE LYRICS
"Edge of Thorns" (1993)
1. Edge of Thorns
2. He Carves His Stone
3. Lights Out
4. Skraggy's Tomb
5. Labyrinths
6. Follow Me
7. Exit Music
8. Degrees of Sanity
9. Conversation Piece
10. All That I Bleed
11. Damien
12. Miles Away
13. Sleep
1. Edge of Thorns
An offering of reasons
We put them all away
A covering of treasons
That one by one we let slip away
A solitary dancer
So lost upon her stage
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you there before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
A study made of winter
Of summers long ago
And dreams that use to glitter
Safely now hidden under snow
And so we end this chapter
And let the stage lights fade
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you there before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
I have seen you on the edge of dawn
Felt you there before you were born
Balanced your dreams upon the edge of thorns
But I don't think about you anymore
I don't think about you anymore, anymore
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
I don't think about you
I don't think about you anymore...
2. He Carves His Stone
Among the images of dear departed
Here with memories so closely guarded
There's an old man standing all alone
As he waits among the unforgiven
Here among the souls no longer living
Lost in chains of sin still unatoned
He carves his stone!, oh yeah
He carves his stone
Well a man's got to do what a man must do
But I'll never give my soul to you
No fallen angel's prophecy
Will ever take hold of the man you see, oh
So here I stand all alone
With chisel in hand I work my stone
And leave a message for all to see
I've lived a life of insanity
And carve that stone
He carves his stone!
He carves his stone...
He carves his stone!
He carves his stone...
And on that final night
You know I dream of you
And in a flash of light
I carved that stone right through!, yeah
I carved that stone right through!, yeah
3. Lights Out
Squirmin' like a live wire
Vaporizing red line
Gonna take her down
Yeah, I'm really gonna make her motor run, oh yeah
No brakes can't stop
In a ditch to the top
Just another junkie
Looking for a rush
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you got to roll, you're gonna roll
Look, yeah, look
Yeah, she really makes your blood cook
Got you in a corner
Where you're doing things you never have done, oh no
You, yeah, you
Yeah, she's got you like a big fool
Keeps you in a collar
Till it's time to watch you run
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul, yeah
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you're gonna roll...
...You know you're gonna roll
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you got to roll, you're gonna roll
Lights out
Runnin' with the devil
Shouldn't gamble with your soul
Lights out
Never on the level
And you know you got to roll...
Lights out, lights out...
4. Skraggy's Tomb
Summer was the season
When he took a ride
Women were the reason
And they say whiskey was the slide
Living on the action
Till it took him down
Crawled into his bottle
Oh... and let us watch him drown
In Skraggy's tomb
Yeah, Skraggy's tomb
Sometimes in the evening
Before the moon goes down
Before the dark is leaving
I could swear
Swear I see him
Hanging round
So I watch the shadows
And I stop and think
And wade into the shallows
And I have another drink
From Skraggy's tomb
Welcome to
He was a loaded man going down, yeah
Always out there screaming at the moon
And every night he'd load another round
From Skraggy's tomb
There are certain things you can't explain
We all have our attractions
But then that boy... he was insane
Skraggy made his life
Made his life a crime of passion
Life a crime of passion
In Skraggy's tomb
i'm talkin' bout
Skraggy's tomb
From Skraggy's tomb
5. Labyrinths
6. Follow Me
I really want to know what you had in store
I couldn't really tell, maybe it's just as well
I came here with a dream and I just had to see
If my dream would soar I knocked on every door
His whole life was written
Written there inside
The new weekly bible
His modern T.V. Guide
Every night he stares back at the screen, yeah
A man only sees want he wants to see
When he's in his mind
Where he is that he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night and follow... me!
Won't you follow me, yeah!
Won't you follow me, me, yeah
Don't need no super heros
Don't need no movie stars
Don't need no politicians
In big black shiny cars
Don't need no preacher
Whose church is my T.V., no
A man only sees what he wants to see
When he's in his mind
Where he is what he wants to be
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Won't you take a chance on this night and follow... me!
Won't you follow me, yeah!
Won't you follow me, me, me!
Once was a broken hero
The kind that we all know
The kind that hides inside us
For we never show
The kind we say that could never be me, yeah
His whole life was written
Written there inside
The new weekly bible
His modern T.V. Guide
Stare back at the screen, yeah
A man only sees want he wants to see
7. Exit Music
8. Degrees of Sanity
And so I sit here in the dark
You made the rules I played the part
I never rushed or pushed my fate
When time was tight I knew to wait
And circumstance so well disguised
Within a gathering of lies
And in the dark I lie awake
So I can watch you drive your stake
What's that you said to me?
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone, lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
And in the dark it all unwinds
I pray for change, the kiss of time
And in my thoughts I sit and dwell
The labyrinth's there, I know it well
What's that you said to me?
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone, lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
And all the things you never heard
While in my mind I search for words
But time was lost, the curtain fell
I take my bows and wish you well
What's that you said to me?
The moment dies
Degrees of sanity
All alone, lost unknown
And whispered in your sights
9. Conversation Piece
I haven't thought about you for awhile
It seemed so far away
I keep your picture hidden in a file
Of favorite one act plays
Like pieces of myself
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea, yeah, cup of tea
I put it all down in a letter once
A letter I don't send
It made me feel much better at the time
I thought it'd help me mend
The pieces of myself
Cut off in desperation
As offerings to thee, yeah
I keep them on a shelf
They're good for conversation
Over a cup of tea, yeah, cup of tea
10. All That I Bleed
Someone...
...Got themselves a letter
In the mail the other day
It's already worn and tattered
And I guess it gives away
All the things we keep inside
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well until the heart...
...Betrays
She knows...
...As she reads the letter
That things were bound to stray
Winds blow, she pulls her coat tighter
And the letter flies away
With all the things she keeps inside
All the things that really matter
The face puts on its best disguise
And all is well until the heart...
...Betrays
Lord, bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
Lord, bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
And I'll fly away
Yeah, I'll fly away
Lord, I'll fly away
Watch me...
Lord bring on the night
Wrap it all around me
Let it hold me tight
Soak up all that I bleed
...I bleed...
11. Damien
In this city of raw emotion
What's this message you bring to me
In my world of blind devotion
You were there, but I could never see
Damien
Is your heart harder?
What's inside your head?
Is the dark your father?
Have all your years been bled?
From my world I have watched and wondered
Safely here behind these walls
And your tears could they mean nothing
If from this distance no one sees them fall
Damien
Is your heart harder?
What's inside your head?
Is the dark your father?
Have all your years been bled?
Sometimes late at night
When I'm there in bed
I lie there wondering
Where do you lay your head?
And do you say your prayers anymore?
And do you say your prayers?
Damien
Is your heart harder?
Do you still feel pain?
Does the night go farther
When you're sleeping in the rain?
In the dark I have heard a calling
Broken wings that beg to fly
Is there time or is it too late?
Is the cut flower no longer alive?
Damien
Is your heart harder?
Do you still feel pain?
Does the night go farther
When you're sleeping in the rain?
Damien, Damien, yeah, Damien, oh, Damien
12. Miles Away
And a cool, cool rain comes down
On a world burned by the sun
And the moon arises like a child
And the moment is undone
And the stars never say what they see
As the moon flirts with shadows it makes
Through the fallen trees
Some would wait for the morning light
But I fall asleep 'til I'm safe
In the arms of night
Yeah!
Let the darkness roll in
Let it wipe the light away
In the distance always calling
Morpheus, he beckons play
Still the morning is preordained
But I believe light is the source of all our pain
It reveals the smallest sin
But dark covers all and will always take you
Armed and gunning
I'll be running
Always just before the day
In the distance
Day is dawning
But I'm already miles away, miles away, yeah
In the night there's wonder
Always there for you to see
In the light of morning
Visions fade and dreams can flee
With the darkness the night forgives
Covers our scars and lets
The lost souls live
And the morning's a distant fear
But if we move fast they'll never find us
Armed and gunning
I'll be running
Through a world that's in decay
Let them thunder
Stare and wonder
Cause I'm already miles away, miles away, yeah
Oh, miles away
I've been running
Armed and gunning
Always just before the day
In the distance
Day is dawning
But I'm already miles away
Miles away, yeah
Miles, miles away
Miles away, yeah
Miles, miles away, oh yeah
Away, away, away
And the rain comes down
13. Sleep
Hey there you
Way out there in the distance
Can you hear me?
Are you there?
I know it's late
So please forgive my persistence
But I'm hanging
Do you care?
So lay back, call off the attack
Cause if you look deep, dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek, a final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep if I could just sleep
Hey there you
Way out there could you show me
Just a signal... or a sign?
That after all
All these years that you know me
And I'm not just... killing time
So lay back, call off the attack
Cause if you look deep, dreams are nothing that I lack
And all I seek, a final chance to speak
And I would let the whole thing keep if I could just sleep
And as I lay there at night
Building castles in the air
Out of alibis and all those little lies
And then I look inside
And pray that I don't care
...I don't care...
Hey there you
Way out there in the distance
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