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JAMES BYRD LYRICS
"James Byrd's A-R C.O.V." (2001)
1. Metatron (444)
2. Shot Down in Flames *
3. Goodbye My Love
4. Byrd's Bolero No. 46 Mvt#1 (instrumental)
5. Get Free
6. In My Darkest Hour
7. Storm King
8. Jane (instrumental)
9. The Hunted Heretic (When I Was Young)
10. Going Home
1. Metatron (444)
Watching the sky and you notice that it�s black
To the east a rider�s come - he�s here to take me back
Flaming eyes of white-hot coals and lightning for his skin
Arms of bronze and sun-flash hair � electric to the wind
Still I won�t hide from his face
Oh, yeah � Metatron is come to me
The glory of the vision wheel to light the cosmic sea
Oh, yeah � like a wheel within a wheel
The fire comes down Heaven sent � Can�t you seee what�s real?
Watch how the Devil will steal all your dreams
Chariot the speed of light � he makes an awesome sound
Speeding like a comet to the earth he burns the ground
Everybody feels the heat � the passion in his wings
All the nations burn with rage and fight for useless things
Now I can see what will be...
Oh, yeah � Metatron is come to me
A star is born � the vision came � it tells me what will be
Oh, yeah � his starship�s sailing free
The fire of the magic wheel � eternal majesty
Oh, yeah � it�s a wheel within a wheel
Fire came down Heaven sent � Can�t you seee what�s real?
Watch how the serpent take life when it�s time for the kill...
Rocks they are falling � the mountains step aside
Fortress of the man of sin reveals and open wide
Masses see the lie he told � they send him to his grave
The Vica�s gone - the song he sang � it could never save your soul...
Death reigned so hard on The Way
Oh, yeah � Metatron is come to me
The fire of this vision wheel to light the cosmic sea
Oh, yeah � his starship�s sailing free
Fire came down Heaven sent to show me what would be
Oh, yeah � like a wheel within a wheel
The fire came down Heaven sent � Can�t you seee what�s real?
Watch how the serpent takes on all your dreams when you sleep
2. Shot Down in Flames *
3. Goodbye My Love
I thought that we would always be
but love turned to fear, when we got too close, blinding us in our own tears.
My heart always knew the truth;
dreading the day that I saw all along, now I can see I was wrong.
Memories won�t let me rest; in my heart I�m alway saying
�Goodbye my love � I�ll be with you again
All our stars shine � knowing what has been
Tonight my love � we know the way of pain
Destiny of parting times has burned us in it�s flame �
Goodbye � tonight�.
You said that you would never leave.
I believed by the light in your eyes, killing myself trying to please,
I gave so much of who I am,
the day that you left me, you took me with you, holding my heart in your hand.
I can�t bear to see you know; I�m too afraid to hear you say
�Goodbye my love, I think of you, a friend.
You�ll live on within my heart, trouble�s at it�s end.
Tonight my love, there�s nothing left to gain;
destiny befell our time and burned us in it�s flame �
Goodbye my love�.
So I became Symphony; The world should know your name,
all my love, passioned into fame.
To know I remember you, I write of you tonight;
sorrow turns to bitter joy, to think that you were right.
Goodbye my love, I�ll be with you again,
In my heart I see the day, when love will let me in.
Tonight I long, to tell you of my life;
gone far is the anger now, you�ve always been my light;
Tonight my love...
I feel you � and I wish you well,
but I�m still confused when I think about us,
I guess I�m still under your spell.
Happiness is all I want for you,
you�ve got to believe me, I�d never decieve you,
that�s why I�m still such a fool.
I can�t bear to see you sad, I think of you and my heart says;
�Goodbye my love � I�ll be with you again �
all our stars shine � knowing what has been.
Tonight � my love � I know the way of pain �
Destiny of lonely nights � has burned me in it�s flame�.
Goodbye my love, I�ll love you �til the end.
In my heart I see the day when you return again.
Tonight my love, tonight I sing;
�Goodbye � Goodbye my love � I sing Goodbye�.
4. Byrd's Bolero No. 46 Mvt#1 (instrumental)
5. Get Free
I know you fight with your endeavors �
When all that you want is the splendor �
Of love � and life
But lies are the spell that we�re under �
And seven is the magic number
Tell me when we�re gonna get free - Get free
Freedom � get free
Day upon night would you only do right
When you�re free
If hurting brings another pleasure �
You and your life will be measured �
By light and darkness
You stood on the scales they fell over �
The three and the seven�s one over;
Lust � Greed � Gluttony � Sloth � Envy � Pride � Rage...
Tell me when we�re gonna get free
Get free
Freedom � get free
Freedom � get free
Freedom � get free
6. In My Darkest Hour
Here I stand naked � before God and Man
Unlocking sacred dorors in my search to understand
Now full of wisdom � my innocence lost
I found what I wanted � but what has it cost¨
All my truth is shattered on the ground
Dream to show my way...
In my darkest hour � I struggle to be free
Light is all around me � but I�m too blind to see
The things I learned � were too big for me
Lost old friends for new ones � straight-jacket company
My bitter white pills � could never stop the rush
The things I see now � seem more than too much
All my dreams are broken on the ground
My world is fallen down...
In my darkest hour � love is all around me
So strong that I cower � to learn humility
Will the madness end... have I lost my way?
�What hurts you makes you stronger�
- Still waiting for the day
For every soldier � there�s a weak and bended knee
Black star shine on me...
In my darkest hour � I struggle to be free
The light is all around me � but I�m too blind to see
In my darkest hour � love is all around me
So strong I cower � to learn humility
7. Storm King
Deep within his heart � he kills himself to live
And it�s never good enough but he�s only trying to live
He�s certain no one loves him � so he fights for their respect
A human being lies dead inside � killed by their neglect
He�ll never disappoint them � he�s too afraid to fall
His super-human effort doesn�t feel like love at all
Crucified perfectionist to virtuosity... Much like you and me
Master of the burning note � he plays what they can�t play
Wizard of the poem � he said what they won�t say
A medium of feelings � he�s not sure that they�re his own
Overwhelming visions come and cut him to the bone
Somebody love him � before it�s all too late
Why does no one know this man who�s headed for his fate
Killed upon the altar of virtuosity
Storm King � makes the wind that burns your soul
Storm King � all the world will ever know
Storm King � screams the notes that he must play
Storm King � waits for love another day
Storm King � Storm King
Storm King lives another day and wonders what went right
Paralyzed momentum takes his wonder to the night
How�s he going to top it � or should he even try?
Happiness turns upside down � he doesn�t even cry
I think that he could come apart � take a trip to where he�s from
He�s got to keep on working so he doesn�t eat the gun
Crucified perfectionist to Virtuosity
Storm King � he can ride the passion wave
Storm King � only love�s the way to save
Storm King � all the world will ever know
Storm King � he can�t trust another soul
Storm King
Storm King � Icon to the broken heart of virtuosity
Storm King � Storm King
Storm King � makes the wind that burnt your soul
Storm King � all the world will ever know
Storm King � scream the notes that he must play
Storm King � waits for love another day
Storm King � Storm King
Storm King � Storm King
Storm King � Storm King
8. Jane (instrumental)
9. The Hunted Heretic (When I Was Young)
When I was young � I was a heretic
The ripe goat to kick � took-on their power trip
I was infection � to them an outcast dog
The hunted martyr � I destroyed their God
Take in the air � while you can breathe
... as I am now � soon you will be � Hunted
But now that I�m dead � I can speak my mind
The blind see the dead � but they don�t know our kind
See... Take-in the sights � while you can see
All that you are � will cease to be
Everyone is dead
Everyone she was � is gone to the stake
All her glory � an empty fake
Drunk with blood � she went Heaven sent
All the children starve � just to pay her rent
Babylon is fallen � she has crushed them all
All... A counterfeit to dread � all her love is dead
Kneel... Down to your knees � to those who kneel;
Now... You�re wiser than me � you make me feel � Hunted
10. Going Home
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