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  SEVENTH GATE LYRICS
 
  
  "A Reign of Shadows" (2001)
  1. Under a Demon Moon 2. Whisper of the Serpent 3. Cradle of Time 4. Prayer for the Lion Child 5. The Dark 6. Into the Twilight 7. Dead End Race 8. Baptice in Blood 9. A Reign af Shadows 10. Gates of Darkness 11. Here Before
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. Under a Demon Moon
  Strange and cold, the silver moonlight 
 shines upon their schemes    
 whispering forgotten secrets, 
 whispering forgotten secrets 
 deep within, deep within their dreams 
 
 Long lost mysteries, playing in their minds 
 of the black, of the dark lords 
 they`re comin`back, they`re comin`back...
 bringing blood upon, 
 bringing blood upon the world 
 
 They are guided by starlight 
 they ride on the nightwolves back 
 marchin`under the blackend skies, 
 marchin`under the blackend skies 
 within a while, they`re ready to attack 
 
 Under a demon moon 
 these shadow kings do ride 
 under a demon moon 
 they`ve come to rule the night 
 under a demon moon 
 they`re lost inside their dreams 
 and maybe the demon moon is coming soon
 
 
 
  2. Whisper of the Serpent
  Mercury messenger
 master of the crossways
 spring suspending, fill my spirit
 golden whisper, airy ferryman
 sailin`from the east
 on the wings of the wind
 
 Lonely flower - flaming will
 cracklin`energy under my skin
 roaring red lion, flying pulse
 roaming the south,
 I`ve opened myself - fill me
 
 Pearl grey warrior, ghostly search
 prince of the twilight sail to the west
 mistress of the sunset,
 ancient serpent of the seas
 
 pearl queen of the twilighty waters
 silverstream, silverstream silently,
 silently approach
 
 Mother of mountains - mother of trees
 mother of midnight - mother of earth
 
 Pearl grey warrior...
 
 
 
  3. Cradle of Time
  Out on the oceans, a million years ago
 from our dark past, life began to grow
 
 Reptiles are crawling out of the blue
 stepping on the land and are changing anew
 
 They climb the high trees,
 they conquer the lowlands
 they gather the new tribes,
 built weapons by their hands
 
 It`s the night of the demon
 it`s the time of your life, your life
 It`s the night of the demon
 it`s the time of your life
 
 It`s the night of the demon...
 
 And over the mountains
 and outwards towards the sea
 they come to kill for power,
 without it they could not be
 
 Two thousand years later
 they`re still at war
 with nature and mankind
 so, let`s close the door
 
 It`s the night of the demon...
 Oh, it`s the time of your life
 
 
 
  4. Prayer for the Lion Child
  Silently the moon completes her movement
 So lovely in the air, in the air
 So noisely the sun will end his movement
 But don�t you dare, don�t you dare
 
 Dark is the heart of eternity
 Who wants to will reach it
 Through her masters angel, through the moon
 Through the dark past, not too soon
 
 One in life and death, highest desire, 
 deepest sorrow 
 Honey on your lips you�ll wade in blood
 
 He who creates a sea of stars for a game,
 to laughter will reduce our name
 Garments will shred in the whirls of time
 with rings and pearls to entwine
  
 One in life and death, highest desire,
 deepest sorrow      
 Honey on your lips you�ll wade in blood 
 
 See the lion-child swim and the moon is turning
 See the lion-child fly and our souls are yearning 
 The angels kiss tastes honey-sweet 
 The willing has end, the will is reached 
 
 One in life and death, highest desire, 
 deepest sorrow 
 Honey on your lips you�ll wade in blood
 
 
 
  5. The Dark
  In room 66 things can`t be real
 A young girl`s dying, 
 but there`s nothing to feel
 
 A trap door well hidden,
 that leads to the cellar, oh dear 
 and a voice calls: Come down, come down,
 we`re all together here 
 
 Yes, and there`s dark, dark ages
 and they`re blinding, oh you`re eyes
 Yes, and there`s dark, dark stories
 and they`re swirling up your mind
 Yes, and there`s no lucky touch
 and there`s no happy end
 Yes, and that`s the way,
 that`s the way life went
 
 A man in a white jacket saying
 that you always has been dead
 a man in a white jacket saying
 that you always has been dead
 but there`s nothing to loose,
 no reason to get mad
 but there`s nothing to loose,
 no reason to get mad
 
 Yes, and a man with a black hood
 his face only shining eyes
 Yes, and a blackend mirror
 only telling lies
    
 A man in a white jacket...
  
 A closet slowly opened
 and one more reason to worry
 all that and a voice askin`: �One more story?
 
 
 
  6. Into the Twilight
  Close to the edge, movin� so fast 
 just like the hunted deer 
 chasin� shadows that slip into darkness 
 the underworld�s drawing near 
 
 Men in black, dressed to kill
 hiding in the dark and here they are
 
 Lock out the wolves, shoot out the lights 
 a sign on the doorstep, blood on the floor 
 wait in the shadows, the force comes through 
 a sunken whisper, run to the door
 
 The shining blades blind the eye 
 while terrorized minds are filled with awe 
 
 Into the twilight we all gonna fall 
 Dark is the shadow that waits in the hall 
 Seek and destroy or run if you may 
 Seek and destroy or run if you may 
 
 Now is the time where all life ends
 we�ve never been closer to heaven before 
 but out of the dark we will arise 
 like lightning strikes down from the skies 
 
 Strange highways in sight 
 we�ve travelled so far we forgot 
 
 Into the twilight...
 
 
 
  7. Dead End Race
  And when the day goes, it`s coming out
 and when the night comes, it`s flying `round
 breathing it`s fire, it`s here to stay
 out of the darklands where it reigns...
 
 And when the day goes, it`s coming out
 and when the night comes, it`s flying `round
 breathing it`s fire, it`s here to stay
 out of the darklands where it reigns...
 
 Running from shadows face
 can you find my long lost trace
 running in a dead end race
 can you find my long lost trace
 
 Running fom fire of the dragon
 it`s chasing me all down the line
 can`t get me to straight thinking
 confusion surgin`, surgin`my mind...
 
 Running from shadows...
 
 
 
  8. Baptice in Blood
 
 
 
  9. A Reign af Shadows
  W hen you hear the icy whisper
 and you`ve lost your very way
 and you`ve lost your very way
 
 Lost and lonely, stumblin`blind
 then you`re so far away
 they will send you away she said
 psychotic angels rise out of her head
 red walls dancing round and await the dead
 
 Enter the cold land, leave your warm dream
 take this shiny hand, follow,
 follow the silverstream
 Enter the cold land, leave your warm dream
 take this shiny hand, follow,
 follow the silverstream
 
 A reign of shadows, a hurricane
 daylight fades, the night rides in
 A reign of shadows, a hurricane
 daylight fades, the night rides in
 
 The night rides in
 
 A reign of shadows...
 
 Stormcloud gathering deep in the night
 frost mornings are coming and chill winds do bite
 rain hits the ground with thunder near by
 dark ages are coming, lightning blinds the eye
 
 Enter the cold land...
 
 A reign of shadows...
 
 
 
  10. Gates of Darkness
  Follow us down into the deepest depths of hell 
 where angels fear to tread,
 where angels fear to tread 
 follow us down through mighty dark caverns
 follow us down, follow us down 
 
 Be careful - make no sound 
 
 Follow the red light throwing scary shadows 
 on the caverns wall, on the caverns wall 
 terrible thoughts and terrible fright, 
 terrible thoughts and terrible fright 
 
 Lurks deep under your feet 
 
 This is the way that, 
 this is the way that leads only,
 this is the way that leads only downwards 
 This is the way that, 
 this is the way that leads only, 
 this is the way that leads only downwards 
 
 One gate to darkness, the second to light 
 the third is mortality, the fourth one is fright 
 the fifth leads to fire, the sixth to despair
 enter the seventh gate, enter the seventh gate
  
 enter the seventh gate - if you dare 
 
 This is the way that... 
 
 Seventh Gate, Seventh Gate 
 the seven gates to hell 
 Seventh Gate, Seventh Gate 
 the seven gates to hell...
 
 
 
  11. Here Before
  Out of the skies
 comes the flying silver
 machines of eternal grace
 
 They ride strange winds
 moving with power
 through time and space
 
 See them fly
 see them return from the skies
 to their homes
 they were here before
 they`ve opened up the door
 to a new millenium
 
 Out of the skies
 come the wonderous creatures
 people of eternal grace
  
 They`re born on strange stars 
 Speaking of travel
 between time and space
 
 See them fly...
 
 Out of the skies - we come in peace
 Out of the skies - we come in peace...
 
 See them fly...
 
  Out of the skies...
  
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