ICED EARTH LYRICS

Days Of Purgatory (1997)

1. Enter The Realm

2. Colors
3. Angels Holocaust
4. Stormrider
5. Winter Nights
6. Nightmares
7. Before The Vision
8. Pure Evil
9. Solitude
10. The Funeral
11. When The Night Falls
12. Burnt Offerings
13. Cast In Stone
14. Desert Rain
15. Brainwashed
16. Life And Death
17. Creator Failure
18. Reaching The End
19. Travel In Stygian
20. Dante's Inferno
21. Iced Earth

1. Enter The Realm

[Music: Schaffer]

[Instrumental]

2. Colors

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Walking in the subway

Alone late at night
New York City gangs
Everywhere in sight
Your fell their anger upon you
You feel their hateful eyes
Walk a little faster now
 You're fighting for your life
As they walk on closer
Their eyes burn down your back
You feel a thousand cries
Not prepared for their attack
A mission bell sent sign
A sign that you board soon
You've come this far, no turning back
We hope you make it too
Don't expect, sympathy
We don't know, the word
Your walked my turf, insanity
But in this place you die
Your life is wasted
Your blood is tasted
As it drips down the blade
You didn't make it
You couldn't take it
You walked the subway you paid
Your money's gone
Your clothes they're torn
You're lying in a pool of blood
You know you're leaving
We watch you grieving
But in this place you die
Don't expect sympathy
We don't know the word
You walked my turf, insanity
But in this place you die

3. Angels Holocaust

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

As I walk through the blackened forest

Thoughts of hate and anger fill my soul
The charred remains of the holy rollers
Scream repentance though it's far too late

I fight back the laughter at what I see

The suffering healers false destined prophecy

He didn't think yesterday of the end of his life

 The brainwashed fools born again of a thousand lies

Hate filled screams break the silence

Terrifying dreams filling up your head
Blasphemy thrusting out, in the masses it reigns
The mask of hypocrisy is slowly unveiled

Fear the angels holocaust, they're screaming

Dreams of pain forever entering your head
Death and hatred loathing, on mankind it feeds
Earth is dead and gone now, we've brought it to an end

For the last time I've been betrayed

Never again will I subject myself to this hypocrisy
Something is drawing me to the other side
Only time will tell my true destiny

4. Stormrider

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics: Schaffer]

As I travel through the astral plains

I see the break ahead
As though the sky has burst in flames
Before the storm I dread
Lightning breaks across the sky
Blackish blue at night
Riders ride on dismal clouds
I scream at heavens light

Storming demons travel through the night

The time is almost here
I lay in a jacket of steel
My scream no one hears

I can feel the storm approaching

The pain is its' reality
The death I breathe is in the air
I feel no more, no longer care

The trumpets sound as I break free

This vision I see just can't be me
What is this that I have done
 Why am I the chosen one

Fight on, grab on

Stormrider
Stormrider

Now the rider rides through the night

The time is almost here
As I lay wrapped in steel
My scream no one hears

Help me, through this hell inside

My life's my own, it's my pride
Carry on my solid dream
Save me from this horrid scream

Fight on, grab on

Stormrider
Stormrider

5. Winter Nights

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

I feel, you'll see, the night cold and dead

But watch out, we walk proud
Together now until the end
In these times we walk that line
These frozen times
Winter nights

[Bridge]
Look up to the sky, see the moonlit night
The winter night sends shivers up your spine
But it's deep inside your mind that's where you may find
Inner demons and your desire
Don't give up, don't give up
Don't give up, don't you ever give up

If you find you've crossed that line

Then it's time, a state of mind
Believe in what you see
Our sacrifice, reality
 In these times you walk that line
these frozen times
Winter nights

6. Nightmares

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

The feeling that you get when we creep inside

You won't see us there, you won't feel our stare
But when we're next to you we do all we can do
To get the cold sweat out, watch you squirm about
And as you try to move we grab and strangle you
With all of your deceit and our reality

Night
Nightmares
In the night

Hell is coming down, your fate has turned around

Too scared to make a sound
Now you're frozen there in your human shell
It's a nightmare I am the god of fear

Night
Nightmares
In the night

7. Before The Vision

[Music: Shawver, Abell / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Go now, into the plains

Seek out, the answers you'll find
Visions will be shown to you
At night by the lit desert moon

Be strong, ride forth in pride

Our destiny, lies in your hands
Visions will be shown to you
You're truly his chosen one
 8. Pure Evil

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Cannons pound into the night

Angels soar into the sky
The battle rages on
Deliverance unholy one

The seeds of hate fly tonight

Good and evil light the sky
Another vision from inside
I know it's wrong I can't deny

For seven years I have reigned

In this damned and desolate hell
Now I've lived the masters vengeance
It saved me from myself

We paint the sky with blood tonight

Setting free the damned to fight
The whore of Babylon is here
The end of the storm is near

[Chorus:]
Pure evil
Feel the pain from the jackals wrath
Pure evil
Dance in flames for the final quest

Hear the ghost of violence

Fear the God of detriment

The land on earth is soaked with blood

Hear the screams of the helpless ones
Axes yield and daggers fly
Ripping through all flesh in sight

We paint the sky with blood tonight

Setting free the damned to fight
The whore of Babylon is here
The end of the storm is near

[Repeat chorus]
 9. Solitude

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver]

[Instrumental]

10. The Funeral

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver]

[Instrumental]

11. When The Night Falls

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Look, out in the distant sky

Open, up your weakened minds
Feel, what's in store for you
The jackals howling at the moon
See, the curtain of the night
Falling, down into your life
Doom, is headed straight for you
The night comes shining through
Join us in our never ending journey
Into the burning lake of fire
Let us fill your helpless soul
Fill it with sweet desire
When the night falls
When the moon's full
Recall, the look in their eyes
The sign of hat, it burns
They've come for us, but we'll fight
Till death
Hypnotizing, paralyzing
Brings me to my knees
Tantalizing suicide
Drives me to the edge
When the night falls, when death crawls
Frozen in my sleep
Rippers slashing, terror laughing
 Numbers burning deep
Join us in our never ending journey
Into the burning lake of fire
Let us fill your helpless soul
Fill it with sweet desire
When the night falls
When the moon's full

12. Burnt Offerings

[Music : Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics : Schaffer]

In one last breath

You'll feel this damned old soul
You'll see the things I see

For all these years

Of pain and sacrifice
You'll know the pain I know

Of all these things

I offer unto you
Infernal wisdom waits

Now unleashed
Like the flames of hate
My sacrifice is made

Every note
And every word you hear
Comes from deep within

An angry soul
That twists and turns inside
Pondering this life

Crimson eyes
Staring through your lies
Awakes the inner rage

Take my knife
Make my sacrifice
You're my burnt offering
 Spill your blood
Offer me good omen
Make the sacrifice, the hours close at hand
Burn your soul
Offer me good omen
Take your very life, this I command

Dark shadows fall on this sacred ground

Where true evil lies, summon them to rise
Take the traitors, thieves and liars
Feed them to the fire
But first, spread their blood around
The message will be found
Walk carefully my friends stab my back again
A warning from the sky

These are not idle threats my friends

We're slaughtering the lambs
True vengeance is on the rise
The traitors shall be damned
Cast their bodies to the flames

Spill your blood

Offer me good omen
Make the sacrifice, the hours close at hand
Burn your soul
Offer me good omen
Take your very life, this I command

13. Cast In Stone

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver, Abell / Lyrics: Barlow]

On the fall of our kingdom time would never be the same

Cursed mortals,
their ignorance brought about undying pain
Not of life nor of death
Light...we'll never see again

Entombed, now and forever by the suns blinding light

Trapped by flesh turned to stone, set free by the night
Lavish lords that we once were condemned to never die
As we watch the genocide from on high
 Long ago...the first age of earth
From the dragons womb we're given birth
Protectors of our fathers right
Guardians of primordial light
How can we save our dying world
From the humans lack of sight

The darkest corner of your mind

is where we choose to live
Reminding you of what you've lost
in your quest for dominance
Of our children all is gone except the terror in your soul
Our image cast in stone, which once was flesh and bone

The time will come when we rise and reclaim our domain
from the war and deceit which infests our world
We are all around you
Watching, waiting...in the shadows

14. Desert Rain

[Music: Schaffer, Abell / Lyrics: Schaffer]

The sympathy in my mind is growing cold

Life is like the burning sand so I'm told
The time is coming near when solitude appears
Take the chains of oppression away

Through the sands of time I'm marching on

The blistering rays of hate strengthen me
The violent mass has shown my destiny
Does all of this justify the rage inside

[Chorus:]
The desert rain is changing me
It's called on me to rise

A world of hate and malice

Yes, that's the way it seems
The hour glass is running out
The serpent rides with me
 We shall rise and conquer
Crushing all that's weak
All that's light is burning out
The serpent rides with me

[Repeat chorus]

15. Brainwashed

[Music : Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics : Schaffer]

And so we begin with another sun

The earth's enslaved with hypocrites
They lay their heads to rest at night
Say a little prayer and all is right

Christ it's nothing personal

You've got to see
They twist and turn your words
For their own needs
They're brainwashed puppets
The almighty crutch
Cowards of reality
And their dying love

Living life in total lies

Judging others
Believe that I say or burn in hell
Bow down your head
You won't feel so bad
Do as I say or burn in hell

Close your eyes, look deep inside

Master of the ignorant
Master of the lies
Judgment day is close at hand
Generate that blasphemy
Master of the damned

Lies

Now behind your reflection

Lies the one who knows the truth
 Your conscience will condemn you
On judgment day you'll lose

It seems very odd to me

How you sin and feel so free
And all you have to do is say
Forgive me ... I believe

Lies, foolish lies

Behind your brainwashed eyes
Lies, foolish lies
Behind your brainwashed eyes

Judge me not my shallow friend

Lest ye be judged yourself
You abuse the words you preach
You mold them for yourself
Brainwashed hypocrisy
Justifies the life you lead
Forgive me father I have sinned
Lay my head to rest again

Living life in total lies

Judging others
Believe what I say or burn in hell
Trust in me, say yes I believe
Do it now or burn in hell

16. Life And Death

[Music: Schaffer, Shawver / Lyrics: Schaffer]

I came into this world

A screaming infant
Forced entry into this life
As I grow the pain sustains
Deep inside my soul
Visions come and visions go
But hate will never leave me
As I grow the pain sustains
Deep inside my soul
Visions come and visions go
But hate will never leave me
 Life and death never again
I shall not return
Soul sucking pious man
I shall not return
The reflection, an aging soul
My body's old and cracked
Death soon will be with me
Coldness, inactive pain
Soul sucked at the speed of light
Trapped in someone else
No please not again
Evil reincarnated
The cycle's spun once more
Soul sucked at the speed of light

17. Creator Failure

[Music : Schaffer, Shawver, Abell / Lyrics : Schaffer]

A lonely maiden stands

Bound to the obelisk
As she tugs and pulls
And tries to twist
Shackles slice her virgin wrists
Blood now covers her tiny hands

How does thou receive this fate?

She asks of her own mind
Purity, innocence, encourage death
Life... gone is mine

I also ask of you my lord

Thy god in heaven
For I understand the error of mans ways
But of creation and the seven days
When was created the murky haze
From which the beast has risen

Fail me not my master

For this is your creation
Your son the bastard
Leviathan
 Blackness, dripping stench
Unrelenting vice
Vile embellishment
Transcending pure evil

Standing now before her eyes

Wings expanding...she's going to die
Belching blue green fire
Flesh feeds the desire
The serpent gods apocalyptic smile

Come to me my demon brother

Of us both and our fathers
A failure of creation ... abomination

18. Reaching The End

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Now I feel that I've reached the end

And the end of my quest is close at hand
What have I done
I've reached the end
And as my life slowly fades away
There's not one single thing that I'd change
What have I done
I've reached the end

19. Travel In Stygian

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

Through the flames I watch

As you plead on your knees
The reaper awaits

The ride that you take

Through the lake, lake of flames
Will decide your fate

Was all of it worth eternal pain

The path you chose to live in vain
The river Styx is calling your number
 The hot winds of Hell breathe your name

[Bridge]

On the night that it came to me

It was like nothing I'd ever seen
A vision darker than death itself
A violent cloud straight from the depths of hell
And that's when I saw my destiny
As it approached I was frozen still
I couldn't move, couldn't scream for help
Out of the darkness it reached for me
And that's when it planted the evil seed
And that's when I saw my destiny

[Chorus]

Travel in Stygian
The damned scream my name
Travel in Stygian
I can't repent it's too late
Travel in Stygian
Hot winds blow upon me
Travel in Stygian
No remorse it's too late

[Bridge]

The henchman awaits you

Yes that's right, step aboard
We have a very long journey
You owe us
You got what you wanted
In your mortal life
Now your soul is in our grasp
It's time

Riding on the hot winds of hell

Traveling down in the ship of pain
I chose this fate no turning back
The river Styx has called for me.

20. Dante's Inferno

 [Music : Schaffer / Lyrics : Schaffer]

Through the fiery caverns we sail

Virgil at my side my guide and master
Questing through the nine plains of hell
Infernal wisdom shall fill my soul
Slowly now the days departing
The darkened air releases me
Frightening visions of my journey
Entrance me to limbo I'm not
Free

Abandon all hope who enter here

Enter the gates, Charon awaits

Abandon all hope who enter here

For this is where all things are left behind
Every doubt and every cowardice must die
Souls of rage and anger whipping in despair

The souls that wail on this plain pray for death

Denial is the reason for their suffering
Forever being stung by wasps and demons breath
The blood and tears that fall serve the maggots need

Descention, thrusting to the second plain

Minos judges as his tail twines
Lustful thoughts and greed whip these wretched souls
A hurricane of hate mocks their helpless pleas

Drifting now down deeper, into eternal flames

Awake at the third circle, the cold and filthy rain
Punished for their gluttony, languid for all time
The earth it stinks of corpses, damned for all time
The vicious beast Cerebus, three heads, blooded eyes
Tears his talons through the air, all the skinners cry

Down, be still thy cursed wolf

The master scorns its name
Dive to the next plain
The sullen and the vain
Suffer for greed
The prodigal they bleed
 For all eternity
Plutus holds the key

Damned, the wrathful and the vain

Suffer the fifth plain
Cross the river Styx
Heed your crucifix
The mudded corpses cry
Howling to the sky
Reach the other side
Open wide the gate

Enter the sixth circle of barren land and flames

Passing through the gate of dis the furies scream her name
Belching forth in agony invoking her to rise
The spirit's rage consuming us the evil in their cries
Queen of vipers, queen of serpents
Cast their souls to stone
Spread to wealth of Gorgon's power
Medusa's inner soul

We're drawing ever closer to the seventh hell

They violate their neighbors, their god and themselves
We're sailing slowly through the boiling river of blood
Immersed in the depths below souls scream in agony
The twisted beast he laughs, he draws his arrow back
His sights on anyone exposing of their flesh
He impales their hearts with ease
And shrugs their piercing screams
Pity is they'll never die
They'll suffer here eternally

Imagine a place where every horror comes to life

Where every torture is real and time stands still
Eight fiery steps and we're closer to the end

In a cold and timeless grave buried head first in shit

Praying all the while for a quick & painless death
Scratching furiously at scabbed and oozing wounds

Lucifer ... angel of light

Cast below god of ice
Ruling hell unholy trinity
The traitors freeze for all eternity
 Lucifer ... betrayer of god
Tormentor ruthless and cold
Judas' screaming here in agony
The traitors freeze for all eternity

21. Iced Earth

[Music: Schaffer / Lyrics: Schaffer]

What do I see
On the icy plains
The desolate one
It's my terrain
The wind it blows cold
Howling my name
I am the king
The king of this waste
Can't you see this barren land
Lain to waste
Ravaged, scorched, yet frozen
From your neglect
I am the formless one
I came to save
You are the chosen ones
You'll be my slaves
I stand on the glacier
Above it all
Watching them crumble
Watching them crawl
Iced Earth has risen
Nature will fall
Can you feel the madness here
Drawing you all too near
Earth, fire, water and air
Save yourselves from despair
We are together now
Crush the cowards, do it now
End the light, end the one
We have come to save
the young ones
So on an on
The story goes
Destroying yourselves
 The pain it shows

"....In this collection you will hear songs that were written in a
time
span from 1986 to 1994. So for some of you this will be a stroll
down
memory lane and for you newer fans you will hear some classic
I.E.
re-mixed, re-sung and on a few tunes, bass and drums re-done.
All of these
older songs, in my opinion, are better than what was originally
released...."

"...the idea to use the word purgatory in the title...works for

two reasons.
1.) It was the original name of the band from 1984-1989. 2.) It
also
symbolizes the many years of "suffering" and "paying dues" we
have endured
to get where we are now. And though we have a long road
ahead of us things
are definitely on the upswing...."

"....In the eyes of this artist Iced Earth and metal music are a
life long
commitment and we're not budging, we are metal and we're
proud of it. Yes,
Iced Earth will mature and we will grow, but you can count on
us being ever
faithful to ourselves and our art, and for this I'm sure you will
always be
satisfied as the listening audience. Iced Earth will always play
what we
believe in. Fuck Trends and Fuck Posers!!!"

Count on it and thanks for your support, Jon Schaffer

Days of Purgatory
(1997, Century Media)

Jon Schaffer - Rhythm Guitar, Vox

Randy Shawver - Lead Guitar
 Matthew Barlow - Lead Vocals
Brent Smedley - Drums on 1,2,5,6,9,21
James MacDonough - Bass Guitar on 1,2,5,6,9,21
Dave Abell - Bass Guitar on 3,4,7,8,10-20
Mike McGill - Drums on 10,11,13,16
Richey Secchiari - Drums on 3,4,7,8,14,18,19
Rodney Beasley - Drums on 12,15,17,20

Originally produced by Tom Morris and Jon Schaffer

Re-mixed and Re-produced by Jim Morris (May '96 - Jan '97)

Recorded at Morrisound Studios between 1986 and 1994

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