catch a shooting star, burn it to a crisp
born into death, will you take the risk
see buckets and buckets, yeah buckets of sin
you'll never end and can never begin
catch a shooting star, burn it to a crisp
born into death, will you take the risk
see buckets and buckets, yeah buckets of sin
you'll never end and can never begin
Welcome to the hothouse, the game is called 21
I was in debt right up to my neck, I wasn't having any fun
But then the dealer turned around, she looked me right in the eye
I got no time for messing ...
Welcome to the hothouse, the game is called 21I was in debt right up my neck, I wasn't having any funbut then the dealer turnd around, she looked me right in the eyeI got no time for a messing around ...
I'm scratching a picture on the wall
of a man called nothing at all
why are they keeping me here
please just let me go
please let me go
I'm hearing voices deep inside my head
but I don't want ...
"A young girl, terrified, there's something out there. But is it real? It must be, because it's watching her. Her pleas for comfort and reassurance are ignored, and soon, all she has left is her ima ...
alice isn't frightening
alice aren't you scared
alice isn't is wonderful
living life afraid
don't look around the corner
i might be lurking there
under the bed at nigh ...
alice isn't frightening
alice aren't you scared
alice isn't is wonderful
living life afraid
don't look around the corner
i might be lurking there
under the bed at night
you're up till dawn ...
alice isn't frightening
alice aren't you scared
alice isn't is wonderful
living life afraid
don't look around the corner
i might be lurking there
under the bed at night
you're up till dawn ag ...
alice isn't frightening
alice aren't you scared
alice isn't is wonderful
living life afraid
don't look around the corner
i might be lurking there
under the bed at night
you're up till dawn ag ...
Alice isn't frightening
Alice aren't you scared
Alice isn't is wonderful
Living life afraid
Don't look around the corner
I might be lurking there
Under the bed at night
You're up till dawn ag ...
You take your orders from the queen of insanity
But the contract said it was you and me
I sacrificied family, my children and my soul
To give you what you wanted, complete control ...
The storm is coming closer
Spreading out, infecting like disease (like a disease)
All life below, is crushed under the power of machine
Annihilator (this machine) annihilator
Annihilator (this mac ...
I'd sell my mother and I'd steal from the blind
just to have every last nickel and dime
break-ins and muggings, I'll try to defraud
I'll run up the bill on your credit card
anything for money
I ...
My brain's on fire, my brain's on drugs, call up the guard
And fill my cup, I feel so lost, I'm so alone, here in my room
Come fill me up, the door is locked, you can't get out
Said the voice of ...
My father tried to tell me son just get your feet on the ground
You're in deep way over your head just turn your life around
Poor mother, all I ever gave to her was pain - I didn't realise
The last ...
I'm getting sick and tired of wasting all my time
And trying to read between your lines
It's hard to see yourself, when the mirror's cracked
Why don't you try to see the signs
It's time to reali ...
'the attitude here is one of anger, bordering on insanity; a mood we all had to
Get into to do this song. broken strings, a dozen picks, a lot of coffee and 10
Drum sticks!! I'm a poet and I don't e ...
I'm getting sick and tired of wasting all my time
And trying to read between your lines
It's hard to see yourself, when the mirror's cracked
Why don't you try to see the signs
help me, i'm shattered again, life is dripping out of me
a pounding like never before, it's time to end the agony
a whipped dog, programmed to obey, i've got to do this right
got to retaliate, fi ...
Stop your screaming, get out of my way
Your lips are moving they got nothing to say
Always steaming but you're cold to the bone
So negative, just leave me alone
I'm dreaming of the lights, coming from behind
The clouded's getting clearer, it's closer all the time
Darker, taller, bigger, all blackness under wing
Reaping holy profits from the fear of absol ...
We lie awake and try to reason why
These people treat us so unkind
Just wanna taste the freedom one more time
Just wanna leave it all behind
We sneak down the hallway, it's time for us to go
It ...
'we had a great time doing this one! mike's untouchable drumming, my toughest
Guitar work yet and wayne's 'cheesy' violin playing are just three of the
Ingredients that went into making this an anni ...
I dropped out of the rat race
I just needed a break from it all
And now I live in the country
With the birds and the bees and these bright white walls
Let me introduce you to some friends of min ...
"The realisation of fantasy beyond what is pleasurable. Seizure of both mind and soul as lust and passion overcome their bodies in rhythmic waves of sexual delight. Gushing energies generate intense ...
the devil has a play ground, nothing you can see
wickedness disguised for you and me
darkness rules the day, the circus comes to town
slowly riding in, come to take us down
I'm getting sick of everything I see
and I hate what's happening to me
this place is cold, it's turning me to stone
these streets won't leave me be
garbage, murder, misery, so this is ecstasy
i ...
Time keeps on ticking away, another day of disease
I'm looking for someone special, crawling on my hands and my knees
Somebody turn the lights on; I can't breathe the air
Won't someone help me fi ...
I am the one that has chosen to lead,
The power that grows within me
A force that has come to inherit the earth
My calling
A time and a place for sadistic intent,
I know for when you will bleed ...
Can u touch it
Can u hold it
Can u love it
Can u need it
Can u use it
Can u taste it
Can u screw it
Can u waste it
Black Widow
Can u caress it
Can u crave it
Can u kiss it
Can u save it
...
(Instrumetal)
"Poetry without words, so delicately arousing, taking you away beyond mere notes to where Crystal Ann's ethereal beauty seems more like a presence than simple song."
(Wrongly or falsely condemned for something that one never did)
Tar me, feather me and push me around, punish me and correct me,
Kick me when I'm down crucify me and stone me, hang me out to die
...
I've had it with confession, I've had it with the priest
I'm tired of all the doctor's and I want to be deceased
I can't control the madness and I don't wanna face the day
No artificial numbness, ...
welcome to darkness the future is here
destruction and pain are my friends
explosions and fires that rip through the night
surrounded by bodies of death
welcome to darkness the future is here
destruction and pain are my friends
explosions and fires that rip through the night
surrounded by bodies of death
'a sad yet humorous narration of an individual's fall into alcoholism; a road i've
Traveled but thankfully got off in time! 'don't bother me' features neil's first
Musical collaboration with annihil ...
woke up this morning
I couldn't get out of bed
I had a couple of drinks last night
I guess it went to my head
I slept through my wake up call
Forgot to feed the cat
There's only one thing wron ...
Across the room, see your eyes watching me, charming lies
Watch you squirm, see the need, it's time to go, time to leave
I dare you to come any closer, I dare you to cross this line
And I dare yo ...
I'm drifting off into nothingness,
So terrified of what will be
Tomorrow is the day, I can't back out
But I'm scared of what will happen to me
They say a simple procedure
It's supposed to be al ...
DRIVE! I'm gonna do what I want
And I don't care about the rest
And if I fall I will get up
I will deliver my best
THIS will be a lonely road
But it's what I choose
The pain and the sacrifice
...
You take the time to cut me down
You're a fool, you're the talk of the town
So jealous, can't you see
It's your own insecurity
Your life is a mess, slightly obsessed
Are you a paranoid schizo?
...
I am the war machine marching on your soul
Command and conquer, I shall take control
There won't be prisoners
Survivors of my wrath
Infernal devastation.
Prepare for the attack
Fire power
Arm ...
Hiding in the darkness, sheltered from the rain
My mom and dad are gone now, I'm alone again
Is anybody out there? does anybodycare?
I don't wanna live here anymore, I don't wanna live
See the pe ...
It's getting harder to make it on my own
This empty felling, I feel so all alone
But from the darkness, the reason I am here
You try to help me wipe away a tear
And you ask me why I'm crying, yo ...
psychotic tendencies have put me here for life
dreams of smashing little things before they ruin my life
find means capable of smothering a flea
extermination is their end, escaping no ...
(Love, respect, learn from and admire the elderly)
That old man's waiting in the snow again, he knows what he knows
But it isn't the same watching insults, launched over his head
He's out of the ...
I like to feast on thoughts of anger
I like to prey on evil minds
and I like to rip the very fabric
that keeps them all intertwined
I'm full of lies, just hold me as you die
I wrench this vice, ...
no defence, enemy attack
i'm fighting for my life
they'll slice you to ribbons, you lose all inhibitions
i laugh at the anti-christ
power of position, deploying ammunition
i'm free from your ho ...
No defence, enemy attack
I'm fighting for my life
They'll slice you to ribbons, you lose all inhibitions
I laugh at the Anti-Christ
Power of position, deploying ammunition
I'm free from your h ...
(The high and mighty often get what they deserve)
I'm on top of the world and I will never fall
I can and will deceive you and trick you all,
Manipulation, well I ruin just for fun
There's no ti ...
(5:28)
"Although a cliche subject in metal, fear of annihilation is something we've all experienced at one time or another. In this case, we try to decipher, lyrically and musically, a set of reocc ...
The lamb and the lion - I destroyed you
I tore your world apart
I left the pieces bleeding in the dark
The light and the darkness - come between us
I built a wall of tears
I built it straight thr ...
so precious and new, I see the innocent little eyes
I'll always be there, I'll always be there to hear your cries
the way you've changed my life
from the very first day you were born
you give me ...
Welcome to my PANIC and i'm sure you know the fool
where everything comes crashing down and MADNESS is the rule
Your MIND is set to overload with doomsday information
i see you've come here just ...
I rule the jungle, I rule it with pride
I'm judge and jury, you life I decide
I have awaken for my nightly feast
A reign of terror, beware of the beast
Don't try to run there's no way to survive
...
I rule the jungle, I rule it with pride
I'm judge and jury, your life I decide
I have awakened for my nightly feast
A reign of terror, beware of the beast
Don't try to run there's no way to surv ...
Good evening and welcome to a test of the minds
This match begins as our thoughts begin to grind
I send a pawn towards you, a subtle piece of my attack
Pondering the next move, I guess you'll never ...
Good evening and welcome to a test of the minds
This match begins as our thoughts begin to grind
I send a pawn towards you, a subtle piece of my attack
Pondering the next move, I guess you'll nev ...
Good evening and welcome to a test of the minds
This match begins as our thoughts begin to grind
I send a pawn towards you, a subtle piece of my attack
Pondering the next move, I guess you'll n ...
(2:41)
"A popular North American delicacy, this macaroni and cheese dinner is probable the heavy metal musician's best friend! By 'living' off this stuff, I saved enough money to pay the rent on a ...
i do not remember, where we did meet
lengthened years have built my mind, memories undeo
yet with instability one thing stands too clear
lady perfection, mystery, of whom i shed a tear
BORN into the violence
The cycle begins again
Bred to carry on
A lesson that never ends
Spoon-fed propaganda
To the children of the damned
Spreading it like a disease
Spreading across the lan ...
Well if you're looking for trouble
I'm the man to see
If you're looking for satisfaction
It's satisfaction guaranteed
I'm as cool as a body on ice
I'm hotter than the rolling dice
Take you t ...
Abuse me, confuse me
I'm beggin for a kind of release
Adultery and the misery
They're not the kind of things you can police
Sinking to an all-time low
I'm drowning with a smack in the face
A t ...
Have you heard the story?
Have you heard the news?
They say he's comming
You better choose
Visual horror
On the TV screen
Nothing but madness
Ever seen
(I am a disease or virus that has fatal consequences)
Six feet under
No longer alive
This is your destiny
Cause I have arrived
I am not a nightmare
I am disease
And I'll bring society
To its ...
Six feet under
no longer alive
this is your destiny
cause i have arrived
i am not a nightmare
i am disease
and i'll bring society
to its' knees
murder the world
i was born to murder the wor ...
Take a trip inside
To my precious lunatic asylum
Welcome, enter the house of hell
My precious lunatic asylum
You can get anything you need
At the the precious lunatic asylum
Hang on as we take ...
Take a trip inside
To my precious lunatic asylum
Welcome, enter the house of hell
My precious lunatic asylum
You can get anything you need
At the the precious lunatic asylum
Hang on as we take ...
(Be aware of where racism can lead us; never forget)
There are those amongst us ignorant who
Think that they are not only superior to other
Races, but are the carriers of a superior
Morality and ...
(5:30)
"No not 'Alison Hell' part 2! Yes, another gloomy subject! Yet another true story! This is about an unfortunate young girl who was locked in a room for half a decade just for looking at a bo ...
my room is full of toys and things
but filled with nothing new
just me and clare alone in this
enchanted, placid room
it's saturday and no more school
there hasn't been for years
she says we'r ...
My room is full of toys and things
But filled with nothing new
Just me and Clare alone in this
Enchanted, placid room
It's Saturday and no more school
There hasn't been for years
She says we'r ...
(No love anymore)
You nail yourself like jesus,
Posing on a cross
You're waiting to get off
I seen you in the movies,
I've passed you on the street
I saw you walk on water
Or was that make-be ...
I've been living here a billon years or more
You're ready to burn me up, so get set for war
My world's been set on fire, like a knife in the back
This is your final warning, prepare for attack
C ...
Is this what you wanted, what you killed yourself to be
And this is where you are now, what you didn't want to see
Crawling from the rubble of the lives you pushed aside
You didn't take the troub ...
hey you, I hear you got nothing to lose
well I got a deal to soothe your soul, an offer you can't refuse
just step into my world, I guarantee you'll never be the same
let me introduce myself, I'm ...
(4:00)
"Phantasmagoria is a form of psychological disorder where the victim has visions of ghosts in his/her mind. These apparitions multiply, eventually driving the victim nuts. Weird, eh? All our ...
i have chosen you my friend, you're mine
locked inside this frightening dream
nowhere to hide
every night my demons you will see
an apparition festival, through hell you'll ri ...
i have chosen you my friend, you're mine
locked inside this frightening dream
nowhere to hide
every night my demons you will see
an apparition festival, through hell you'll ride
I have chosen you my friend, you're mine
Locked inside this frightening dream
Nowhere to hide
Every night my demons you will see
An apparition festival, through hell you'll ride
Day by day, watching you disappear
Wishing that you were still here beside me
On my own, swimming against the tide
There's nobody on my side but your memory
Then you'll rise right before my eyes ...
'a lot of time, feel and effort went into creating 'phoenix.' most of our songs
Seem to all have the common trait of building as each verse progresses: 'phoenix'
Is no exception. classical and jazz ...
come and play in a world where DEATH is fUN
VIOLENCE sex and murder are at your fingertips
the latest game, there's people choppin off heads
gangs and drugs and murdering the feds
Forgive me nothing, I meant it all
And I was, laughing the closer you crawled
You're coming closer, the warmth of your skin
I'm taking my time, wanna watch it begin
To puncture the skin, to punc ...
I'm felling anger, I feel rage
You see it coming from a mile away
Built up inside, I lose control
My blood boils, I can't take it anymore
Do what I want, do what I say
It's you that makes me ac ...
(Severe allergy reaction; personal experience here)
Accidental intake, down the throat, the chance of survival can be
Remote, extreme reaction, I got to medicate, must inject the dose,
I hope tha ...
I cannot lose control, they'll drag me down, down the hole
must win the battle, I must win the war,
just buy our product and you'll want more
we say refresh, refresh the demon
subliminal, yet di ...
I cannot lose control, they'll drag me down, down the hole
must win the battle, I must win the war,"
just buy our product and you'll want more"
we say refresh, refresh the demon
subliminal, yet ...
I'm your new religion, penetrate your mind
Focus on your weakness, victimize your kind
You can call me father,
And I can ease your pain
Giving me your deadly sins and
Take my name in vain
It's a ...
(3:43)
"I guess you could call this Annihilator's version of 'Detroit Rock City' meets 'Highway Star' meets drinking and driving! Thousands of people are killed each year by those who think that, a ...
no control tonight, the lights are going dim
the floor begins to tilt, it's blurring to a spin
just let me find my keys, 'look down below'
fresh air is all i need, then i'll go
"There are so many people in my mind, all trying to speak at once. How can it be so quiet on the outside when there is such a confused noise in my head? My brain is racing, pounding. I want to be fr ...
Hello, are you looking for me?
I'm the one to ease your pain
Just call me 'doctor' and I'll prescribe cocain
I am your reason to live
I'm your church and I'm your pastor
C'mon, you've got nothin ...
I shall give the vision of what is meant to be
All you have to know is that I hold the master key
I know your weakness and I can see your pain
You scream deliverance and I will pave the way
I'll s ...
I shall give the vision of what is meant to be
All you have to know is that I hold the master key
I know your weakness and I can see your pain
You scream deliverance and I will pave the way
I'll ...
I shall give the vision of what is meant to be
All you have to know is that I hold the master key
I know your weakness and I can see your pain
You scream deliverance and I will pave the way
I'll ...
(To risk your life for pleasure)
I've heard a lot about you
And I've heard all about your disease
Well they asy you're an animal
With a rabid desire to please
I'm on the hunt, you're on the pro ...
(5:20)
"This title comes from the British phrase 'At sixes and sevens,' meaning 'at a point of disorder or confusion.' I think a lot of people will be able to relate to these lyrics, which describe ...
'an acoustic, jazz, then electric guitar were used to give 'snake' the variation
Of rhythm sounds needed to match the vocal 'mood swings'! everything just seems
To build and buildas each verse takes ...
You were the world to me, I thought that I would always be there for you
I was too blind to see, I would have clibed the highest mountain for you
You gave me something to hope for, you made me fee ...
Why can't you see what I am going through?
Why are you screaming at me?
What are you talking about?
I can't hear you and I can't understand when you shout
Why can't you see what you have put me ...
Blasting and ripping it apart
Intense pain numbing to a pinch
Tearing the fabric of the soul
Killing is inch by inch
Listen to the words of the sick fuck
C'mon and drop to the knees
You want c ...
'musically, 'sounds good' seems to have that patented 'canadian' sound. once
Again, I've used 3 types of guitars to keep it interesting. a lot of feel went
Into this one. daydreams are a way to forg ...
Say goodbye and close your eyes, let's drift away
Like a ship on the ocean, we'll set sail for a better day
Come live in a daydream, this is your wonderland
Let's swim in the deep sea, so jump in ...
I'm on a mission, I'm gonna break the speed of sound
My pulse is racing, I'm gonna have to chase you down
Acceleration gotta, gotta go faster
Give me more speed
They say I'm crazy and I'm headed f ...
(4:51)
"When I moved out to Vancouver (Canada!) in 1987, I took a walk down to a nearby river. It looked calm and peaceful, yet alive. A closer look (and smell) changed my peaceful mood into a feel ...
I kill for god, and I kill for power
for propaganda, the news hour
you know my cause so don't turn your
back you see my anger, fear my attack
assassinate kidnap and murder, I will terrify
the d ...
I kill for god, and I kill for power
for propaganda, the news hour
you know my cause so don't turn your
back you see my anger, fear my attack
assassinate
kidnap and murder, I will terrify
the ...
In the break of the morning,
Coming in with no warning,
Striking from the high
Like the size of a city,
Comes this mountain of stone
From a different sky
There was a torturous vision of a dead ...
In the break of the morning,
Coming in with no warning,
Striking from the high
Like the size of a city,
Comes this mountain of stone
From a different sky
There was a torturous vision of a dead ...
I am a box, I am a screen
I'm every nightmare, I'm every dream
I am the window over your land
So turn me on, come take my hand
Don't push me
I offer you scandal, I offer a wealth
Of gratuitous v ...
The edge, I'm walking a fine line
To young to be waiting at stop signs
I'm on fire and I can't cool down
And I'm ready to roll right out of this town
'Cause there's something in me you can't lea ...
(5:51)
"Carrying on Annihilator's fine tradition of covering weird, psychological illnesses 'Palace' is narrated by the emotion of guilt. It details the psychic voyage taken by one who has committe ...
welcome, i invite you off to the other world
you'll have to face this house of no escape
confront the past, in this psychic house of horrors
i lead you up the path you'll take ...
welcome, i invite you off to the other world
you'll have to face this house of no escape
confront the past, in this psychic house of horrors
i lead you up the path you'll take
I am drifting off to somewhere
Anywhere sounds good to me
But as I fade into darkness
Something's happening to me
Slipping, failing, demon's calling
Spiders crawling, dogs are mauling
Walls ar ...
take me, take me to the top of the world
please me, got to pick me up, i'm miserable
feeling, like nothing ever felt before
dealing, it's got me coming back for more
Try, if you must, to change my destiny
Can't you see that this is part of me
The pressure's building, I can't take the load
The more you push me, the more I explode
The seeds of my life have been planted
Buried deep within
My veins are like the deepest roots,
My darkest sins
All my thoughts are cast in stone,
A castle I have built
It's walls have just beg ...
The seeds of my life have been planted
Buried deep within
My veins are like the deepest roots,
My darkest sins
All my thoughts are cast in stone,
A castle I have built
It's walls have just beg ...
(Beware the negative things in life that could drag you down, down to the bottom)
Hey you, I need a friend, I hope you feel the same,
This life is sucking me dry, how do you deal with the pain
St ...
Pure speed in thermal overdrive
Performance always set to the hilt
Ignition, time to ignite
The ultimate machine ever built
High-octane adreanaline rush
Nothing's gonna get in my way
Time-bomb ...
Pure speed in thermal overdrive
Performance always set to the hilt
Ignition, time to ignite
The ultimate machine ever built
High-octane adreanaline rush
Nothing's gonna get in my way
Time-bomb ...
I'm on the run and I'm moving fast
I got to get away, away from the past
it's getting closer, and I can feel a chill
there's no time to waste, there's no time to kill
my door's locked from the inside, I can't take anymore
I'm safe from the outside, the other side of the door
alone in the darkness, alone in my space
no one can reach me, no one to get on my case ...
"Death seen through the eyes of the dying and a summons from the great beyond to join the masses of lapsed lives. Mystery and, sometimes, fantasy. Theory and legend. The plight of dying or the fight ...
catch a shooting star, burn it to a crisp
born into death, will you take the risk
see buckets and buckets, yeah buckets of sin
you'll never end and can never begin
WAR! The name of the game
Gonna take you down to the wire
There's gonna be hell to pay
Gonna set your world on fire
BOMBS! Blowing it up
The order, annihilation
This is the way we'll fuck you ...
"Hatred in its personified form surely is the devil itself. Those who are weak are easily controlled by this emotion so destructive and overpowering. The capacity to hate lies dormant in each one of ...
all throughout the centuries, existing year to year
lives on this powerful entity to thrive on pain and fear
a derelict of heavenly gods, a feeling from within
weakened minds are perfect prey, co ...
(Simply put, a good walk can relieve a lot of stress and help one to see things a little clearer)
I'm walking in the darkness, I'm trying to un-wind
Just the kind of peace, I need to soothe my min ...
"White coats swarm about the patient. They've come to see inside his head. White coats say he's incoherent and tell him that he's sick. Straps and restraints don't hold back the horrible visions, an ...
closets of my mind destroyed, as i enter outward from a void
corpses white have strapped me down, i rise above then fall
tactual hallucination, cockroaches infest the wall
closets of my mind destroyed, as i enter outward from a void
corpses white have strapped me down, i rise above then fall
tactual hallucination, cockroaches infest the wall
