Mandrake Forever 1. Nightshades When the ivy puts out tendrils into the sky And the sea is painted like the forthcoming night The flowers have languished like a weeping willow Only the ivy is the wisdom of this night Breathing the blue feel the wisdom inside of you The message is the embrace of the night The flowers have languished like a weeping willow And the sea is painted like the forthcoming night We are enchanted by the nightshades Melancholy is fading away I feel strange when someone embraces me Like the woe grows in me Windless like the fields of ice The foretaste of melancholy’s return We stare at the moonlight The acrimony of the wintriness We languish in the ice Embrace of the nightshades 2. Mercenary (Dogs of War) Dogs of war – march to die Dogs of war – no reason why The battle is over – death and blood remains Soldiers marching further – the enemy enslaved No mercy for survivors – they won’t take prisoners Killing as professionals – mercenary’s life Dogs of war – march to die Dogs of war – no reason why Hell open wide – unleash the dogs of war Signed and sealed – deliverer of oblivion Dealing with death of the hard cash They will take and you will give And you must die so that they can live Winners can lose and things get strange 3. Fatal Harmony Please stay here beside - ‘til I feel our hearts collide Pray that time can heal - the bleeding wounds I feel Like autumn flowers you withered away Bright shining colours fade to shades of grey In a state of emptiness alone I sit and cry Memories hurt so deep as I see the time goes by If I could turn back time To the days when you where mine I would give you all I feel I would make our dreams come so real 4. In Peace There is no one here to call And shadows will never fall Can you hear me calling in the night “Stay by my side?” We were on a high promenade And we thought about what they call lust We stare at the moon and at the skies And we live in peace and forever Time does not heal the wounds But let them forget? A new star is born to take us back 5. Forever For I am the voice in your darkest dream We have arrived at the end And now my friend look what we got You will sink into despair I will be your destiny Take a look into a different world Forget your name and lose your will Merge with me as one To a world beyond belief Take my hand and follow me FOREVER – I control your mind FOREVER – I am your destiny FOREVER – I will rule your life FOREVER – you will follow me I fill your head with dreams I keep your sleep in peace Hold your future in my hands I am the way to promised land My life was empty and so I was empty and so I was drifting high and low Now that you came into my life I’m released from pain and sorrow 6. Fragrance I smell the fragrance of my love passed by Feel emotions of the affection I close my eyes I see lovers full of devotion I feel your breath surrounding me I close my eyes and kiss you I am abandoned and all alone Winds have confused my mind All that remains are remembrances And emotions of my love passed by When the moon shines – our way All that remains – are remembrance the emotions and the fragrance 7. Autumn Rain The ashes of the letters are lying on the ground She watches the candle’s dying light and forgets what she has found She has lost the pleasure of her life Searching for the water in which she may die She is longing for the autumn rain to cover her with dreams But she can’t reach the stars above with broken wings She has lost the pleasure of her life Searching for the water in which she dies Watching the light - refusing to cry Tries to survive - regenerate Paralyzed watching the light - refusing to cry Tries to survive the time - regenerate 8. Too Late In the light of the fading candle I listen to your voice You said it was a game And you have to leave me now The words hurt deep so deep And tear my soul into pieces When I hear your goodbye It echoes in my mind It’s too late Too late for tear It’s too late Too late to start again It’s too late Too late for you and me Lost emotions of a love passed by Lost reflections in my mind’s eye Feel the fire in my heart still burn Every time the memories return I would like to hate you for your lies But my love won’t end I realize Feel the fire in my heart still burn Every time the memories return I would like to hate you for your lies But my love won’t end I realize 9. God of Lies I am the god of your lies Dreams and reality are just the same I am the god of your history – miraculous But only a game – I am your god All the lies in the sky – I sink I am blessed – I am blind – I am the king I hope some things would never have changed For I see the light of your love And it dies in your eyes That is why we learn of history Stopped by the magic ones To see the hate in your eyes – miraculous But only a game A deep slumber embraces my heart A deep slumber absorbs my mind I am the master of your history I am the master of all histories