ARCH ENEMY LYRICS Wages of Sin (2001) 1. Enemy Within 2. Burning Angel 3. Heart of Darkness 4. Ravenous 5. Savage Messiah 6. Dead Bury Their Dead 7. Web of Lies 8. The First Deadly Sin 9. Behind the Smile 10. Snow Bound 11. Shadows and Dust 1. Enemy Within [Music: Christopher Amott/Michael Amott] [Lyrics: Angela Gossow] Dark thoughts rise up Deep in your mind The killing of hope The end has begun The locked psycho-door breaks down The beast breathes freedom and fire Blows bloody thoughts into your mind Demons whisper: "COMMIT SUICIDE!" Weak is your body, Helpless your soul, The beast destroyed your will Left nothing but an empty shell Self-destruction leads its way Your weapons turn against yourself Cutting through, killing you A downward spiral, the shadowbeast has won The shadowbeast calls A vulture of life Your worst enemy dwells From within [1st Lead - Christopher] [2nd Lead - Michael] 2. Burning Angel [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Michael Amott] Dark shadows from above Ravens fly, obliterate the sun "It's a sign of the devil. He will come for his servant tonight" These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies Am I to burn I have not sinned! Burnt at the stake. Innocent blood that can never be wished clean The flames of ignorance Grow higher and higher Licking my flesh - burning my soul The raven laughing in the moon These are dark times Suspicious minds breed like rats. Guardians of corrupt morality Spread their filthy lies again... [1st Lead - Michael] [2nd Lead - Christopher] 3. Heart of Darkness [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Michael Amott] You can't kill me. I am living inside you. I am a part of your existence Twisted thoughts in a twisted mind Provoking you Black is my heart - dark is my soul My hatred I can not control Evil seed growing stronger Your freewill... Dying! Inside you - heart of darkness A part of you - heart of darkness To deny me, is to deny yourself. The illusion is dissolved You are no longer in control The facade crumbles - the transition is complete ...The transition is complete I come to you in the night I am your dark subconscience I keep you awake, knowing I am the heart of darkness [1st Lead - Michael] [2nd Lead - Christopher] 4. Ravenous [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Angela Gossow/Michael Amott] I am hunting for your soul It dwells within your heart I lacerate the pounding flesh Your spirits shall be mine [Harmony - Michael and Christopher] So rise my spirit rise! Revel in this dead mans' body Grip his soul, sip the blood Life is death A holy carnage [Lead - Christopher] Ravenous I will be your god Carnivorous Jesus I need your flesh Ritual slaughter Fill up the chalice With the essence of your life Liquid strengths Trapped in your veins I crave your blood You must die! [1st Lead - Michael] [2nd Lead - Christopher] 5. Savage Messiah [Music: Michael Amott/Sharlee D'Angelo/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Michael Amott] Meet your maker Rising from the ashes Like a phoenix to the sky So intense, so glorious... Uncontrollable desire For our souls The great lawgiver So high and mighty The immaculate deception A taker of life With unbridled aggression Striking down on the disbelievers Savage - Messiah Take us higher Savage - Messiah Take us now! Blessed in blood We are reborn in hate Thousands of spirits cry So intense, so glorious... Uncontrollable desire For our souls The great Messiah So high and mighty 6. Dead Bury Their Dead [lyrics unavailable] 7. Web of Lies [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Michael Amott] Weaving a web - of lies and deceit It's a dangerous game - we play All this time - the pain eating us away All this time - the memories refuse to fade A rotting shell of dying trust We share this hell at any cost Phases and stages Circles and cycles And empty charade This pointless masquerade A dangerous game A dangerous game - we play Web of lies I can see it in your eyes Web of lies You can see it in my eyes It will never be the same We have gone too far this time Our temple of false dreams Comes crashing down... A rotting shell of dying trust We shared this hell at any cost [1st Lead - Christopher] [2nd Lead - Michael] 8. The First Deadly Sin [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Angela Gossow/Michael Amott] Step inside the circle of fire Flames of desire enlighten the night Follow your instinct Burn and writhe in ecstasy Love will turn to hate Heat will turn to ice There is nothing in between The first deadly sin Ancient taboo takes control The demon eve possesses your soul Riding high above the flames You will step into hell [Lead and slide solo - Christopher] Dwell in passionate evil Forbidden fruits of lust Embrace and kiss the face of death It's your first deadly sin 9. Behind the Smile [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Lyrics: Michael Amott] Sands of time Running through my fingers My life slipping away And I feel nothing Swallow the tears Eat the pain - It's worth the degradation - Eat the pain Behind the smile / I feel nothing I reach out to touch, but I'm not really there This reflection in the mirror Can't reality be me I see no connection With who I wanted to be Drink another glass Swallow these pills At the end of the rainbow You take the bitter The bitter with the sweet When love dies The angels cry Here I am Alone... Alone in a crowd [Lead - Christopher] 10. Snow Bound [Music: Michael Amott/Christopher Amott] [Instrumental] [Lead guitar: Michael] [Clean guitar: Christopher] 11. Shadows and Dust [Music: Christopher Amott/Michael Amott] [Lyrics: Daniel Erlandsson/Michael Amott] [Lead - Christopher] At the mercy of our conscience Confined within our fate Never really questioned why We are refugees in a dying world To become a part of the end Are we the ones, the ones to blame? We are mortals of shadows and dust [Lead melody - Michael] The sun sets on our sinking ship of fools On our journey into oblivion We ask ourselves again and again Now will we be remembered [Lead - Michael] Shadows... And dust... All selections arranged by ARCH ENEMY Produced by Fredrik Nordström and Michael Amott Mixed by Andy Sneap (www.andyspean.com) Recording engineered by Fredrik Nordström and Arch Enemy Mastered by Andy Sneap at Backstage Studios Artwork by Cabin Fever Media (www.cabinfevermedia.com) Layout by Cabin Fever Media and Michael Amott Band photography by Branko and Adde Management: Dave Thorne fro Sanctuary Music Management Ltd. Legal representation: Peter Button/Clintons, London Michael Amott plays ESP guitars Christopher Amott plays Caparison guitars Daniel Erlandsson uses Paiste cymbals Sharlee D'Angelo uses DR strings Thanks to all the Arch Enemy in the world for your undying support of the cause. This one is for you. www.archenemy.com Arch Enemy, P.O. Box 397, 301 09 Halmstad, Sweden Recorded at Studio Fredman - Gothenburg, Sweden in December 2000 Mixed at Backstage Studios - Ripley, England in January 2001 Angela Gossow - Vocals Michael Amott - Lead guitar Christopher Amott - Lead guitar Sharlee D'Angelo - Bass Daniel Erlandsson - Drums Per Wiberg played Mellotron, Grand piano and other keyboards Manufactured by TOY'S FACTORY, Japan 2001 Licensed from SAVAGE MESSIAH Music All lyrics and info typed by Yevhen theAmok (amok@i.com.ua)