ARMAGEDDON - 2002
"Three"
Track List:
 1. Gathering Of The Storm
 2. Burn The Sun
 3. Stranglehold
 4. Heart Of Ice
 5. Well Of Sadness
 6. Rainbow Serpent
 7. Winter Skies
 8. Final Destination
 9. Spirit Kiss
10. The Contract

Line-up:
Christopher Amott:  Guitars and vocals
Tobias Gustafsson:  Bass
Daniel Erlandsson:  Drums

Facts:
Produced by Fredrik Larnemo at Recording Studio Nov 2001 - Jan 2002.
Mastered by Görenan Finnberg at The Mastering Room.
Managed by Dave Thorne for Sanctuary Music Management Ltd.
All music and lyrics written by Christopher Amott.
All arrangements by Armageddon. Photography by Adde.
Artwork and layout by Hippograffix.
Front cover conceived by Daniel Erlandsson.

1. Gathering Of The Storm
(Instrumental)


2. Burn The Sun
+++++++++++++++
Sleppless nights, you're counting the days
We're heading your way
Waiting for the time to let it all out
All that you're holding inside

People who say, you're wasting your time
They'll never understand

Here we come
We'll burn the sun
Together again

Feel the tension, it's building up
Ready to explode
Adrenaline rush as we hit the stage
Let the music take control

We're flying high
The spirit is strong
Together again
You can't hide the feeling inside


3. Stranglehold
+++++++++++++++
You drain my strenght... you suck my blood
You're getting to me... like a disease
Can't take a ride... at my expense
Tables have turned - now I call the shots

No stranger to this pain
Feel the stranglehold again
Life's a loosing game
We all take what we can

Tell myself it's gonna to be alright
Made up my mind for sure this time
I'm leaving now there's nothing you can do
I'll be ok, once I get out of here

Free...
I've got to be free
You'll see...
Freedom is the key

Now that it's all over and done
Alone again... it's my destiny calling
In control, I'm back on the track
Standing strong... the power of one


4. Heart Of Ice
+++++++++++++++
Steel blue eyes, so damn cold
Iron hard conviction, tar black soul
She gets around, yes she does...
Ain't no angel in white
Child of sin, raised under neon lights

Claws down my back... hot breath on my neck
Mmmm... She's tightening her grip, around my heart
Got ways to make me stay, brings me to my knees
To crawl into the shadows, and beg for more

Iron hard conviction... Heart of Ice
Tar black soul... Heart of Ice

Steel blue eyes, so damn cold
Iron hard conviction, tar black soul
Got ways to make me stay
Brings me to my knees
To crawl into the shadows, and beg for more

Steel blue eyes... Heart of Ice
So damn cold... Heart of Ice


5. Well Of Sadness
++++++++++++++++++
Floating down the Milky Way
I'm leaving it all behind
Gentle cries are echoing
A star is born, another dies

Give me closure, give me an end to this sadness
Standing on the brink of madness

Fading into oblivion
Walking back from where I came
The road is hard and nights are cold
I tremble and loose my hold
So alone I fool myself
That I'm not just tumbling in the darkness

Tell me tales of yesterday
When our hearts were strong
I heard you say... "nothing lasts forever"
Visions of the future
And memories of the past
Are cast into the well of sadness


6. Rainbow Serpent
++++++++++++++++++
A thousand years ago
In a far and distant land
The people pledged the earth
And the children lend a hand
Then came the drought
And all the crop would die
They called upon the serpent
To bring mercy from the sky

Rainbow Serpent

Scales of a million colours
Eyes of crimson fire
Sliding cross the universe
And cracking the sky
The shaman wields his cane
The spirits will arise
Ancient world, ancient rules
Passed down through centuries

Do the rain dance
The ritual's begun
Help this peaceful tribe
And bless us with rain


7. Winter Skies
+++++++++++++++
See the ocean turn to sand
And the sand become a crust
(Let's) ride a moonbeam, you and I
Lit a million years ago
Living in a world they've made
Got you on your knees
To conform and to obey
Time has come to fight!

Under winter skies
I realise
This life is just a dream
A fantasy...

Break the shackles, break the chains
Seize the day my friend
Streets are calling out your name
Beckoning with pleasure
Fly into the sun
Burn your wings and live so free
Chose the dream until you die
To the edge of space and time


8. Final Destination
++++++++++++++++++++
Day is eating the night away
It's time to leave again
Born a rambler with a restless soul
I'll be gone in the morning

Always searching for the final destination
Always dreaming away his desolation

Guess I'm a loser but it ain't my choice
You never know how the chips may fall
If you take the smooth you're gotta take the rough

Waiting for the dawn
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel


9. Spirit Kiss
(Instrumental)


10. The Contract
++++++++++++++++
Your god failed you
In this moment
Spreading black wings now
Losing yourself
To the thrill of the game
Your dying emotions are feeding the flame

Can't turn back, it's too late to run now
Stand and face your fate
Time to pay with your soul
(You're) caught inside the spell

Spirits lasts
Forever screaming
Into new dimensions
Lurking, crawling
Choking you
Ghost inside your head

Great thanks to Ludwig for sending this VERY RARE to find lyrics.