Helloween - 'Keeper of the Seven Keys' (official audio)
Make the people hold each other's hands
And fill their hearts with truth
You made up your mind so do as divined
Put on your armor, ragged after fights
Hold up your sword, you're leaving the light
Make yourself ready for the lords of the dark
They'll watch your way, so be cautious, quiet and hark
You hear them whispering in the crowns of the trees
You're whirling 'round but your eyes don't agree
Will'o' the wisps misguiding your path
You can't throw a curse without taking their wrath
Watch out for the seas of hatred and sin
Or all us people forget what we've been
Our only hope's your victory
Kill that Satan who won't let us be kill
Our only hope's your victory
Kill that Satan who won't let us be kill
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
That lock up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions said before he went blind
Hide them from demons and rescue mankind
Or the world we're all in will soon be sold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
You can feel cold sweat running down your neck
And the dwarfs of falseness throw mud at your back
Guided by spells from the old Seer's hand
You're suffering pain, only steel can stand
Stay well on your way and follow the sign
Fulfull your own promise and do what's divined
The seven seas are far away
Placed in the valley of dust heat and sway
The seven seas are far away
Placed in the valley of dust heat and sway
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
That lock up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions said before he went blind
Hide them from demons and rescue mankind
Or the world we're all in will soon be sold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
"Throw the first key into the sea of hate"
Throw the second key into the sea of fear
Throw the third key into the sea of senselessness
And make the people hold each other's hands
The fourth key belongs into the sea of greed
And the fifth into the sea of ignorance
Disease, disease, disease my friend
For this whole world's in devil's hand
Disease, disease, disease my friend
Throw the key or you may die
Disease, disease, disease my friend
For this whole world's in devil's hand
Disease, disease, disease my friend
Throw the key or you may die
On a mound at the shore of the last sea,
He is sitting, fixing your sight
With his high iron voice causing sickness,
He is playing you out with delight
"Man who do you just think you are?
A silly bum with seven stars
Don't throw the key or you will see
Dimensions cruel as they can be"
Don't let him suck off your power,
Throw the key, throw the key, throw the key
An earthquake, squirting fire, bursting ground
Satan's screaming and earth swallowing him away
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
You locked up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions can now rest in peace
There ain't no more demons and no more disease
And mankind, live up, you're free again
Yes the tyrant is dead, he is gone, overthrown
You have given our souls back to light
And fill their hearts with truth
You made up your mind so do as divined
Put on your armor, ragged after fights
Hold up your sword, you're leaving the light
Make yourself ready for the lords of the dark
They'll watch your way, so be cautious, quiet and hark
You hear them whispering in the crowns of the trees
You're whirling 'round but your eyes don't agree
Will'o' the wisps misguiding your path
You can't throw a curse without taking their wrath
Watch out for the seas of hatred and sin
Or all us people forget what we've been
Our only hope's your victory
Kill that Satan who won't let us be kill
Our only hope's your victory
Kill that Satan who won't let us be kill
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
That lock up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions said before he went blind
Hide them from demons and rescue mankind
Or the world we're all in will soon be sold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
You can feel cold sweat running down your neck
And the dwarfs of falseness throw mud at your back
Guided by spells from the old Seer's hand
You're suffering pain, only steel can stand
Stay well on your way and follow the sign
Fulfull your own promise and do what's divined
The seven seas are far away
Placed in the valley of dust heat and sway
The seven seas are far away
Placed in the valley of dust heat and sway
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
That lock up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions said before he went blind
Hide them from demons and rescue mankind
Or the world we're all in will soon be sold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
To the throne of the evil payed with Lucifer's gold
"Throw the first key into the sea of hate"
Throw the second key into the sea of fear
Throw the third key into the sea of senselessness
And make the people hold each other's hands
The fourth key belongs into the sea of greed
And the fifth into the sea of ignorance
Disease, disease, disease my friend
For this whole world's in devil's hand
Disease, disease, disease my friend
Throw the key or you may die
Disease, disease, disease my friend
For this whole world's in devil's hand
Disease, disease, disease my friend
Throw the key or you may die
On a mound at the shore of the last sea,
He is sitting, fixing your sight
With his high iron voice causing sickness,
He is playing you out with delight
"Man who do you just think you are?
A silly bum with seven stars
Don't throw the key or you will see
Dimensions cruel as they can be"
Don't let him suck off your power,
Throw the key, throw the key, throw the key
An earthquake, squirting fire, bursting ground
Satan's screaming and earth swallowing him away
You're the Keeper of the Seven Keys
You locked up the seven seas
And the Seer of Visions can now rest in peace
There ain't no more demons and no more disease
And mankind, live up, you're free again
Yes the tyrant is dead, he is gone, overthrown
You have given our souls back to light
Το μακρινό 1986 ο (18χρονος τότε) Michael Kiske ενσωματώνεται στους Helloween και οι Γερμανοί metallers ετοιμάζονται για τον διάδοχο του "Walls of Jericho" και δεύτερο "ολοκληρωμένο" δίσκο τους. "Keeper of the Seven Keys" ο τίτλος και ετοιμαζόταν να φέρει τα πάνω κάτω στο Ευρωπαϊκό metal.
Επρόκειτο για διπλό album, με την δισκογραφική τους εταιρεία να μην τους επιτρέπει την κυκλοφορία διπλού δίσκου και να τους προτρέπει να το κυκλοφορήσουν σε δύο μέρη. Και κάπως έτσι εγένετο "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" (το 1987) και "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" (το 1988) και παράλληλα εγένετο... Ευρωπαϊκό power metal.
Στην συνείδησή μου παραμένει ένας ενιαίος δίσκος, τυπικά όμως πρόκειται για δύο albums (με όσα θετικά και αρνητικά προέκυψαν από αυτό το γεγονός, αλλά δεν είναι της παρούσης). Το πρώτο μέρος έκλεψε την παράσταση επειδή προηγήθηκε χρονικά (κατ εμέ είναι και καλύτερο) προκαλώντας πάταγο στο Ευρωπαϊκό metal.
Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι ο Kai Hansen μετά το "Walls of Jericho" σταμάτησε να τραγουδά, μετά το "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" σταμάτησε (ουσιαστικά) να συνθέτει και μετά το "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" σταμάτησε να... αποτελεί μέλος της μπάντας (δημιουργώντας τους Gamma Ray, αλλά αυτό είναι μία άλλη ιστορία).
Κορυφαία στιγμή του δίσκου δεν θα μπορούσε να είναι άλλη από το (καταπληκτικό) -δεκατετράλεπτης διάρκειας- ομότιτλο τραγούδι, με το οποίο ολοκληρώνεται το album. Η μουσική σύνθεση και οι στίχοι ανήκουν (εξ ολοκλήρου) στον Michael Weikath...
Επρόκειτο για διπλό album, με την δισκογραφική τους εταιρεία να μην τους επιτρέπει την κυκλοφορία διπλού δίσκου και να τους προτρέπει να το κυκλοφορήσουν σε δύο μέρη. Και κάπως έτσι εγένετο "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" (το 1987) και "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" (το 1988) και παράλληλα εγένετο... Ευρωπαϊκό power metal.
Στην συνείδησή μου παραμένει ένας ενιαίος δίσκος, τυπικά όμως πρόκειται για δύο albums (με όσα θετικά και αρνητικά προέκυψαν από αυτό το γεγονός, αλλά δεν είναι της παρούσης). Το πρώτο μέρος έκλεψε την παράσταση επειδή προηγήθηκε χρονικά (κατ εμέ είναι και καλύτερο) προκαλώντας πάταγο στο Ευρωπαϊκό metal.
Αξίζει να σημειωθεί ότι ο Kai Hansen μετά το "Walls of Jericho" σταμάτησε να τραγουδά, μετά το "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I" σταμάτησε (ουσιαστικά) να συνθέτει και μετά το "Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II" σταμάτησε να... αποτελεί μέλος της μπάντας (δημιουργώντας τους Gamma Ray, αλλά αυτό είναι μία άλλη ιστορία).
Κορυφαία στιγμή του δίσκου δεν θα μπορούσε να είναι άλλη από το (καταπληκτικό) -δεκατετράλεπτης διάρκειας- ομότιτλο τραγούδι, με το οποίο ολοκληρώνεται το album. Η μουσική σύνθεση και οι στίχοι ανήκουν (εξ ολοκλήρου) στον Michael Weikath...
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