Blue Öyster Cult - 'The Alchemist' (official live video)
I've walked a path of darkness
Just to open up my mind
I've learned of hidden secrets
Scattered through the depths of time
And at my father's side
I witnessed things I can't describe
"They must be evil!" the people cried
So when the prince went missing
And the mob was at our door
The King would not see reason
Only vengeance, only war
My father's neck held in his grip
Until he was no morе
But the prince was still alive!
And I said "May nеver a noble of your murderous line survive to reach a greater age than thine!"
Because I'm the Alchemist, creator of your fears
And I'm the sorcerer, a curse throughout the years
And I won't rest till no one's left
The ending of your line
Their lives are a prison of my design
Through the generations
They'd forgotten of my vow
But still my will be done
My curse stays stronger, even now
A tragic fall... a fatal brawl... all "accidents" each time
"Oh why must the young kings die?"
"May never a noble of your murderous line survive to reach a greater age than thine!"
It was I, the Alchemist, creator of their fears
It was I, the sorcerer, a curse throughout the years
You won't escape your tragic fate
The ending of your line
Your life is a prison of my design
The final king's obsession to escape impending doom
Reached beneath the castle walls, where he chanced upon a room
And there he found his enemy, the man who cheated death
And I said, with my last breath
"It was I, The Alchemist, creator of your fears
It was I, The Sorcerer, I've waited all these years"
"And when you pass, you'll be the last
A victim of your line
Your life was a prison of my design"
I'm The Alchemist, I've lived a dozen lives
And I'm the sorcerer, the face of your demise
And from these walls
I've made you all believe this curse of mine
The engineer of all you fear, the terror in your mind
I've sacrificed eternal life for justice for the crime
Our lives were a prison of my design...
Just to open up my mind
I've learned of hidden secrets
Scattered through the depths of time
And at my father's side
I witnessed things I can't describe
"They must be evil!" the people cried
So when the prince went missing
And the mob was at our door
The King would not see reason
Only vengeance, only war
My father's neck held in his grip
Until he was no morе
But the prince was still alive!
And I said "May nеver a noble of your murderous line survive to reach a greater age than thine!"
Because I'm the Alchemist, creator of your fears
And I'm the sorcerer, a curse throughout the years
And I won't rest till no one's left
The ending of your line
Their lives are a prison of my design
Through the generations
They'd forgotten of my vow
But still my will be done
My curse stays stronger, even now
A tragic fall... a fatal brawl... all "accidents" each time
"Oh why must the young kings die?"
"May never a noble of your murderous line survive to reach a greater age than thine!"
It was I, the Alchemist, creator of their fears
It was I, the sorcerer, a curse throughout the years
You won't escape your tragic fate
The ending of your line
Your life is a prison of my design
The final king's obsession to escape impending doom
Reached beneath the castle walls, where he chanced upon a room
And there he found his enemy, the man who cheated death
And I said, with my last breath
"It was I, The Alchemist, creator of your fears
It was I, The Sorcerer, I've waited all these years"
"And when you pass, you'll be the last
A victim of your line
Your life was a prison of my design"
I'm The Alchemist, I've lived a dozen lives
And I'm the sorcerer, the face of your demise
And from these walls
I've made you all believe this curse of mine
The engineer of all you fear, the terror in your mind
I've sacrificed eternal life for justice for the crime
Our lives were a prison of my design...
Για το ποιόν των Blue Öyster Cult και την επίδρασή τους στο ευρύτερο φάσμα της rock μουσικής δεν νομίζω ότι χρειάζεται να μακρηγορήσω. Η Αμερικάνικη μπάντα σχηματίσθηκε το μακρινό 1967 και παραμένει ενεργή μέχρι τις ημέρες μας έχοντας κυκλοφορήσει 16 στουντιακούς "ολοκληρωμένους" δίσκους (ορισμένοι εκ των οποίων... υπερκλασικοί).
Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2022 οι Blue Öyster Cult γιόρτασαν τα πενήντα χρόνια δισκογραφίας (το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο τους κυκλοφόρησε το 1972) με τρεις εμφανίσεις στον συναυλιακό χώρο Sony Hall, στην Νέα Υόρκη. Οι συναυλίες τους ηχογραφήθηκαν και φιλμογραφήθηκαν αποτελώντας το περιεχόμενο του live album "50th Anniversary Live - First Night", το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε στα τελειώματα του περασμένου έτους (8 Δεκεμβρίου 2023).
Το καλοκαίρι (9 Αυγούστου 2024) "βγήκε" και ο διάδοχός του υπό τον τίτλο "50th Anniversary Live - Second Night", κάτι το οποίο μας προϊδέασε ότι θα κυκλοφορήσει και τρίτο album με την -αντίστοιχη- τρίτη βραδιά. "50th Anniversary Live - Third Night" ο τίτλος κι έχει προγραμματισθεί να κυκλοφορήσει στα τελειώματα του τρέχοντος έτους (13 Δεκεμβρίου 2024) μέσω της Frontiers Music srl...
Τον Σεπτέμβριο του 2022 οι Blue Öyster Cult γιόρτασαν τα πενήντα χρόνια δισκογραφίας (το ομώνυμο ντεμπούτο τους κυκλοφόρησε το 1972) με τρεις εμφανίσεις στον συναυλιακό χώρο Sony Hall, στην Νέα Υόρκη. Οι συναυλίες τους ηχογραφήθηκαν και φιλμογραφήθηκαν αποτελώντας το περιεχόμενο του live album "50th Anniversary Live - First Night", το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε στα τελειώματα του περασμένου έτους (8 Δεκεμβρίου 2023).
Το καλοκαίρι (9 Αυγούστου 2024) "βγήκε" και ο διάδοχός του υπό τον τίτλο "50th Anniversary Live - Second Night", κάτι το οποίο μας προϊδέασε ότι θα κυκλοφορήσει και τρίτο album με την -αντίστοιχη- τρίτη βραδιά. "50th Anniversary Live - Third Night" ο τίτλος κι έχει προγραμματισθεί να κυκλοφορήσει στα τελειώματα του τρέχοντος έτους (13 Δεκεμβρίου 2024) μέσω της Frontiers Music srl...
Δελτίο τύπου: «Following the triumphant success of their 50th Anniversary celebration, Blue Öyster Cult is gearing up for the release of the eagerly anticipated "50th Anniversary Live - Third Night," the last and final installment of the live album celebrating the band’s 50th Anniversary..
This electrifying performance, which includes the band’s third album “Secret Treaties” performed back to back is set to hit the shelves in late 2024, promises to be a spectacular follow-up to the band's historic three-night stint at Sony Hall in NYC.»
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