Original Sin (Gott ist tot)
I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve
Done all the old ones ’til they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking
Then I’m gone with the wind
Endlessly searching
For an original sin
I’ve been waiting for you since you’ve been born
I watch you secretly, but not for long
And since I
Know all your dreams, I understand what you need
And when I call you
You must go where I lead
Your dreams are so hungry
It’s time now to feed
So I bless you with my curse
And encourage your endeavour
You’ll be better when you’re worse
You must die to live forever
I will show you the depths of the night
We can never go wrong together
I will take you to the end of the line
My eyes are like a shadow on you
And since I
Know all your dreams, I understand what you need
And when I call you
You must go where I lead
Your dreams are so hungry
It’s time now to feed
Midnight Serenade (Finale erster Akt)
Come with me and we’ll know love
We’ll show you and we will teach you
Take my hand and learn from us
We’ll touch you and we will reach you
Come with me and we’ll know love
We’ll show you and we will teach you
Take my hand and learn from us
We’ll touch you and we will reach you
And you’ll know love forever
You will live for ever more
For ever more
Total Eclipse of the Heart (Totale Finsternis)
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit lonely
But I don’t know what I miss
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit desperate
And I wonder what it is I desire
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit nervous
That the best of all the years has gone by
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
And then I see the look in your eye
(Turn around bright eyes)
Every now and then I hear a voice
(Turn around bright eyes)
Every now and then I hear
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit restless
And I dream of something wild
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit helpless
And I’m lying like a child in your arms
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit curious
What it’s like to be a woman and free
(Turn around)
Every now and then I get a little bit terrified
But then I see you coming for me
(Turn around bright eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
(Turn around bright eyes)
Every now and then I fall apart
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you’ll only hold me tight
We’ll be holding on forever
And we’ll only be making it right
‘Cause we’ll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
My love is like a shadow on you all of the time
I don’t know what to do
And I’m always in the dark
We’re living in a powder keg
You’re giving off sparks
I really need you tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Now I’m only falling apart
There’s nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there’s only love in the dark
There’s nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
(Turn around)
Every now and then I think I better run away from you
Before it’s too late
(Turn around)
But every now and then I know I must go where you lead me
I’ll go with you through the gates of hell
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know there’s no one in the universe
As magical and wondrous as you
(Turn around)
Every now and then I know there’s nothing any better
And there’s nothing that I just wouldn’t do
(Turn around bright eyes)
Every now and then I hear a voice
(Turn around bright eyes)
Now I know I never had a choice
And I need you now tonight
And I need you more than ever
And if you’ll only hold me tight
We’ll be holding on forever
And we’ll only be making it right
‘Cause we’ll never be wrong
Together we can take it to the end of the line
My love is like a shadow on you all of the time
I don’t know what to do
And I’m always in the dark
We’re living in a powder keg
You’re giving off spark
I really need you tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Forever’s gonna start tonight
Once upon a time I was falling in love
Now I’m only falling apart
There’s nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
Once upon a time there was light in my life
But now there’s only love in the dark
There’s nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
There’s nothing I can say
A total eclipse of the heart
There’s nothing I can do
A total eclipse of the heart
I’ve been waiting for you since you’ve been born
I watch you secretly, but not for long
And since I
Know all your dreams, I understand what you need
And when I call you
You must go where I lead
Your dreams are so hungry
It’s time now to feed
Seize the Night (Carpe Noctum)
Come with me and bless the night
Let the darkness be your salvation
Curse the day, escape the light
Break the chains of imagination
Come with me and seize the night
Now’s the time for some inspiration
Leave the day and lose the light
No taboos, only new sensation
In the shadows of the city
A hero’s waiting for the call
And all the devils are waking up
And all the angels start to fall
In the shadows of the city
They’re dying for a thrill
They’re going out over the edge
They’re moving in for the kill
You gotta curse the day
It’s nothing but merciless light
So open up your arms and then you get down on your knees
You suck in all the darkness
And you’re ready now to seize
Seize the night
Seize the night
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Exultate Kyrie! Pie Agne, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Sanctus, Sanctus exultate!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
(simultaneously)
Bless the night
Before it has a chance to pass
Seize the night
You do what it takes to make it last
Bless the night
Before it has a chance to pass
Seize the night
You do what it takes to make it last
Bless the night
Seize the night
Seize the night right now
Let your dreams out of their cages
Every passion and desire
Let your visions be outrageous
Set your fantasies on fire
Everything will be permitted
There’ll be nothing left to fear
I’ve got the magic in your body
Your inhibitions disappear
You gotta curse the day
It’s nothing but merciless light
So open up your arms and then you get down on your knees
You suck in all the darkness
And you’re ready now to seize
Seize the night
Seize the night
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
Exultate Kyrie! Pie Agne, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Sanctus, Sanctus exultate!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Libera me, Domine!
Dies irae, Kyrie. Requiem da, Domine!
(simultaneously)
Bless the night
Before it has a chance to pass
Seize the night
You do what it takes to make it last
Bless the night
Before it has a chance to pass
Seize the night
You do what it takes to make it last
Bless the night
Before it has a chance to pass
Seize the night
You do what it takes to make it last
Etc…
(simultaneously)
Carpe noctem! Carpe noctem! Carpe noctem!
Carpe noctem!
Carpe noctem! Carpe noctem! Carpe noctem!
Carpe noctem!
Come with me and bless the night
Let the darkness be your salvation
Curse the day, escape the light
Break the chains of imagination
Come with me and seize the night
Now’s the time for some inspiration
Leave the day and lose the light
No taboos, only new sensation
For Sarah (Für Sarah)
There are ghosts in the air
Evil eyes in the darkness
As I search for Sarah
Demons lurk everywhere
But however much they scare me
I will not be deterred
I’ll be tough, I’ll be sly
There is nothing I would not do or be
For Sarah
I will steal, I will lie
There is nothing I won’t try to find and save her
There’s a dream known as home
How I long to go back
But I must stay for Sarah
Through these nightmares I roam
Desperate, shattered, lonely
But I must not give up
I will slash, I will burn
There is nothing I would not do or be
For Sarah
There’s no stars I won’t turn
I’ll do anything it takes to find and hold her
I’ll be bold, I’ll be brave
There is nothing I would not do or be
For Sarah
I will go to the grave
Like a sacrificial angel
Who will not let you fall
I will fight all my fears
There is nothing I would not do for you
Oh Sarah
Take this blood, sweat and tears
Take this sacrificial angel who will save you
Sarah
Endless Appetite (Die unstillbare gier)
Well, all right, no stars tonight
The moon must hide, can’t bear to see my face
So many moons have past, so many suns gone down
Too much blood under the bridge
Too many worlds turned upside down
The skies were pure and the fields were green
Fading summer, 1617
The first time I ever drew blood
She was such a beautiful and innocent child
I never knew my soul was cursed for good
I fought to overcome my thirst
I thought I could
But when I kissed her lips, then I had no control
And the furies all ran wild
And when I grasped for life, I always killed
The things for which I yearned
I wish to be a flame and reduce to ashes
But I have never burned
I long to fly in total freedom
And yet these chains keep dragging me down
I want to be an angel of the devil himself
But I am nothing but a creature
Longing for the things I can’t have
And the slit goes through my very soul
It’s a wound that never mends
Our desires are elusive
And the hunger never ends
When the world has drawn its final breath
And extinguished all the light
There’ll be nothing left but a lifeless wasteland
And an endless appetite
Nothing left but a soundless heartbeat
And a ruthless appetite
The preacher’s daughter let me in her room
In 1732, to love me was her doom
With her silken blood I wrote a poem of love
Upon her ivory skin
And the bashful page of Napoleon the Great
In 1813 he stood at the gate
When I recall his body, I can’t help but think
To consume it was a sin
So many victims washing on the shores
An ocean of pure tears
So many pleas for mercy, howls of pain
Intoxicating fears
I used my body just like a bandage
I used their bodies just like a wound
And I’ll never know where they disappeared
But I can see them rising up out of my memories now
Just like a demon rising up from a tomb
And there’s no way ever to apologize
Repent or make amends
No release and no redemption
And the hunger never ends
There are those who believe in science
And those who believe in art
There are those who believe in power and wealth
Or in love and matters or the heart
There are those who believe in various gods
In nations, in knowledge, in hell and in heaven
The powers of darkness, the assumption of the light
But I believe in just one god
That of endless and insatiable, immoral, indestructible
And all-consuming appetite
There’s a prediction that I now will make
And I’m sure I will be right
When the next millenium finally comes
The god most worshipped in this world
Will be the god of appetite
Dance of the Vampires (Der Tanz der Vampire)
Now we are safe
We have made it after all
I have been smarter than
The fiends of the night
Those dolts at Konigsberg
Will eat their hearts out
For they must admit that I have been right
Once and for all I have proven beyond doubt
That these vampires are real and alive
They believe in the power of God
They’ve got a bite cutting the skin like a knife
But we’ve got reason and sense
They cannot touch us
Since we’re out of the dark
From whence they came
We’re very sure of our goals
And know which path we must take
After all we are wide awake
The human race is in motion
The world will never be the same
Go break a heart or your heart will be broken
Go betray a friend or else get betrayed
Grab your chance before it’s too late
If you’re frightful, you must not be afraid
Better to batter than to be beaten
Use your elbows or get jostled yourself
Better to eat than to find you’ve been eaten
No one cares for you so care for yourself
Now our life in the darkness is over
We’ll be dancing in the rings of the sun
We are sure of our goals and know which path we must take
We don’t live, we don’t die, but we are wide awake
We are in motion
And soon the world will be won
Before you know it’s begun
So all of you out there
Watch out
Now we’re gonna advance
Watch out
We got the world in our hands
Watch out
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
Let the revels begin, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the stony-hearted
Let the devils come in, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the phoney-hearted
Let the revels begin, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the stony-hearted
Let the devils come in, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the phoney-hearted
(simultaneously)
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
We are tired of the darkness
Now we wanna have fun
So come on you freaks and friends
Our everlasting dance has begun
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
Now our life in the darkness is over
We’ll be dancing in the rings of the sun
We are sure of our goals and know which path we must take
We don’t live, we don’t die, but we are wide awake
We are in motion
And soon the world will be won
Before you know it’s begun
So all of you out there
Watch out
Now we’re gonna advance
Watch out
We got the world in our hands
Watch out
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
Let the revels begin, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the stony-hearted
Let the devils come in, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the phoney-hearted
Let the revels begin, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the stony-hearted
Let the devils come in, let the fire be started
The world is for the reckless and the phoney-hearted
(simultaneously)
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
We are tired of the darkness
Now we wanna have fun
So come on you freaks and friends
Our everlasting dance has begun
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
We’ve got the world in our hands
We drink your blood and then we eat your soul
Nothing’s gonna stop us, let the bad times roll
We drink your blood and then we eat your soul
Nothing’s gonna stop us, let the bad times roll
We drink your blood and then we eat your soul
Nothing’s gonna stop us, let the bad times roll
We drink your blood and then we eat your soul
Nothing’s gonna stop us, let the bad times roll
You’re gonna see the vampires dance
Etc.