It's the age of the raven and now they are spreading their wings With just one thing in their minds they burn and destroy everything In a cloud of aggression they swoop to take their prey again As they're circling the air their dark shadows are cast over me Will they take me? Will they take them? Will they take us all as their victims? If you show them the fear in your eyes you will never be free Do we stand up and fight them or run and hide never be seen As you stare at the city the place is a burial ground Left in hiding are those who are hunted, don't dare make a sound Will they pray for me? Will they take them? Will they take us all as their victims? Will God answer me? Hear my prayers now? Will he save me from this hell on earth? Now, do I save myself? Burn it all behind and leave everyone else to die As they're being eaten alive And they take out their eyes, leave them blind This time I fight I must search within myself and find Whatever it takes to survive Never facing my fears, always turning to run But this time I will overcome In the distance we hear them, the ravens preparing to fly And the thunder of wings getting closer reign down from the sky The invasion of black is a dark cloud that covers the sun Now the darkness descending upon us, there's nowhere to run Will they pray for me? Will they take them? Will they take us all as their victims? Will God answer me? Hear my prayers now? Will he save me from this hell on earth? Now, do I save myself? Burn it all behind and leave everyone else to die As they're being eaten alive And they take out their eyes, leave them blind This time I fight I must search within myself and find Whatever it takes to survive Never facing my fears, always turning to run But this time I will overcome Waiting for weakness Then preying, no mercy is given With all this bloodshed and crying I beg for the end I must search within myself and find Whatever it takes to survice Never facing my fears, always turning to run But this time I will overcome I must search inside myself and see All the courage that's deep within me Never facing my fears, always running away The beginning of a raven age is upon us

Just look at the world around you Actually, no, don't look Just look at the world around you Actually, no, don't look But if you only knew how I cry foul every hour of every day Well, I hope you've enjoyed your stay Here in the City of the Dying Embers The petite Terror Train that thought that it could We throw the game and oh how it feels so good To be drunk on the field again To be drunk on the field Again Come out, come out, wherever you are But you don't, the dead don't come out The dead twist and shout in an invisible world The Grand Ole Opry of Death is breathless Breathless Breathless Breathless Breathless What do you do with it? For whom have you been saving? What do you do with it? For whom have you been saving? Oh yes, you've been good to me in your way That's what I'll write about when I write about The Raven That's what I'll write about when I write about The Raven That's what I'll write about when I write about The Raven That's what I'll write about when I write about The Raven That's what I'll write about when I write about The Raven

Fear is spreading itself through the lies And carving its way like a knife (And now you're!) blinded by praise getting drawn to the gates Misguided to think you were saved, oh What if I say I'm not afraid? And you will take this to the grave with all the lies you rip away to justify yourself I try to hold my tongue but it's not easy There's only so much more that I can take (I can take) Infecting all our lives with what you're preaching (what you're preaching) What if I say that I'm not afraid? Will you spread your hatred? Hatred! Blame seeking our minds to destroy Secretly part of a ploy (for power!) So turn everyone 'til the damage is done This war secures your foundation, oh What if I say I'll never change? And you will pay for treachery No more emotion left inside, it's buried in your soul I try to hold my tongue but it's not easy There's only so much more that I can take (I can take) Infecting all our lives with what you're preaching (what you're preaching) What if I say that I'm not afraid? Will you spread your hatred? Hatred! Gone, there's no emotion inside of your soul With dead eyes, erase everything and hope to start again I try to hold my tongue but it's not easy There's only so much more that I can take (I can take) Infecting all our lives with what you're preaching (what you're preaching) What if I say that I'm not afraid? Will you spread your hatred? Hatred!

Someday I'm going to smack your face Someday I'm going to smack your face Somebody's going to call your bluff Somebody's going to treat you rough Sometimes there is only one way out I've got to fight Sometimes I get to feel so mean Sometimes I get to feel so mean Sometimes you look like you're too clean Sometimes I see the in-between Sometimes only one way I've got to fight You're way past your station Beat you honey till you drop You're way past your station It's useless asking you to stop I got morbid fascination Beat you honey till you drop Sometimes you're going to get some stick Sometimes you're going to get some stick Somebody's standing in our way Somebody's gonna have to pay Sometimes there is only one way I've got to fight

I went in search of paradise They said it would be good for my head So I went in search of paradise But she took me by the head instead Paris - London Glamour and despair Ruins - We were ruined over there Ruins - We ruined over there-er-er. And when you think you're in paradise But then you find your arms are tied Caprive in the name of paradise The chains are all her lies Paris - London Glamour and despair Ruins - We were ruined over there Ruins - We ruined over there-er-er. The picture on the screen is moving still It's moving all the time If only you could freeze frame a moment there You could have paradise all the time Paris - London Glamour and despair Ruins - We were ruined over there Ruins - We ruined over there-er-er. I don't think anyone ever found paradise 'Cos paradise is based on lies