Helloween

Helloween is a power metal band from Hamburg, Germany.

Sourced

The True and Honest... Will find the Kingdom.
- Text from the booklet of the 2007 album Gambling with the Devil.

Song lyrics

Walls of Jericho (1985)

I have to think for myself and then act
In conformity of my own thoughts
No one should tell me what's wrong and what's right
Why don't you leave me alone
Set me free
- Ride the Sky, written by Kai Hansen

Where is he? the promised saviour, the one who'll save the earth
Perhaps he'll come to bury us, but then it'll be too late
Who are they? who are the phantoms? who will end our lives?
It's you and me! You and me! Open up your eyes
- Phantoms of Death, written by Kai Hansen

Metal invaders, the gods on their ride
Sworn to bring metal, mayhem tonight
- Metal Invaders, written by Kai Hansen

Heavy Metal is the law that keeps us all united free
A law that shatters earth and hell
Heavy Metal can't be beaten by any dynasty
We're all wizards fightin' with our spell
- Heavy Metal (Is the Law), written by Michael Weikath and Kai Hansen

In other worlds the children die
Lacking food ill from a fly
Oppressed by troops to tame their land
It's all the same again
If any man is free on earth
Then tormentors steal his birth
They slam gun butts in his face
And leave his woman choked in mace
- How Many Tears, written by Michael Weikath

Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1 (1987)

There's no use in hangin' all around
You're a king, can't you see your crown
Look into my eyes
So many things are waiting to be done
you just need a friend
Together we will sing along
- I'm Alive, written by Kai Hansen

Oh, I hear you say
"That is the way of the world"
No, hear what I say
"I wanna do so much in my way"
- A Little Time, written by Michael Kiske

In the streets on Halloween
There's something going on
No way to escape the power unknown
In the streets on Halloween
The spirits will arise
Make your choice, it's hell or paradise
Ah - It's Halloween
Ah - It's Halloween... tonight!
- Halloween, written by Kai Hansen

Now that you've made your choice
Follow the sign
Did you make your choice?
You're the Keeper of the seven keys
Our only hope's your victory
So follow the sign
- Follow the Sign, written by Kai Hansen and Michael Weikath

Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 2 (1988)

In the sky a mighty eagle
doesn't care 'bout what's illegal
on its wings the rainbow's light
it's flying to eternity
- Eagle Fly Free, written by Michael Weikath

There's just one way I see
the way I think it's right for me
you say to me I will repent what I do
if it's right I'll stop before
- You Always Walk Alone, written by Michael Kiske

Look at the drunk man, look into his eyes
See his strong hands
But tomorrow they will tremble cold as ice
See the drunk man, try to ask him why
He will laugh, and tomorrow he will tell you another lie
There's a fight in his head he cannot win
Getting stronger, makes him mad, burning sin
- You Always Walk Alone

And it's all in vain
When you're living with pain
Reap not goods you have grown
By your own
Feelings you like
Disappear overnight
You sip up every grin
Free to win
- Rise and Fall, written by Michael Weikath

We are credulous idiots
And won't understand what they plan
We march with the times
It's what they expect and we do
Why don't you open your eyes
To undercover all of these lies
I think you won't accept this
Go oppose with your fist
Fight for your rights
- We Got the Right, written by Michael Kiske

We believe that the phenomena of nature
Are the expression of infinitive intelligence
We express our belief that all forms of life
Are manifestations of spirit
And thus, all men are children of God
- Save Us, written by Kai Hansen

Life's too short to cry, long enough to try
- March of Time, written by Kai Hansen

From our lives' beginning on
We are pushed in little forms
No one asks us how we like to be
In school they teach you what to think
But everyone says different things
But they're all convinced that
They're the ones to see
- I Want Out, written by Kai Hansen

There's a million ways to see the things in life
A million ways to be the fool
In the end of it, none of us is right
Sometimes we need to be alone
- I Want Out

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
- Keeper of the Seven Keys, written by Michael Weikath

Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991)

Some people are much too smart
They know everything before it starts
Eating wisdom with the pail
No wonder when it sticks
In your darkest hour I will sing this song for you
Cry and tell
And slander
Yell and grumble well
So loud for heaven's sake
Pink bubbles go ape!
- Pink Bubbles Go Ape, written by Michael Kiske

We're the kids of the century
We're lost in our games
No time for the memories we look in the haze
We're the kids of the century it wasn't our fault
Ev'rything's done mum, we fall
Let's keep on crying
But sometimes I don't wanna fall
- Kids of the Century, written by Michael Kiske

Now it's time for happiness, stay hard and trust your fate
Don't forget you're something else you'll never be too late
Trust your fathers' mighty spell you'll never be alone
Fate will always turn out well and you'll be number one
- Number One, written by Michael Weikath

What is wrong with our Heavy Metal Hamster?
Look what they have done our Heavy Metal Hamsters
Where is the field to run for our Heavy Metal Hamsters
Some things are left undone for our Heavy Metal Hamsters
- Heavy Metal Hamsters, written by Michael Weikath and Michael Kiske

Don't need to stone my brain, I need my head for something else
I wanna live and learn, step by step I'm going on
- Someone's Crying, written by Roland Grapow

Animals dying for our vanity
Our world is a beautiful place to be free
Drinking the blood of the weak, it's so easy
No one hears them cry
- Mankind, written by Roland Grapow and Michael Kiske

You're led by God but you're not a pawn
Should live your life, don't care 'bout any scorn
- The Chance, written by Roland Grapow

See the little boy
Holding mama's hand
His eyes can see the things
We've long forgotten
The world is easy now
And somehow
He's right, until there is this day
When Mickey Mouse must go away
- Your Turn, written by Michael Kiske

Chameleon (1993)

I was born when April guaranteed a sexual renaissance,
And today we're all faced with death, rubbers and AIDS.
In '68 some people went out to fight for freedom,
They would never ever have thought that their children wear ties.
And if you come to San Francisco -
You're gonna meet some broken people there.
Revolution now!
- Revolution Now, written by Michael Weikath

No more lies, no false religions
No more whys and wrong God missions
No shiny TV priests begging for cash
No more wars that no God's never asked for
- I Believe, written by Michael Kiske

Master of the Rings (1994)

In the beginning
Out of nowhere
We had a dream
And now it's Helloween
- Still We Go, written by Roland Grapow

Still we go
On the metal highway
- Still We Go

The Time of the Oath (1996)

Though I cannot change the world we're living in
I can always change myself
- Wake up the Mountain, written by Uli Kusch and Andi Deris

We've got the power, we are divine
We have the guts to follow the sign
Extracting tension from sources unknown
We are the ones to cover the throne
- Power, written by Michael Weikath

I'm a son of a distant future
I'm the last of the seven troopers
And I came here for the 7th war
- Before the War, written by Andi Deris

I'm the king of the night generation
I'm anything my mama don't like
I'm a slave of perverted nation
Anything my mama don't like
- Anything My Mama Don't Like, written by Andi Deris and Uli Kusch

Better Than Raw (1998)

It’s getting sicker frame by frame
You’re always staring at the same
What is a lie, what is the truth?
Incredible disgusting news
The world is rough, the end is near
Just calculation with your fear
Without a shame nor least respect
The operators stand erect
- Push, written by Andi Deris, Uli Kusch and Michael Weikath

Hungry forever since we took a glance
Feared that the world was taken by someone
We realized by the look in your eyes
Metal will never die
With magic in our hands
We are lost-and-found contenders
For a kingdom of our stand
Come together no surrender at all
- Falling Higher, written by Andi Deris and Michael Weikath

Good or profane
Odd or even
All is face to face
Sinner and saint
Serve each other
Life is called this place
Do you know what to choose?
It can't happen you lose
Like the stars need the light
No left without right
- Hey Lord!, written by Andi Deris

We are the people, we are the masses you are for
We give the power and our desire must be your law
Don’t think I’m standing here all alone, one of a kind
Don’t think because you’re still there
Means that we are all blind
Don’t spit on my mind
- Don't Spit on My Mind, written by Andi Deris

Bemoan your words
Bemoan your deeds
Repent your thoughts of lies
Attain your sword
Attain your shield
Defend the sense of life
Bemoan your hate
Repent your greed
Improve your rotten seed
- Revelation, written by Andi Deris

Show me anyone who doubts our ways
I will laugh out loud and I will say
I can
- I Can, written by Michael Weikath

The Dark Ride (2000)

All over the nations the tunes come alive
Winners and losers, we're all alike
No matter as truth ain't some great mystery
We all fade into one
- All Over the Nations, written by Michael Weikath

No fear, no pain
Nobody left to blame
I'll try alone
Make destiny my own
I learn to free my mind
Myself I now must find
Once more
- If I Could Fly, written by Andi Deris

We are strong we're alive
We have faith in his might
We believe in the everlasting light
Anytime, anywhere we will always be there
We will fight for what's just and what's right
We damn the night
- We Damn the Night, written by Andi Deris

Two lives, one fate
I have to leave
So will you follow me?
That's how it's meant to be
I reigned as God
I'm monumental
Soon I will arise
With you by my side
And we will radiate the skies
He who will gaze our lights
Will kill his mind, his vision blind
- Immortal, written by Andi Deris

I force the engine of your deadly sins
Even through the darkest phase
Be it thick or thin
I'm your pain when you can't feel
I know too well you'll follow me, you follow me down
- The Dark Ride, written by Roland Grapow

Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003)

Ignorant and wasted that's what you are
But you could be so much more
Listen to your TV, believe the words
And you're dumber than before
Try to see the real picture
To train your mind to read between the lines
Take your level higher that is your way
Just get up, start out today
- Open Your Life, written by Andi Deris

Take a look at what surround you
Each time you watch the news
Your mind gets set by someone's will
A template you can't choose
- The Tune, written by Michael Weikath

Forty million years ago
There was a boy called Leif
His skin was grey, his eyes were red
The tentacles counted five
- Sun 4 the World, written by Andi Deris

When you walk you walk higher than the others
When you talk you talk merciless the bothering truth (truth)
Everyone seems remote-controlled nowadays
Only you have a frequency far beyond their ways (ways)
- Don't Stop Being Crazy, written by Andi Deris

Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy (2005)

It don't get better if you're locked behind your door
It don't get better if you're hiding more and more
It may get better if you fight
It may get better if you'd wear a mask and scream
On Halloween
- Come Alive, written by Andi Deris

A little thing you sure will know
Why you came here tonight
And not to those other places
I could imagine there's PCs and DVDs
And TV shows
And sex in cars what else you like
Now right here is the place I got to be
Tomorrow I'll be far away
If you got time and nothing else to do now
Together we can change the world
- Get It Up, written by Michael Weikath

There is a chance for everyone
Needs time but can be done
Fight the darkness
Don't be afraid my friends
The last key you have to find
And so will save mankind
Keep on trying when I give away
- My Life for One More Day, written by Markus Grosskopf and Andi Deris

Gambling with the Devil (2007)

So you want to be rich and you want to win fame
Your face on a poster immortal your name
So you want a good life on the highest top level
Then bet your soul and turn the wheel
It's gambling with the devil
- Crack the Riddle (intro), written by Andi Deris, Michael Weikath, Sascha Gerstner, Dani Löble and Markus Grosskopf

The saints are marching again
And harvest souls
Taking every single one
The saints march again
And harmony
Is here, ye can go testify
- The Saints, written by Michael Weikath

I hear all those voices, I see all the signs
Of killing, rape, forced conformity
Hedonism, decay, deaf dumb and blind
Where do we go from here
- Paint a New World, written by Sascha Gerstner and Michael Weikath

Far above this ignorance
A higher force you'll find
Forever giving answers to the blind
- Final Fortune, written by Markus Grosskopf

Did I keep my vow?
Did I wrong somehow?
Did I stay right on my way?
Have I lied to cover
My precious lover?
My prurience for fame
God help me
- The Bells of the 7 Hells, written by Andi Deris

I am me
Who do you think you are
To tell me what to be
I am me
No matter what you say
Today I keep my way
I am me
- I.M.E., written by Andi Deris

Well you can do it
There's nothing to it
When all others turn their backs on you
There is still yourself to prove it to that
You can do it
There's nothing to it
If the whole damn world abandoned you
You're the only one worth listening to
- Can Do It, written by Michael Weikath

You'll change my dream
You'll guide my way to be
You are the light
You turn black into white
You'll change my dream
You'll bring reality
You shine so bright
You turn black into white
- Dreambound, written by Sascha Gerstner and Michael Weikath

7 Sinners (2010)

Call me insane, call me hard wired
But it's the only noise I like
Believe in loud and fast and higher
I can tell the sound of wrong or right
What I hear I adhere
Have no fear, say sincere
Are you metal?
- Are You Metal?, written by Andi Deris

Sixteen years have passed since he,
one perfect of his kind,
the Casanova of his time,
crowned himself to conquer the land
in craving for lust
Lust, one of the seven deadly sins
Punishment he has suffered
Look at him what did he become,
who is he now?
- Who is Mr. Madman?, written by Sascha Gerstner

Since ages now we're caught and occupied
With our basic civil rights denied
They came-to-conquer, took our beloved world
We're left to thrive in sorrow and disgrace
Some never knew what freedom was
Now, there's guards everywhere
Someone come!...
Rise up tomorrow to rectify the injustice being done
- Raise the Noise, written by Michael Weikath

I'm reaching out to find a reason
To find an answer and relief
I see a world so strange and cold
I see a world of rules and thieves
The day you're born you're under pressure
Your life is well prepared my friend
They surely teach you what to think how to behave until the end
- Raise the Noise, written by Markus Grosskopf

Long live the king
We shout every line
We bang to the metal
Some call out his name
He makes the sign
Now the stage is on fire
Now explodes the air
- Long Live the King, written by Andi Deris

We hurt who we love we destroy what we need
For profit we sell our souls
We're sowing disaster, the mess is complete,
Resources will soon be consumed
Open your eyes see the signs all around;
Hoping fate will have mercy on all
Someday the next generation will pay
But one day it' s too late to regret
- If a Mountain Could Talk, written by Markus Grosskopf

Straight Out of Hell (2013)

Warfare - the only solution for your stupid problems
Soldiers - marching out for your revolution
Killing and burning, destroying, overturning
You got the license to hate
All the others are cowards
You believe they got no power
stealing what they own
- World of War, written by Sascha Gerstner

Get up and start to see now
Give it a try and learn how
To leave behind the wasteland
Have no fear, I’m taking your hand
Live Now!
- Live Now!, written by Andi Deris and Sascha Gerstner

I see you beg for truth
Here‘s some news I can convey
All your life‘s in your own hands
Flat or steep you define yourself
Take a stance towards life that will keep you strong so you‘re in control
Free your mind and choose from the good things that come your way
- Years, written by Michael Weikath

No one ever knows how evolution goes
The earth is still a plate with emptiness of goals
No matter what you do a priest will suppress your knowledge
The time that passes by makes us recognize
That cross and robe are made not for paradise
Just some odd relics of old worlds dusty mankind
- Church Breaks Down, written by Sascha Gerstner

Other

Charity is all your duty, they preach you: sharing your goods is your pride,
Patriotic-love, kill the enemy first, I can hear the other side,
What's the way out of this game? you'll either win or you lose,
I run in circles, who's to blame? is there a way I can choose?
- You Run with the Pack, a track from the 1992 single Number One

External links

Encyclopedic article on Helloween on Wikipedia
Media related to Helloween on Wikimedia Commons
Official website