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HANKER LYRICS
"Snakes and Ladders" (2000)
1. Ad Patres
2. The Pardoner
3. Hail To You
4. Seven
5. Save Your Life
6. Confidence Man
7. Far From The Cradle
8. On The Verge Of Tears
9. Fool's Paradise
10. The Eternal Struggle
11. Behind The Curtain
1. Ad Patres
They claim that they care about nature
They swear that they do
They say that they build our future
I'm not sure it's true
Bridge:
Among the crowd someone is watching
Behind the clouds,
He must be crying
They are plotting our destruction
Sowing evil seeds
We fall victims to their plans
In their world of bloody deeds
Repeat Bridge
Chorus:
Flying higher, reaching higher
Aiming for the clouds
Flying higher, we're getting closer
Please make them see, please set us free
Hiding weapons underground
Preparing their war
In their game of mass suppression
Till death do us gore
Repeat Bridge
Repeat Chorus
Set us free!
Solos
(Homo Homini Lupus)
Hiding behind their deceptions
Preaching to save face
Decreeing that they're innocent of
Extinction of our race
Repeat Bridge
...out!
Repeat Chorus (bis)
Higher!
2. The Pardoner
The swirling mist inside my mind foretells litany
Haunting visions of the past are now my destiny
I live in fear
Bridge I:
Soon will come the gardener, soon to sow his pain
Soon will come the pardoner, to delete my brain
To delete my brain
He has tried to steal my mind, he tried to buy my soul
The future I was fearing is now my hellish hole
My heart is bleeding
Bridge II:
Here he comes the gardener, to inflict his pain
Here he comes the pardoner, he has come to maim
Chorus I:
Confess your crime
I'll ease your mind
Confess your crime
Your crime, your crime
Solos
Final Bridge:
Guardian angel, save my soul, take away my pain
Guardian angel make me whole, so I can dream again
Chorus II:
Confess your crime
I'll ease your mind
Confess your crime
Your crime
Confess your crime
Confess your crime
Confess your crime
3. Hail To You
You, you like your way
You, our reason we play
Without you we would not survive
You, you came here today
To come hear us play
Bridge I:
Oh! Here we Come!
Chorus I:
Louder, prouder, Hail to you
Louder, prouder
You, you make the day
You, we won't betray
Bridge II:
Oh! Here we come! Oh! To play your song!
Chorus II:
Louder, prouder, Hail to you
Louder, prouder, Hail to you
Without you we would not survive
Solos
Now, time's run away
We wish we could stay
Repeat Bridge II
Repeat Chorus II
4. Seven
Selfishness with our self pride,
Sloth and rage live deep inside
Bridge I:
We have all fallen
Into the world of sin
Miserliness with our greed
Desire and lust are what we need
Bridge II:
We have all fallen
Into the world of
Chorus:
Me and you, the world
We are all alone, all alone
Special I:
In a bed of sins we all lay down
Solo
Special II:
You know what they say,
You know what they say,
It's too late to pray
Repeat Bridge II
Final Chorus:
Me and you, the world,
We are all alone, all alone
Into the world of
Me and you, the world,
We are all alone, all alone
5. Save Your Life
Lost in your obsession
Blinded by the load that leads your life
Your blood turns to poison
Welcome to the wonderland of hell
Open your eyes and see, you've fallen
Surrounded by the darkness
No past, no now, no future, just despair
Death seems the only way
To break free from this madness that you crave
Chorus:
Tortured by the flickering memories
Of your past that should have
Saved your life, Save your life
Save your life, Save your life
Solo
Hold on to your life
Life!
Look into your soul
The truth inside your heart will set you free
In spite of all the pain
You fought for life and now you life again
Repeat Chorus
Save your life
I told you, I told you
6. Confidence Man
See me praying for God's mercy, See me begging on my knees
See me with my saintly smile, See me crying out my pleas
Bridge I:
Give me your faith and you will see, I am the one who holds the key
Hear me preaching about His glory, Mesmerized with my creed
Vow a land of milk and honey, Provide your wealth to sate my greed
Bridge II:
Give me your faith and you will see, You're so lucky, can't you see
Chorus:
Cause I'm a confidence man, Yeah! I'm a confidence man
Sure I'm your confidence man, Your confidence man
Believe! Cause I'm your confidence man, Confidence man
Well, well, well
Solos
I am your Healer, I will deliver thee, I'm your awaited Saviour
Sacrifice yourselves to me
Bridge III:
I change your fate as you can see
I'm so crafty, can't you see
Final Chorus:
Cause I'm a confidence man, Yeah! I'm a confidence man
Sure I'm your confidence man, Your confidence man
Believe! Cause I'm your confidence man, your confidence man
You're such gullible men, I'm still your confidence man
7. Far From The Cradle
They all want me falling, falling, falling
Just because I'm rising, rising, rising
Far from the womb
They all want me crying, crying, crying
Just because I'm laughing, laughing, laughing
Far from the womb
Bridge:
Oh! Their lupine ways, Oh! I am their prey
Chorus:
Out of the cradle, into the lair
Far from the cradle, you'll find me there
They all want me dying, dying, dying
Just because I'm living, living, living
Out of the womb
Bridge II:
Oh! Their lupine ways, Oh! I'm still their prey
Repeat Chorus
Special:
Out of the cradle, far from the womb
Far from the cradle, close to the tomb
Solos
Repeat Chorus
Far from the cradle, you'll find me there
8. On The Verge Of Tears
He was your life long friend, become a memory
Remember your ally, remember who betrayed
Bridge I:
You think you've been so true, no regrets, no regrets
Be honest with yourself
No time for lying tears, no time for
He watched you climb the stairs
Wishing he could be there
Remembering the past, longing for it at last
Repeat Bridge
Chorus:
Wake up! Behold you are trapped!
On the verge of tears
You're so vain, you're so lame
You're so vain, you're so lame
Solo
Let's go!
Solo
Special:
Let sleeping dogs lie!
You were a life long friend
Become a friend of spite
You forsook your ally
It's now time for
For lying tears
Repeat Chorus
You're lame
Remember the, remember the,
Remember the, remember the past
9. Fool's Paradise
10. The Eternal Struggle
We're all on the edge of time
Yet we're still too blind to see what we've done
What all about these crimes hidden in our minds
Can you bare the pain?
Once the snake led us into temptation
Snared in its pit, no hope for our salvation
Bridge I:
There is no heaven without a hell
Men defied the law, burning, killing all
Living in a fear darker than their souls
Bridge II:
There is no day without the night
There is no black without the white
Chorus:
Twisted maze of endless darkness, I will lead the way
Take my hand, unearth my wisdom heed what I say
Strive on, strive on, we've got to hold on,
We've got to go on
Strive on, strive on, together as one,
The sun won't shine on in vain
Solos
Now the snake slithers back to its hole
Drags with him the souls that he stole
Final Bridge:
There are no sins without sinners
There is no evil without man
Repeat Chorus
11. Behind The Curtain
Time's running out my son
Realize, life has just begun
Don't ever show what you feel
Hide away behind your shield
They'll surely say my son
You lead a perfect life
Don't ever tell what you feel
Play the game, don't show you care
Bridge:
Fearing what you feel
Trapped between two worlds
Fearing what you could be
Chorus:
You've tried to cry out all the things you've kept inside
Yet you have become the prisoner of your own lies
Special:
Hide them, hide them
Don't let your feelings out
Hide them, hide them
The past is safe behind
The curtain, curtain
Fear!
Solo
Repeat Chorus
Your lies, your lies!
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