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Empire Of The Damned

by Marco Luponero & The Loud Ones

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1.
Stop creating monsters They only wanna see the world burn Their purpose will be vengeance The kids will never learn In agony and sacrifice Their glory will be found And they’ll be calling out for more ’Til death is all around Stop creating monsters They only wanna see the world burn Their purpose will be vengeance The kids will never learn They’ll always find their scapegoat The gallows will be full The leaders will be psychofants Who fit the darkest rule It’s a national emergency And we all pay the price Turning our backs on the outcasts Will lead to our demise It’s a national emergency And we all pay the price Turning our backs on the outcasts Will lead to our demise Stop creating monsters They only wanna see the world burn Their purpose will be vengeance The kids will never learn Destruction is a lifeline When no-one knows your name Stop creating monsters Heal us from this pain Stop creating monsters Heal us from this pain
2.
And so we ran Away from all the ghosts Barefoot in the sand Braver than most When the visions Began to fade We made conscious decisions We thought we hade it made But Sometimes They Come Back They haunt me in my dreams Beyond the blackest black No-one hears your screams And nothing to hold on to In this strange and lonely place Surrender to the darkness Let it touch your face Sometimes They Come Back And in the night We took all we could take Hiding from the light Before the day would break And silence ruled the earth As their names were carved in stone But deep down in the dirt Hear the clicking of their bones ’Cause Sometimes They Come Back They haunt me in my dreams Beyond the blackest black No-one hears your screams And nothing to hold on to In this strange and lonely place Surrender to the darkness Feel its cold embrace Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back Sometimes They Come Back They haunt me in my dreams Beyond the blackest black No-one hears your screams And nothing to hold on to In this strange and lonely place Surrender to the darkness Let it touch your face Sometimes They Come Back
3.
The Beast 03:21
Fade to black, my friend Beginning of the end My eyes are melting My head gets numb It begins once again I feel the change inside It’s like a cold embrace By the devil’s bride I’m beginning to like it ’Cause I know that very soon I’ll be drinking blood of virgins While I bark at the moon God’s turned his back on me Surreal reality My teeth are growing My name is death It lives inside my heart But it’s not in my mind I can see so clearly While it feels like I’m blind I’m the host of a creature That I cannot control Hate is his fuel Black is my soul Release me From this pain I’m in Won’t you leave my skin Please doctor, help me ’Cause I’m going insane There’s a shadow disconnecting All the circuits in my brain He says he’s taking over And there’s nothing I can do The Beast is gonna get me Then he’s coming for you This time the night is mine This night your blood’s my wine This time the bad guy wins Ain’t life a bitch? My mask of sanity slips And now the raw meat shows In my armpits I can feel The hair that grows I smell the fear Of a thousand burning goats in the sky Who cares what it means? Just kiss your ass good-bye Release me From this pain I’m in Won’t you leave my skin Please doctor, help me ’Cause I’m going insane There’s a shadow disconnecting All the circuits in my brain He says he’s taking over And there’s nothing I can do The Beast is gonna get me Then he’s coming for you Please doctor, help me ’Cause I’m going insane (’Cause I’m going insane) There’s a shadow disconnecting All the circuits in my brain He says he’s taking over And there’s nothing I can do (Nothing at all) The Beast is gonna get me Then he’s coming for you
4.
Ignoramus 02:30
You never were much For learning new things Books are for losers And fists are for kings You know it’s wrong When it doesn’t feel right It’s easy to handle A world black and white Since nothing or no-one will change your mind I guess I’m just wasting my time Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read? Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me The thing is, when you’re stupid It’s easy to believe That you’ve got all the answers And they’ve been deceived But just because you shout it out It doesn’t make it true The world is full of complex problems And one of them is you But nothing or no-one will change your mind So I guess I’m just wasting my time Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read? Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me Me, me, for me, for you For you and you and you and you, you, you Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read? Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, I won’t take your bullshit no more Ignoramus, Ignoramus Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me
5.
Rebel Rider 04:19
When everything is said and done And the cops ain’t got a word to say It’s a life on the road that counts With wind in the hair, another mile every day Ain’t nobody gonna tell you to stop ’Cause they know you’ll never give it up You were born on your silver stallion You were born to live this way From north to south they know your name A lonesome warrior who knows the game Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Another ghost town you left behind Another woman who cries for you But they’re all only flesh and bones And you know what you have to do Ain’t nobody gonna tell you to stop ’Cause they know you’ll never give it up You were born on your silver stallion You were not born to marry Sue From north to south they know your name A lonesome warrior who knows the game Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider I was born to ride, haha… From north to south they know your name A lonesome warrior who knows the game Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider Now, don’t slow down Don’t slow down Don’t slow down, no, no Yeah Don’t, don’t, don’t you slow down
6.
Midnight rambler Have no shame Stone-faced gambler A ghoul without a name Always movin’ No time to waste All your life a living mess Your days spent in a haze Now the gates are wide open And the rules have been replaced Another deal to set you free Look into the devil’s eye and see The empire of the damned The Dead Man’s Hand Hard to be good Good to be bad The queens and diamonds Were the best you ever had Snakeskin woman Out of sight All out of luck You better leave this town tonight Now the gates are wide open And the rules have been replaced Another deal to set you free Look into the devil’s eye and see The empire of the damned The Dead Man’s Hand Dead Man’s Hand Now the gates are wide open And the rules have been replaced Another deal to set you free Look into the devil’s eye and see The empire of the damned The Dead Man’s Hand Dead Man’s Hand Dead Man’s Hand Dead Man’s Hand Dead Man’s Hand

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released May 22, 2020

All songs written by Marco Luponero, except ”Dead Man’s Hand” written by Marco Luponero & Kristian Gebala

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Owe Inborr at Wolfthrone Studios

Marco Luponero: Vocals, bass, lead- and rhythm guitar
Simon Grundvall: Drums
Guitar solo on ”Rebel Rider” by Kimmo Peltola
Lead guitar on ”Dead Man’s Hand” by Kristian Gebala

Cover artwork by Andrei Palomäki

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