Black Diamond (single) lyrics by Stratovarius
1. Black Diamond
BLACK DIAMOND (Music: Tolkki / Lyrics: Tolkki-Kotipelto) Again I see you standing there watching me. Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly. Inviting me to get close to you, can't help myself. There's fascination in the air. I try to fight this strong sensation but there's no chance to escape from this temptation. Feels like I've known you before, repeating phrases, but I yearn for something more. I know I can't stay by your side forever, but I know I won't forget your beauty, my Black Diamond
2. The Kiss of Judas
THE KISS OF JUDAS (Music: Tolkki / Lyrics: Kotipelto) I hear footsteps dosing in recognizing them from my early days. The times are different the image remains the same, repeating back flashes remembering the name, approaching visions of things. I can't recall, a familiar smile awakes the pain. Unkept promises, the night awaits, the act of confidence. The kiss of Judas haunts me once again. In your private chamber, you're all done. The well earned silver pieces falling to the floor. The flame of the candle costing movements to the wall, your eyes filled with guilt keep staring at the door.
3. The Kiss of Judas (demo)
4. We Hold the Key (live)
WE HOLD THE KEY (Music: Tolkki / Lyrics:Tolkki-Kotipelto) I'm watching as the morning sun rises. Before my very eyes revealing all this beauty. Questions fill my mind once again, clearing my thoughts. Have I been blind? Now I see. The hole is getting bigger in the sky, do you know the reason why. Do you know the reason why, nobody seems to care. Everything is so well in your life. Did you ever give a dime, to things that you really believed? The future will show, what happenes to our world. We hold he key to the door, of salvation eternally. We hold the key to minds to the future of mankind. It's time to wake up from your dreams, to reality this can't go on believe me. If you just turn your head away. Will tomorrow be the same, try to foresee. The future will show, what happenes to our world. We hold he key to the door, of salvation eternally. We hold the key to minds to the future of mankind. What will we find? Mountains to climb? More destruction and hatred, we'll discover. Suddenly sounds awake me. Birds singing beautifully. Maybe there is hope still left... In this world We hold he key to the door, of salvation eternally. We hold the key to minds to the future of mankind.
5. 4th Reich (live)
4th REICH (Music: Tolkki / Lyrics: Tolkki) Sign of the times and writings on the wall. They show me, it's time has come. Order of a new kind, we will all find stronger than never before. Things are pretty much the same like in year '38. Oh won't we ever learn. This time it's gonna be different. So let's all join our hands and let the children sing, for the last time. 4th Reich is rising, Can't you see the signs? 4th Reich is rising, For the last time. Let's just press more money, don't worry about inflation. We got to have more weapons to carry on. Unemployement and sorrow, cannot be avoided at this point. But things will be so different, when they are ruling the world. 4th Reich is rising, Can't you see the signs? 4th Reich is rising, For the last time. What will be left to our children? Is this our final destiny?
Stratovarius Lyrics
Albums
- Fright Night (1989)
- Stratovarius II (1991)
- Twilight Time (1992)
- Stratovarius II re-release (1992)
- Dreamspace (1994)
- Fourth Dimension (1995)
- Episode (1996)
- Visions (1997)
- Destiny (1998)
- Infinite (2000)
- Elements pt2 (2003)
- Elements pt1 (2003)
- Stratovarius (2005)
- Polaris (2009)
Single / EP / MCD
- Future Shock 7´´ (1988)
- Black Night 7´´ (1989)
- Break the Ice 7´´ (1992)
- Wings of Tomorrow (single) (1995)
- Father Time (single) (1996)
- Will the Sun Rise? (single) (1996)
- Black Diamond (single) (1997)
- The Kiss of Judas (promo single) (1997)
- S.O.S. CDS (1998)
- A Million Light Years Away (single) (2000)
- It´s a Mystery 7´´ (2000)
- Hunting High and Low (single) (2000)
- Eagleheart CDS (2003)
- I Walk to My Own Song CDS (2003)
- Maniac Dance CDS (2005)
Live
- Visions of Europe live (1998)
Compilation
- The Past And Now (1997)
- The Chosen Ones (1999)
- 14 Diamonds Best of Stratovarius (2000)
- Intermission (2001)


