Within Temptation - Memories (Up!)

 

Memories, memories, memories

In this world you tried
Not leaving me alone behind
There's no other way
I prayed to the gods let him stay

The memories ease the pain inside
Now I know why

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

Made me promise I'd try
To find my way back in this life
I hope there is a way
To give me a sign you're ok

Reminds me again it's worth it all
So I can go on

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

Together in all these memories
I see your smile
All the memories I hold dear
Darling, you know I love you
Till the end of time

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

All of my memories... 

Within Temptation - Shot In The Dark

 

I've been left out alone like a damn criminal
I've been praying for help cause I can't take it all
I'm not done
It's not over

Now I'm fighting this war since the day of the fall
And I'm desperately holding on to it all
But I'm lost
I'm so damn lost

Oh I wish it was over
And I wish you were here
Still I'm hoping that somehow

'Cause your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?

I breathe underwater
It's all in my hands
What can I do?
Don't let it fall apart
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark

In the blink of an eye
I can see through your eyes
As I'm lying awake I'm still hearing the cries
And it hurts
Hurts me so bad

And I'm wondering why I still fight in this life
'Cause I've lost all my faith in this damn bitter strife
And it's sad
It's so damn sad

Oh I wish it was over
And I wish you were here
Still I'm hoping that somehow

'Cause your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?

I breathe underwater
It's all in my hands
What can I do?
Don't let it fall apart
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark

A shot in the dark

I feel you fading away
I feel you fading away
I feel you fading away
I feel you fading away

'Cause your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
I breathe underwater
It's all in my hands
What can I do?
Don't let it fall apart
Oh, your soul is on fire
A shot in the dark
What did they aim for when they missed your heart?
I breathe underwater
It's all in my hands
What can I do?
Don't let it fall apart
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark
A shot in the dark

A shot in the dark 

 

Within Temptation - Ritual

 

I'll make you line up, 'cause I'm imperial
Shapeshifting into what I want, and now I own you all

But I already know
I can't let you go
Like my ritual
My ritual
'Cause I already know
I can't let you go
You're my ritual
My ritual playground

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire
You're going down for milk and honey
With every touch I embody your desire
You're going, you're going down with my ritual
You're going down with my ritual

I'll make you rise up into my midnight oil
Drink, drink
Wet martini from my paper cup
Going down the rabbit hole

But I already know
I can't let you go
Like my ritual
My ritual
'Cause I already know
I can't let you go
You're my ritual
My ritual playground

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire
You're going down for milk and honey
With every touch I embody your desire
You're going, you're going down with my ritual
You're going down with my ritual

Your equality, your vanity, your relevancy
Sexuality and venomous perversity
Venomous perversity
Venomous perversity

Ooh, I got the spark to light your fire
You're going down for milk and honey
With every touch I embody your desire
You're going, you're going down with my ritual

You're going down with my ritual
You're going down with my ritual 

 

Within Temptation - Mercy Mirror

 

We are forever as one in what remains
You're in my blood from the cradle to the grave
I don't like to think about the pieces
Or the cracks and the breaks that still remain
If I could breathe, I'd ask you

So look in my mercy mirror
I need you more than I have known
So look in my mercy mirror
'Cause I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go
I'm not ready to let you go

My heart like a planet the sun forgot
Where now? Orbiting the light that I had lost
More than words is silence teaches
How to see and to feel what is real
When sunlight reaches my soul?

So look in my mercy mirror
I need you more than I have known
So look in my mercy mirror
'Cause I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go

It's a wicked game life plays
How it gives and takes away
No turning 'round, touching ground
What we had was so much more than I realized
If I could, I'd embrace, embrace you

And look in my mercy mirror
I need you more than I have known
So look in my mercy mirror
'Cause I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go
Now I know, now I know
I'm not ready to let you go
I'm not ready to let you go 

 

Within Temptation - Endless War

 

You're fighting an endless war
Hunting a miracle
And when you're reaching for the stars
They just cut you down

Looking through the glass
Cannot recognize the ghost that you are seeing
Every step you take on the burning sand
Slowly sinking deeper
All the memories remain all the pain from your broken home
And the walls 'round your heart grew so strong
You can't let go

You keep crawling on
Don't wanna let it go
So you keep holding on
To feel whole

'Cause you're fighting an endless war
Hunting a miracle
And when you reach out for stars
They just cut you down
'Cause you're fighting an endless war
Hunting a miracle
Is it worth dying for?
Or are you blinded by, blinded by it all?

Here they come again
Hear them whispering when your heart is bleeding
Like a symphony playing on repeat
Unravelling your feelings
All the memories remain all the strain, you feel broken up
And the weight that you feel pulls you down
You can't let go

You keep crawling on
Don't wanna let it go
You keep holding on
To feel whole

'Cause you're fighting an endless war
Hunting a miracle
And when you reach out for stars
They just cut you down
'Cause you're fighting an endless war
Hunting a miracle
Is it worth dying for
Or are you blinded by, blinded by it all?

It's an endless war
But then they cut you down
They cut you down once more
Don't let them cut you down
Cut you down once more 

 

Within Temptation ft. Tarja Turunen - Paradise (What About Us?)

 

There's no sense
The fire burns
When wisdom fails, it changes all
The wheel embodies all that keeps on turning

Blood red skies, I feel so cold
No innocence, we play our role
The wheel embodies all, where are we going?

All in all you'd expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace all and all I guess
We should have known better 'cause

[Chorus:]
What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
Though it's not paradise

You and us
Or I and them
There comes a time
To take a stand
The wheel is watching all that keeps on burning
The venom works
It's like a curse
A Trojan horse
When will we learn
The wheel embodies all that keeps returning

All in all you'd expect the wise to be wiser
Fallen from grace all and all I guess
We should have known better 'cause...

[Chorus:]
What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for

What about us,
Isn't it enough?
No we're not in paradise
This is who we are
This is what we've got
No, it's not our paradise
But it's all we want
And it's all that we're fighting for
But it's not paradise

What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough?
What about us, what about us, what about us, isn't it enough! 

 

Within Temptation - Memories

 

Memories, memories, memories

In this world you tried
Not leaving me alone behind
There's no other way
I prayed to the gods let him stay

The memories ease the pain inside
Now I know why

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

Made me promise I'd try
To find my way back in this life
I hope there is a way
To give me a sign you're ok

Reminds me again it's worth it all
So I can go on

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

Together in all these memories
I see your smile
All the memories I hold dear
Darling, you know I love you
Till the end of time

All of my memories keep you near
In silent moments imagine you here
All of my memories keep you near
Your silent whispers, silent tears

All of my memories... 

 

Within Temptation - The Fire Within

 

This is what I wanted
Nothing's gonna change it
This is what it's all about
Gotta keep believing
This is why I'm breathing
Nothing else on my mind
Suddenly I see that time has been running out

Lord, I feel like it coming
Under my skin
I can feel the change
Under my skin

No more hesitating
I don't wanna face it
This is all I've ever known
Feel my mind straining
All my doubts are fading
Rushing to the edge and I let myself go

And I feel that my heart's going crazy now
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down
No I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
No, I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder

It's going down with the thunder

This cannot be taken
All I have been facing
I will never let it go
Feel the liberation
It won't be forsaken
Never gonna shout it out
Suddenly I see that this is not the end

Lord, I feel like it coming
Under my skin
I can feel the change
Under my skin

Feel my mind straining
All my doubts are fading
Rushing to the edge and I let myself go

And I feel that my heart's going crazy now
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down
No I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
No, I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder

I am what I am
I'm not heaven-sent
I am what I am
Here we go again
Down with the thunder

Yeah, I feel that my heart's going crazy now
I am not gonna break, can't be taken down
No I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder
I feel the fire within burning high
With the thunder
No, I'm not going under
It's going down with the thunder 

 

Within Temptation ft. Piotr Rogucki - Whole World Is Watching

 

You live your life.
You go day by day
Like nothing can go wrong.
Then scars are made,
They're changing the game.
You learn to play it hard.

And I know you wish for more,
And I know you try.
And I hope you realize,
You know the time is right.

The whole world is watching
When you rise.
The whole world is beating
For you right now.
Your whole life is flashing
For your eyes.
It's all in this moment that changes all.

What are you waiting for?
What are you fighting for?
Cause time's always slipping away.
The whole world is watching.
Yeah, the whole world is watching you
When you rise.

You build your walls
You break them away
'Cause that is what it takes.
You saved yourself.
You found who you are,
That never goes away.

And I know you wish for more,
And I know you try.
And now you realize,
You know the time is right.

The whole world is watching
When you rise.
The whole world is beating
For you right now.
Your whole life is flashing
For your eyes.
It's all in this moment that changes all.

What are you waiting for?
What are you fighting for?
Cause time's always slipping away.
The whole world is watching.
Yeah, the whole world is watching you
When you rise.

Your sacrifice goes through your mind,
But nothing is wasted you've made it now.
You rise again, breaking out.
Each step you've taken, you've paid the price

The whole world is watching
The whole world is watching
The whole world is watching
When you rise.

What are you waiting for?
What are you fighting for?
Cause time's always slipping away.
The whole world is watching.
Yeah, the whole world is watching you
When you rise. 

 

Within Temptation - Let Us Burn

 

The darkness has come to the roses
The fire is reaching the air
The colours that I have created
Are suddenly flying away

I'm not fighting myself, will not follow
'Cause my choices are mine, it's my fate
And I'll never bow down from the sorrow
I'll face all that is coming my way

The lying, the devil, the silence
Embracing the world on the edge

Let us burn
Let us burn
The night in the skies here tonight
Let us burn
Let us burn
In this fire that makes us yearn
We're fighting our fear of the silence
We're running through walls where they stand
Let us burn
Let us burn
Let us burn

I'm searching no more for tomorrow
I reach for the skies while I can
The unknown will always be waiting
My last day I'll jump in its hands

I'm not fighting myself, will not follow
'Cause my choices are mine, it's my fate
And I'll never bow down from the sorrow
I'll face all that is coming my way

The lying, the devil, the silence
Embracing the world on the edge

Let us burn
Let us burn
The night in the skies here tonight
Let us burn
Let us burn
In this fire that makes us yearn
We're fighting our fear of the silence
We're running through walls where they stand
Let us burn
Let us burn
Let us burn

Why, why don't you let me burn?
Why don't you come down
And break out and let me burn?

Oh why, why don't you let me burn?
Why don't you let me burn?
Why don't you let me burn?

Oh why?
Chasing the demons in my mind
Oh why me?
Waiting for chains to throw me to the ground

The darkness has come to the roses
And the fire is reaching the air

Let us burn
Let us burn
The night in the skies here tonight
Let us burn
Let us burn
In this fire that makes us yearn
We're fighting our fear of the silence
We're running through walls where they stand
Let us burn
Let us burn
Let us burn 

 

Within Temptation - Iron

 

Left in the darkness
Here on your own
Woke up a memory
Feeding the pain
You cannot deny it
There's nothing to say
It's all that you need to fire away

Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today

You can't live without the fire
It's the heat that makes you strong
'Cause you're born to live and fight it all the way
You can't hide what lies inside you
It's the only thing you know
You'll embrace it and never walk away
Don't walk away

Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Don't walk away

Raised in this madness
You're on your own
It made you fearless
Nothing to lose

Dreams are a drug here
They get in your way
That's what you need to fight day by day

Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today

You can't live without the fire
It's the heat that makes you strong
'Cause you're born to live and fight it all the way
You can't hide what lies inside you
It's the only thing you know
You'll embrace it and never walk away
Don't walk away!

(You need not fear us
Unless you have a dark heart
A vile one who preys on the innocent
I promise
You can't hide forever in the empty darkness
For we will hunt you down like the animals you are
And pull you into the very bowels of hell)

Oh damn, the war is coming
Oh damn, you feel you want it
Oh damn, just bring it on today

You can't live without the fire
It's the heat that makes you strong
'Cause you're born to live and fight it all the way
You can't hide what lies inside you
It's the only thing you know
You'll embrace it and never walk away
Don't walk away

Don't walk away
Don't walk away
Don't walk away 

 

Within Temptation ft. Anders Fridén - Raise Your Banner

 

Blood for freedom

You're pushing me into the corner, don't fight with me
Don't fight with me, don't fight with me
I'm crowning no man for his armour or rhapsody
For what I see and what I feel

Wake up, I'm defying you
Seeing right through you, once I believed in you
Wake up, feel what's coming
Deep within we all know

Blood for freedom

So raise your banner, fight your war
Break the silence, no remorse
Won't die within
(Blood for freedom)
Raise your banner, won't you come
Fight the venom, the good die young
Won't die within

I'm feeling the eyes of the fallen they're watching me
They make me see, they make me see
I'm feeling the pain how you break them and make them bleed
You make them bleed, you make them bleed

Wake up, I'm defying you
Seeing right through you, once I believed in you
Wake up, feel what's coming
Deep within we all know

The way that you torment me
The way that you challenge me
The way that you make me bleed

Blood for freedom

So raise your banner, fight your war
Break the silence, no remorse
Won't die within
(Blood for freedom)
Raise your banner, won't you come
Fight the venom, the good die young
Won't die within

Blood for freedom

So raise your banner, fight your war
Break the silence, no remorse
Won't die within
(Blood for freedom)
Raise your banner, won't you come
Fight the venom, the good die young
Won't die within

When Gods are failing
They put all heaven in a rage
We're on our own
Our tears keep falling
They're setting fire to the flame
Blood for freedom 

 

Within Temptation - Stand My Ground

 

I can see
When you stay low nothing happens
Does it feel right?

Late at night
Things I thought I put behind me
Haunt my mind

I just know there's no escape
Now once it sets its eyes on you
But I won't run,
Have to stare it in the eye

Stand my ground, I won't give in
No more denying, I've got to face it
Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
If I don't make it, someone else will
Stand my ground

It's all around
Getting stronger, coming closer
Into my world

I can feel
That it's time for me to face it
Can I take it?

Though this might just be the ending
Of the life I held so dear
But I won't run,
There's no turning back from here

Stand my ground, I won't give in
No more denying, I've got to face it
Won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
If I don't make it, someone else will
Stand my ground

All I know for sure is I'm trying
I will always stand my ground

Stand my ground, I won't give in (I won't give in)
I won't give up (I won't give up)
no more denying, I got to face it
won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
if I don't make it, someone else will

Stand my ground, I won't give in
no more denying, I got to face it
won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
if I don't make it, someone else will
stand my ground 

 

Within Temptation - Faster

 

I can't sleep 'cause it's burning deep inside
Like gasoline on fire running wild
No more fear 'cause I'm getting closer now
So unreal but I like it anyhow

I go faster and faster and faster and faster
And faster and faster and faster

And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
And I can't hide from the feeling 'cause it's right
And I go faster and faster and faster and faster for life
I can't live in a fairytale of lies

I can feel that you mesmerize my heart
I feel so free, I'm alive, I'm breaking out
I won't give in, 'cause I'm proud of all my scars
And I can see I've been wasting too much time

I go faster and faster and faster and faster
And faster and faster and faster

And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
And I can't hide from the feeling 'cause it's right
And I go faster and faster and faster and faster for life
I can't live in a fairytale of lies

And I can't live in a fairytale of lies
And I can't hide from the feeling 'cause it's right
And I go faster and faster and faster and faster for life
I can't live in a fairytale of lies
A fairytale of lies!