# 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 againIf 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 signDid 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 startsEating wisdom with the pail No wonder when it sticksIn your darkest hour I will sing this song for youCry and tell And slander Yell and grumble well So loud for heaven's sakePink 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 dieWith 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 sayI 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 beforeTry 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 oneThe 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 thatYou 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 rightWhat I hear I adhere Have no fear, say sincereAre 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 disgraceSome 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 kingWe 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 consumedOpen 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 handLive 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 yourselfTake 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