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'Attika'

by Attika

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1.
Prison breakout man on the loose Nowhere to run; What will I do? What will I do? Sirens are blaring, hounds on the scent, There's no turning back for no one will hear my repent. Repent. Shots from behind me seek out my last breath With each step I run from another stays close to my path Unseen behind me in the black of the night I know they're still out there; I keep running but only from sight Will they catch me by light? Caught in a spiral with no end in sight To run to the end or die if I fight The sky had no bars but still locks out freedom For those on the run their hearts are still trapped Weakened from running blood spills from my side No time to stop now less time to lay down and die To pray I shall die Asleep for one moment then awake from sleeps trap The sweat keeps me cold & in fear of the wrath My body is torn from the blindness of night My trail is my legacy that leads to my end Far from the prison I've chased freedom's kiss Is there life beyond here or nothing that I'll never miss? Now on the outside the hunt never ends, till that day they find me There's no place to call home again, but only the Pen No place to turn to I'm trapped here outside When you can't see them coming there's no place to hide
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Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich and deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light? For Satan has God and I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man and dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take & break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me & my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich and deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light ? For Satan has God and I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man and dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take & break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me & my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away and gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich and deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light? For Satan has God and I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man and dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take & break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me and my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away and gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich and deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light? For Satan has God and I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man and dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take and break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me and my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away and gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay and I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away... I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away... I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away... gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay and I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away... deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light? For Satan has God and I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man and dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take and break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me and my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away and gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay Here in my kingdom I rule over men who serve at my will Killers and stealers, the rich and deprived, Till I've had my fill This is a world that I'll only know for the rest of my days For except on the bars on my window there are few better ways There's no justice in hell or on earth But we ride out for all that it's worth Is it better to serve than to rule in a hell that locks out the light ? For Satan has God & I must bow down when the guards are in sight Alive I'm a poor man & dead I'm a king, yes, it's always the way And each of us fights for the right to the throne to survive the next day I'm a slave in my paradise lost For to rule then my freedom's the cost Are my far greater days just ahead Or am I just a fool easily lead ? Here within this hell Men's souls I own would have me dead Before their eyes they see Is a world that holds too many kings that take and break the young Who will live to see these prison walls I can't believe what has happened to me and my power possessed For I'd give it away for my freedom again no more or no less I've taken away and gave nothing back, I was wrong now I see But now here I stay and I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away...I'm fading away from life's memory How many more lives can I spend? For you can't take them all in the end Now there is no one to answer my call For they know when they laugh I will fall Hear the stories of Kings in Hell Each man here has a song to tell Just fade away... Just fade away...
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"Bad City" 04:24
Here I am in the city again the town that I call home Where everything becomes larger than life; out here you're on your own Crowds of people rushing on the downtown street Towers renting outward where both land and sky meet Pickpockets getting rich on the subway train I'm looking forward to the night happening Bad City you know the place Bad City you never have to wait Bad City it's rich and it's fun I'm looking out for number one Women of the night wave the cars go by A couples of drinking winos sitting under the street light Gangs are running down all the back alley lots While the dealers are being booked by the under cover cops Bad City you know the place Bad City you never have to wait Bad City it's rich and it's fun I'm looking out for number one Bad City here I come See the scandal cover papers feeding you the disease Cigar selling call girls imposing acts of sleaze Dangerous ruthless killers with a penthouse view This a city for me, is it a city for you? People pushing forward of what evil lurks ahead The rich are looking lively the poor looking dead If I can't interest you in staying then I must be insane I now know how you got your name Bad City you know the place Bad City you never have to wait Bad City it's rich and it's fun I'm looking out for number one Bad City here I come
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Old man in his craziness Searches in his loneliness Wanting to find the unborn mine A he-man standing broad and wide Fierce some looking through one's eyes He sets his heart on the search Then one day in the early morn Strangers appear at his door Now he joined by two He tells them of a miner's tale An ancient map, a covered trail Now the lives of three have been changed For the Motherlode from below Now rage boils in his veins In the wooded mountains it rains Upon the strangers he lurks to kill The miner lives his tale in irony He is not what he appears to be Luckily the youth escaped with their lives And hard breathing miles down Unearthed is the emerald crown That's beauty could hypnotize a man The more he finds the more he wants The mesmerizing mystique haunts Unknowing, now the miner thinks he's found his dream Of the Motherlode down below
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The word is out now the message is clear That vengeance is keen on the minds of all here To kill off our rivals for wasting our own And the time is ripe now for the night hides our fear Prepare for on horseback on foot & by sea The night waits for no man as day will soon be We cannot be heard, we cannot be seen The sun is against us, the night is our screen For now with no light as our guide, like no faith by our side We lose ourselves in the dark The dawn begins to rise from the black plains below Warriors in stance as they wait for a word Times running short for this battle for pride How much longer will the dark take our side? And now the moment is here, our glory is near These forces of evil can't win The sky blackens our faces Chills race through our veins Brought into the morning We are born once again The high sign is given the flight has begun No longer to cower from the glare of the sun Steel whispers sadness from the sheath which it's drawn To race under twilight, now we're racing the dawn Fight for our lost ones Cast out from the light But when blood flows from others It's all gray at night Over the landscape the shadows race back Our fears are all real, now they see our attack The cowards have fled, now our numbers are less And the sun shows indifference though we plead in distress And soon the battle will end, and the night comes again And our faith in the darkness, our faith in the darkness will end
6.
Here how the men frightened when faced With the return of Lucifer's smiling face Tempt me, Oh the Devil you are You bring me offerings but you can't lead me afar Touch me, you show me things unreal The mutiny of angels is what you feel Come with me and you shall turn to rule Take my hand and pass the valley of fools See the people open their eyes They open their hearts and are swallowed with lies Are you now - Is life so alive? Do the mysteries of dreams become answered Just look in my eyes The tempter fails and I shall prevail Stand tall and look around And somehow we will piece together As we all become Glory bound They say that the lost ones stay lost in their fears My heart reaches to shed a tear Battle the unknown through a journey yo embark If only to break away from the dark You cannot fool me with illusions of pain I hail from the thunder where angels remain If sorrow is all I will see in the end Then I will raise my hand to be born again The tempter fails and I shall prevail Stand tall and look around And somehow we will piece together As we all become Glory Bound Now here I sleep just a fragment of me As life turns it's pages on my Destiny The morning cries and The Reaper will call But the face of the shadow seems only to fall With the coming of the moon in the autumn day chill The powers of evil will shatter and spill In my awakening I had seen lines of my past Now I sense my soul will last The tempter fails and I shall prevail Stand tall and look around And somehow we will piece together As we all become Glory Bound
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"Exiled" 05:04
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When your fortune's brought you pain and sorrow Shedding shadows on your life When there's suddenly no tomorrow But just the things that passed you by When you lock yourself away from lovers Empty bottles cast to sea And still surrounded by the land & water But you could never touch and be When you turn your back on those who need you Feeling nothing by your side A thousand lives are yours, but heed their warning You shall die a thousand times Now you can't run away from we who know you We cast a cold light on your eyes You turned a stone ear to tears of torture A thousand times a coward dies Ancient distant lands that cannot harm you You feel their time has passed them by And so you muddle through the gray and normal You'll never hear your people cry And when there suddenly is no tomorrow But just our fragments laid to waste And kick the wedges from below our holdings As all our evils fall from grace When we divide all into dead and living And place a price upon our heads Then soon our souls cascade into the fire And cleanse the lifeless from the dead
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This is a re-mastering of Attika's 1988 release, Attika.

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released January 1, 2003

Dan Rubel - Bass
Jeff Patelski - Drums
Robert van War - Vocals
Joe Longobardi - Guitars


Scott Peters - Mixing, Engineering, Mastering
Michael G. Weber - Photography
Richard Ashman - Remastering
Chris Papadatos - Executive producer
Manos Koufakis - Executive producer

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ATTIKA Winston Salem, North Carolina

In 1983, vocalist Rob Van War and drummer Jeff Patelski led ATTIKA in creating the band's 1st album, 'Attika,' released in 1988.

Attika's 'When Heroes Fall,' was released in 1992, and in 2004 Attika reissued its debut album.

Attika's next record, 'Metal Lands,' is planned for release in spring of 2021.

ATTIKA is:
Glenn Anthony
bass
Bill Krajewski
guitars
Rob Van War vocals
Jeff Patelski
drums
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