Serpents In Paradise Lyrics
Avantasia
Lyrics
(Gabriel :)
Reading the madness they took her away
Under the cross
Bailiff and bishop and monk
Malleus Malleficarum ? the law
Prayed for salvation, I fought for her soul
Scared by the horned
The devil was creeping around
Until she died in the flames that he saw
Father forgive me for what I?ve hardly seen
The human deep within, just an intention
So holy and clear ? paving the way to madness
For us?
(Jakob :)
Oh yeah?
Father forgive me for what I have done
For I betrayed the one that I loved like a son
Demons and spells, are they reality?
The pest and the schism; the power of the Moor
We?ve got to fight. Keep our people afraid?
Keep them away from what they shall not see
I see a menace to our paradise
In these evil times
Heaven is burning, people are yearning
For a new doctrine, they are?
(Gabriel :)
?Serpents on the way to paradise
(Jakob :)
Don?t know they?ll end the final damnation
(Gabriel :)
Serpents on the way to paradise?
(Jakob :)
? Raging with anger and pain against the cross
(Gabriel :)
Lord, if I?m an unbeliever ? what do I believe?
Can you tell me lord what you had done
If you were me?
I have stared into the eyes
Of innocence and fear
I saw Anna in the tower in a lake of tears
Something strange is going on and
Still I don?t know why
I have stared into the secrets
They still try to hide
Vandroiy can you tell me
What you know about it all?
Vandroiy can you help me
To leave this prison hall?
Vandroiy can you help me
Free Anna from the chain?
Vandroiy can you help me
To become a little sane?
Serpents on the way to paradise
Dying for love, fighting for ages
Serpents on the way to paradise
Raging with anger and pain?
Song & Lyrics Facts
Avantasia's "Serpents In Paradise" is a power metal song released on their album The Scarecrow in 2008. It was written by Tobias Sammet, Michael Kiske and Sascha Paeth, with the band being composed of members from Edguy and Helloween.
Lyrically, the song speaks about facing one's own inner demons as well as accepting them as part of oneself. The chorus features the line “We’re all serpents in paradise” which has become an oft-repeated phrase amongst fans of Avantasia.