Empire Of The Damned - Marco Luponero & The Loud Ones

“Empire Of The Damned”

Release date: 22.5.2020

All songs written by Marco Lindholm, except ”Dead Man’s Hand” written by Marco Lindholm & Kristian Gebala

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Owe Inborr at Wolfthrone Studios

Marco Luponero: Vocals, bass, lead- and rhythm guitar
Simon Grundvall: Drums
Guitar solo on ”Rebel Rider” by Kimmo Peltola
Lead guitar on ”Dead Man’s Hand” by Kristian Gebala

Cover artwork by Andrei Palomäki

STOP CREATING MONSTERS

Stop creating monsters
They only wanna see the world burn
Their purpose will be vengeance
The kids will never learn

In agony and sacrifice
Their glory will be found
And they’ll be calling out for more
’Til death is all around

Stop creating monsters
They only wanna see the world burn
Their purpose will be vengeance
The kids will never learn

They’ll always find their scapegoat
The gallows will be full
The leaders will be psychofants
Who fit the darkest rule

It’s a national emergency
And we all pay the price
Turning our backs on the outcasts
Will lead to our demise

Stop creating monsters
They only wanna see the world burn
Their purpose will be vengeance
The kids will never learn

Destruction is a lifeline
When no-one knows your name
Stop creating monsters
Heal us from this pain

Stop creating monsters
Heal us from this pain

SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK

And so we ran
Away from all the ghosts
Barefoot in the sand
Braver than most
When the visions
Began to fade
We made conscious decisions
We thought we hade it made

But Sometimes They Come Back
They haunt me in my dreams
Beyond the blackest black
No-one hears your screams
And nothing to hold on to
In this strange and lonely place
Surrender to the darkness
Let it touch your face
Sometimes They Come Back

And in the night
We took all we could take
Hiding from the light
Before the day would break
And silence ruled the earth
As their names were carved in stone
But deep down in the dirt
Hear the clicking of their bones

’Cause Sometimes They Come Back
They haunt me in my dreams
Beyond the blackest black
No-one hears your screams
And nothing to hold on to
In this strange and lonely place
Surrender to the darkness
Feel its cold embrace
Sometimes They Come Back

Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back
Sometimes They Come Back

Sometimes They Come Back
They haunt me in my dreams
Beyond the blackest black
No-one hears your screams
And nothing to hold on to
In this strange and lonely place
Surrender to the darkness
Let it touch your face
Sometimes They Come Back

THE BEAST

Fade to black, my friend
Beginning of the end
My eyes are melting
My head gets numb

It begins once again
I feel the change inside
It’s like a cold embrace
By the devil’s bride
I’m beginning to like it
’Cause I know that very soon
I’ll be drinking blood of virgins
While I bark at the moon

God’s turned his back on me
Surreal reality
My teeth are growing
My name is death

It lives inside my heart
But it’s not in my mind
I can see so clearly
While it feels like I’m blind
I’m the host of a creature
That I cannot control
Hate is his fuel
Black is my soul

Release me
From this pain I’m in
Won’t you leave my skin

Please doctor, help me
’Cause I’m going insane
There’s a shadow disconnecting
All the circuits in my brain
He says he’s taking over
And there’s nothing I can do
The Beast is gonna get me
Then he’s coming for you

This time the night is mine
This night your blood’s my wine
This time the bad guy wins
Ain’t life a bitch?

My mask of sanity slips
And now the raw meat shows
In my armpits I can feel
The hair that grows
I smell the fear
Of a thousand burning goats in the sky
Who cares what it means?
Just kiss your ass good-bye

Release me
From this pain I’m in
Won’t you leave my skin

Please doctor, help me
’Cause I’m going insane (’Cause I’m going insane)
There’s a shadow disconnecting
All the circuits in my brain
He says he’s taking over
And there’s nothing I can do (Nothing at all)
The Beast is gonna get me
Then he’s coming for you

IGNORAMUS

You never were much
For learning new things
Books are for losers
And fists are for kings

You know it’s wrong
When it doesn’t feel right
It’s easy to handle
A world black and white

Since nothing or no-one will change your mind
I guess I’m just wasting my time

Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read?
Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me

The thing is, when you’re stupid
It’s easy to believe
That you’ve got all the answers
And they’ve been deceived

But just because you shout it out
It doesn’t make it true
The world is full of complex problems
And one of them is you

But nothing or no-one will change your mind
So I guess I’m just wasting my time

Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read?
Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me
Me, me, for me, for you
For you and you and you and you, you, you

Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, who’s got the time to read?
Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me

Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, I won’t take your bullshit no more
Ignoramus, Ignoramus
Ignoramus, knowing what’s best for me

REBEL RIDER

When everything is said and done
And the cops ain’t got a word to say
It’s a life on the road that counts
With wind in the hair, another mile every day
Ain’t nobody gonna tell you to stop
’Cause they know you’ll never give it up
You were born on your silver stallion
You were born to live this way

From north to south they know your name
A lonesome warrior who knows the game

Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider

Another ghost town you left behind
Another woman who cries for you
But they’re all only flesh and bones
And you know what you have to do
Ain’t nobody gonna tell you to stop
’Cause they know you’ll never give it up
You were born on your silver stallion
You were not born to marry Sue

From north to south they know your name
A lonesome warrior who knows the game

Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider

I was born to ride, haha…

From north to south they know your name
A lonesome warrior who knows the game

Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider
Rebel, rebel, rebel, Rebel Rider

Now, don’t slow down
Don’t slow down
Don’t slow down, no, no
Yeah
Don’t, don’t, don’t you slow down

DEAD MAN’S HAND

Midnight rambler
Have no shame
Stone-faced gambler
A ghoul without a name

Always movin’
No time to waste
All your life a living mess
Your days spent in a haze

Now the gates are wide open
And the rules have been replaced

Another deal to set you free
Look into the devil’s eye and see
The empire of the damned

The Dead Man’s Hand

Hard to be good
Good to be bad
The queens and diamonds
Were the best you ever had

Snakeskin woman
Out of sight
All out of luck
You better leave this town tonight

Now the gates are wide open
And the rules have been replaced

Another deal to set you free
Look into the devil’s eye and see
The empire of the damned

The Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand

Now the gates are wide open
And the rules have been replaced

Another deal to set you free
Look into the devil’s eye and see
The empire of the damned

The Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand
Dead Man’s Hand

Dead Man’s Hand