Dio - Inferno: Last In Live Album Lyrics

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Intro

Raise the dead
Protect you soul
Now it's time for Rock 'n' Roll!

 

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Jesus, Mary And Holy Ghost

Prime time
Nursery rhyme
Did you see the teacher
Sister
Black and white
What she gonna to do
They say eye for eye, tooth for tooth
But don't hurt your brother
Cross-road, overload

Well, it's I, I testify
They just showed me Mary
She was stoned, stoned, danger zone
Nothing in her eyes
And then there, there in the air
Nailed to the cross was Jesus
Cross-road, overload

Now I lay me down to sleep
Pray my soul to keep away from
Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost
Hiding in the dark

Oh, it's a nightmare, electric chair
You might not get to heaven
Cool boy, shout for joy
Watch him 'till he cry
Prime time
Nursery rhyme
Love just needs religion
Cross-road, overload

Jesus

 

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Straight Through The Heart

Alright

Well, I'm hanging from the cobwebs in you mind
It looks like a long, long way to fall
No one ever told me life was kind
I guess I never heard it, I never heard it all

Living in a world of make believe
You can hide behind what's real
Wearing your emotions on your sleeve
And they all know what you feel

Here it comes again
Straight through the heart
Straight through the heart

Oh, never tell a secret with your eyes
It's the eyes that let you down
Tell a little truth with many lies
It's the only way I've found

Oh, here it comes again
Straight to your heart
Right in the middle of your heart

Shout to the wind
Say; how can you hurt me this way
Oh once it begins
It looks like it's coming to stay

I'm just hanging from the cobwebs in your mind
It looks like a long, long way to fall
No one ever told me life was kind
And I never heard it, I never heard it all, no!

Here it comes again
Straight through your heart
There it's in your heart

Now here it comes again
Goes straight through your heart

Now don't stand still, they'll get you
Right down inside your heart
And here it comes, here it comes again
Right in your heart
Straight through the heart

Say, it's right, right, right, right, right in your heart

 

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Don't Talk To Strangers

Don't talk to strangers
'Cause they're only there to do you harm
Don't write in starlight
'Cause the words may come out real

Don't hide in doorways
You may find the key that opens up your soul
Don't go to heaven
'Cause it's really only hell

Don't smell the flowers
They're an evil drug to make you lose your mind
Don't dream of women
'Cause they only bring you down

Hey you, you know me, you've touched me, I'm real
I'm forever the one that lets you look and see and
Feel me
I'm danger - I'm the stranger

And I, I'm darkness, I'm anger, I'm pain
I am master
The evil song you sing inside your brain
Drive you insane
Don't talk

Don't let them inside your mind, yeah
Run away, run away, go!

No - no

Don't let them in your mind
Protect your soul

Don't dance in darkness
You may stumble and you're sure to fall
Don't write in starlight
'Cause the words may come out real

Don't talk to strangers
'Cause they're only there to make you sad
Don't dream of women
'Cause they'll only bring you down
Yeah

Run, run, run, run away!

 

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Holy Diver

Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away
Holy Diver

Got shiny diamonds
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
Something is coming for you, look out
Race for the morning
You can hide in the sun 'till you see the light
Oh we will pray it's all right

Gotta get away - get away

Between the velvet lies
There's a truth that's hard as steel
Say, the vision never dies
Life's a never ending wheel

Holy Diver
You're the star of the masquerade
No need to look so afraid
Jump on the tiger
You can feel his heart but you know he's mean
Some light can never be seen

Well,Holy Diver
You've been down too long in the midnight sea
Oh what's becoming of me
Ride the tiger
You can see his stripes but you know he's clean
Oh don't you see what I mean

Gotta get away - get away
Gotta get away - get away
Holy Diver
Holy Diver
You’re the one who’s clean
Holy Diver
You’re the sole survivor
There a cat in the blue
He’s coming out for you
Holy Diver
Get away - get away - get away
Holy Diver
Holy Diver
Holy Diver

 

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Drum Solo

[Instrumental]

 

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Heaven And Hell

[Black Sabbath Cover]

On and on, on and on
It’s heaven and hell
On and on, on and on
It’s heaven and hell
On and on, on and on
It’s heaven and hell

Sing me a song, you're a singer
Do me a wrong, you're a bringer of evil
The devil is never a maker
And he less that you give, you're a taker
It goes on and on and on, it's heaven and hell
Oh well

The lover of life's not a sinner
And the ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
Well, the sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
And it goes on and on and on, oh it's on and on and on
It goes on and on and on, Heaven and Hell
I can tell
Sometimes we’re are fools

Oh, we’re going down

Something is evil down there
Someone is coming to take your soul away
I see some trouble up there
You’ll not make it to another day

There’s a big black shape looking up at me
He said: "I know where you ought to be"
He said: "Come with me and I’ll give you desire!
First you got to burn, burn, burn in fire!"

Down we go
I’ll take you there, I’ll see you there, we’ll alway be there
Somewhere in hell

Well, they say that life's a carousel
Spinning fast, you've got to ride it well
The world is full of kings and queens
Who’ll blind your eyes and steal your dreams
It's heaven and hell, oh well

And they'll tell you black is really white
The moon is just the sun at night
And when you walk in golden halls
You get to keep the gold that falls
It's heaven and hell, oh no, no

Fool, fool
You've got to bleed for the dancer
Fool, fool, fool
Look for the answer
Alright, alright
Heaven and hell

Well, it’s heaven, it’s heaven, it’s heaven and hell

 

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Double Monday

Tracy G!

When you're alone and the sun's gone down
One more time
Must you pretend that some light still shines
Sounds like double Monday

Each time you think that you've just begun
Well, it's the end
Someone you love wants to just be a friend
Sounds like double Monday

Feels like snakes and spiders
Crawling up your body
Every someday double Monday

Like a fly against the wall
Just when you think you've seen it all you
You lost your special place, where you can go to hide
So get ready for the ride, ride, ride

Every someday double Monday

 

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Stand Up And Shout

It's the same old song
You've gotta be somewhere at sometime
And they never let you fly
It's like broken glass
You get cut before you see it
So open up your eyes

You've got desire
So let it out
You've got the power
Stand up and shout
Stand up and shout

You've got wings of steel
But they never really move you
And you only seem to crawl
You've been nailed to the wheel
But never really turning
You know you've got to want it all

You've got desire
So let it out
You've got the power
Shout it out
Stand up and shout it out
Stand up and shout

You can shout

You are the strongest chain
And you’re not just some reflection
So never hide again

You are the driver
You own the road
You are the fire
Go on explode
You've got desire
So let it out
You've got the power
Stand up and shout
Stand up and shout
Stand up and shout

You gotta shout
You gotta shout
You gotta shout
You gotta let it out
Shout, shout, shout

Stand up and shout
Shout, shout, shout
Shout, shout, shout
Stand up and shout

Alright!

 

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Hunter Of The Heart

Hey liar, tell me your intentions are good
Knowing it could be a lie
I see how you rise
To question the eyes of anyone who promises pain

Contagious, something like a virus of love
Making the pleasure seem real

Another killing by the villain
Another body on the ground
Here comes the master of destruction again
I knew you from the start
Hunter of the heart

Cat crazy, never the predictable one
Asleep in the sun now the strike
Possession today, then send it away
After all the joys in the taking

Yet another beating by the villain
And another angel fallen down
Here comes the master of destruction again
Perfect for the part
Hunter of the heart

Another burning by the devil
And another diamond turned to glass
Here comes the master of destruction again
I knew you from the start
Hunter of the heart
Hunter of the heart

 

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Mistrated

[Deep Purple Cover, but in the Concert, Dio says that it is from the Rainbow's album: "Rainbow Live: On Stage."]

I've been mistreated
I've been abused
I've been struck down-hearted, baby
I've been confused
Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing my mind
I've been lonely
I've been cold
I've been looking for a woman
To have and hold
Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing, I've been losing
I've been losing my mind
I've been mistreated
I've been abused
I've been looking for a woman
I've been confused
Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing, losing
I've been losing my mind
Oh woman I've been losing my mind

 

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Guitar Solo

[The ending part of Mistreated]

[Instrumental]

 

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The Last In The Line

This is The Last In Line

We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
Light inside the darkness that it needs, yeah

We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We are coming - home

We're off to the witch
We may never never never come home
But the magic that we'll feel
Is worth a lifetime

We're all born upon the cross
The throw before the toss
You can release yourself
But the only way is down

We don't come alone
We are fire, we are stone
We're the hand that writes
Then quickly moves away

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line

Two eyes from the east
It's the angel or the beast
The answer lies between
The good and bad

We search for the truth
We could die upon the tooth
But the thrill of just the chase
Is worth the pain

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
Last in line
We shine

We're off to the witch
We may never never never never never never come home

We're all born upon the cross
The throw before the toss
You can release yourself
But the only way you go is down

We'll know for the first time
If we're evil or divine
We're the last in line
We're the last in line
Last in line
Last in line

We're a ship without a storm
The cold without the warm
We're a laugh without a tear
The hope without the fear
We're the last in line
We're the last in line
See how we shine
Shine on

You’re the last in
You’re the last in
You’re the last in
You’re the last in line

Thank you, thank you, thank you

You’re the last in line

 

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Rainbow In The Dark

When there's lightning - you know it always bring me down
Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic - see it dancing in the light
It was cold - lost my hold
To the shadows of the night

There's no sign of the morning coming
You've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
A Rainbow in the Dark

Do your demons - do they ever let you go
When you've tried - do they hide - deep inside
Is it someone that you know
We're just a picture - we’re an image caught in time
We're a lie - you and I
We are words without a rhyme

No sign of the morning coming
'Cause you've been left on your own
Like a Rainbow in the Dark
Rainbow in the Dark

When there's lightning - you know it always brings me down
Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry out for magic - see it floating in the air
But it's fear - and you'll hear
It calling you beware - look out

No sign of the morning coming
There's no sight of the day
You've been left on your own
You are a Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark
Rainbow in the Dark
Rainbow in the Dark
A Rainbow in the Dark
Too many mornings
Rainbow in the Dark, dark, dark

I see you’re all, you’re all, you’re all Rainbows
You are Rainbows in the Dark

 

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The Mob Rules

[Black Sabbath Cover]

Close the city and tell the people that something's coming to call
Death and darkness are rushing forward to take a bite from the wall

You've nothing to say
I know they're breaking away
If you listen to fools
The mob rules
The mob rules

Kill the spirit and you'll be blinded, the end is always the same
Play with fire, you burn your fingers and lose your hold of the flame

You've nothing to say
I know they're breaking away
If you listen to fools
The mob rules

You've nothing to say
I know they're breaking away
If you listen to fools
Break the circle and stop the movement, the wheel is thrown to the ground
Just remember it might start rolling and take you right back around

The mob rules
We’re all fools

The mob rules

We’re all fools

 

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Man On The Silver Mountain

[Rainbow Cover]

I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel

I can roll, I can feel
And you can't stop me turning
I'm the sun, the sun
I can move, I can run
You'll never stop me burning

Get down with fire
Lift my spirit higher
Someone's screaming my name
Come and make me holy again

I'm the man on the silver mountain
The man on the silver mountain

I'm the day, the day
I show you the way
Look, I'm right beside you
I'm the night, I'm the night
I'm the dark and the light
With eyes that see inside you

Come down with fire
Lift my spirit higher
Someone's screaming my name
Come and make me holy again

I'm the man on the silver mountain
I'm the man on the silver mountain
I’ll lift you even higher
The man on the silver mountain

And now for something completely different

 

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Long Live Rock & Roll

[Rainbow Cover]

All right
Rock and roll, yeah

At the end of a dream
If you know where I mean
When the mist just starts to clear
In a similar way
At the end of today
I can feel the sound of writing on the wall
It cries for you
It's the least that you can do
Like a spiral on the wind
I can hear it screamin' in the air

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Long live rock and roll

In a different time
When the words didn't rhyme
You could never quite be sure
In a similar way
At the end of today
I can feel the sound of writing on the wall
It cries for you
It's the least that you can do
Like a spiral on the wind
I can hear it screamin' in my mind

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Long live rock and roll

Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll
Long live rock and roll
Long live rock 'n' roll

I'm the man, the man, I’ll give you a hand
I'm the man on the silver mountain
I'm the day, the day
I’ll show you the way
I live up on the mountain
I’m the man on the mountain
The man on the silver mountain
Go down with fire and I’ll lift you higher
I’m the man

You’re the man, you’re the man, you’re the man
We’re all the man

 

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We Rock

You watch their faces
And you'll see the traces
Of the things they want to be
But only we can see

They come for killing
They leave and still it seems
The cloud that's left behind
Just penetrates your mind

But sail on, sing a song, carry on
Cause We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

We pray to someone
But when it's said and done
It's really all the same
Just got a different name

So many voices
All giving choices
If we listen they will say
That we can find the way

But we'll sail on, sing a song, carry on
We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock
How We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock
We Rock!

We Rock

You watch their faces
You'll see the traces
Of the things they want to be
But only we can see

They come for killing
And they leave but still it seems
The cloud that's left behind
Can penetrate your mind

Sail on, sing a song, carry on
Cause We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock
We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock

Ride out - stand and shout - carry on
Sail on - sing your song - carry on

We Rock
We Rock
You Rock

Rock 'n’ Roll

 

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After All (The Dead)

[Japanese Bonus Track]

What do you say to the dead
Will you forgive me for living
Can't believe the things that they said
Wonderful day for a killing
It's killing me
What do they do with your soul
Is it just lying there busted
When did you lose all control
Is there someone to be trusted
With my mind
Oh there's insufficient evidence
Of what just might come after
But sometimes out of nowhere
There's demented sounds of laughter
Are we all haunted by
The ghost - imagination
It just can't be
I've seen them there
Howling at the moon
Is it just me
Or does somebody else believe this
Well I'm not alone
And I'm not afraid
There's just one way to see

[Chorus:]
After all [etc.]

What do you say to the dead
Is there a place where it's burning
It says in a book I once read
Yes there's a chance of returning
Turn to me
The fundamental principles
Say nothing of forever
But those are voices that I hear
Or I'm just not so clever
It can't be me
I know somebody else believes this
Well I'm not alone
I'm not afraid
Just one way to see
After all [etc.]

 

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I

[Japanese Bonus Track]

I am anger
Under pressure
Lost it cages
A prisoner
The first to escape
I am wicked
I am legion
Strength in numbers
A lie
The number is one

[Chorus:]
I - I - I
Everything that I see is for me
Yes, I am giant
I'm a monster
Breaking windows
In houses
Buildings of glass
Rebel rebel
Holy outlaw
Ride together
Don't try it
The power's in one

[Chorus:]
I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can rock you
I - I - I
On the edge of the blade
But the knife can't cut the hero down
I am virgin
I'm a whore
Giving nothing
The taker
The maker of war
I'll smash your face in
But with a smile
All together
You'll never
Be stronger than me

[Chorus:]
I - I - I
Right here on my own
But I still rock you
I - I - I
Don't follow behind
Just leave me on the outside
I - I - I
I am standing alone
But I can shock you
I - I - I
On the edge of the blade
But no one makes the hero bleed
( No, no , no )
I am hunger
Feed my head
All together
You'll never
Never make the hero bleed
( No, no, no )