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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Avantasia
Avantasia
Performer
Jorn Lande
Jorn Lande
Lead Vocals
Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet
Lead Vocals
Tobias Sammet, Sascha Paeth
Tobias Sammet, Sascha Paeth
Acoustic Guitar
Henjo Richter
Henjo Richter
Electric Guitar
Bruce Kulick
Bruce Kulick
Electric Guitar
Alex Holzwarth
Alex Holzwarth
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tobias Sammet
Tobias Sammet
Producer
Tobias Sammet, Sascha Paeth
Tobias Sammet, Sascha Paeth
Recording Engineer
Michael Rodenberg
Michael Rodenberg
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You turn off the light
And you won't make no difference
You hear the echoes fade away
When the cries of despair
Turn to a sound in the distance
The road ain't divine
Black are the wings that will carry me home
Tower in the night, up to the sky
Carry our remains angel of light
To the dark side of Paradise
On wings of fire to the back side of light
From Babylon to Paradise I crawl
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
Venus guiding to the back door of love
From Babylon to Paradise we're drawn
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
I feel how I faint as I'm crossing the Acheron
Wash away my innocence
Was I losing my way
When the sky has been blackened
This short cut of evil
Where do they drive me, where will I go
Days gone by time after time
I'm going insane, losing my mind
To the dark side of Paradise
On wings of fire to the back side of light
From Babylon to Paradise I crawl
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
Venus guiding to the back door of love
From Babylon to Paradise I'm drawn
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
On wings of fire to the back side of light
From Babylon to Paradise I crawl
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
Venus guiding to the back door of love
From Babylon to Paradise I'm drawn
I've seen iniquity galore
Been worth a detour and some more
The snake in the backyard of heaven
Written by: Tobias Sammet
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