{"id":4834,"date":"2021-07-14T11:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T09:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classic2vintage.com\/?p=4834"},"modified":"2024-05-24T15:57:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:57:58","slug":"kiss-music-from-the-elder-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classic2vintage.com\/en\/kiss-music-from-the-elder-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiss – Music from “The Elder” (1981)"},"content":{"rendered":"

 [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”50″ bottom_padding=”50″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”bold” color=”Accent-Color” quote=”A total commercial flop, the soundtrack of a ghost film never born, progressive and epic rock veins, deeply esoteric lyrics written with the participation of Lou Reed, symbolism. Why was a project with such deep meanings, lyrics and music born from a disintegrating glam band?” name=”Lorenzo”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”4917″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]The album cover<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n

“When the Earth was young, they were already old…”<\/h2>\n

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The story of “The Elder” revolves around the odyssey of a young Hero, simply called The Boy, who is recruited by the Council of Elders belonging to the Order of the Rose (…), a mysterious group dedicated to the fight against evil.<\/p>\n

The boy will be followed by an elderly teacher named Morpheus (well, yes…), who will guide him in the dark forest of inner growth, in facing his fears, doubts, insecurities, until he completes that training that will bring him to mature the Warrior that the order hopes to obtain to continue its fight against the forces of evil.<\/p>\n

Through the guidance of Morpheus, the boy will face the various challenges of his initiatory journey in order to then embark on his mission, and it is precisely there that the story told stops, when The Boy is finally presented, by an enthusiastic and moved Morpheus, to the Council of Elders.<\/p>\n

This gives rise to thinking that \u201cMusic from The Elder\u201d could have been the opening chapter of a saga.<\/p>\n

The story is written by Gene Simmons, who explains that the Elders are a benevolent incorporeal entity but committed to maintaining the balance of opposites: when the darkness becomes too strong, a hero will arrive to restore the necessary balance.<\/p>\n

Many stories come to mind, one above all the British TV series Sapphire and Steel, from a couple of years prior.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height_phone=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”4913″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][vc_column_text]The album inner cover<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height_phone=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]The situation of Kiss was very bad, coming out of a poorly successful album like Unmasked, they were looking for other ways and a renewal that would bring them back to the top of the charts.<\/p>\n

The transition from Casablanca to Polydor was certainly not helpful: forced to move from a family environment to a multinational corporation, they found themselves rather disoriented and without a referent person dedicated to them.<\/p>\n

Producer Bob Ezrin was called into the project, who, fresh from the success of The Wall, had the intention of repeating the same formula for the Kiss concept as well.<\/p>\n

Historic Drummer Peter Criss left the band two months after the project began and was replaced by Eric Carr. Ace Frehley practically pulled himself out of the recordings, practically mailing the few guitar parts he played on the album.<\/p>\n

The group, therefore, had to make large use of external collaborations among which, the best known, is the presence of Lou Reed in the drafting of the lyrics of three songs, “Dark Light”, “Mr. Blackwell” and the splendid “A World Without Heroes”.<\/p>\n

Without worrying too much about the disheartening situation of the band and the subsequent commercial flop, I would say that the most important thing is to focus attention on the excellent music and even more excellent lyrics, which we offer in their entirety.<\/p>\n

C2V’s opinion is that the best songs are the ones that have less to do with Kiss\u2019 style and that also have the densest lyrics: “Odyssey”, “Only You”, “Under the Rose” and the already quoted “A World Without Heroes”.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height_phone=”0″][vc_column_text]Listen to the album “MUSIC FROM THE ELDER”[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/Pqjucq_Rk8M?list=PLcEHCtrzoig3lOcbkL-HfVIYtrBETS4nF”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n

Just A Boy<\/h2>\n

Who steers the ship through the stormy sea?
\nIf hope is lost, then so are we
\nWhile some eyes search for one to guide us
\nSome are staring at me<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nBut I’m no hero
\nThough I wish I could be
\nFor I am just a boy
\nToo young to be sailing
\nI am just a boy
\nAnd my future is unveiling
\nAnd I’m so frightened of failing<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n

While some eyes search for one to guide us
\nSome are staring at me<\/p>\n

But I’m no hero
\nThough I wish I could be
\nFor I am just a boy
\nToo young to be sailing
\nI am just a boy
\nAnd my future is unveiling
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Odyssey<\/h2>\n

From a far off galaxy
\nI hear you calling me
\nWe are on an odyssey<\/p>\n[Bridge]\nThrough the realms of time and space
\nIn that enchanted place
\nYou and I come face to face<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nOnce upon not yet
\nLong ago, someday
\nCountless times we’ve met
\nMet along the way<\/p>\n[Bridge]\nThrough the luminescent night
\nOn beams of neon light
\nYou and I in winged flight<\/p>\n[Verse 1]\nAs we cross the starry sea
\nPowered by what we see
\nNow and then, the victory<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nOnce upon not yet
\nLong ago, someday
\nCountless times we’ve met
\nMet along the way<\/p>\n[Verse 2]\nThere’s a child in a sun dress
\nLooking at a rainy sky
\nThere’s a place in the desert
\nWhere an ocean once danced by
\nThere’s a song in the silence
\nWeaving in and out of time
\nWe are notes in the music
\nSearching for remembered rhyme<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n

On a mountain high somewhere
\nWhere only heroes dare
\nStand the stallion and the mare
\nWe have been, and we shall be
\nEach other’s destiny
\nOne another’s odyssey<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nOnce upon not yet
\nLong ago, someday
\nCountless times we’ve met
\nMet along the way<\/p>\n[Outro]\nWe’ve met along the way
\nMet along the way[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height_phone=”0″][image_with_animation image_url=”4926″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][divider line_type=”No Line”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n

Only You<\/h2>\n

Only you
\nHave the answers
\nBut the questions you have to find
\nOnly you
\nKnow the secrets
\nBut the truth lies deep in your mind
\nOnly you
\nAre the answer
\nYou turn the night into day (yeah, yeah, yeha)
\nOnly you
\nAre the manchild
\nYou are the light, and you are the way<\/p>\n

Tell me the secrets
\nI want to know
\nTell me the secrets
\nI want to know
\nI want to know<\/p>\n

Only you
\nAre the manchild
\nYou are the light, and you are the way<\/p>\n

I can’t believe this is is true
\nWhy do I listen to you?
\nIf I am all that you say
\nWhy am I still so afraid?<\/p>\n[Bridge]\nOnly you
\nOnly you
\nOnly you<\/p>\n[Outro]\nIn every age
\nIn every time
\nA hero is born
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Under The Rose<\/h2>\n

Though you may be pure of heart
\nAnd free of sin
\nAnd though you have been chosen
\nTo begin
\nAnd yet you must be worthy of the prophecy
\nBut seek and you shall find your destiny<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nLoneliness will haunt you
\nWill you sacrifice?
\nDo you take the oath?
\nWill you live your life
\nUnder the rose?<\/p>\n

The more you hurt, the less you feel the pain
\nAnd the more you change, the more you stay the same
\nBut now before you lies the quest at hand
\nAnd from this boy you may become a man<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nDo you understand
\nWill you sacrifice?
\nDo you take the oath?
\nWill you live your life
\nUnder the rose?<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n[Chorus]\nLoneliness will haunt you
\nWill you sacrifice?
\nDo you take the oath?
\nWill you live your life
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Dark Light<\/h2>\n

Look out, ’cause there’s something wrong
\nAnd you don’t know what it is
\nWatch out, or it’s Sodom and Gomorrah
\nThe malevolent order
\nRight now, before it’s much too late
\nBefore it’s much too late<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nA dark light, a darkness never ending
\nA dark light, the devil gets his due
\nA dark night is everywhere descending
\nA dark light is coming for you<\/p>\n[Verse 2]\nNow look up, well, the skies are black
\nAnd they’re getting darker all the time
\nWatch out, for the things that you believe in
\nYou’re going to be attacked
\nAnd you won’t know what it is
\nWise up, you better watch your step
\nYou better watch your step<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nA dark light, a darkness never ending
\nA dark light of perversion and hate
\nA dark night is everywhere descending
\nA dark light, there’s no time to wait<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n[Verse 3]\nLook out, for the death of love
\nThere will be no more love
\nWatch out, it’s yourself that you are fooling
\nWho do you think you’re fooling?
\nShout it out, it’s a terrible thing
\nSuch a terrible thing<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nA dark light, a darkness never ending
\nA dark light, the sun is turning cool
\nA dark night is everywhere descending
\nA dark light is shining at you<\/p>\n[Outro]\nDark light
\nDark light
\nIs shining at you
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A World Without Heroes<\/h2>\n

A world without heroes
\nIs like a world without sun
\nYou can’t look up to anyone
\nWithout heroes
\nAnd a world without heroes
\nIs like a never-ending race
\nIs like a time without a place
\nA pointless thing, devoid of grace<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nWhere you don’t know what you’re after
\nOr if something’s after you
\nAnd you don’t know why you don’t know
\nIn a world without heroes<\/p>\n[Verse 2]\nIn a world without dreams
\nThings are no more than they seem
\nAnd a world without heroes
\nIs like a bird without wings
\nOr a bell that never rings
\nJust a sad and useless thing<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nWhere you don’t know what you’re after
\nOr if something’s after you
\nAnd you don’t know why you don’t know<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n[Outro]\nIn a world without heroes
\nThere’s nothing to be
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The Oath<\/h2>\n

Like a blade of a sword, I am forged in flame
\nFiery hot
\nTempered steel, fire-bright to the night I tame
\nI fear not
\nNow compelled by something that I cannot see
\nI go forth surrendering to history<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYour glory, I swear I ride for thee
\nYour power, I trust it walks with me
\nYour servant, I am and ever shall I be<\/p>\n

Through a dream
\nI have a come to an ancient door
\nLost in the mists
\nI have been there a hundred times or more
\nPounding my fists<\/p>\n

Now inside, the fire of the ancient burns
\nA boy goes in, and suddenly a man returns<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYour glory, I swear I ride for thee
\nYour power, I trust it walks with me
\nYour servant, I am and ever shall I be<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n

I gave my word and gained a key
\nI gave my heart, and I set it free
\nThere’s no turning back from this odyssey
\nBecause I feel so alive suddenly
\nAnd I wonder, is this really me?<\/p>\n

Like a blade of a sword, I am forged in flame
\nFiery hot
\nTempered steel, fire-bright to the night I tame
\nI fear not
\nNow compelled by something that I cannot see
\nI go forth surrendering to history<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYour glory, I swear I ride for thee
\nYour power, I trust it walks with me
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Mr. Blackwell<\/h2>\n

I never said I was more than I am
\nDo what I want, I don’t give a damn
\nYou’re all so weak, you know it makes me ill
\nDon’t like you now and probably never will<\/p>\n[Bridge]\nYou cheat and lie and wonder why
\nYou can’t sleep at night<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
\nAnd we can tell
\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
\nWhy don’t you go to Hell?<\/p>\n[Verse 2]\nI am a sinner who just loves to sin
\nI am a fighter who just loves to win
\nI am the truth about this crummy hole
\nThere’s nothing here that can’t be bought or sold<\/p>\n[Pre-Chorus]\nYou’re cold and mean, and in between
\nYou’re rotten to the core<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
\nAnd we can tell
\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
\nWhy don’t you go to Hell?<\/p>\n[Bridge]\nYou’re a victim, a real disgrace
\nYou should be banished from the human race<\/p>\n[Guitar solo]\n

(Mr. Blackwell)
\n(Mr. Blackwell)
\n(Mr. Blackwell)<\/p>\n[Verse 3]\nWe’ll drink to sorrow, then we’ll drink to waste
\nWe’ll drink a toast to the inhuman race
\nHere’s to the world and the times we’re in
\nHere’s to the kid, a real man among men<\/p>\n[Pre-Chorus]\nYou’re cold and mean, and in between
\nYou’re rotten to the core<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
\nAnd we can tell
\nYou’re not well, oh, Mr. Blackwell
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I<\/h2>\n

I was so frightened
\nI almost ran away
\nI didn’t know that I could do
\nAnything I needed to
\nAnd then a bolt of lightning
\nHit me on my head
\nThen I began to see
\nI just needed to believe in me<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nAnd I, I believe in me
\nAnd I, I believe in something more
\nThan you can understand
\nYes, I believe in me
\nWoah-ooh and I believe in me
\nOoh yes, I believe in something more
\nThan you can understand
\nYes, I believe in me<\/p>\n[Verse 2]\nListen!
\nThey said I didn’t stand a chance
\nI wouldn’t win no way
\nBut I’ve got news for you
\nThere’s nothing I can’t do
\nAin’t no pretending
\nAin’t no make-believe
\nBut I’ve got to be the one
\nI’ve got to do what must be done<\/p>\n[Chorus]\nAnd I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in me
\nWhoa-oh and I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in something more
\nThan you can understand
\nYes, I believe in me<\/p>\n

Well you know that I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in me
\nOoh yes, and I (I) believe in something more
\nThan you can understand
\nYes, I believe in me
\nI believe in me
\nYes, I believe in me
\nYeah!<\/p>\n[Finger snapping]\n[Verse 3]\nI don’t need no money
\nI don’t need no fame, no
\nI just need to believe in me
\nAnd I know most definitely
\nDon’t need to get wasted
\nIt only holds me down
\nI just need a will of my own
\nAnd the balls to stand alone<\/p>\n[Chorus]\n‘Cause I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in me
\nWhoa-oh I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in something more
\nThan you\u00a0(something more)\u00a0can understand\u00a0(something more)
\nYes, I believe in me
\nWhoa-oh, and I believe in me\u00a0(you feel it too, don’t you?)<\/p>\n

Well you know that I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in me
\nOoh yes and I\u00a0(I)\u00a0believe in something more\u00a0(Come on)
\nThan you can understand
\nYes, I believe in me\u00a0(well, do you really?)
\nI believe in me\u00a0(do ya, do ya?)
\nYes, I believe in me\u00a0(I wanna rock and roll all night)
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Finale<\/h2>\n[Spoken]\n[Elder]\nMorpheus, you have been summoned here to offer your judgement of the boy. Do you still deem him worthy of the fellowship?<\/p>\n[Morpheus]\nI certainly do, my Lord. As a matter of fact, I, I think you’re going to like this one. He’s got the light in his eyes. And, the look of a champion. A real champion![\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”80″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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