Ronnie James Dio-Biografia

RONNIE JAMES DIO
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BIOGRAFIA
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1942 - 1960 Nace una leyenda

De verdadero nombre Ronald James Padovana, nació el 10 de Julio de
1942 en Portsmouth, New Hampshire (EEUU) aunque pronto se
trasladaría junto a sus padres, inmigrantes italianos, al condado de
Cortland, New York a una comunidad italiana de clase media.
En su niñez, Ronnie se mostraba interesado

por el deporte. Realmente su ilusión era jugar al béisbol, pero su padre
vio que ese no sería el mejor futuro para su hijo y cuando éste cumplió los
cinco años le regaló una trompeta. Dio estuvo practicando con la
trompeta durante cuatro horas diarias hasta que cumplió los diecisiete.
Este fue el único instrumento que Ronnie realmente llegó a estudiar y a
punto estuvo de convertirse en un gran trompetista llegando incluso a
tocar en la Cortland High Jazz Band y lograr una beca para la academia
de música de Julliard.
Pero este no era el camino que Ronnie pretendía seguir y abandono

ambos. En la adolescencia, y en medio de una espectacular tendencia en
expansión como era el Rock, Dio pensó que había cometido un error al
dedicar todos esos años a la trompeta. Pero, más adelante, el tiempo le
haría cambiar de parecer. En aquellos momentos él se interesaba por
instrumentos como la guitarra, los teclados o el bajo. Y fue éste último el
que le acompañaría durante largos años hasta los tiempos, en aquel
entonces lejanos, de Elf.
En los años de escuela, Ronnie formó su primera banda; "The Vegas

Kings", concretamente a principios del año 1957 junto a Nick Pantas a la
guitarra y Tom Rogers a la batería. Él mismo se ocuparía ya del bajo y las
voces pero sin dejar de lado la trompeta. A finales de año se incorpora
Jack Musci al saxofón y pasan a llamarse "Ronnie & the Rumblers".
Comenzaron a actuar los fines de semana en discotecas locales

obteniendo una buena acogida. Rápidamente estaban tocando en fiestas
universitarias, auditorios, bailes... hasta que se dio la oportunidad de salir
de la ciudad, pero se vieron obligados por el promotor a cambiar de
nuevo el nombre al grupo. Así, "Ronnie & the Redcaps" sería el apelativo
definitivo durante unos años.
Estamos ya bien avanzados en 1958 y la

entrada de Billy De Wolf a la voz deja a Ronnie ocuparse plenamente del
bajo y la trompeta. Gracias a un contacto del hermano de Nick, acceden a
grabar un single en un estudio independiente de la ciudad. Serían dos
temas; "Lover", interpretada por Billy De Wolf y "Conquest" en la cara B,
tema instrumental firmado por Ronnie y Pantas, en la cual podemos
escuchar a Dio tocando la trompeta.
Al poco tiempo de grabar el single, Billy De Wolf abandona el grupo

inmerso en turbios asuntos que le conducen a prisión. También, aunque
por motivos diferentes y ya en 1960, Jack Musci dejará a sus amigos para
no desatender sus estudios. Según ciertas fuentes fue ese el año en que
Dio consigue su graduación en la Courtland High.
1960 - 1968 Años de Rock & Roll
Nick, Ronnie y Tom se plantean una nueva estructura para el grupo. Con
la incorporación de Dick Bottoff como segunda guitarra, "Ronnie & the
Redcaps" se lanzan a la grabación de su segundo sencillo. Es este el
momento en que Ronnie toma una decisión que le acompañará durante
toda su carrera y como no, toda su vida. Sacado de un libro de gangsters
tomaría para sí el nombre del lider mafioso; "Dio", sin saber hasta
tiempos de "Black Sabbath" que en italiano significaba "Dios" (tengamos
en cuenta que en inglés "Dios" se traduce como "God" y no hay una
asociación aparente entre ambos términos). "- Ciertamente no tomé ese
nombre siendo consciente de ello. ¡No tengo tanto ego!" declaraba Ronnie
años después en una entrevista.
Volviendo a la grabación del nuevo single de los

"Redcaps" y bajo el seudónimo de Ronnie Dio, se graban los temas "An
Angel is Missing" y " What'd I Say". Tras la edición de éste, una vez más
cambiarían de nombre por "Ronnie & the Prophets". A partir de aquí
llegarían los frutos a todo el esfuerzo de sus primeras andadas. Entre
1961 y 1967 se sucederían la grabación de varios singles, combinando
versiones con algún que otro tema propio, e incluso editaron un L.P. en
vivo titulado "Dio at Domino's" el 24 de Febrero de 1963. El Domino's es
un restaurante situado en Main Street, Courtland y a día de hoy hay un
cartel a la entrada con la inscripción: "We Rock" en homenaje a su carrera.
Durante ese periodo la formación de componentes se vio
alterada por la marcha en 1965 de Tom Rogers, sustituido por Gary
Driscoll, y en 1966 David Feinstein ocuparía el lugar a la guitarra de Dick
Bottoff. De estos años nos quedan grandes canciones, que aunque nada
tienen que ver con lo que sería Dio en un futuro, sí tienen un encanto
propio si tenemos en cuenta los años de que hablamos. Escuchar
canciones como "Walking Alone", "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow",
"Where You Gonna Run To Girl", "Smiling By Day" o "The Way Of Love"
cantadas por Ronnie es algo que a cualquier amante de la carrera de Dio
no puede dejar indiferente.
La fiebre Beatle hacía furor en todo el mundo y la música empezaba a

mover masas hasta entonces impensables. Ronnie, impresionado ante la
magnitud de esto y sintiéndose atraído por las nuevas corrientes
musicales no dudó en dar un giro de 180º en una dirección con más y
mejores expectativas de futuro. Dio quería componer y tocar sus propios
temas, así que en el otoño de 1967 "Ronnie & the Prophets" dice adiós al
Rhythm & Blues.
1968 - 1972 La influencia Beatle

Dio toma las riendas del nuevo proyecto llamado "The Electric Elves"
(Los elfos eléctricos) nombre por cierto muy acertado si tenemos en
cuenta que Ronnie era el más alto de todos. También en aquel momento
se incorpora Doug Thaler a los teclados. La onda que pretenden seguir es
la marcada por la nueva oleada de grupos de Pop-Rock que sacuden las
radios de todo el mundo y esto se deja ver en su primer y único single.
Los temas son "Hey Look Me Over" en la cara "A" y "It Pays To
Advertise" en la "B". El cambio es más que considerable y no cabe duda
de que se vayan aproximando a un sonido cada vez más personal.
Pero la fatalidad llegará el día 12 de Febrero de 1968 cuando, volviendo

de una gira en Connecticut, sufren un accidente en carretera contra un
conductor borracho. Nick Pantas, que conducía la furgoneta, falleció en
aquel trágico accidente. Ronnie, quien viajaba como copiloto, tuvo una
fortísima brecha en la cabeza y necesito de intervención quirúrgica.
Feinstein sufrió heridas leves y Doug Thaler quedo postrado en una
camilla durante el resto del año.
A raíz del accidente, el grupo daría otro cambio. Mickey Lee Soule se
hizo cargo de los teclados y Doug Thaler pasó a tocar la guitarra rítmica.
Recortaron el nombre a "The Elves" y para ese mismo año habrían
grabado un single "Walking in Different Circles"/"She's Not the Same".
En verano de 1969 volverían a grabar otro sencillo, "Amber
Velvet"/"West Virginia".
Está formación permanecería hasta 1972, año en que nace "Elf".
1972 - 1975 Elf

A principios de 1972 Doug Thaler abandona el grupo y Ronnie, Soule,
Driscoll y Feinstein se quedan como cuarteto. Es en este preciso momento
que la suerte les sonreiría como nunca antes. Un encuentro casual con Ian
Paice y Roger Glover de Deep Purple acabaría siendo la oportunidad de
su vida cuando éstos se mostraron interesados en producirles un disco y
ofrecerles ser teloneros de Deep Purple en las próximas giras. Así por
tanto, la grabación del primer LP, titulado simplemente "Elf", se llevó a
cabo en ese mismo año bajo el sello Purple Records.
Tras esto es Feinstein quien decide abandonar el grupo y Dio por su

parte se despoja definitivamente del bajo. Steve Edwards y Craig Gruber
respectivamente ocuparan las plazas vacantes. Este cambio no haría sino
afianzar más la estructura de la banda y gracias a ello y las sucesivas
giras como teloneros de Deep Purple les iba proporcionando mucha más
popularidad.
En 1974 y también con la producción de Glover, la banda entra de nuevo

al estudio para grabar "Carolina County Ball" aunque en EEUU fue
editado bajo el nombre de "L.A. 59" con una portada diferente a la edición
inglesa.
Fueron años intensos para el grupo. Por un lado se sucedían las giras con
Deep Purple. Dio y Mickey Lee Soule fueron invitados por Roger Glover
a participar en su proyecto en solitario "Butterfly Ball" al lado de gente de
la talla de Glenn Hughes, David Coverdale, Eddie Hardin o John Lawton.
Y por otro lado empezaron a surgir las primeras tomas de contacto entre
Dio y Ritchie Blackmore preliminares a lo que luego sería Rainbow. De
esos días surgió un single grabado por Elf y Blackmore conteniendo
"Black Sheep of the Family" y "16th Century Greensleeves" aunque no se
sabe a ciencia cierta si llego a ser editado.
Los acontecimientos se iban sucediendo rápidamente. A principios de

1975 Elf vuelve al estudio para grabar su tercer y último álbum: "Trying
to Burn the Sun". Una vez más producido por Glover y en el cual también
aparece Mark Nauseef como percusionista. Pero el disco no fue más que
un precipitado, aunque no por ello menos meritorio trabajo, punto y final
a Elf. Antes de que el disco estuviese en las tiendas, Elf ya se había
disuelto para unirse al proyecto en solitario del ex-Deep Purple Ritchie
Blackmore.
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1975 - 1978 Alcanzando el arco iris

Ritchie Blackmore tenía el punto de mira fijado sobre Ronnie James Dio.
Él era el candidato perfecto para dar voz a un proyecto que venía
tramando hacía tiempo. Pero cuando Ritchie le hizo la propuesta a Dio,
éste se mostró de acuerdo con una sola condición. Que el resto de
componentes de Elf fuesen invitados al nuevo grupo. Ronnie llevaba
demasiados años luchando junto a ellos y no era su intención dejarles
tirados a la primera de cambio.
Dicho y hecho, Mickey Lee Soule, Craig Gruber y Gary Driscoll se
subieron también al tren. Únicamente

Steve Edwards se quedó sin invitación a la fiesta por motivos evidentes y
Mark Nauseef simplemente no quiso embarcarse en el proyecto.
El primer álbum fue editado bajo el nombre de "Ritchie Blackmore´s
Rainbow", en la primavera del 75. En él se incluyeron los temas
anteriormente grabados como single, estando todavía Ritchie en Deep
Purple, "Black Sheep of the Family" y "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves"
junto a varias piezas ya clásicas como "Man On the Silver Mountain",
"Catch the Rainbow" o "Temple of the King".
La acogida por parte del público y prensa fue más bien fría tachándoles
de ser un flojo calco de Deep Purple. Esto no debió de gustar a Blackmore
y pronto empezó a hacer cambios en la formación. El primero en irse fue
Gruber, poco después de la edición del disco. Y el resto no tardaron en
ser despedidos sin tan siquiera haber actuado en directo. Así, Blackmore
se había quedado con la pieza que le interesaba para su ajedrez
particular; Dio.
Llegaba el momento de reclutar a nuevos miembros. Cozy Powell fue el
primero en llegar, le siguieron el bajista Jimmy Bain, con quien Dio
forjaría una gran amistad y Tony Carey a los teclados.
Con Rainbow otra vez reconstruido hicieron una gira no muy extensa
por Estados Unidos antes de encerrarse de nuevo en el estudio para dar a
luz lo que para muchos sería la obra maestra del grupo. Rainbow "Rising"
se grabó entre Febrero y Mayo de 1976 con la producción de Martin Birch
quien ya había participado en el anterior álbum.
Rising es una pieza clave dentro del Hard Rock de la época. Líricas de
carácter épico, riffs y melodías densas, una de las más impresionantes
portadas y una de las mejores formaciones que se puedan recordar. Ahí
quedan temas de la talla de "A Light in the Black", "Tarot Woman",
"Starstruck" o la sublime "Stargazer". La gira mundial que precedió a la
salida del disco al mercado, desde Junio hasta finales de año, fue
arrolladora. Estados Unidos, Japón, Australia y varios países europeos
fueron testigos de ello. De aquí saldrían los álbumes "On Stage" editado
en 1977 y "Live in Germany" que no vio la luz hasta 1990 (También
titulado "Live in Europe" en la edición americana de 1996) y varias
decenas de grabaciones piratas. Tras la gira, Jimmy Bain es expulsado del
grupo y sustituido por el ex-Uriah Heep Mark Clark. Durante ese periodo
la banda entra de nuevo al estudio para grabar el que sería su tercer
trabajo. Pero las grabaciones se suspenden hasta el otoño tras varios
problemas internos que desencadenan en la sustitución de Mark Clark y
Tony Carey por Bob Daisley y David Stone respectivamente.
Con esta nueva alineación, Rainbow ofrece una gira por Europa para
promocionar "On Stage".
Durante el tour, concretamente el día 20 de octubre, en el Olympiahalle
de Munich (Alemania) la televisión germana graba en video el evento
pero este nunca se llegó a publicar de manera oficial.
Finalizada esta gira en febrero de 1978, el grupo retoma la grabación de
su tercer disco titulado "Long Live Rock and Roll" una vez más
producido por Martin Birch. Ahí nos quedan temas clásicos como pueden
ser "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", "Rainbow Eyes" o el tema
homónimo del disco.
La nueva gira no se hace esperar. "Long Live" sale a las tiendas en abril y
para mayo ya están de nuevo en ruta por Estados Unidos. Mas la
actividad del grupo era inversamente proporcional a los intereses de
Ritchie Blackmore quien pretendía encaminar el sonido de Rainbow hacia
otra onda más comercial y posiblemente más jugosa económicamente.
Una vez acabada la gira en noviembre del 78 las opciones eran pocas; o el
resto seguían el camino que Blackmore les indicaba o ellos mismos se
podían largar por el que ellos quisieran. Tan sólo Cozy Powell continuó
durante otra grabación más. Ronnie, Daisley y Stone fueron sustituidos
por Graham Bonnet, Roger Glover y Don Airey respectivamente. El
sonido más clásico de Rainbow tenía por entonces los días contados.
1978 - 1982 Un viaje del cielo al infierno

Tras la salida de Rainbow, Dio pensó en formar su propia banda. Pero
eso sería por poco tiempo ya que una llamada telefónica de Tony Iommi,
guitarrista de Black Sabbath, le haría considerar la oferta de unirse al
mítico grupo. Dio se trasladó junto con su esposa Wendy, desde Nueva
York hasta Los Angeles en su propio coche a lo largo de miles de Km.
Black Sabbath por aquel entonces pasaba por un mal periodo. Los
excesos con el alcohol y las drogas hacían mella en la banda. Las críticas
hacia sus últimos discos tampoco eran del todo buenas, y las actuaciones
en directo apenas lograban salvar al grupo de una caída en picado.
Consciente de ello, Tony Iommi optó por prescindir definitivamente de
Ozzy Osbourne después de una década como vocalista de Black Sabbath.
Aunque a decir verdad, no se sabe ciertamente si fue despedido o si
simplemente fue Ozzy quién se marchó por si mismo.
Sea como sea, Dio, Tony Iommi, Gezer Butler y Bill Ward sabían que era
una tarea difícil sacar a la banda del agujero en que estaba metida. Pero la
fusión Sabbath/Dio fue fulminante. Contra todo pronostico, la edición
del disco "Heaven & Hell" fue un mazazo que hizo tambalear a todos
aquellos escépticos que daban al grupo por muerto. "Heaven & Hell" no
sólo devolvió a Black Sabbath a lo más alto sino que se convirtió en uno
de los mejores discos, ya no solamente del grupo, si no de la historia del
Hard Rock y el Heavy Metal.
Uno de los factores clave para ello fue el ponerse en manos del productor
Martin Birch, probablemente el más respetado productor dentro del
Heavy Metal, con quién Ronnie ya había trabajado durante sus años en
Rainbow, consiguiendo un sonido extremadamente potente y compacto.
No obstante no todo fue fácil. En un principio, Geezer y Ward se oponían

a la marcha de Ozzy y por ello Geezer Butler también se fue durante un
corto periodo. En ese lapso de tiempo uno de los sustitutos fue Craig
Gruber, me supongo que a sugerencia de Dio y también Geoff Nicholls
quien luego pasaría a ser el teclista semi-oficial de la banda por mucho
tiempo. Finalmente Butler regresó al grupo para grabar el álbum y
comenzar la gira de presentación de "Heaven & Hell" por el otoño de
1980.
Debido a problemas con el alcohol es ahora Bill Ward quien tiene que
abandonar en plena gira. Para sustituirle fichan a Vinny Appice, hermano
de Carmine Appice, proveniente de Axis y Derringer entre otros. La gira
continuó su rumbo y una vez más volvieron al estudio para grabar el
siguiente LP titulado "Mob Rules". El resultado fue un disco más oscuro y
denso que sufriría el estar siempre a la sombra de su predecesor. La
producción corrió una vez más a cargo de Martin Birch y se editó en
Noviembre de 1981.
Tras la gira de Mob Rules comenzaron a surgir serios problemas y

diversas acusaciones que acabarían por romper las relaciones entre
Iommi/Buttler y Dio /Appice. Los motivos son siempre dispares y casi
siempre poco fiables, por lo que me limitaré a decir que antes de la
edición de "Live Evil", el doble directo grabado durante la gira
Americana, Ronnie James Dio y Vinny Appice habían cogido las maletas
para embarcarse en un proyecto en solitario dejando atrás una de las
etapas más trascendentes en la historia de Black Sabbath. .
1982 - 1990 DIO

Antes de cortar las relaciones con Black Sabbath, Dio ya había empezado
a componer bastante material junto a Vinny Appice para retomar su
anterior idea de formar su propia banda. Para ocupar el puesto de bajista,
Dio recordó a su ex-compañero en Rainbow y amigo, Jimmy Bain, en
aquel momento en "Wild Horses", y este accedió gustosamente a unirse al
nuevo proyecto.
A su vez Bain le habló acerca de un joven guitarrista Inglés que le había
sorprendido por su gran técnica a las seis cuerdas. Su nombre era Vivian
Campbell y pertenecía a un grupo llamado "Sweet Savage" con quienes
había grabado tan solamente un single unos años atrás. Cuando Ronnie
escuchó su forma de tocar no dudo un momento en invitarle a formar
parte de la banda.
Otro de los candidatos para el puesto era el guitarrista de origen japonés,
Jake E. Lee quién en aquel entonces tocaba con una banda de Los Angeles
llamada Rough Cutt y quién años más tarde sería conocido por su trabajo
en la banda de Ozzy Osbourne.
Con el grupo al completo y ya entrado el año 1983, viajaron nuevamente

a Los Angeles para grabar su álbum debut producido por el propio
Ronnie. También por ese entonces él se dedicaba a producir a través de la
agencia de su mujer Wendy, Niji Productions, a nuevos grupos como
Hellion o los mencionados Rough Cutt quienes telonearían a Dio durante
sus primeras giras.
Volviendo a la grabación de "Holy Diver", el resultado fue probablemente
el disco más alabado de su carrera en solitario. Las ventas de "Holy
Diver" alcanzaron disco de platino en Norte América aunque también
sufrió una fuerte acometida por parte de ciertos sectores debido a la
polémica portada, pero Dio siempre sostuvo que ésta simbolizaba a un
pederasta.
En este plástico quedaron inmortalizados temas como "Stand Up and
Shout", "Rainbow in the Dark", "Don't Talk to Strangers" o la propia
"Holy Diver".
La gira comenzó el 23 de Julio de 1983 en California. Jimmy Bain y el

propio Dio habían grabado los teclados para Holy Diver pero necesitaban
un teclista para las actuaciones en directo. Claude Schnell (también ex-
Rough Cutt) fue el elegido, aunque no figuró como integrante de la
banda hasta la edición de "The Last in Line". Schnell actuó detrás del
escenario hasta el tour de Sacred Heart.
Tras la gira, el grupo regresó a los estudios de grabación para preparar

su segundo álbum "The Last in Line", lanzado en Julio de 1984.
Al margen de gustos personales u otras opiniones, la entrada de Claude
Schnell y quizás un mayor presupuesto hicieron de "The Last in Line" un
disco más elaborado desde un punto de vista técnico. El sonido general
del álbum superó a su predecesor y se convirtió en un clásico de la época
a la altura de "Holy Diver". También aquí lograrían el disco de platino en
Estados Unidos.
Nuevamente de gira hasta finales de Enero de 1985 y vuelta al estudio. El

tercer trabajo de la banda resultó ser menos fresco que los dos anteriores,
los motivos son tan dispares como imprecisos, pero lo cierto es que el
clima entre Vivian Campbell y Ronnie James Dio era un tanto tenso
debido a posibles diferencias musicales.
Todo esto hizo mella en las composiciones de "Sacred Heart" (1985) que a
pesar de contener canciones ya clásicas de la talla de "Hungry for
Heaven", "Rock and Roll Children" o "Sacred Heart" no llegaban al nivel
ofrecido con anterioridad. Tampoco la producción estuvo muy acertada y
el sonido general quedó bastante empobrecido.
A pesar de que la gira fue bien, en la que se ofrecía un impresionante
espectáculo visual con el famoso dragón "Denzil" y demás pirotecnia, las
tensiones acumuladas terminaron con la marcha de Vivian Campbell en
Marzo de 1986 poco antes de comenzar la gira europea.
Pero antes de que eso ocurriera, se llevaría a cabo el proyecto benéfico
"Hear 'n Aid" ideado en su concepción por Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
y Ronnie James Dio como la alternativa 'dura' musicalmente hablando al
"We Are the World" de USA for Africa, y que logró reunir a un elenco de
músicos de la talla de Rob Halford, Geoff Tate, Kevin Dubrow, Yngwie
Malmsteen, Don Dokken, Eddie Ojeda o los guitarristas de Iron Maiden,
Adrian Smith y Dave Murray entre muchos otros. El resultado, un LP con
material inédito de varios grupos y el tema "Stars" como pieza estrella.
El nuevo guitarrista de Dio sería el joven Craig Goldy quien hubiera

militado anteriormente en Rough Cutt y Giuffria.
Dio planeaba editar un doble álbum en directo extraído de esta gira pero
tras diversos problemas con la discográfica, todo quedó en un mini-
álbum sin excesiva trascendencia titulado "Intermission". Quizás lo más
destacable de él sea un nuevo tema grabado en estudio llamado "Time to
Burn" con Goldy en la guitarra. El resto de la grabación pertenece a la
gira americana aún con Vivian Campbell como guitarrista.
Durante los primeros meses de 1987, Dio estuvo componiendo material

para lo que sería el cuarto disco del grupo en estudio. "Dream Evil" salió
al mercado en Mayo de ese mismo año y, a pesar de recuperar la magia
de los dos primeros, las críticas de los medios especializados no fueron
para nada buenas. Muchas tacharon a "Dream Evil" de mantener los
mismos clichés que en discos anteriores. Pero lo cierto es que ahí quedan
temas imponentes como "Night People", "Naked in the Rain", "I Could
Have Been a Dreamer" o la épica "All the Fools Sailed Away".
Al igual que pasó con Vivian Campbell en su momento, los problemas

empezaron a surgir de nuevo, esta vez entre Ronnie y Craig. Y la banda
se encontró nuevamente sin guitarrista.
Dio recibió del orden de las 5000 cintas magnéticas enviadas desde todo
el mundo de posibles aspirantes al puesto. Y, para asombro de muchos,
un muchacho de tan solo 19 años llamado Rowan Robertson fue el
elegido.
A Jimmy Bain, Claude Schnell y algo más tarde a Vinny Appice no debió
de parecerles bien el cambió que Ronnie pretendía dar al grupo y todos
ellos abandonaron la nave.
Lejos de decir adiós a su carrera como DIO, Ronnie y Rowan siguieron
reclutando sangre joven para la nueva formación. Al final Simon Wright
(ex-AC/DC) a la batería, Jens Johansson (ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) a los
teclados y un desconocido bajista llamado Teddy Cook, vinieron a
presenciar la nueva, y no muy larga, etapa de Dio.
1990 - 2000 Los años oscuros de Dio.
A principios de 1990, la nueva formación viajó a los estudios Granny's
House para registrar el nuevo disco. Hasta ese momento todos los discos
de Dio habían sido producidos por el propio Ronnie, pero en está ocasión
Tony Platt co-produciría junto a Dio el nuevo trabajo.
A pesar del nuevo espíritu de la banda, y el sonido más modernizado de
"Lock Up the Wolves", la caída cada vez más pronunciada de la banda
parecía no tener solución.
Pero durante la gira por Estados Unidos, llamada "Throw 'em to the
Wolves Tour", habría de suceder algo especialmente significativo en
aquel momento. Geezer Butler tuvo conocimiento de que Dio actuaría en
Mineapolis el 28 de Agosto de 1990 así que se puso en contacto con él
diciéndole que iría a ver el concierto y que después tal vez se podrían
tomar una cerveza juntos. Dio aceptó la propuesta con la condición de
que Geezer subiese a tocar un tema con la banda. Efectivamente, y ante el
asombro de los allí presentes, Geezer Butler salió acompañando al grupo
al final de la actuación en la canción "Neon Knights". Las conjeturas de
una posible reunión empezaban a ser evidentes. En la charla que Butler y
Dio mantuvieron después del concierto hablaron desde la perspectiva
que ofrece el paso del tiempo y pensaron que podría ser un buen
momento para reunir a la clásica formación. Tony Iommi estuvo
totalmente de acuerdo desde un principio, así que sólo quedaba
pendiente el puesto de batería.
Dado que Cozy Powell era el batería de Black Sabbath en aquel momento,
al principio estuvo involucrado en el proyecto y efectivamente existen
varias grabaciones no oficiales de su aportación a lo que sería
"Dehumanizer". Pero debido a un lamentable accidente mientras montaba
a caballo, no fue él sino Vinny Appice quien grabase el disco e hiciese la
gira.
Desde un primer momento y tanto por parte del management de Black

Sabbath como de Niji Productions, quedó claro que esto sólo sería una
reunión para un LP y una gira mundial. Tras eso, las cosas volverían a ser
como lo eran hasta entonces. Y aunque al final así sucedió, quizás las
cosas hubieran podido ser diferentes.
El caso es que "Dehumanizer" salió a la calle con mucha expectación por
parte de seguidores y críticos, y si bien el álbum no llegaba a la altura de
los clásicos "Heaven & Hell" y "Mob Rules", sin duda era un gran trabajo.
Lamentablemente la prensa de la época no valoró este disco en su justa
medida basándose principalmente en comparaciones un tanto odiosas.
La gira mundial tuvo lugar entre Junio y Noviembre de 1992 pero la
sombra de la disputa, al igual que ocurriera diez años atrás, apareció a
tan sólo dos fechas del final de la gira. Las dos últimas actuaciones
estaban fechadas para los días catorce y quince de Noviembre en Costa
Mesa, California. En esos dos días el cabeza de cartel iba a ser ni más ni
menos que Ozzy Osbourne y Dio, temiéndose una posible treta por parte
de Iommi y Butler de reunir a la formación original, decidió no ofrecer
esas actuaciones.
La banda contó con un cantante de lujo para suplir la ausencia de Dio y
ese fue Rob Halford. Efectivamente, como Dio había supuesto, la banda
original se reunió para un set final de cuatro temas dejando las puertas
abiertas para la tan esperada reunión.
Como una rueda que gira eternamente, Ronnie y Vinny (quien sí realizó
aquellos últimos conciertos) se vieron en una situación similar a la vivida
en 1982. En un intento de recuperar los buenos años de Dio como banda,
llamaron a Jimmy Bain para el puesto de bajista aunque apenas estuvo
unos meses en el grupo. Después Ronnie preguntó a su amigo el ex-
Dokken Jeff Pilson si estaba interesado en formar con Dio y éste accedió
gustosamente. Pilson también grabó los teclados del nuevo álbum
aunque para la gira entraría a formar parte el ex-Warrant Scott Warren
quien actualmente continúa en el seno del grupo.
Pero sin duda alguna, la piedra angular de una banda de Rock es el
guitarrista y en este caso fue probablemente el miembro más "apedreado"
de Dio. Tracy Grijalva había formado en 1990 junto a Vinny Appice y
Jimmy Bain en una banda llamada WWIII por tanto fue invitado a hacer
una prueba. El estilo de Tracy difería mucho del sonido más conservador
de los anteriores guitarristas, inclinándose más por un estilo industrial en
el sentido musical de la palabra. Aunque Tracy gustaba mucho de utilizar
sonidos novedosos con muchos efectos, en realidad se puede decir que
pertenecía a la escuela de Tony Iommi y no hay más que escuchar el
resultado en el álbum que Dio estaba gestando. "Strange Highways" tomó
deliberadamente el relevo de lo que había sido "Dehumanizer"
conservando un abierto paralelismo, tanto en las líricas como en las
estructuras y sonido, con el plástico de Black Sabbath.
Por primera vez Ronnie se desentendió de las labores de producción
dejándolo todo (o gran parte) en manos del productor Mike Fraser quién
también trabajó más o menos por aquellos años en el proyecto
Coverdale/Page. Sinceramente la producción de "Strange Highways" fue
impecable y goza de un estupendo sonido y de una gran calidad en
muchos aspectos. No obstante este nuevo sonido más crudo que nunca de
Dio, le llevó a lo que fueron los años más oscuros en la carrera de Ronnie
James. Las actuaciones en directo no acababan de convencer a un amplio
sector del público que no dudaba en abuchear a Tracy G. por su forma de
entender y ejecutar los clásicos. Aunque con todo, la gira se alargó
durante todo un año con un lapso entre Enero de 1994 y Mayo de ese
mismo año.
Finalizada la gira en Octubre, Jeff Pilson abandona para unirse de nuevo

a Dokken no sin antes ofrecerse para la grabación del próximo disco. Y es
en ese preciso momento en el que Dio empieza a preparar nuevo
material. Se suceden cantidad de rumores en torno a un posible proyecto
junto a Steve Vai, cambios de formación, etc, etc. pero todo se queda en lo
que era; rumores. Lo que si fue cierto fue la entrada por un corto tiempo
del bajista Jerry Best quién permaneció en la banda durante la
preparación del nuevo LP y actuó en unas pocas fechas a finales de 1995
en Brasil.
Ya en 1996 Jeff Pilson regresa exclusivamente para grabar el nuevo disco

titulado "Angry Machines" y esta vez sí estuvo producido por el propio
Ronnie. "Angry Machines" seguía la pauta marcada por su precursor pero
las críticas fueron aún peores y el publico cada vez se iba distanciando
más y más.
En 1996 saltó la noticia a la calle de una inminente reunión de Dio y
Ritchie Blackmore para resucitar Rainbow, pero aunque más tarde fue
confirmado que efectivamente los rumores estaban bien fundados, un
cambió repentino de parecer de Blackmore llevó al traste lo que podía
haber sido un acontecimiento único.
Entre aproximadamente Noviembre de 1996 y Noviembre de 1999 la

banda se mantiene casi sin descanso en ruta presentando "Angry
Machines" primero e "Inferno: The Last in Live" después, un doble directo
grabado durante dicha gira.
Estos tres años fueron un tanto confusos en cuanto a cambios de
formación. Larry Dennisson sustituyó a Jeff Pilson al bajo durante
prácticamente todo ese espacio de tiempo y es él quien aparece en los
créditos de "Inferno". Bob Daisley, Jimmy Bain y Chuck Garric fueron
otros bajistas que pasaron por Dio en ese tiempo.
Tampoco Vinny Appice tocó en todas las fechas debido a una neumonía y
fue sustituido por James Kottak en algunas fechas en Estados Unidos,
hasta que finalmente en Mayo de 1997 Appice abandona definitivamente
DIO hasta la fecha para volver junto a Black Sabbath. Simon Wright se
volvió a sentar tras los timbales como lo hubiera hecho algunos años
atrás.
Pero de todos estos cambios, idas y venidas, quizás el más significativo
fuese el regreso de Craig Goldy. Fue aproximadamente en Junio de 1999,
Ronnie se planteó la idea de tener dos guitarristas ya que se encontraba
en una difícil situación. Por un lado su corazón y su gran estima por
Tracy G. le impedía despedirle directamente, y por otro no podía sostener
durante más tiempo los ruegos de los fans de un cambio drástico en ese
respecto. Así es que Dio llamó a Craig Goldy para retomar ese sonido
clásico y a la vez mantener a Grijalva dentro. Pero ante la propuesta,
Tracy decidió irse por su propia cuenta argumentando no poder tocar
junto a otro guitarrista sin referirse a Craig Goldy en particular.
Con todo esto nos encontramos a las puertas del nuevo milenio con una
formación destinada a retomar el sonido más clásico de Dio.
Goldy, Bain, Wright, Warren y Ronnie.
2000 - 2005 Una vuelta al pasado.

Antes de centrarnos en la trayectoria del grupo a partir de este punto,
habría que hacer una mención especial a un acontecimiento concreto en
torno a estos años que tuvo gran relevancia, hablamos de la gira realizada
por Deep Purple conmemorando el treinta aniversario del album
"Concerto for Group and Orchestra". El punto de partida fueron los días
25 y 26 de Septiembre de 1999 cuando la banda actuó en el Royal Albert
Hall de Londres acompañada por la Orquesta Sinfónica de Londres y
varios invitados relacionados con la familia Purple, entre ellos Ronnie
James dio. Este acto quedó plasmado tanto en CD como en DVD.
Posteriormente la gira se ampliaría por todo el mundo durante varios
años en fechas concretas.
Bien, centrémonos nuevamente en Dio. Con el regreso de Craig Goldy y

Jimmy Bain, y bajo el influjo de un nuevo resurgir del Heavy Metal en
todo el mundo, Dio se estaba preparando para retomar el camino que
muchos consideraban ya perdido. La edición de Magica en la primavera
de 2000 supuso algo más que un soplo de aire fresco, en realidad estamos
hablando de una de las obras más complejas y elaboradas de Dio. Magica
fue la primera parte de una obra conceptual basada en un relato
fantástico escrito por el propio Ronnie. Y al margen de la estructura
compleja en si, estamos ante un trabajo musicalmente muy elaborado y
con un sonido que retornaba en cierta medida a los años 80. Tanto críticos
como fans no dudaron en considerar el regreso de Craig Goldy como una
de las mejores bazas jugadas por Dio en muchos años.
Pero despues de la gira y cuando ya todo estaba preparado para entrar a

grabar su siguiente álbum en 2002, Goldy anuncia de nuevo su partida de
la banda alegando otra vez diferencias musicales.
Doug Aldrich (ex-Lion, House of Lords) entro para grabar el nuevo disco
titulado "Killing the Dragon" que no hacía sino consolidar el sonido más
fresco de Dio en muchos años con temas rápidos como "Better in the
Dark", "Along Comes a Spider" o la pegadiza "Push". De la gira mundial
realizada por el grupo se editó lo que sería el primer DVD oficial de Dio.
"Evil or Divine" lanzado en 2003 mostraba a una banda llena de fuerza y
todos pudimos comprobar como Ronnie a pesar de los años, era capaz de
ofrecer espectáculos de gran calidad y soltura.
Finalizada la gira en Diciembre de

2002, Aldrich expuso a Ronnie su intención de realizar la gira de los
reformados Whitesnake de David Coverdale y tal vez un disco. Dio no
puso ninguna pega al respecto pero al acercarse el verano y con él la
segunda vuelta de la gira, todo apuntaba a que Aldrich no tenía intención
de regresar a Dio. Con esto, el grupo estaba de nuevo sin guitarrista.
Warren De Martini (Ex-Ratt) fue uno de los candidatos para suplir la
ausencia de Aldrich, pero fue nuevamente Craig Goldy quien volvería
una vez más al seno de la formación.
En el año 2004 el grupo empieza a trabajar en nuevos temas para un

nuevo álbum que en un principio se rumoreaba que fuera la esperada
continuación de la trilogía "Magica". Pero "Master of the Moon" resultó
ser un trabajo totalmente independiente. Si bien en este compacto los
temas no gozan del sonido directo de su predecesor, si es cierto que Dio
recuperó ese halo un tanto oscuro que le carazterizó en muchas de sus
obras. Un disco para descubrir poco a poco.
A destacar el hecho de que las líneas de bajo fueron grabadas por Jeff
Pilson despues de que Ronnie despidiese a Jimmy Bain por quién sabe ya
que vez. No obstante Pilson unicamente hizo el trabajo de estudio. Para la
posterior gira, Dio fichó a uno de los bajistas clásicos en la esfera del
Heavy Metal; Mr. Rudy Sarzo (Ex- Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne,
Whitesnake) quién hasta fecha de hoy sigue formando parte del grupo.
Muchos son los proyectos que Ronnie James Dio tiene en mente y
muchas las sorpresas que este hombre puede darnos a todos los que
amamos su trabajo y su persona, así que aquí pongo un punto y seguido
a esta biografía que espero se alargue muchas más páginas en un futuro.
Etapa final
Ronnie James Dio, aun siendo ya sexagenario, continuó grabando discos, realizando
giras y conciertos. Volvió a reunirse con los antiguos miembros de Black Sabbath en
Heaven and Hell y realizaron una gira mundial para el 2007-2009 donde pasaron por
Europa, Asia, EE. UU., México y Sudamérica.
En abril de 2009 salió a la venta el nuevo disco de la formación de Heaven and Hell
llamado The Devil You Know, este CD contó con diez canciones nuevas y fue motivo
de una gira mundial. El primer single de dicho album fue la gran canción "Bible Black".
Cáncer y muerte
El 25 de noviembre de 2009, Wendy Dio, esposa y manager, anunció que habían
diagnosticado a Ronnie cáncer de estómago:
"Ronnie ha sido diagnosticado con las primeras etapas de cáncer de estómago. Estamos
comenzando inmediatamente el tratamiento en la Clínica Mayo. Después de que mate a
este dragón (en alusión a la canción del artista), Ronnie estará de regreso en el
escenario, donde él pertenece, haciendo lo que más le gusta: actuar para sus fans. Larga
vida al Rock and roll, larga vida a Ronnie James Dio. Gracias a todos los amigos y fans
de todo el mundo que han enviado buenos deseos. Esto realmente le ha ayudado a
mantener su espíritu para arriba".
El 14 de marzo de 2010, Wendy publicó una actualización en línea de su condición:

"Ha sido séptima quimioterapia de Ronnie, otro TAC y otra endoscopia, y los resultados
son buenos, el tumor principal se ha reducido considerablemente, y nuestras visitas a
Houston (clínica de cáncer en Texas) son ahora cada tres semanas en vez de cada dos
semanas".
El 4 de mayo de 2010, los demás integrantes de Heaven & Hell anunciaron que estaban
cancelando todas las fechas de conciertos programados para el verano como
consecuencia de la mala salud de Dio.
El 14 de mayo Dio fue hospitalizado debido a que el dolor le resultaba insoportable. Al

día siguiente, según escribió el bajista Geezer Butler en su página oficial, no había duda
de que el final era inminente. Había entre 25 y 30 de los amigos más cercanos de Dio
esperando fuera de su habitación para darle su último adiós. Por la tarde llegó un
capellán, y todos se reunieron alrededor de la cama de Dio para orar. Más tarde esa
noche casi todos se fueron, dejándo a Wendy privacidad para decirle su último adiós.
La muerte de Dio se produjo el 16 de mayo de 2010 a las 7:45 am (CDT), según fuentes
oficiales.
Wendy dejó un mensaje en el sitio oficial de Dio:

Hoy mi corazón está roto. Ronnie falleció el 16 de mayo a las 7:45 AM. Muchos
amigos y familiares pudieron darle su adiós en privado antes de que nos abandonara
pacíficamente. Ronnie sabía lo mucho que todos le queríamos, por ello valoramos el
amor y apoyo que nos habéis dado. Por favor dádnos unos días para asimilar esta
terrible pérdida. Sabéis que él os quería a todos y que su música vivirá siempre.
- Wendy Dio.
Al día siguiente Tony Iommi, el guitarrista y compañero de Dio en Heaven and Hell,
escribió en su página oficial:
"El hombre con la voz mágica es una estrella entre las estrellas, un verdadero
profesional. Te extrañaré muchísimo mi querido amigo. DEP."
- Tony.
Su muerte cayó como un balde de agua fría en el mundo del heavy metal, tanto que los
días siguientes a la muerte de Dio se desató en Internet una avalancha de mensajes de
condolencias de los fans a través de las redes sociales. Por su parte, muchos artistas de
la escena metalera mundial se pronunciaron lamentando la muerte de Dio. Lars Ulrich,
batería de Metallica, le escribió una carta en la que confesaba cuán importante y
decisiva resultó en su carrera musical la influencia de Dio: "Ronnie, tu voz me impactó
y me dió fuerzas, tu música me inspiró y me influenció, y tu amabilidad me tocó y me
conmovió. Gracias".
Iron Maiden se pronunció escribiendo en su web oficial: "El mundo ha perdido a un

talento irremplazable y, en primer lugar y más importante, a uno de los mejores seres
humanos que tu desearías conocer".
Tambien Ritchie Blackmore, Kiss, Slash, Scorpions, Anthrax, Simone Simmons,

Sebastian Bach, Brian May .
DISCOGRAFIA RONNIE JAMES DIO
LOCK UP THE WOLVES
Lock Up the Wolves
Año de edición: 1990
Discográfica: Vertigo/Reprise
Grabado en: Granny's House (Reno, Nevada)
Ingeniero: Tony Platt
Producción: Tony Platt & Ronnie James Dio
Ilustración: Wil Rees
Formación:
Ronnie James Dio - Voz
Teddy Cook - Bajo
Simon Wright - Batería
Rowan Robertson - Guitarras
Jens Johansson - Teclados
Canciones:
Wild One
Born on the Sun
Hey Angel
Between Tow Hearts
Night Music
Lock Up the Wolves
Evil on Queen Street
Walk on Water
Twisted
Why Are They Watching Me
My Eyes
SACRED HEART
Sacred Heart
Discográfica: Warner/Vertigo
Ingeniero: Angelo Arcuri
Producción: Ronnie James Dio
Ilustrador: Robert Florczak
Formación:
Jimmy Bain - Bajo
Vinny Appice - Batería
Vivian Campbell - Guitarras
Claude Schnell - Teclados
Canciones:
The King of RnR
Sacred Heart
Another Lie
RnR Children
Hungry for Heaven
Like the Beat of a Heart
Just Another Day
Fallen Angels
Shoot Shoot
STRANGE HIGHWAYS
Strange Highways
Discográfica: Vertigo/Reprise
Grabado en: Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
Ingeniero: Mike Fraser
Producción: Mike Fraser
Ilustración: Wil Rees
Formación:
Jeff Pilson - Bajo, teclados
Tracy Grijalva - Guitarras
Canciones:
Jesus, Mary and the Holy Ghost
Firehead
Strange Highways
Hollywood Black
Evilution
Pain
One Foot in the Grave
Give Her the Gun
Blood from a Stone
Here's to You
Bring Down the Rain
MASTER OF THE MOON
Master of the Moon
Discográfica: Spitfire
Grabado en: Total Access (Redondo Beach, California)
Ingeniero: Wynn Davis
Ilustración: Marc Sasso
Formación:
Jeff Pilson - Bajo
Craig Goldy - Guitarras
Scott Warren - Teclados
Canciones:
One More for the Road
Master of the Moon
The End of the World
Shivers
The man Who Would Be King
The Eyes
Living the Lie
I Am
Death by Love
In Dreams
The Prisoner of Paradise (Bonus Track Ed. Japonesa)
INTERMISSION
Intermission
Discográfica: Warner/Vertigo
Grabado en vivo: Mobile Recording, "Le Mobile"
Durante 1985 en The Sports Arena (San Diego, California)
Excepto "Time to Burn" grabada en The Record Plant (Los Angeles,
California)
Ingeniero: Angelo Arcuri y Guy Chabernau
Formación:
Jimmy Bain - Bajo
Vivian Campbell - Guitarras
Claude Schnell - Teclados
Craig Goldy - Guitarras en Time to Burn
Canciones:
The King of R'n'R
Rainbow in the Dark
Sacred Heart
Time to Burn (Grabada en estudio)
R'n'R Children
Long Live R'n'R
The Man on the Silver Mountain
We Rock
MAGICA
Magica
Formación:
Ronnie James Dio - Voz, teclados
Jimmy Bain - Bajo
Craig Goldy - Guitarras, teclados
Canciones:
Discovery
Magica Theme (Instrumental)
Lord of the Last Day
Fever Dreams
Turn to Stone
Feed My Head
Eriel
Challis
As Long As It's Not About Love
Losing My Insanity
Annica (Instrumental - Bonus Track Ed. Japonesa)
Otherworld
Magica - Reprise
Lord Of The Last Day - Reprise
Magica Story
KILLING THE DRAGON
Killing the Dragon
Ilustración: Marc Sasso
Formación:
Jimmy Bain - Bajo
Doug Aldrich - Guitarras
Canciones:
Killing the Dragon
Along Comes a Spider
Scream
Better in the Dark
Rock and Roll
Push
Guilty
Throw Away Children
Before the Fall
Cold Feet
EVIL OR DIVINE
Evil or Divine
Grabado en vivo: Roseland Theater, Nueva York. El viernes 13 de
Diciembre de 2002
Formación:
Jimmy Bain - Bajo
Doug Aldrich - Guitarras
Canciones: Killing the Dragon
Egypt/Children of the Sea

Push
Stand Up and Shout
Rock and Roll
Don't Talk to Strangers
The Man on the Silver Mountain
Guitar Solo
Fever Dreams
Holy Diver
Heaven and Hell
The Last in Line
Rainbow in the Dark
We Rock
Entrevista a Tracy Grijalva por el Templo del Rey. Octubre de 2007
Han pasado alrededor de ocho años desde que Tracy Grijalva dijera adios a
Dio. Durante todo este tiempo él ha estado trabajando duro e incesantemente.
Con motivo de la publicación de su último álbum "Latin Heart", tuvimos la
ocasión y el honor de preguntarle acerca de su presente y de su pasado.
Desde aquí le enviamos nuestro más sincero agradecimiento y apoyo.
MH: Cómo estás, Tracy?

TG: Hola Mario, gracias por la entrevista. Estoy muy bien...
MH: Tracy G Group, Driven, Epic, Goaded, colaboraciones aquí y allá. Veo que
has estado muy ocupado últimamente...
TG: Intento mantenerme lo más ocupado que puedo... hago música
prácticamente las veinticuatro horas, los siete días de la semana.
MH: Hablemos acerca de tu nuevo álbum "Latin Heart" (corazón Latino). El
concepto y la idea en general es completamente diferente a lo que suelen ser tus
trabajos, no es cierto?
TG: Sí, mayormente hago Hard Rock o Metal...
MH: Qué te movió a hacer este tipo de música?
TG: A mi amigo Ruben (Marron) le gustaba otro de mis Cd's que publiqué hace
unos años llamado "Katt Gutt"... entonces él me habló acerca de la posibilidad
de hacer otro. Mi padre adora la música latina y yo soy medio latino, mi
apellido es Grijalva, así que pensé que podría titularlo así. Me encanta la
guitarra acústica española así que escribí y grabé este Cd para todo un tipo de
oyentes diferente.
MH: También tengo entendido que estás dando los últimos retoques al nuevo
disco de Goaded. He estado escuchando "As you Bleed" en Myspace y es
fantástica! Qué puedes contarnos acerca de esto?
TG: Sí... estuve trabajando en estas canciones y las de Grijalva (Latin Heart) al
mismo tiempo... pero son ambos muy diferentes. Como ya he dicho, me gustan
muchos estilos musicales. Goaded es mi concepto de Heavy. Creo que he
encontrado un cantante - Jason Witte - que puede darle a mi música lo que
necesita. Creo que es algo comparable en cierta manera a Metallica-Pantera-
Godsmarck... aunque Goaded suena a Goaded.
MH: Haréis alguna gira para promocionarlo?
TG: Seguro, espero que pronto.
MH: En Goaded también participan Jason Witte (voz), Ray Luzier (Batería) y
Larry 'Bones' Dennison (Bajo). Larry fue miembro de Dio también, desde
entonces hasta ahora habéis estado trabajando mano a mano. Conocías a Larry
antes de que entrase en la banda?
TG: No conocía a Larry hasta que no ingresó en Dio... hemos estado trabajando
juntos desde entonces. Congeniamos muy bien y compartimos el mismo amor
por la música. Larry es un gran bajista, puede tocar cualquier cosa al bajo.
Cualquier estilo también. Larry y Ray son ambos unos fantásticos músicos y la
voz de Jason encaja a la perfección, él es como cuatro vocalistas en uno. Me
siento muy dichoso de trabajar con todos ellos.
MH: Seis años, tres discos, varias giras mundiales. Me gustaría preguntarte un
poco más acerca de tus días en Dio. Cómo te sentiste trabajando junto a Ronnie?
TG: Genial, fue maravilloso escribir, grabar y girar con un cantante como Dio.
Absolutamente profesional y un fantástico cantante de Rock.
MH: "Strange Highways" es uno de mis discos favoritos de siempre. Cómo fue
el proceso de composición de los temas?
TG: Vinny (Appice), Jeff (Pilson) y yo simplemente nos poníamos a improvisar
y cuando Ronnie escuchaba algo que le gustaba, empezábamos a trabajar en
ello. Al estilo de la vieja escuela, muy natural.
MH: Piensas que "Angry Machines" fue infravalorado?
TG: No es tan bueno como "Strange Highways" pero tiene cosas muy buenas.
Fue quizás demasiado forzado, pero mucha gente lo odia. Yo no pienso que sea
tan malo, mucha gente odia mi manera de tocar, pero a mi me gusta así. No
pretendo que a todo el mundo le guste cuanto hago. Eso para mi supone un
riesgo, ya hay demasiados que van a lo seguro, que tiene eso de divertido?
Tienes que mandar al cuerno a algunos de vez en cuando, eso hace la vida un
poco más divertida para mi.
MH: A algunos fans no les gustaba la forma en que tocabas el viejo material en
vivo. Cual fue la razón por la que los tocabas a tu manera?
TG: Porque yo soy yo mismo, no soy ningún otro. No puedo y no quiero tocar
simplemente como cualquier otro. Mi jefe me dijo que lo hiciera a mi manera, y
eso es lo que hice... y cuando él quiso que yo fuese alguien diferente, fue
cuando terminé con Dio.
MH: Tocas alguna de tus viejas canciones de Dio en directo?
TG: No.
MH: Recuerdas alguna anécdota que te haya dejado un grato recuerdo?
TG: Tocando en Sudamérica con Dio, fue fantástico... era un gran estadio...
20.000 personas. Realmente genial.
MH: En el hipotético caso, retornarías a Dio?
TG: Seguro.
MH: Atrás, en 1990, grabaste un disco excepcional con WWIII. Por qué no
seguisteis trabajando?
TG: Entre en una gran confrontación con el cantante y dejó de ser divertido.
MH: Viendo tus guitarras personalizadas estuve a punto de denunciarte al
"Instituto de Protección de Guitarras"!... era sólo una broma. Puedes contarnos
algo acerca de tus guitarras y de tu equipo?
TG: Ya hay suficientes guitarras bonitas por ahí. Creo que se necesita que haya
más guitarras de aspecto jodido, así la gente tal vez presten atención al sonido
de ellas. Eso es lo importante para mi y no tanto como luzcan. Todo mi equipo
es de época, viejo. No tengo nada nuevo, mi equipo está perfecto gracias a
practicar y hacer que la guitarra hable por ti.
MH: Tienes un estilo muy particular de tocar. Cual es tu secreto?
TG: Gracias. No hay secreto, simplemente ser uno mismo y no preocuparse de
lo que la gente diga o piense. Tocar desde el alma. Si a ellos les gusta bien, y si
no pues también.
MH: Tu tienes tu propio estudio llamado "G-Factory Studios". Que tipo de
equipo usas allí?
TG: Tengo un Roland 2480. Va perfectamente para mi. Puedo grabar mi propio
trabajo y el de un montón de otras bandas locales.
MH: Cuales son los planes para el futuro?
TG: Simplemente distribuir el nuevo Cd de Grijalva, y ahora el de Goaded. Está
casi acabado. También hacer un montón de conciertos.
MH: Muchas gracias por compartir tu tiempo conmigo, Tracy. Te deseo una
gran carrera y mucha suerte.
TG: Gracias Mario, tus preguntas fueron estupendas.
www.tracyg.com
- Gracias especiales a Ruben Marron por su amabilidad -
Rowan Robertson
Instrumento: Guitarra
Nacido: 22/11/1971
Ciudad: Bedford (Inglaterra)
Web Oficial: www.rowanrobertson.co.uk
Discografía destacada
Dio
1990 - Lock Up the Wolves
VAST
1998 - Visual Audio Sensory Theater
2000 - Music For People
Logan/Robertson (Violet's Denise)
2003 - Revisited
AM Radio
2003 - Radioactive
Happy Birthday
2005 - Gold Records (EP)
Dio: Strange Highways LIRYCS
1. Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost
Prime time
Nursery rhyme
Did you see the teacher
Sister
Black and white
What she's gonna to do
They say eye for eye, tooth for tooth

But don't hurt your brother
Cross-road, overload
Oh, I, I testify
They just showed me Mary
She was stoned, stoned, danger zone
There was nothing in her eyes
And then there, there in the air

Nailed to the cross was Jesus
Now I lay me down to sleep

Pray my soul to keep away
From the holy spirit, holy ghost
They're hiding in the dark
Oh, nightmare, electric chair

You might not get to heaven
Bad boys, shout for joy
Watch him to cry
Prime time
Nursery rhyme
Love just needs religion
2. Firehead
Who's that angry man I see

Is he coming closer
Well I'll just make believe
That I've never been afraid
Crackle, Crackle,
You're all dead
Feel the heat from firehead
From spooky stories that he's read

They put pictures on his body
Living out a fantasy
To be the last one left alive, hah!
Crackle, Crackle,
You're all dead
Feel the heat from firehead
He's lost the instruction

No control
Suicide fever, he won't be much older
I know, won't go, away
What's that smoke that I can see

Rising from the ashes
Well, it seems that there will always be
Someone just like you
Crackle, Crackle,
And you're all dead
Feel the heat from firehead, firehead, firehead!
3. Strange Highways
It's a crazy world we live in

And I'm leaving it today
For another institution
We crazy people play
Every time I climb the mountain
And it turned into a hill
I promised me that I'd move on
And I will.
I, I, good for nothing

Going nowhere, so they say
Hey, someone give me blessings
For they say that I have sinned
That is when I crawl inside myself
And ride into the wind
On Strange Highways
On Strange Highways
Hey you! I want your number

Don't even wonder
We do things our way here
Questions
These are forbidden
We got no answers
Believe us anyway
So here is my confession:
It's the only broken rule
Sometimes I crawl inside of me

Where I can't be the fool
On Strange Highways
On Strange Highways
Oh
You can see the other side

And you shall come over
You can't leave the other side
If you say I will
Everytime I climb the mountain

And it turned into a hill
Well, I promised me
I'd disappear
And now I know I will
So, someone give me blessings

For the times you say I've sinned
So I can crawl inside myself
And ride into the wind
On Strange Highways
On Strange Highways
Questions
They're forbidden
Hey you, what's your number
Oh, we've got no answers
Don't you even wonder
Oh, Strange Highways

Ooh
4. Hollywood Black
Came to the sunset scene

To find out who's inside of me
Some lies I've never seen
But this one lies on the silver screen
In between real and dream
Like a scream
Hollywood black
I'm caught in the middle
Hollywood black
Same story, different eyes

Here's where the hero never, never dies
Can't you tell
That all the wishes you've made
Have filled up the well
Hollywood black
Caught in the middle
Hollywood black
Yeah
Oh, Hollywood black
Right in the middle
Too late to little
Back to the street again

Or was that yesterday
Another yesterday's gone, gone
Back in the jungle

Running with the animals
Howling at the sign of the spotlight
Ooh
Those dreams are made of glass

You throw just one stone
And then there goes your last window
Can't you tell
That every wish that you made
Filled up the well
Hollywood black
Hollywood black
Hollywood black
Right in the middle
Ah, Hollywood black
Hollywood black
Too late to little
And only the fools come back
'Cause Hollywood is black
5. Evilution
Good night, we're closing again

Come back, we're open tomorrow
We've finished today
I'm just staying away
We know what's good for the brain
Oh, plastic dreams and fast machines

Pushing it to the limit
Girls and boys who think that noise
Is music in the air
Twist that dial and stay awhile
Here's your invitation
Dirty rags and body bags
Evilution
Hello, we're open once more

Come in, you need no appointment
We're thinking in time
That you'll move down the line
And represent the business in hell
Well, well
Tell her hope is gone but you carry on

We can set the soul free
All is lost so what's it costs
To listen anyway
The world upstairs where no-one cares
Is just about to crumble
See it through we'll burn for you
Evilution company
Oh, neon names play neon games

Showing it to the public
I hate you and you hate me
And everybody smiles
So money talks and no-one walks
But everybody's crawling
Golden rags and body bags
Evilution
Hello, good night, it's me

I'm open again
Come back, come in, good bye
We're closed
6. Pain
Give me a choice between pleasure and pain

I choose pain
Another day without a heartbeat

How can your heart beat
If they've taken it away
For the first time, just don't think about it
Take the water and wash your face with pain
You can take away the power

Your finest hour
It's when you laugh in their faces
For the first time just forget about it
Take a hammer and pound yourself with pain
Ooh
Bury my bones on the moon

If they never should find me it would be too soon
Give me a choice between power and pain
I choose pain
Oh, bury my bones on moon

If they never should find me it would be too soon
For the first time just forget about
Take the water and wash your face with pain
Pain
Oh just forget about pain
Forget about the pain
Pain, pain, pain, pain, pain!
7. One foot in the grave
Here we go again, must be delirious

Can't close my eyes
Sleep is just a drug, this must be serious
This must be serious
Does this go on and on forever
Sometimes in the dark I feel invincible

I wonder why
I hear voices out of shadows
And shadows never lie
Helter skelter
Now give me shelter
Use the children like toys
Eat your lover
Then find an another
There be good little boys
Boys will be boys
I got two hands to hold you

Two arms around you
The master and the slave
Two eyes to watch you
Two hands to help you
Put one foot in the grave
Here we go again, must be delirious

Can't close my eyes, no
Sleep is just a drug, this must be serious
This must be serious
Helter skelter
Now, give me shelter
My brain is twisting again
I could be dreaming this
No, I'm screaming this
No more, no
I got two hands to hold you

Two arms around you
The master and the slave
Two eyes to watch you
Two hands to help you
Put one foot in the grave
8. Give Her The Gun
She heard this song before

Daddy's at the door
Just to say I love you
Please, please, don't let him in

Is it all beginning again tonight?
Somebody make it right!
I say: Give her the gun!

Look at him run away
Give her the gun
Before the next one comes along
And doesn't pay
He, dragged into the cold

Momma sold her soul
For one more ride to heaven
Please, someone let him in

Is it all beginning again tonight
Can anyone make it right?
I say: Give him the gun!

Look at her run away
Oh, give him the gun
And doesn't pay
Simply unforgivable, destruction of the heart

Does anybody tell
Make yourself invisible
Be blinded by the light
We're hiding away, what would they say
Yeah
She played this song before

Daddy's at the door
Just to say hello, ahh
Now, in a different world

Is it all beginning again tonight
Oh, I got to make it right
I say: give her the gun
Look at him run away
Oh, give her the gun
Give her the gun

Look at him falling down
Oh, give her the gun
'Cause it goes round and round and round...

9. Blood from a stone
Oh, you've been surprised again

Pulled like a leaf to the waterfall
Everybody's just pretending
I thought that you'd learn by now
Ooh, think about it one more time

What have you got when the god is gone
Clouds don't have a silver lining
And all you ever get is rain
'Cause you can't get blood from a stone

You can't open the door if there's nobody home
They've taken it all so just leave me alone
You can't get blood from a stone
It isn't once upon a time

When nobody falls and the hero flies
That victims got to fit the crime
And nobody goes down with you
You, you!

You can't get blood from a stone
No, no

No, you can't get blood from a stone
No blood from a stone

Go on and leave me alone
And I know it's a shock
To learn that you can't
You can't, you can't get blood from a rock
10. Here's to you
Here's to you!
Here's to you! Here's to me!

Masters of the universe
The curse of destiny
All for one, it's one for all

Now you can pull the trigger
As we're knocking down on the wall
When you finally shoot too high
The lie will always bring it down
You resurrection angels,

Look what we found
That the wheel goes around
So here's to you!
Come on, raise the dead

Heads will roll
Cancel the infection
We can purify the soul
Do the crime
Then write the law
There's no wrong you can change it where
A change you've never saw
Hey, you desperation angels

Here we found
That they all fell down
So
Here's to me! Here's to you!
Here's to you! Here's to me!
Here's to reason!
Oh
Here's to me! Here's to you!
Raise the dead! Here's to freedom!
11. Bring Down The Rain
Did you ever believe in your dreams before

Were you always afraid of the dark
Is the edge of the world always in your head
Does the gun point straight at your heart
It used to come just when you sleep

But now, it's only a shout away
You always seem to find the sun

But this time, the sun is a fire
Bring down the rain
This house is burning again
Put out the flame
Bring down the rain
You were told that the storm would just roll on by

That the thunder was made in your mind
And the heat in the night was to keep you warm
And the truth could be told by a lier now
You always seem to find the light

But this time, the light is a fire
Bring down the rain
Put down the flame
Bring down the rain
Shake up, break up, everybody make up

Everything's always the same
Trapped down, trapped down, everybody back down
Bring down the rain
You always seem to find the light

But this time, the light is a fire
Bring down the rain
Don't play the game
Bring down the rain
Put out the flame
Bring down the rain
It's the shake up, break up, everybody make up

Well, it's always the same
Trapped down, cracked down, everybody back down
Won't you bring down all the rain
Dio: Dream Evil LIRICS
1. Night People
Do you like the dark

Do you like the way it moves
Do you come alive when neon
Kills the sun
Are you hypnotized

Part of the illusion
Oh, see how they run
It's the mystery

Poetry and passion
Innocence and fashion
Revolution
Evolution ways
Night people
Are you satisfied

With the lessons that you're learning
Is the fire really burning
Do you know
Hey dream child
Promises are spoken
And promises are broken
Electric eyes that never let you
See them in the day
Night people
Night people

Do you come alive when neon
Kills the sunshine
Are you hypnotized

Innocence and fashion
Promises and passion
Evolution
Revolution ways
And everybody stays
Night people
Night people, yeah!

Are you hypnotized
Paralyzed
Revolution
Hey dream child
You got electric eyes
Hey dream child!
2. Dream Evil
All's well at the midnight hour
You're ready to fly
Don't think about the darkness
Or the rumbling in the sky
Somewhere on the morning road

Just waiting for you
Somethings that just could never be
Are calling up a spell so you can see, yeah!
Dream evil
The dark that you find in the back of your mind
Dream evil - Dream evil
Don't go to the edge of rainbows

Don't close your eyes
Like things that can't be real
The truth is really lies
Don't wish on a rising star you should

Open up the door
Where things that just should never be
Are calling up a spell so you can see, yeah!
Dream evil
The dark that you find
Can come out of your mind
Dream evil
Take you away
Oh no it's the midnight hour

Don't leave me alone
Those things that just should never be

Are calling up a spell so you can see
Dream evil
Dream evil
Dream evil
Dream evil
Dream evil
Oh no it's the midnight hour

Don't open the door
Don't go to the edge of rainbows
Don't sleep any more
You'll dream evil
You'll dream evil
You'll dream evil
Dream evil
3. Sunset Superman
The night has a thousand eyes

But he moves in only places
Where the eyes can never be
The night tells a thousand lies

And when you wake up in the morning
Were you dreaming
Screaming
Tryin to hide your burnin' heart
Before somebody cuts it all away
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Somebody start the game

And the dark will just get louder
As it shouts away the light
A shadow without a name

But when he wakes up in the morning
He just won't know
Was he a hero
Trying to hide his burning heart
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Anybody can
Sunset superman
The night has a thousand eyes

But he moves in only places
Where the eyes can never be
The night tells a thousand lies

And when you wake up in the morning
Were you dreaming
Screaming
Tryin to hide your broken heart
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Superman --- ooh
Sunset superman
Sunset superman
Sunset superman --- ooh
Anybody can
Anybody can
Sunset superman --- ooh

Sunset superman
...
4. All The Fools Sailed Away
There's perfect harmony

In the rising and the falling of the sea
And as we sail along
I never fail to be astounded by
The things we'll do for promises
And a song
We are the innocent

We are the damned
We were caught in the middle of the madness
Hunted by the lion and the lamb
Ooh - Ooh
We bring you fantasy

We bring you pain
It's your one great chance for a miracle
Or we will disappear
Never to be seen again
And all the fools sailed away

All the fools sailed away
Sailed away
We bring you beautiful

We teach you sin
We can give you a piece of the universe
Or we will disappear
Never to return again

They sailed away
Sailed away
And as we drift along

I never fail to be astounded
By the things we'll do for promises
And a song
We are the innocent

We cut we bleed
We're your one great chance for a miracle
And a miracle is something you need
They'll take your diamonds

And then give you steel
You'll be caught in the middle of the madness
Just lost like them
And part of all the pain that they feel, yeah

Leaving nothing, nothing more to say
They say you're beautiful

And they'll always let you in
But doors are never open
To the child without a trace of sin
Sail away
5. Naked In The Rain

Two faces
On fire
No traces
Something has swallowed the night
You know that nothing can make it all right
Yeah
Like candy
Emotion
Too much and sugar can turn to sand
You scream but nobody touches your hand
Are we just shouting at the pain

Or do we see just what we are
We're naked in the rain

Naked in the rain
Two children
Guns loaded
Take aim and blow all the dreams away
Too late for anything better to say
Hey
Are we just crazy with the pain
We are naked in the rain

Naked in the rain
Two faces
No fire
No traces, fever has turned to snow
Hearts break to show you the way as you go, ooh
Are we just running from the pain

We're naked in the rain
Naked in the rain
Naked in the rain
Naked in the rain
Two children
On fire
Emotion
Burns higher
Guns loaded
Blow all the dreams away
Naked in the rain
Naked in the rain
Frighten by the pain
Naked in the rain
6. Overlove
Seems like heard this song

At least a thousand times before
He just wanted her but she wants more
So build a wall
Keep it all to herself, ooh
Always never seemed to be too much

Reaching out became a spider's touch
Wrapped in chains
Sad remains
Another victim of
Overlove
Overlove
He was just the devil in a thin disguise

Jealousy behind the greenest eyes
Turn the page
Close the cage
On another victim of
Overlove
Overlove, yeah
Overlove
Overlove
Overlove
Overlove
Mamma never left her baby all alone

Baby never knew when she was grown
Now mamma's gone
And come the dawn
You got another victim of
Overlove
Overlove
Overlove
Overlove, love, love, love, love
Overlove
7. I Could Have Been A Dreamer
Running with the wolf pack

Feel like I'm never coming back
And everytime there's sunshine
I'm blind, yeah
I am everybody
And everyone that I know is me
Everyone that I know won't see
I could have been a dreamer

I could have been a shooting star
I could have been a dreamer, yeah
I'm another number

And you know the numbers must agree
But everytime the wind blows
I can't fly - why?
We take away tomorrow

And never see the end of today
Lock it up and send it away - forever

Cause dreams are what we are
Running with the wolf pack

Feel like I'm never coming back
But maybe that was sunshine
That I saw
I've heard about a rainbow

I've heard it makes you crazy
I think I'm goin' crazy
Crazy cause I see

Cause dreams are what we are

I could have been the one to fly
I always could have been a dreamer
Cause dreamers never die, no!

Dreamer
Dreamer
Dreamer
8. Faces In The Window
Give me - shelter - shelter

I can face the day
Then I'll just fade away
Give me shelter
Give me shelter
Sleep comes - slowly

The fire starts to die
You open up your eyes
Faces in the window

Noises in the night
Faces in the window
Hiding from the light
Faces in the window
We are - evil
And we are all divine
Creations of the mind
We are pleasure
I see - clearly
Who's behind the wall
Yes, I can see us all
We're faces in the window

Noises in the night
Faces in the window
Faces in the window
Give me shelter - shelter - shelter

Give me shelter - shelter - shelter
Faces in the window

Noices in the night
Faces in the window
Faces in the window

Faces in the window
Faces in the window
Faces in the window
When the fire starts to die

And you open up your eyes
There they are in the window
Faces in the window
We are evil and divine

Just creations of the mind
And faces in the window
Faces in the window
Faces in the window

Faces in the window
Faces in the window
Faces in the window
9. When A Woman Cries
Rain falls
Thunder cracks the air
Lightning from the sky
Everywhere
Stars move
They're shakin' all the earth
Show you what you're worth
Here it comes
When a woman cries
Fire
Burning through your brain
Turn to face the train
Oh oh
Hey it's magic

Said the mother to the child
It's stronger than a smile
Let it go
When a woman cries

When a woman cries, ah
When a woman cries
Just when you think it's pretend

Here it comes over and over again
And if we should live forever
Maybe we'll still just never know
Oh, rain falls

Everywhere
Stars move
Shakin' all the earth
Show you what you're worth
Here it comes
When a woman cries
Fire - magic
Shakin' all the earth
When a woman cries
Oh, stars move

When a woman cries
When a woman cries, yeah
When a woman cries, ooh
Dio: Angry Machines LIRICS
Dio: Angry Machines LIRICS

1. Institutional Man
Inside the walls I've made

To keep out all who reach for me
I might have lost my way
And I can't come out again
Don't come around here anymore

You may infect yourself
Don't ever cross this line
You could see monsters in your mind
There just like me
Have I erased all sense of touch

I don't feel anything
Sometimes they say I need
Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Most dreams, they're black and white

But I must color mine
Each day's another end
Less night of screaming
Shouting at the outside
Someone let me in
Set me free now no-one can
Faces at the window
Stop the water, bags of sand
Institutional man
Sometimes they say I need

Sometimes I think I need
Sometimes I know I need
New parts for my brain
Set me free now no-one can

Faces at the window
Lock the cages, tie my hands
Institutional, institutional man
2. Don't Tell The Kids
Please, please, make love freeze

And break apart in the middle (of it)???
Then they could see the hate
When they separate
And taste the salt of their tears
No, no, it's all about experience

Control, you might as well be wood, no good
Why why, your questions die

In a shout and no attention
You might have said
That they both were dead
So put the puzzle away
But no, it's all about experience

Control, they're gonna give you none, no fun
Don't tell the kids, they'll never understand it

Don't tell the kids, don't waste your time, no
Get back, it's a heart attack

And the planet needs a doctor
We can tell it looks like hell
But they make us close our eyes
No, it's all about experience

And control, you might as well be stone, alone
Don't tell the kids, they'll never understand it

Don't tell the kids, don't waste your time, yeah
Don't tell the kids, they'll never get the picture

Don't tell the kids, you waste your time, yeah
Don't tell the kids, they just don't understand it

Don't tell the kids, don't waste your time, time
Talk to the animals

Anyone who'll answer
Any fool will do
Just don't tell the kids
3. Black
Identify the real world

Investigate the real world
Intensify inspection
There for all to see
Here's what lies do

All things turn to
Black, black
Yeah, no
Now desensitize your heartbeat

Regulate the heartbeat
Sterilize all emotion
Justify your needs
Here's what love does

Dies and fades to
Black, black
There are no champions
Who saves the lonely ones
In the corner
Black, yeah
Black
You must identify

You and the real world
Interrogate the new real world
Then generate intention
Information, please
Here's what i know

Soon we'll all go
We must fade to
Black
4. 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
Another beating by the villain

Another angel fallen down
Perfect for the part
Hunter of the heart
Another burning by the devil

And another diamond turned to glass
I knew you from the start
Hunter of the heart
Hunter of the heart
5. Stay Out Of My Mind
All you see down there

Could be yours for the taking
All your heart's desired
Would be yours but you don't want it
You don't want it
You keep telling me
Stay out of my mind

Stay out of my soul
I can't get you out of my life
So stay out of my mind
Stay out of my mind, yeah
What do you want from life

What do you keep living for
Is it worth the price
It'll cost you nothing
But you won't take it
You won't take it
You keep telling me
Stay out of my mind

Stay out of my soul
Stay out of my mind
Stay out of my mind
Stay out of my soul
Stay out of my mind
6. Big Sister
Who controls your mind
There have been changes

No more giving it all for free
There will be changes
Now woman is all you need
A-ah
Here is a number
You've been given an another name
We will be watching
One might fall but you'll all be blamed
Shame, shame
Here's big sister

We're big sister
Hear big sister
There's big sister
Dancing on your grave

Who's in charge of hearts
Who controls you time
We're in charge of you

Even mother's a soldier now
You can touch 'cause you don't know how
No
Here's big sister

We're big sister
Hear big sister
There's big sister
Dancing on your grave
Pretty faces, young and clean

Watching you from magazines
All they want is something more
Kill the king and then we'll crown the whore
Here's big sister

We're big sister
Hear big sister
There's big sister

In charge of hearts
Controls your time
In charge of you
Here's big sister

We're big sister
Control
7. Double Monday
When you're alone and the sun's gone down

One more time
Must you prentend that some light still shines
Sounds like double Monday
Yeah
Each time you think that you've just begun

It's the end
Oh, someone you love wants to just be friends
Sounds like double Monday
Yeah
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 lose your special place to hide
So get ready for the ride, ride, ride
Yeah
Every someday double Monday
8. Golden Rules
Hush now children - lullaby

Steal what you can't borrow
Oh how brave you are
And your world has
Come so far
Are you saved

Have you been told
Right is the enemy
Too bad, too late
Write this down

(I) don't believe in sanity ???
Or reading the instructions
Throw 'em all away, hey
Golden rules, Sunday school

Crazy
Wheels go round
Angry machines, designing your destiny
Digital dreams, with no heart, no soul
Golden rules, Sunday school

You're all crazy now
Here's the situation

The rest are gettin' pretty
You're melting in the city
Father says to mother
Yeah, if you really wanna trash it
Go ahead and smash it
Are you saved

Now when you go to sleep tonight
One way or another
If you don't die before you wake
Do it unto others
Golden rules, made more fools

Sunday school, you're all crazy
Hush now children

Don't you cry
We've just killed tomorrow
How sad you are
That your world has gone too far
9. Dying In America
Once upon a high

The streets were gold and blue was
In the sky riders gone
Never could belong
Maybe you still can dream
Sleep through screams
While we're dying in America
Once upon a child

The carnival would stop and stay a-
While you were gone
Everything went wrong
Too soon, cartoon
Dying in America
Dying in America
In places where aces outnumber the queens

Jack is afraid of tomorrow
Colors are changing to red, white and green
As we all fall down
Once upon a hate

They told us they could fix it if we'd
Wait for awhile
Killing you with smiles
Maybe you still can dream
Sleep through screams
While we're dying in America
Dying in America
Sex, sex, sex

Even bigger, even better
Don't lose out, be a winner
Save more, save time and save now
One hundred thirty per cent American people
Would like to be like everyone else
11. God Hates Heavy Metal, Japanese CD only
One more nightmare

No place like home
You see a picture of angels
I see a nail in the wall
Make him over

No time to lose
And if you've heard this one before

Don't stop me
Don't stop me
We learn slowly
Evil's in the holy
Incidental
God hates heavy metal
So I know he must hate me
Lazy-crazy
Must be my name
Why are you running to nowhere
Why do you listen to noise
So if you've heard this all before

Please stop me
Please stop me
Live don't preach it

If you can't don't teach it
Accidental
God loves heavy metal
So I know he must want me
We learn slowly
Mind control is holy
Stir don't shake it
Move too fast you'll break it up
Incidental
God is heavy metal
So I know he must need me
11. This Is Your Life
Who cares what came before

We were only starlight
One day, then nevermore
Because we're whispers in the wind
Once upon a time

The world was never blind
Like we are
Right now it seems

You're only dreams and shadows
If wishes could be eagles how you'd fly
This is your life

This is your time
What if the flame won't last forever
This is your here
This is your now
Let it be magical
Who cares what came before

We're only starlight
Once upon the time

All the world was blind
Like we are
This is your life

This is your time
Look at your world
This is your life
DIO MAGICA LIRYCS
, the front page http://wwDio: Magica

1. Discovery
We have examined the manuscript. The information is complete, but

does not conform to logical patterns. Flesh cannot be mutated into stone
and remorphed back to the body once again. Continue the investigation
with special attention given to one word. Magica!
2. Magica Theme
Please continue
3. Lord Of The Last Day
I love the night

So many shadows
Unholy light
Putting out the spark
Leave 'em in the dark - forever
Ooh
I can wait for you

Your end is my life
All lies are true
Secrets of the heart
And you can take them all - To heaven
I don't feel pain or sorrow

The child's a man tomorrow
Crossing the line - Then he's mine
Don't care which god you follow

Whose promises you swallow
Time and again
We must meet at the end
Aaah
It's all right

When the music is over
Come on and dance
For the lord of the last day
I love the night

So many shadows
Unholy light
Leave 'em in the dark
Forever
[choir]
4. Fever Dreams
Lately when my demons drag the night across my eyes

I just can't seem to fight it anymore
Yield unto temptation and be ruler of the world
But it seems that I have heard that song before
And the voices begin to sing - Come home
I have seen some evil as I've walked upon the earth

But this is way beyond what eyes can see
Wicked is as wicked does and if I lose control
Is this the way that hell is gonna be
Have I fallen too far to rise
Been burning too long in the fire
Then it all falls down - Tearing the night away
It must be - Fever dreams

Fever dreams
Fever dreams
Now before my demons roll the night across my eyes

I tremble as I wait perhaps to sin
Yield unto temptation and be ruler of the world
And all I do is let the beast come in
Have I fallen too far to rise

I've been standing too long in the fire
Let it all fall down
Tearing the night away
It must be - Fever dreams

From the outside - Fever dreams
Oh, fever dreams
Fever dreams
Ooh-ooh
Fever dreams
Fever dreams
Fever dreams
Fever dreams
Fever dreams
Fever dreams
5. Turn To Stone
Welcome to sun down, welcome to the dark

Could it be that evil has heroes
Bring everybody down - Celebration

Passing of the light
Giving up your spirit to the night
You'll turn to stone - Turn to stone
Just for ever
Here comes a fire

We'll burn it to the ground
Inside the page lies the power
We've turned it all around - Celebration

Words have control
To take away your heart and then your soul

Just for ever
Oh pray for a miracle

But the wishes in the well have all gone dry
There's no way for a miracle
It's not the way you live, it's how you'll die
Welcome to sun down - Welcome to the dark

Could it be that the evil has heroes
We've turned it all around - Celebration

Words have control
To take away your heart and then your soul

Just for ever
You'll turn to stone
Concerning the inhabitants of Otherworld. There are many similarities to

be found, parallel to our own society. The individual must be absorbed.
The collective must be as one. Feed my head!
6. Feed My Head
Hiding in a corner
Waiting for the storm
Maybe they'll forget about me
Avoid connection
Still they say you always surrender
All the smiling faces

Promising the sun
Another way of breaking you down
All is lost
Hope is dead
Feed my mind
Fill my head
Hope is gone
The spell's been said
Fill my mind
Feed my head
Ah
Waiting for my number
To climb upon the cross
Maybe they'll forget about me
Must avoid detection
But they say you'll still go down
Safe in dreams
Away from where they are
Let me be nowhere
Just another star
Safe in night
The shadows cloak their eyes
Take me to nowhere
Where everybody flies
Oh!
All is lost
Hope is dead
Feed my mind
Fill my head
Hope is gone
Fill my mind
Feed my head
All is lost
Hope is dead
Feed my mind
Fill my head
Hope is gone
Fill my mind
Feed my head
All is lost
Hope is dead
Feed my mind
Fill my head
Hope is gone
Fill my mind
Feed my head
All is lost
Hope is dead
Feed my mind
Fill my head
7. Eriel
Now that my dreams have gone dead

I see them burning in the fire
Just like the words that I've said
Ashes turned to ashes once again
Look for a sign in the air

A light that dances in the sky
Maybe you'll see it somewhere
Oh, shining like a diamond
Promising that hope will never die
I might know the answer

Well, it's back there in my brain
Someday soon I'll be rising again
Higher than the sun
I have been father and son

I cry for children of the night
Just because tears have begun
Beware of quiet voices
Thunder comes from silence - I am light
Oh, look for a sign, is it me

No don't believe with only eyes
Speak to the blind 'cause they see
Truth is just a circle
Spinning round until it meets the lies
Then dies
8. Challis
I am a rock
And you are glass
Never broken - never last
And if you're in my way I'll knock you down
If it's a joke
I'll never laugh
Here's exactly how I see you in the light
You're like a tear in the ocean

Dust in the wind
Like a stone in the water
I'm gonna sleep with the devil's daughter
I am your shock
I am your shame
Another face without a name
And if you think I'm angry just come over
I need to tell
Just who you are
My description of the world I've seen so far

Dust in the wind
I might marry the devil's daughter
I am a rock
And you are glass
If it's a joke
Nobody laugh
And even - When you know you're guilty still you're right

Dust in the wind
Like a spark in the fire

Dust in the sand
I'm gonna run with the devil's daughter
Run, run, run, run, run away!
Require, explanation. What is love? Who is love? When is love? Where is

love? Why is love?
9. As Long As It's Not About Love
From the first time we touched with our eyes

Only magic could take away my heart
I am always afraid for my heart
So lay beside me now and tell me lies - sweet lies
As long as it's not about love
Shall we sail off the edge of the world

Fall forever and never look behind
But I must keep my heart from my mind
Lay beside me now and tell me lies
Oh the last time we touched with our eyes

And the magic was stronger than the heart
Oh, I can't run away with my heart
So, lay beside me now and tell me lies
Shall we sail off the edge of the world

Fall forever
Take my heart away but no
You can't say words about love
Ooh
If the magic comes between us

And we never meet again
Take a part of me away
'Cause maybe it's all above love
Love, ooh
10. Losing My Insanity
Someone said
You'll light up the universe
It's there in your head then
Crazy comes to call
Break me down
I'm only an everyone
Running from free
Running from me
And though it's not of my choosing

I'm losing my insanity
Again
Someone said
Forever was yesterday
So open your head when
Crazy comes around
Break me down
I'm only an innocent
Howl at the moon
Knowing that soon
And though it's always confusing

Round and round

Like the wheels in my mind
Round and round and down and down and down
And down and down
Someone said
Believe in your otherside
It's there in your head and
Waiting for a ride
Break me down
Ah once I was everything
Breaking the law
Quick on the draw
And though it's not of my choosing

Again
11. Annica (Japanese release only)
Instrumental
12. Otherworld
Turn round slowly

Tell us what you see
Oh no - The fly got the spider
And now he's chasing me
Change comes slowly

But this is what you'll be
Somehow it snows in the summer
And the sun is freezing me, oh
Pain comes easy

If pleasure will let go
Oh oh - I still remember
And this is how I know
Rain falls slowly
Here it cuts you down
Oh no - We're all one another
Oh no - I'm caught in an otherworld
Rainbows and blue skies

Are black and white
Killed in their sleep by the queen
We have forsaken
Beginnings and taken the end - Amen
We've been forsaken

Beginnings and given the end - Amen
Time moves slowly

But here it never ends
Oh oh - We're all one another
Oh no - I'm caught in an otherworld
13. Magica - Reprise
And the games still go on

With a warning to the bishop from the pawn
No one sees an angel till it smashes to the ground
And then you run somewhere
And leave it lying there
Then on we sail
Never thinking that the wind could ever fail
No one gets to heaven till they've lived awhile in hell
And even then it's rare
That you'll be going there
Now we understand. All traces of Magica must be eliminated. Infection.

Infection. Delete, delete, delete, delete, delete, delete delete delete
delete...
14. Lord Of The Last Day - Reprise
I love the night

So many shadows
Unholy night
Leave 'em in the dark
Forever
DIO KILLING THE DRAGON LIRICS
1. Killing The Dragon
Silence - we hunt for the queen

Sign of the cross
And pray in-between
Look by the light of the day

She's hiding till dark
Waiting to play hey-hey
Something's taken a child

And it all must end
Time to be killing the dragon again
Silence - we'll hunt for the lord

He takes crimson and gold
Gave ice to the cold
Oh to be never afraid
Of wolves at the door
Howling for more
More's been empty for years

And it all must end
Time to be killing the dragon again
Kneel and behold your new king

Digital dreams
And wonderful things to tease you
Small gods with electrical hearts
And it all will end
Time to be killing the dragon
2. Along Comes A Spider
Remember when you only needed no one

Every day's tomorrow
And it's all right
No confessions - not for you
Forget the things you've done
It's what you'll do
The first time you're suspicious

What's that gliding down
Along comes a spider
Suddenly the world has no more changes

You've run with an evil woman
So it's all right
No more strangers' candy lies
The light is so much better for your eyes
Now I'm not superstitious

But every time you've tried
Don't ask why - it's the long way around

Just go wild
Why do we believe in conversation

We never seem to listen
We only hear
Now you don't need permission
But don't get caught next time
A spider
A spider
Inside her
3. Scream
You've made it through another day

Driving past the backroads of your mind
You could have turned the other way
And break down on the sanity you've found inside you
Someone said that you are fantasy

But in the darkness
Behind your smile
You scream
Scream
Scream for the crazy ones
Scream at the things you've done
Scream at the rising sun
We bless the beautiful

Let us forgive you for your sins
These must be holy ones
How could we believe they'd let us in
Oh, once I heard that they were fantasy

But in the darkness
Behind their smiles
They scream
Scream
Scream of a broken heart
Scream as they come apart
Scream cause they never started
Scream
No pain
No sympathy
You've always been so steady at the wheel
Some friend reality

You break down on the highway
About to see it my way
Scream at the crazy ones

Scream cause they all have sons
Scream as they point the gun at you
Scream at the bleeding heart

Scream cause the end won't start
Scream as you come apart again
Again, again, again...
4. Better In The Dark
I'm all right - I'm crossing over

I just shot the sun
One more night - black as heaven
So no-one saw the gun
Running with monsters in shadows

And monsters always know
It's better in the dark
Oh, she's all right - tall and handsome
If the lights are down
Gone by dawn - takes no chances
Might come back around
Clutching to monsters in shadows

I'm all right - I'm crossing over

I can disappear - gone
Clutching to monsters in shadows

Better in the dark
I just shot the sun
5. Rock And Roll
If they take away your song

You can finally hear the voices
Of the ones that don't belong
In the face of the rising wind

We all sing Gloria
Is there flame without fire
Most unlikely
If you're there when the walls come down

We all sing - warrior
Is there sight without sound
Most unlikely
But we got rock and roll

Rock and roll
Take me anywhere
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Is there someone there
Rock and roll
On the edge of the last goodbye

We all sing - warrior
Ah the brave never die
Most unlikely
Hey, send your heroes of to war

But whisper in their ear
Never cross the song police
They can tell you what you're gonna hear - again
For the sake of the left behind

We all sing Gloria
Soon forgotten by time
So unlikely
Cause we got rock and roll

Rock and roll
Take you anywhere
Rock and roll

Rock and roll
Someone's always there
Rock and roll
Bring me anywhere
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Someone's always there
Rock and roll
Rock and roll me, ah
Rock and roll

Rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll
6. Push
You've ridden on a carousel

So you know the feeling
As the ring slips through your fingers
Sometimes you justify it

But there's the sword
And you're bleeding once again
Before you're in a corner

Can't crawl away
Here's a way to save you
You gotta push

Get out of my way and push
You can turn the wheel
Push
One more push
You're master of the broken heart

And so you know the feeling
As your soul starts going under
Sometimes you rectify it
Then out of the blue
The hammer falls again
Before you're in the water

Can't sail away
Here's a way to save you
You gotta push

Break the body down
Oh push
Out of my way I'll push
You better push
You gotta push

Hands against the wall
And push
Out of my way we'll push
You can turn the wheel
Go on and push
Push
Push
Push
Push
7. Guilty
He'd never tell her lies

And she believed in magic
But when the magic died
She could see that all along he's just been
Guilty - a liar, liar

Guilty
Guilty - burn in fire
Guilty
It's time to say goodbye

Don't tell another story
Another alibi
Now you see that all along he's just been
Guilty - a liar, liar

Guilty
Guilty - you burn in fire
Guilty
Guilty - the great pretender
Guilty
You're guilty - just surrender cause you're guilty
Broken promise
But please forgive again
One more time for me
It's the very last time - you'll see
Guilty - liar, liar

You'll burn in fire
Guilty - liar, liar
Guilty
Guilty - the great pretender

Guilty
Guilty - just surrender, you're guilty
Guilty, guilty, guilty
A liar, liar
Guilty - you'll burn in fire
Oh guilty, you'll burn in fire
Surrender - guilty
So guilty
8. Throw Away Children
Oh-oh, the sun's gone down

Her day begins
And the rhythm of the darkness
Wakes the dead
Don't answer eyes that smile
Don't let them in
They see the lonely child
She feels their sin
But it's getting so much colder
And she's afraid
Never going back to where the pain was

She'd rather face the pain that's here and now
Someone's thrown away their children

You can see them running from your smile
Sing for the runaway children
The throw-away child
I'll make you safe and warm

Words she needs to hear
What they really mean is no more little girl
Don't see her anymore

They disappear
Yesterday they said that she was dying

And just today I heard that she was dead


You can hear them only if you try
Goodbye

9. Before The Fall
Someone had a dream

Never been to London
Never in a limousine
Something made him go

Could it be the voices
Coming from the radio
But somewhere down the line

The happiness you'll find
Will crash into a wall
Just before the fall
Someone joined the band

But he never heard the music
Couldn't really understand
No, no no
Don't know what they mean

Where's my picture
Shining from a magazine
But somewhere down the line

He'll quickly glance behind
Then smash into a wall
Before the fall
Someone ran so fast

When he saw the future
He was sure that it was just the past
Someone had a dream
Only this one ended lost
Inside the old machine
And somewhere down the line

They'll say that his is mine
And all that's left is time
Time to fall and stumble, ah
10. Cold Feet
Tired of living in the black and white?

Where fools can tell you that you're never right
I know a place where the film's in color
Just step inside of yourself
Here's a place in the front row
So on with the show
The same old shadow on the run

That's no shadow, it's your shadow's son
I know a place where the pools got water

And you don't need to know how to swim
Here's the key to the back door
Do you want more
Do you need more?
Same old rhythm to the same old rhyme

The same old clock - same old time
There's a place where the grass is greener

And you can shake, rattle and roll
Here's the key to the front door
Do you want more
Will you need more?
Tired of living in the black and white

Where no-one's wrong and you're never right
Same old steps to the same old dance
Just one more reason - one more chance
Oh
Dio: Lock Up The Wolves LIRICS
1. Wild One
You say you've never seen the light before

Does anyone believe you
Don't let them hear you say anymore
Nothing's really safe around here
We are an imitation of the crown

We never turn the pages
They cannot let your spirit touch the ground
And nothing's gonna change around here, no
Crack in the ceiling

Hole in the wall
They bend you over
But you won't crawl away
You've got two in the bushes

One in the hand
They'd make you over
But they can't understand you
You're always gonna be the wild one
Pretend that all you really feel is pain
Just hide behind some sorrow
How sad
But you'd do it all again
(I guess that) Nobody changes 'round here
Cat in the cradle

Man in the moon
But it's too soon to know, no
Smoke in the kitchen

Fire in the hall
The train is coming
And you can hear it calling
You're always gonna be the wild one
Crack in the ceiling

Hole in the wall
They bend you over
But you won't crawl away
You've got two in the bushes

One in the hand
But they can't understand you
You're always gonna be the Wild One
2. Born On The Sun
There's a crack in the rainbow

There's a hole in the sky
You believed in something
Now it's just a lie, yeah
No jokes from the jester

Not a laugh from the clown
And your world is upside down, yeah
You can hide in a circle
It's a way to survive
Be another number
At least you'd be alive
Or you can ride with the gypsy

He can take you to hell
And the answers screaming
In a voice you know so well
CHORUS:
You - you're made of fire
Never higher
You were made to run
You - you're burning higher

You've got the fire
You were born on the sun
So take a walk with a wild one

It's the way that I've found
You can turn it upside down
CHORUS
3. Hey Angel
How do you feel right now

How does it feel to be alone
Tell me
CHORUS:
Hey angel - what's your situation
Hey angel - oh, oh
Where would you be right now

Waiting to taste your next tomorrow
Where would you be right now
Tell me
Was the pain too strong to take it anymore

So you turned off all the lights and shut the door
CHORUS:
Hey angel - what's your destination
Hey angel
Hey angel - we got a complication
Hey angel - oh, oh - you're my angel, my angel

How does it feel to be alone, oh
CHORUS:
Oh angel - you're my angel, oh my angel, ...
4. Between Two Hearts
She never breaks into the conversation

He seems to be the reason why she lives
She tries to be the perfect kind of stranger
But we always seem to love the most
The ones who never give, yeah
CHORUS:
It's between two hearts
A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
We never have to ask her why she's crying

The smile she had's been kicked into a frown
But still it makes her day to be his pleasure
Should we open up her eyes
Can we ever break the spell
No one can tell
CHORUS:
A personal combination
Between too hearts
The kind of love with a bad reputation
Put on your party faces and come along

Join in the big parade
Here comes the camera
Do you look as good as your sister
Smile at the animals
They should be the ones in the cages
Turn the pages
Another way to spend a rainy Sunday

Waiting for a call that never comes
The mystery is how she makes her choices
But don't we always choose
The ones who hide the sun
Everyone
CHORUS:
Love and desperation
Between two hearts
The kind of love
The kind of love
Between two hearts

A personal situation
Between two hearts
The kind of love with a reputation
5. Night Music
Looking on the ( ? ) side

You're waiting for your life to walk away
Writings on a wall
You just dream forever, forever
Face it - it's another day

And it's gonna be the same tomorrow
The sun is gonna go away
So let it shine on - shine on, yeah, yeah
When you move to the rhythm of shadows

You can hide from the heat of the sun
'Cos If you dance to the beat of the darkness
You burn before the fire's begun
Then comes the night

You come alive
CHORUS:
With night music
It keeps spinning around my head
Night music
It's all the things that you never said
And anywhere you are
There's night music
So open up your arms

Let the night time in
Say the word and it begins
In the night you're the song and the singer

You can choose what the band's gonna play
Write the words under cover of moonlight, oh
Make some magic with the things that you say
Together we can kill the day
CHORUS:
Night music
You're singer and I'm the song
Night music
Where's the place we can belong
Here comes the night

You will survive
Dancing in the moonlight
Makes you feel alive
Open your arms

Let it begin
Just open up the magic
Let the night time in
6. Lock Up The Wolves
In the houses of the holy

To the middle of the mystic sea
At the cradle of the world
There's a black cat screaming

And it's not even midnight, no
At the cradle of the world
CHORUS:
They're screaming for sanctuary
They're screaming at you
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves, yeah, yeah, yeah
Now there's a cloud over heaven

And a pain out of paradise
In your corner of the world
Turn your back on the children

Does it feel like it's colder
CHORUS:
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves, ...
Don't you let'em get away

Lock up the wolves before you play
Or it's over
Lock up the wolves
There's no back door to heaven

Just a front door to hell, oh
In this corner of the world
Now if you turn your back on the children

Don't you feel it getting colder
CHORUS:
Lock up the wolves
Lock up the wolves, ...
7. Evil On Queen Street
Spent the night on the road

And never saw the miles go
Running away
I've got to get free from myself
How stories were made to be told

And here's the one that I know
I can't hide it anymore
There's evil on Queen Street
I saw the house in the dark

It seemed to say "come touch me
I've got a heart
Open the door to my soul"
Climb to the top of my stairs

And look into my windows
I can be your wishing well
There's no evil on Queen Street
Let me in
I can warm in the heat of your fire
It's no permanent sin to be bad
If you're sorry
Let me go - you're a promise that comes from a liar

I don't know - if I ever can wash all the evil away, hey
Struck a match at the dark

It screamed no, no I love you
Together we're strong
You always believed what I'd say, hey
But now the heat of a flame

Starts me to remember
There's no evil - no more evil
No evil on Queen Street
Just smoke in the air

No evil anywhere
No evil on Queen Street
8. Walk On Water
He's just an ordinary man

Never gonna live forever
So he takes it where he can
Too many nights without a day

For the sake of being clever
He almost lost his way
He always thought that he could fly
Till he was shot down from the sky
You can't walk on water - don't try
You can't walk on water - my my my
They say there's ice inside his veins

He's the man of a thousand faces
Silver spoons and golden chains
He thought his heart was made of steel
But it never started pounding
Till they strapped him to the wheel

Till he was shot down from the sky
No matter what you try
You can't walk on water - my my
Can't walk on water - don't let me try
Somebody said we'll make him strong

He can give us all the answers
Tell us right and show us wrong
If you believe it, it's no lie

And there is an end to summer
'Cause the winter makes it die
We never looked above his head

And so he missed the things that they said, yeah
Until they shot him from the sky
CHORUS:
No matter how you try
You can't walk on water
Can't burn the sun
You can't walk on water
Not anyone
You can't, you can't, you can't

You can't, you can't, walk on water
9. Twisted
It's just a matter of time

He was the victim and he never saw the crime
He had invisible eyes
He told you truth but you were sure of it, lies
CHORUS:
'Cause he was twisted (you could see it)
He was twisted, all right
He was the fortunate one

He could have pulled the trigger
But he couldn't get the gun
They told him that he was blind
He didn't understand
'Cause he could see them inside
CHORUS:
They were twisted, oh
So Twisted
You could feel it they were
Twisted
Twisted up inside
Look inside any window

Come on and see the show
It's the same generation
They set you free
But they just won't let you go - no
It was a matter of time

They told me I was guilty
So I thought I did the crime
I never learned how to cry
And when I told the truth
They were sure it was a lie
Sure that I would cry
Sure of it
Sure of it 'cause I'm so
Twisted
She's twisted up inside

They're twisted
We're twisted
And when you're twisted
There's just no place to hide away
10. Why Are They Watching Me
He was ready to rock and roll

So ready to lose control
But when a hungry heart
Gets a taste of freedom - you better look out
He was ready to push and shove

Ready to fight for love
But I've seen it before
And it can make you crazy
The eyes are what you see
CHORUS:
Why are they watching me
She was ready to black and white

The colors were just too bright
She loved to fly
But she hated falling
She was caught in the in-between

Her dirty would not come clean
She ran for light
But she just got darkness
Just when you think you're free

The eyes are what you see
CHORUS:
Why do they do the things they do
Watching you
If only the eyes could see

Then you'd know your destiny
The mind is an enemy
And you just need a friend
Are you ready for rock and roll
Ready to take control
If you see the eyes
Will it make you crazy - crazy
Crazy
CHORUS
11. My Eyes
My eyes can see inside tomorrow

My eyes can get next to you
Time flies on wings that just get stronger
My eyes are true
My eyes could see the body shakin'

My eyes were clear and bright
Goodbyes are easy to remember
You can see the hurt still there in my eyes
I've fallen off the edge of the world

I've fallen from the top of the mountain
Just to rise again
I've seen it from heaven and hell

I've seen it from the eyes of a stargazer
I want to be invisible
Just get me out of here
Could the dreamer be turning to stone, oh
CHORUS:
Rock and roll eyes
The color of rainbows - believer of lies
Rock and roll eyes, yeah
Don't want to see the end of it all

Just get me outta here
CHORUS:
Rock and roll eyes
The keeper of rainbows
Collector of lies
Rock and roll eyes
My eyes
Rock and roll eyes

Tell rock and roll lies
And rock and roll lies
Never end
Rock and roll friends

With rock and roll trends
And rock and roll ends
With my eyes
Dio: Master Of The Moon LIRICS
1. One More For The Road
Never been here before

But I'm coming back tomorrow
For the real pain
A cold rain again
Nice day for a crucifixion

Heard a new prediction
That we can all be saved
So I'll have
One more for the road
Oh, play it again
Never heard this before

That a child can tell who's evil
But it's a good thing
If we sing along
Cold day
We can make a fire
Burn another liar
Can witches ever die?
Hey let's burn
Oh gimme the same again
Well I've never been here before

And the room is really empty
But there's a big line waiting for the show
Nice day for an execution

Another wrong conclusion
But someone's got to pay
So let's burn
Oh play it again
There's a child who just sees evil

And a man who just loves pain
But I've heard that we can't save them
So gimme the same again
There's a cross that you can't carry

Cause it's heavier than hell
And if you should meet your maker
Just pray that he won't yell
Play it again
2. Master Of The Moon
And then you dream

Of a world with only windows
Inside you
You can hide you
You know
And then the night

You're just another empty shadow
No questions, no answers
No one to scream at you
Turn around and when you face the sun

We can make you be like everyone you know
Hey you, you're just master of the moon
And then the eyes

If you look at them they'll blind you
Who are you, what are you?
Why do you scream at me?

Hey you, master of the moon
We can shake you make you over

We just need some time to
Shed some light upon your darkness
We need your mind
And then you dream again

In a world that only you know
Inside you
You can hide you
No one to scream at you

I'll turn away and never face the sun
You'll never make me be like you
I'm master of the moon
3. The End Of The World

If I could sleep at night then somehow I'd see
Why everything's wrong
Or maybe it's just me
Does anybody know this place that I'm in

Why I might be alone
Imagination is a terrible thing

What if I'm wrong?
But here's what I've been thinking
It must the end of the world
Whatever happened to the rock 'n' roll song

Breaking your brain
Making you stronger
They say you never hear the bullet that kills

And I don't hear a sound
It's not about a change or revolution

What's gone today is still called substitution
Don't get emotional but we're out of time

The melody's gone
And fools have got the sunshine
If I'm mistaken and I see you again

Don't leave me alone
Maybe tomorrow could be the end of the world
Don't make wishes

Don't waste time
Call the ones you hate
You'd say I'm sorry but they'll have to wait
For the end of the world
Bye bye bye bye bye bye
4. Shivers
Fingers scratching blackboards

Make cowards of the brave
A natural reaction
From the cradle to the grave
Rats and bats and spiders

And little things that crawl
Never make me tremble
I'm not bothered, not at all
Then I saw you

Something new inside of me
What's this shaking
You made me shiver, shiver
Cemetery midnights, walking on the dead

Never seemed to matter
It's all inside your head
Names are only letters

Mentioned on the stone
And if you're going somewhere
You're going in alone
Then I saw you

Felt this shaking
You gave me shivers
Magic charms and voodoo
And all those other spells
Never made impressions
And I never slept so well
If I had a nightmare
I'm sure that I would know
I really don't remember
But I'm sure it isn't so
Then I saw you

What's this shaking?
Turn out the lights, it won't matter

A bucket of blood and I'm fine
A black cat's only a color
But you can do it every time
Time-time-time-time
5. The Man Who Would Be King
Bless me father, I must go away

To save us from the ones who don't believe
Confess me father I have sin
But maybe the angels really sing
For the man who would be king
We laugh at your religion, you people of the sand

We have no superstition, you can read it in our hands
Forgive me father for the change we bring

But it is all for the man who would be king
Don't leave a body standing, not the holy, not the small
Deliver us from the evil
If it yours we want it all
Lately father I've been wondering

Is the devil just the man who would be king?
How can right be ever wrong?
We are glory, we are stronger than you
We never got an answer
It's just too late to ask
The bloody flag was waving
Our hearts just ran too fast
Curse me father for the chains we bring

And don't believe the man who would be king
We never got an answer, the question slipped my mind

I've been so busy killing, I haven't found the time
6. The Eyes
Oh no, they're at it again, looking inside my secrets

Coming through the cracks before I mend the wall
Get out 'cause you're breaking the law
How did you ever find me?
Places I can hide can't get much smaller
I have invisible dreams where no one can touch me

Maybe I'll find a way to disappear
No one moves and no one dies
Just the eyes
I've run as fast as I can

Thinking that they'll never catch me
What a waste of breath, a waste of time
Feel like digging a hole, going in even deeper

Maybe they just can't see what just can't shine
I'll be lost so no goodbyes
If no one moves then nothing dies
Just the eyes
Oh no, they've done it again

Sending out the detectives
Searching for signs of life and that means me
In my invisible dreams when no one is watching
I'd make the whole world blind and I'd be free
I'll be lost so no replies

If no one looks then no one dies
Just the eyes
Those eyes
Magic numbers, even sacrifice, I can't find a way

'Cause nothing stops the eyes
Oh oh ooh - Oh oh ooh - Oh oh ooh

7. Living The Lie
When a million miles from nowhere

Is still too close to home
You're with a hundred thousand people
And you still feel all alone
She was never in the circle, or the round would be a square
And the more she seemed to want it, oh the less they seemed to care
Sold out and no admission

Too late to buy
It's never who, it's only why
She's living the lie, living the lie
When you're on your way to somewhere

But the elevator falls
Do you look for the stairs to heaven
Or wander through the halls
He was only dedicated to the ones who make the law

But they burned with too much fire
And his heart was made of straw
No ticket, no admission, too late to buy

It's always he and he knows why
He's living the lie, living the lie
How bad do you want it, how far will you go?
If you're looking at tomorrow

To forget about today
Then the past will be your future
And it's there you'll always stay
What about the pictures that smile from magazines
The ultimate temptation, all our kings and our queens
Such heat and too much pressure, not worth the try
No more for them, now it's I
And no more living the lie, living the lie
Oh why, live the lie
8. I Am
I think I'm through with just pretending

Knocking at the door that I've been through before
Congratulations, at last you've seen my light
Now it's you against the night
I think I'm never coming after, after all
Now I've become the cat who always lets you know that
I am, I am, stronger than the wind
I am, I am sin
I am, I am, stronger without you
I am
For all the words come unspoken

Silence isn't gold, or the story's never told
Investigation, at last I've found my light
And we shine
So now I'm like the cat who always tells you this, that
I am, I am sin
I am, I am, better without you
I am
I think I'm way outside illusion

Breaking down the door that locked me in before
Congratulations, now that you've seen my light
After all
And when I become the cat, I'll always let you know that

I am, I am sin
I am, I am, I am, stronger without you
I am
I am, oh I am, I am
I am everyone
I am, I am, better without you
I am
I am, I am, stronger than before

I am, I am more
I am, I am, I am, ready to go on
I am
9. Death By Love
One night when the stars were right for the gypsy queen
And she found she could drag you down
To a place that's in-between it all
She's a madman with a delicate hand and evil eyes
And I've heard she'll only say a word
And that's enough to satisfy
Don't ask why, don't even think about it

Brave men die but what a way to go
She's not above
Death by love
One spell from the wishing well

And you're never more
A bad start for the sacred heart
'Cause the end has come before the beginning
Knee deep in the darkest sleep But the eyes see all
So high you could break the sky And never feel the fall to come
Strong men die but what a way to go
She's not above
Death by love
Don't ask why

Don't even think about it
Brave men die but what a way to go
You've got symptoms of
Death by love
She's not above
Death by love
Don't ask why

Don't even guess about it
All men die but this is death by love
10. In Dreams
Help me
Save me
I've just crossed the line where reason might betray me
Wake me
Oh shake me
Send a message to my brain before they take me
How can I get through to you that wishes just come true
In dreams
Oh don't go
No don't dare
'Cause the journey drives you mad before you get there
Help me
Oh save me
I'll be glad to give you back the hand you gave me
How I can get through to you that wishes do come true

In dreams
In your dreams
If I'm a river then you're the sea

Somewhere you'll find me
Alone swimming here in the ecstasy
If I'm silence you must be scream
But I don't hear you
I'm in a place that I've just never seen before
No, don't go
You'll never save me
I've just slapped away that helping hand you gave me
Don't wake me
No, don't you shake me
Here's a message from my brain, you'll never take me
How can I get through to you that wishes do come true

In dreams
In my dreams
11. The Prisoner Of Paradise
Bring me down
Drag me away from heaven
But look out!
Angels guard the door
We all choose pain if pleasure is ordinary

Then we beg for more and more and more
Oh lock me up in an institution and throw away the key
Then I'm free
The prisoner of paradise
Take me down, I've gone too high, so hurry!

How this can be real?
I paid for the ride
And got wishes for eternity
And here's one more - I wish that you would steal them.
Tie me down and don't believe me

If I say I'm free, it's still me
Bring me down
If I could start all over, would I do the same?
Oh I'd try for a while, then hunger for the recipe.
And all I'd hear is "Isn't it a shame?"
Oh wrap me up in some chains and you can push me out to sea

Cover me up with the ocean, then I'm free
Dio: Holy Diver LIRICS
1. Stand Up And Shout
It's the same old song

You've gotta be somewhere at sometime
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 fire
Stand up and shout-shout
You've got wings of steel

But they never really move you
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 fire
Stand up and shout
You are the strongest chain

And 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
2. 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
Shiny diamonds
Like the eyes of a cat in the black and blue
Something is coming for you
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
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
Repeat verse 1
3. Gypsy
She was straight from Hell

But you never could tell
Cause you were blinded by her light
She could crack your brain
With magic pain
And turn a paler shade of white
(Well) I was on the free

Just me and me
And just about to sail
When I heard the voice

Said you got a choice
The hammer or the nail
You'll be ridin'
You'll be ridin' on the gypsy
Well I rolled the bones

To see who'd own
My mind and what's within
And it's a given rule

That we're all fools
And need to have a little sin
So I'm ridin'
I've been ridin' on the gypsy
On the gypsy queen
She was straight from Hell

But you never could tell
Cause you were blinded by the light
So she cracked my brain

With magic pain
And turned my left around to right, right
So I'm ridin'
Yes I'm ridin'
I'm still ridin' on the gypsy
On the gypsy queen
4. Caught In The Middle
Looking inside of yourself

You might see someone you don't know
Maybe it's just what you need
Letting the river in you flow
You can sail away to the sun
And let it burn you while you can
Or walk a long bloody road
Like the hero who never ran
You'll feel it
You'll feel it
You'll feel the rush of it all
Flying away int the clouds

You know you're loosing your control
Finding you way in the dark
Like some poor forgotten soul
You'll feel it
You'll see it
You'll feel the rush of the city lights
You'll feel it
I see it in your eyes, you're

Just like the way you've always been
Helpless again
Looking inside of yourself

You might see someone you don't know
Maybe it's just what you need
Letting the river I know that's in you flow
You'll feel it
You'll see it
You'll feel the rush of thunder
You'll feel it
I see it in your eyes, you're

Just like the way you've always been
Helpless again
5. Don't Talk To Strangers
Don't talk to strangers

Mmmmh
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 [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!
6. Straight Through The Heart
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, never heard it all
Living in a world of make believe

I can hide behind what's real
But wearing your emotions on your sleeve
And they all know what you feel
And here it comes again

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
Shout to the wind

How can you hurt me this way
Oh once it begins
It looks like it's coming to stay
Hanging from the cobwebs in your mind

It looks like a long, long way to fall
No one ever told me life was kind
I Guess I never heard it, never heard it all, no!
But here it comes again

Here it comes again

In the middle of the heart
Now don't stand still, they'll get you
Right through your heart
And here it comes, here it comes again

7. Invisible
If your circle stays unbroken

Then you're a lucky man
Cause it never, never, never has for me
In the palace of the virgin

Lies the chalice of the soul
And it's likely you might find the answer there
She had fourteen years of teenage tears

And never a helping hand
She had fourteen more of rain before
She saw the sight of land
She was a photograph just ripped in half
A smile inside a frown
And the the light, the answer right
Inside her coming down
I can go away
I can leave here
I can be invisible
He was just eighteen and in-between

A lady and a man
His daddie's girl in momma's world
And that was when he ran
You know the word confused has been abused
But that's just what he was
And then the spark inside the dark
The answer came because it said
You can go away

You can leave here
You can be invisible
Well I grew up quick and I felt the kick

Of life upon a stage
So I bought the book and took a fast look
At just the very last page
It was a single word that I'd just heard
From the two that came before
The only way to realle stay
Is to walk right out the door
You can go away

You can leave here
You can go away

You can leave here
You can go away
Lord you know it's right to leave here
So I just become invisible
8. Rainbow In The Dark
When there's lightning - it always bring me down

Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
I cry for magic - I feel it dancing in the light
But it was cold - I 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
Do your demons - do they ever let you go

When you've tried - do they hide -deep inside
Is it someone that you know
You're a picture - just an image caught in time
We're a lie - you and I
We're words without a rhyme

When there's lightning - it always brings me down

Cause it's free and I see that it's me
Who's lost and never found
Feel the magic -feel it dancing in the air
But it's fear - and you'll hear
It calling you beware

There's no sight of the day
9. Shame On The Night
Shame on the night

For places I've been
And what I've seen
For giving me the strangest dreams
But you never really know just what they mean
So oh shame on the night
Shame on you
You've stolen the day
Snatched it away
But I saw the sky
An I never want to die
Now you know the reason why
Oh shame on the night
You don't care what you've done

So I think I'd better run
Shame on the sun

For the light you sold
I've lost my hold
On the magic flame
But now I know your name
Oh lord just go the way you came again
Oh shame on the night

So I know I'd better run
Repeat verse 1
Here I go I've got to run
Dio: The Last In Line LIRICS
1. 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

They leave and still it seems
The cloud that's left behind
Oh, can penetrate 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
With just a different name
So many voices
All giving choices
If we listen they will say
Oh, we can find the way
But we'll sail on, sing a song, carry on

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

They leave and still it seems
The cloud that's left behind
Can penetrate your mind
Sail on, sing a song, carry on

We Rock, We Rock, We Rock, We Rock
Ride out - stand and shout - carry on

Sail on - Sing your song - carry on
Cause We Rock, We Rock, see how We Rock

We Rock
That's rock
We Rock
We Rock
2. 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
Chorus:
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
And 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
Repeat chorus
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 you go is down
Repeat chorus
3. Breathless
You said a single word
But no one really heard
Sometimes we scream alone
It's always worse at night

When darkness kills the light
We're in the danger zone
You wait with pounding heart

You know it's just the start
Cause you're Breathless, ready to burn

Breathless, willing to learn
Breathless, the circle still turns
You're Breathless
Living inside your mind

Who knows the things you'll find
There could be hell or rainbows
But it's a funny thing

The more you feel the sting
You're just a leaf that the wind blows
You've been this way before

One step and you're through the door
And you're Breathless, ready to burn

Breathless, the circle still turns
Breathless, willing to learn
You're Breathless
Repeat Verse 1
4. I Speed At Night
Dark touches send rushed through the brain

Black's whiter, burns brighter than the flame
No shadows, just whispers in the wind
No faces, just places to begin
I just come seeking pleasure, I hate the light
I speed at night, at night
My demons, they seem to disappear

No vision, I only see to hear
Protection, I never needed none
Direction, just nowhere near the sun
You've go some stairs to heaven, you may be right
I only know in my world, I hate the light
I speed at night
Repeat Verse 1
You've got some stair to heaven, you may be right

I only know in my world, I hate the light
I speed at night
5. One Night In The City
Johnny was a dark child

He was promised to us all
But rides in the night, can lift you out of sight
When they call
Sally was a princess

She was chosen for the crown
But chains can't stop the sound
Of one night in the city

One night looking pretty
The someone opened doorways

And Johnny slipped away
Running for the bright, where dark is always light
But there's no day
The princess saw the dark child
And the dark child said her name
Come steal away, we'll play the game
Do you watch, do you see, do you know the people in me

I'm the bite, I'm the bark, I'm the scream
Are you poor, are you sure, are you holy, are you pure
I can tell you tales you just might not believe
One night in the city, one night looking pretty

One night in the city, one night looking pretty
The children shared the wonder

Of the leather and the lace
But one child went away, and one child stayed to play
For one night in the city
6. Evil Eyes
Hide in the midnight

Turn out the lights, you'll see them anyway
Sail into never, they'll follow wherever you can go
And take you to the places you don't know
It's the call of the city

The way that black's pretty to the purest heart
It's places of pleasure
They promise you treasure if you fly
And then there goes the soul of you and I
Oh do you ever think about

The way I caught the rainbow
I'll be there where fire makes you dance
I'm gonna give you the look
That opens up the skies
I've got Evil Eyes...
Hide in the midnight

Turn out the light, they'll see you anyway
Sail into never, they'll follow wherever you can go
I've got Evil Eyes...
7. Mystery
Can you hear me

Can you see
There's a storm on the edge of the sky
Does it matter
It does to me, I can tell you why
When there's thunder, there should be rain

But it don't always follow the rule
And is the wise man always right? No he can play the fool
It's always a Mystery, not what it seems to be

It's always a Mystery, just like you and me
We are lightning
We are flame
And we burn at the touch of a spark
If there's fire, but no one sees
The there's only the dark
Just imagine, will you try

I can see that you've opened your mind
Silver linings can disappear, but they always shine
It's always a Mystery, not what it seems to be

It's always a Mystery, just like you and me
Chorus Out
8. Eat Your Heart Out
It's been a long hot road I've been upon

Through the desert of your soul
I've looked high and low for water
But it's not there
All the promises of springtime

Turned to lies, so cold
But I'm stronger than you know
And I've come to let you go
Chorus:
Go eat your heart out
You've been a bad, bad girl
You've been hungry all of your life
So eat it out
I've been a prisoner just locked away

Inside your velvet jail
But it don't matter at all
Some things can grow without the light
Spinning cages for her pleasure

Weaving chains to hold the prize
Magic moments with the jailer
All on fire, and then he dies
Repeat chorus
We speed across emotions

And then we lose our hold
We move on wings of passion
That we can't control
Repeat Verse 1
9. Egypt (The Chains Are On)
In the land of the lost horizon

Where the queen lies dark and cold
When the stars won't shine, then the story's told
When the world was milk and honey

And the magic was strong and true
Then the strange ones came and the people knew
That the chains are on
In the land of no tomorrow

Where you pray just to end each day
And your life just slowly melts away
Each day you hear the sand as it moves and whispers

Come and sail on my golden sea
Maybe one day you'll be just like me...and that's free
But still your chains are on
You've seen them walking on the water

You've seen flying through the sky
They were frightening in the darkness
They had rainbows in their eyes
When the world was milk and honey

And the magic was strong and true
The the strange ones came and the people knew
That the chains are on

Dio: Sacred Heart LIRICS
1. The King Of Rock And Roll
Hot nights - summer in the city

Just about to smoke and burn
Look out - He's evil but he's pretty
And oh he's gonna twist and turn
He's got the midnight madness

He's got control
He's the King of Rock and Roll
Bad blood - Everybody knows it

But everybody doesn't care
He's got the only way to show it
They want to see it everywhere
He's got to give you fever
He'll scratch your soul

Bad boy - Always on the cover

Gettin' the story told
Fast Fast - One way or another
Cause he'll never never never never never get old
He makes a special magic

And you've got control
You are the King of Rock and Roll
He's got the midnight madness
He's got a soul
Cause he's the King of Rock and Roll

The King of Rock and Roll
2. Sacred Heart
The old ones speak of winter

The young ones praise the sun
And time just slips away
Running into nowhere

Turning like a wheel
And a year becomes a day
Whenever we dream
That's when we fly
So here is a dream
For just you and I
We'll fin the Sacred Heart

Somewhere bleeding in the night
Look for the light
And find the Sacred Heart
Here we see the wizard

Staring through the glass
And he's pointing right at you
You can see tomorrow

The answer and the lie
And the things you've got to do
Oh, sometimes you never fall

And ah - You're the lucky one
But oh - Sometimes you want it all
You've got to reach for the sun

Oh look to the light
You fight to kill the dragon
And bargain with the beast
And sail into a sight
You run along the rainbow

And never leave the ground
And still you don't know why
Whenever you dream

You're holding the key
It opens the door
To let you be free

Run for the light
And you'll find the Sacred Heart
A shout comes from the wizard

The sky begins to crack
And he's looking right at you - Quick
Run along the rainbow
Before it turns to black - Attack
3. Another Lie
She's a rumor in the night

It's crazy
You can see her but she isn't there
She's the stealer of the light

It's crazy
But you go anywhere
It was just a summer night

Maybe
When a shiver cut across the air
Should you run and get away
Maybe
To go where-where-where
She crouches the hunter

Ready to tell you
Another lie
Another lie
You could see the side of someday

Feel the power of the young and strong
You were learning how to fly someway
You were wrong-wrong-wrong
She jumped at the moment

A chance to tell you
Another lie
It was just a summer night

Maybe
When a shiver cut across the air
Should you run and get away
Maybe
To go where-where-where
She jumps at the moment

She crouches the hunter yeah
You look and you know she's telling you
Another lie
Another lie
Why it's crazy

When you feel you're getting stronger
Why it's crazy
All the lies are getting longer
Another lie
Another lie
4. Rock 'N' Roll Children
It was starting to rain

On the night that they first decided
It was blinding with snow
On the night that they ran away
They were found in the dark
But they never returned
Just like somebody slammed the door
She was meant to be wild

He was nearly a child
But they only could feel each other
They were paper and fire
Angel and liar
The devil of one another
Then they were thrown to the ground

Wiht a terrible sound
Just like somebody broke a heart
Rock 'N' Roll Children

Alone again
Without a friend
But they got Rock 'N' Roll
It was starting to rain

On the night that they cried forever
it was blinding with snow
On the night that they screamed goodbye
They were lost in the dark

And they never returned
Just like somebody slammed the door
On Rock 'N' Roll Children

Alone again
Without a friend
5. Hungry For Heaven
You're a dancer
But you're dancing on air
Just a matter of time till you fall
You're a dreamer
One night at the fair
But still you want it all
You're in danger
The last of a line
But the vision lasts forever
So just hold on
You can make it happen for you
Reach for the stars and you will fly
You're Hungry for Heaven

Hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven
But you need a little hell
You're a runner
But you're chasing yourself
Feel the hot breath on your shoulder
You're emotion
Running cold running warm
The young just getting older
We are sunlight
We can sparkle and shine
And our dreams are what we're made of
So just hold on
You can make it happen for you
Reach for the stars and you will fly
You're Hungry for Heaven

Hungry for Heaven
Hungry for Heaven
But you need a little hell
6. Like The Beat Of A Heart
Tonight we run
We can hide in the dark
When the moon steals the light from the dying sun
Oh run
It's a better thing than we have ever done
There's a beast that lives inside you

And it's screaming to get out
Like the beat of a heart
Don't look behind

Cause a tear that never dies
Can only make you blind
You've got to try

Cause the future's never never gonna die

And it's screaming to get out
It's a storm that's never ending
It's a truth without a doubt
Tonight we run
We can hide in the dark
Till the moon steals the light from the sun

And it's screaming let me out
It's a storm that's never ending
It's a truth without a doubt
Love can be a whisper
But pain will always
Shout to you

7. Just Another Day
You never sing for pleasure

You only make the sounds
You never feel the magic
Cause you think the world is round
You never dance in moonlight

You run but you never move
You don't believe in someday
And the truth is what you prove
But it's alright
Just another day
Too many chains around you

You laugh but you never smile
You don't belong in Heaven
But you're here all the while
And it's alright

All right
Just another day

Another day
Another Day to let you down

Another way that they have found
Another Day
Another way
You never sing for pleasure

You only make the sounds
You never feel the magic
You think the world is spinning round
for you
But it's alright

All right
Well it's alright
Just Another Day
8. Fallen Angels
Screaming out alone in the night

Just a time and place
But it's real all right
We are diamonds that shine without fire

We're climbing the stairs
Goind down and never higher
Fallen Angels
Going down
Something came to me in a dream

The crack of a gun and a bloody scream
The I could see the faces and why
I was holding the gun
And the world began to die
It's a criminal world
And we all get to play
You're a criminal
Sins of the children
Never get washed away
We're Fallen Angels

Goin' down
Fallen Angels
Come gather round
Screaming out alone in the night

Just a time and place
But it's real all right
We are diamonds that shine without fire

We are climbing the stairs
Going down and never higher
We're Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
9. Shoot Shoot
You know the feeling

All alone you back to the wall
And all the doorways
Are starting to close in front of you
No confusion
Oh no - it came in a spell
Found it in a wishing well
It's a matter of mind
You know you can be free forever
So the next time someone
Points a gun at you
Say Shoot Shoot

I don't care
Shoot Shoot
Hey someone
If your chains are heavy for you
Hey someone
Let it rain
While I show you the way
This could be your lucky day

Points a gun at you say
Shoot Shoot
I don't care
Shoot Shoot
Shoot Shoot
Anywhere
Shoot Shoot

Points a gun at you sa
Shoot Shoot
I don't care
Shoot Shoot
Shoot Shoot
Anywhere
Shoot Shoot
Dio: Time To Burn
Someone told me I would never be free

The way you are is way you'll always be
But it's all wrong
There's Time To Burn
Hurt is on the pleasure wheel

But you can't hurt if you can't feel
And you can feel - you've got something to learn
You've got Time To Burn
You were lost inside a pounding heart

Waiting for the game to start
But you won't play - you've so much to learn
Like you never say never
We'll live forever
And you've got Time To Burn
When the wolf is loose in the city

The the city will fight to survive
You can hide in the streets of the city
But no one will care
No one will know you're alive
There's Time To Burn
Someone told me I would never be free

The way you are is way you'll always be
But it's all wrong
Just never say never
We're gonna live forever
Cause you've got Time To Burn
Time To Burn
Rainbow: Rising LIRICS
1. Tarot Woman
I don't wanna go
Something tells me no, no, no, no
But traces in the sand
The lines that set my hand
Say go, go, go
Beware of a place
A smile of a bright shining face
I'll never return, how do you know?

Tarot woman
I don't know
I don't know
She can take you there

The entrance to the fair
Mine, mine, mine
Ride the carousel

And cast a magic spell
You can fly, fly
Beware of a place
A smile of a brigh shining face

Tarot woman, well I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
Something in the air

Tells me to beware, no, no, no
Her love is like a knife
She'll carve away your life
So go, go, go
Beware of a place
A smile of a bright shining face

Tarot woman, I don't know
I don't know
I don't know
Hey, I don't know
2. Run With The Wolf
In the light of the day

You can hear the old ones say
Was the sound last night the wind?
Can you feel the change begin?
By the fall of the snow

A single soul will go
The footsteps on the white
There's an unholy light

Something evil's passing by
What's to come - when the siren calls you go
To run with the wolf
When the world makes a turn

The eyes of one will learn
That a sound just like the wind
Only makes the change begin
By the end of the rain

The feelings passed again
From things that snap and bite
An unholy light
Something evil's passing by
What's to come - when the siren calls you go
There's a break in the ground

Like the swirling water's angry as they pull you down
When the siren calls you go, yeah

Run with the wolf

Something evil is passing by
What's to come - when the siren calls you go, yeah
Run with the wolf
Like a beast in a field

He knows his fate is sealed
He runs with the wolf, oh oooh
Run with the wolf
See the break, you know it's the same(?)

Now he goes
To run, run, run
Run, run, run, run
Run with the wolf

Run with the wolf
Run with the wolf
Run with the wolf
Run, run, run
Now we go run, run, run, run
Run with the wolf
All right
Run with the wolf
Run with the wolf
3. Starstruck
If I'm high on a hill

She'd still been looking down at me
What does she see that brings her closer every day to my heart
If I'm away from home
And think I'm all alone
She's there, somewhere
I look around to see
And looking back at me
She's there, beware!
Creeping like a hungry cat

Seen it before
I know it can mean that
The lady starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck

The lady starstruck, running after me
The lady starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck, yeah
I could fly to the moon

But she'd soon find a way to be there
I never knew for a while that a smile made 'em really care
She wants a souvenir

To everyone it's clear
She's hooked - with one look
She wants a photograph
And everybody laughs but not me 'cause I see
She's creeping like a hungry cat

I've seen it before
I know I can mean that

The lady starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck, oh oh o-o-oh
Oh my
The lady starstruck, running after me, yeah
The lady starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck, yeah
It used to be a game
Now I can't repeat my name at all
She seems to believe that
I never can refuse a call
She wants a souvenir

To everyone it's clear
She's hooked! With one look!
She wants a photograph
And everybody laughs, hah!
But not me 'cause I see
She's creeping like a hungry cat

I've seen it before
I know it can mean that

The lady starstruck, she's nothing but bad luck, bad luck
The lady starstruck running after me

Bad luck, bad luck, bad luck
And back of a tree, looking back at me
Climbing up my stair
I've just got to beware
Lady starstruck, yes, she's bad luck, bad luck
4. Do You Close Your Eyes
Oh na na na na
Mystery to me is something I can't see
But I see you very well
You're slinky, cool, nobody's fool
But there's something inside I can tell
I know a poor man, a rich man

I know I can talk to a king
But nobody here is gonna tell me
I can't find out one thing
I see a glow around you

Open your arms 'cause I'm walking to you, coming straight or through
Maybe I'm wrong but I know it won't take long to see
Do you close your eyes
Do you close your eyes when you making love, yeah, yeah
Making sweet love to me, yeah
The logical trend has said I'll know in the end

The things that make you smile
So right from the start, I take an aim at your heart
and know that all the while
I know a rich man, a poor man
I know I can talk to a king, yeah
So nobody here is gonna make me believe
I can't find out one thing
I see a glow around you

Open your arms 'cause I'm coming, running, straight on through
I could be wrong but I know it won't take long to see
Do you close your eyes when you making love, yeah

Do you close your eyes, I've gotta know
Do you close your eyes when you making love
5. Stargazer
High noon, oh I'd sell my soul for water

Nine years worth of breakin' my back
There's no sun in the shadow of the wizard
See how he glides, why he's lighter than air?
Oh I see his face!
Where is your star?

Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
I believe, yes, I believe
In the heat and the rain

With whips and chains
To see him fly
So many die
We build a tower of stone
With our flesh and bone
Just to see him fly
But don't know why
Now where do we go?
Hot wind, moving fast across the desert

We feel that our time has arrived
The world spins, while we put his dream together
A tower of stone to take him straight to the sky
Oh I see his face!
Where is your star?

Is it far, is it far, is it far?
When do we leave?
Hey, I believe, I believe
In the heat and the rain

With whips and chains
Just to see him fly
Too many die
We build a tower of stone
To see him fly
But we don't know why
Ooh, now where do we go
All eyes see the figure of the wizard

As he climbs to the top of the world
No sound, as he falls instead of rising
Time standing still, then there's blood on the sand
Oh I see his face!
Where was your star?

Was it far, was it far
When did we leave?
We believed, we believed, we believed
In heat and rain

With the whips and chains
To see him fly
So many died
We built a tower of stone
To see him fly
But why
In all the rain
With all the chains
Did so many die
Just to see him fly
Look at my flesh and bone

Now, look, look, look, look,
Look at his tower of stone
I see a rainbow rising
Look there, on the horizon
And I'm coming home, I'm coming home, I'm coming home
Time is standing still

He gave back my will
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Going home
I'm going home
My eyes are bleeding

And my heart is leaving here
But it's not home
But it's not home
Ooh
Take me back
He gave me back my will
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Going home
I'm going home
My eyes are bleeding

And my heart is leaving here
But it's not home
But it's not home
Ooh
Take me back, take me back

Back to my home ooh, ooh, ooh
6. Light In The Black
Can't forget his face

What a lonely place
Has he really let us go?
All the time that's lost

What's the final cost
Will I really get away?
All my life it seems

Just a crazy dream
Reaching for somebody's star
Can't believe it all

Did he really fall
What to do now I don't know
Something's called me back

There's a light in the black
Am I ready to go?
I'm coming home
Breathed the air before

Heard the thunder roar
Never knew it was for me
Always looking down

Lost and never found
Eyes that look but not to see

Just a crazy dream
Like an open door

That you've passed before
But you've never had the key
Something's calling me back

There's a light in the black
Am I ready to go?
I'm coming home, I'm coming home, yeah

I'm going back to my home
I'm going home, home, home

Going home, home, home
I'm coming back
Don't forget his face

What a lonely place
Did he really let us go
All the time that's lost

What's the final cost
Will I really get away?

Just a crazy dream
Can't believe it all
Did he really fall
What to do now, well I don't know
Something's calling me back

Like a light in the black
Yes, I m ready to go
I'm coming home, home, yeah
I've got my way back home

To the sky
There in the sky
I see your star
Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll LIRICS
1. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
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 my mind
Long live rock and roll

Long live rock 'n' roll
Let it live
In a different time
When the words didn't rhyme
You could never quite be sure
Then on with the change
It was simple but strange
And you knew the feeling seemed to say it all
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

I'm losing control

Long live rock 'n' roll, yeah
Look you
If you suddenly see

What has happened to me
You should spread the word around
And tell everyone here

That it is perfectly clear
They can sail above it all on what they've found
It cries for you
It's the best that you can do
Like a sound that's everywhere
I can hear it screaming through the air

Let it live, let it live, let it live

Long live rock 'n' roll, yeah
Banners held high with a curse and cry and it's

You feel it around, spread it around, make you what just should

Live, live, live, live

Let it live, let it live, let it live, let it live

2. Lady Of The Lake
There's a magical sound slidin' over the ground

Makin' it shiver and shake
And a permanent cry fallin' out of the sky
Slippery and sly like a snake
With a delicate move kind of shifty and smooth

A shadow has covered the light
Then a beam in the shade from a silvery blade
Has shattered the edge of the night
I know she waits below

Only to rise on command
When she comes for me
She's got my life in her hands
When a movement behind hit the side of my mind

I trembled and shook it away
Then another assault and I started to faulter
Fibres of steel turned to clay
With a bubbly turn now the water should churn

And push it way from the core
And a lady in white will bring sun to the night
Brighter than ever before

Lady of the lake
There's a magical sound slidin' over the ground

Makin' it shiver and shake
And a permanent cry fallin' out of the sky
Slippery and sly like a snake
With a delicate move kind of shifty and smooth

A shadow has covered the light
Then a beam in the shade from a slivery blade
Has shattered the edge of the night
Straight down I'm swirling around

Blinded and bruised by the strain
There must be some way to see
Diamonds out of the rain

Lady of the lake
3. L.A. Connection
Oh, carry home my broken bones and lay me down to rest

Forty days of cries and moans I guess
I've failed to pass the test
I've been sent away not a thing to say
I'm banished from the fold
I'm a fallen angel who's lost his wings and left out in the cold
Ooooh L.A. connection

Oh L.A. connection
L.A. connection, yeah
Operator place a call keep secret but it through
Investigator knows it all he's at the window I wonder who
I've got to cut the line and let me drift find a haven in the storm
I got no time I need a lift to where it's sweet and close and warm
I say
Ooooh L.A. connection
Oh L.A. connection
L.A. connection
Hey, carry home my broken bones and lay me down to rest

Forty days of cries and moans well I've just failed the test
Feel I'm balanced on the brim should I lean another way
Like a flame that's going on the dim needs blessing from the day, oh
Ooooh L.A. connection, L.A. connection

Oh take me away I got nothing to say
It's got to be an L.A. connection, oh
Ooooh, L.A., L.A., L.A., L.A., L.A. connection

Connection, oh

Oh L.A., oh, L.A. connection
L.A., L.A. inspection
Oh I'm down, oh I'm down

I can't take a rejection
L.A., need an L.A. connection
L.A., yeah, oh L.A. connection
L.A. connection
I'm flying away
Take me back home, I gotta get home to L.A.
L.A., L.A. connection, L.A.
Oh, L.A. connection, L.A. connection
Ooooh, ooooh, L.A. connection, L.A.
4. Gates Of Babylon
Look away from the sea

I can take you anywhere
Spend a vision with me
A chase with the wind
Move closer to me
I can make you anyone
I think you're ready to see
The gates of Babylon
The power of what has been before

Rises to trap you within
A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more
A city of heavenly sin
Sleep with the devil and then you must pay
Sleep with the devil and the devil will take you away
Oh gates of Babylon
You can see but you're blind

Someone turned the sun around
But you can see in your mind
You're riding the endless caravan

Bonded and sold as a slave
A sabre dance removing all the veils
Getting as good as you gave
Look away from the sea

I can take you anywhere
Spend a vision with me
A chase with the wind
Move closer to me
I can make you anyone
I think you're ready to see
The power of what has been before

Rises to trap you within
A magic carpet ride a genie maybe more
A city of heavenly sin
Black gates of Babylon
The devil is me
And I'm holding the key
To the gates of sweet hell
Babylon
5. Kill The King
Danger, danger the Queen's about to kill

There's a stranger, stranger and life about to spill
Oh no move me out of harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the wind
I'm no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king
Tear him down
Kill the king, yeah

Strike him down
Power, power it happens every day

Power, devour all along the way
Oh no, move me out of harm
And fly like the wind
Kill the king
Treason, treason, the spectre looms again

Treason, reason, the realm is safe and then
Oh no, move away from harm
Fly like the rainbow
Kill the king

Tear him down
Kill the king, yeah
Got to take his crown
Crown
Kill the king

He'll rule no more
Strike him dead
The people roar
Kill the king, yeah

Take his head
Down, down, down, down
Oh, kill
Oh, kill
Oh, oh
6. The Shed (Subtle)
I'm like a freight train

Feelin' no pain
I never turn back one track
Better step aside
Like a shotgun
I'm really someone
You'll feel my heatwave
Won't save anyone near to me
I'm steel
So come and try to bend me if you can, hah
I don't feel
Before you know it it's over
Get out of my way
I'm street walking, street walking
Night stalking, I'm street walking
No reputation
You better quick run
Cause I got no time I'll climb
All over you
You need a strong hand

To be a mean man
You've got to think fast
I'll last longer than you could know
I'm steel
So won't you come and try to bend me if you can
I don't feel
Before you know it it's over
Out of my way
I'm street walking
Hey, I'm a wild cat

Don't need to prove that
I'm always howlin' prowlin'
Stalkin' my prey
It could be your night

To feel the dog bite
And hear the slashing, crashin'
Tearin' inside of you
I'm steel
So come and try to break me if you can, no way
Like a wheel
About to roll you over
Get out of my way
I'm street walkin', street walkin'
No talkin', street walking
Night stalking, street walking
No talkin', I'm street walkin', yeah
Street walkin', street walkin'
Night stalking, street walking
7. Sensitive To Light
I was feelin' rather good

Should've touched some wood
Here she comes again
Reachin' out to bend my ear
She's worth another look

All the time it took
Pleasin' to the eye
How can I just disappear, oh
It ain't clear, no
She's a bright and shining star
But I just must be sensitive to light
Oh I just might, yeah
I could have let her in

Give her just a spin
Let her think it's love
Better rise above it all
She's knockin' at the door

Seems to want some more
Never gets the clue
What am I to do she'll fall
And she might call, oh no
Oh, I just know
She could do me well

I can always tell
She's ready for the kill
But I think that I will go, no
Sure I'm gonna see

Something just for me
Till it comes along
When it's feelin' wrong I'll know
Gotta take it slow, yeah

Oh, I might, yeah
She's a bright and blazing star

But I just must be sensitive to light, yeah
Sensitive to light, Ooooh
8. Rainbow Eyes
She's been gone since yesterday

Oh I didn't care
Never cared for yesterdays
Fancies in the air
No sighs or mysteries
She lay golden in the sun
No broken harmonies
But I've lost my way
She had rainbow eyes
Rainbow eyes
Rainbow eyes
Love should be a simple blend

A whispering on the shore
No clever words you can't defend
They lead to never more
No broken harmonies
Rainbow eyes
Rainbow eyes
Summer nights are colder now

They've taken down the fair
All the lights have died somehow
Or were they ever there
No broken harmonies
Oooh, ooh
Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell LIRICS
1. Neon Knights
Oh no, here it comes again

Can't remember when we came so close to love before
Hold on, good things never last
Nothing's in the past, it always seems to come again
Again and again
Again and again and again, oh
Cry out to legions of the brave

Time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
Captain's at the helm, sail across the sea of life
Circles and rings, dragons and kings

Weaving a charm and a spell
Blessed by the night, holy and bright
Called by the toll of the bell
Bloodied angels fast descending

Moving on a never-bending light
Phantom figures free forever
Out of shadows, shining ever-bright
Neon Knights
Neon Knights
All right
Cry out to legions of the brave
Time again to save us from the jackals of the street
Ride out, protectors of the realm
Captain's at the helm, sail across the sea of lights
Again and again
Again and again and again
Neon Knights
Neon Knights
Neon Knights
All right
2. Children Of the Sea
In the misty morning, on the edge of time

We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky
Oh hmm
We sailed across the air before we learned to fly

We thought that it could never end
We'd glide above the ground before we learned to run, run
Now it seems our world has come undone
Oh they say that it's over

And it just has to be
Ooh they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea
Uh oh
We made the mountains shake with laughter as we played
Hiding in our corner of the world
Then we did the demon dance and rushed to nevermore
Threw away the key and locked the door
Oh they say that it's over, yeah

Yes they say that it's over
We're lost children of the sea
Oh
In the misty morning, on the edge of time

We've lost the rising sun, a final sign
As the misty morning rolls away to die
Reaching for the stars, we blind the sky

Poor lost children of the sea, yeah
Look out, the sky is falling down

Look out, the world is spinning round and round and round
Look out, the sun is going black, black
Look out, it's never never never coming back, look out
3. Lady Evil
There's a place just south of Witches' Valley

Where they say the wind won't blow
And they only speak in whispers of her name
There's a lady they say who feeds the darkness
It eats right from her hand
With a crying shout she'll search you out
And freeze you where you stand
Lady evil, evil

She's a magical, mystical woman
Lady evil, evil in my mind
She's the queen of the night
All right
In a place just south of Witches' Valley

Where they say the rain won't fall
Thunder cracks the sky, it makes you bleed, yeah
There's a lady they say who needs the darkness
She can't face the light
With an awful shout, she'll find you out
And have you for the night
Lady evil, evil

Lady evil, evil on my mind
So if you ever get to Witches' Valley

Don't dream or close your eyes
And never trust your shadow in the dark
'Cause there's a lady I know who takes your vision
And turns it all around
The things you see are what should be lost and never found
Lady evil, evil

Lady evil, evil on my mind
Gonna you do right

She's the queen of sin
Look out, she will pull you in
Lady wonder
4. 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
The less that you give, you're a taker
So it's on and on and on, it's heaven and hell
Oh well
The lover of life's not a sinner

The ending is just a beginner
The closer you get to the meaning
The sooner you'll know that you're dreaming
So it's 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
Fool, fool
Oh uh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well if it seems to be real, it's illusion

For every moment of truth, there's confusion in life
Love can be seen as the answer, but nobody bleeds for the dancer
And it's on and on, on and on and on and on and on and on and on
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 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
Fool, fool
You've got to bleed for the dancer
Fool, fool
Look for the answer
Fool, fool, fool
5. Wishing Well
Throw me a penny and I'll make you a dream

You find that life's not always what it seems, no no
Then think of a rainbow and I'll make it come real
Roll me, I'm a never ending wheel
I'll give you a star

So you know just where you are
Don't you know that I might be
Your wishing well
Your wishing well
Look in the water, tell me what do you see

Reflections of the love you give to me
Love isn't money, it's not something you buy
So let me fill myself with tears you cried, and why?
Time is a never ending journey

Love is a never ending smile
Give me a sign to build a dream on
Dream on
Dream on, dream on, dream on, dream on
Yeah, throw me a penny and I'll make you a dream

You find that life's not always what it seems, no no
Love isn't money, it's not something you buy
Let me fill myself with tears you cried
I'll give you a star

So you know just where you are
Someday, some way, you'll feel the things I say
Dream for a while
Of the things that make you smile
'Cause you know
Don't you know
Oh, you know
That I'm your wishing well
Your wishing well
Your wishing well
I wish you well
I'm your wishing well
6. Die Young
Oh
Gather the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all
Your back's to the wall
Chain the sun, and it tears away to face you as you run,
You run, you run
Behind the smile, there's danger and a promise to be told:
You'll never get old - ha!
Life's fantasy - to be locked away and still to think you're free
You're free, we're free
So live for today

Tomorrow never comes
Die young, die young

Can't you see the writing in the air
Die young, I'm gonna die young
Someone stopped the fall
A-a-aah
Gather the wind, though the wind won't help you fly at all
Your back's to the wall
Then chain the sun, and it tears away to face you as you run,
You run, you run
So live for today

Tomorrow never comes
Die young, young

Die young, die young
Die young, die young, young
Die young, die young, die young,
Die young, die young, die young, die young
Die young
7. Walk Away
Oh hey
Lord she's handsome as she flows across the floor

Nothing I've seen in my life has ever pleased me more
She's got the look of freedom, and it makes you think she's wild
But I can see right through it all, it's the way to hide a child
Oh, walk away

She's looking to love you
There's nothing to say
Just turn your head and walk away
Oh
Walk away, walk on
Oh, ooh
Oh, ooh
She moves in sunlight, never seen the night at all

Like a star in the midnight sky, burns before it falls
I've never been lonely, and I can't imagine why
Maybe she could be the one to tell me, I guess it's do or die
Can't see her fire

But I can feel her heat, all right
It's rising higher
I'm walking the wire
Oh
Walk on by
Oh
Walk away
She's looking to love you
There's nothing to say
Just turn your head and walk away
Oh, ooh
Oh, walk on by, walk away
Oh, ooh
Walk on, walk on, walk on
Walk away
Oh, ooh
Oh, ooh
Oh, ooh
Oh, ooh
You'll feel her fire, she'll lift you higher
But don't be fooled, just turn your head and walk away
Ooh
Oh, ooh
8. Lonely is the Word
It's a long way to nowhere

And I'm leaving very soon
On the way we pass so close
To the back side of the moon
Hey join the traveler if you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Oh
Lonely is the word
yeah, yeah, yeah
I've been higher than stardust
I've been seen upon the sun

I used to count in millions then
But now I only count in one
Come on, join the traveler
If you got nowhere to go
Hang your head and take my hand
It's the only road I know
Yeah, lonely is the word

Got to be the saddest song I ever heard
Yeah, lonely is the name

Maybe life's a losing game
Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow LIRICS
1. Man On The Silver Mountain
I'm a wheel, I'm a wheel

I can roll, I can feel
And you can't stop me turning
Cause I'm the sun, I'm the sun

I can move, I can run
But you'll never stop me burning
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 day, I'm the day

I can show you the way
And 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

Come down with fire

And lift my spirit higher
Well, I can help you, you know I can

Just look at me and listen

I'm the man, the man, give you my hand
Come down with fire

And lift your spirit higher
I'm the man on the mountain
The man on the silver mountain
I'm the night, the light
The black and the white
The man on the silver mountain
2. Self Portrait
Paint me your picture and hang it on the wall

Color it darkly, the lines must start to crawl
Down, down, down

Spin me around and around
Draw me away to the night from the day
Leave not a trace to be found
Down, down
Nothing is real but the way that I feel

And I feel like going down, down, down, down
Down, down, down, down, down
Paint me a picture of eyes that never see

With flashes of lightning that burn for only me
Hey hey hey

There's only the devil to pay
I'm ready to go
Pull me down from below
Give me a place I can lay
Hey hey
I feel like going down, down, down, down
Hey hey
And I feel like going down
Down, down

And I feel like going down, down, down, down
Down
3. Black Sheep Of The Family
I've got nothing in my head

Got a floor for a bed
The future's at the bottom of a tea cup
I got a half a pair of shoes

And no time to lose
I'm wondering when I'm going to wise up
So, fortune shine your light on me and my clothes

Cause we need some security
You get a little bad luck
And it grows and it grows
I'm the black sheep of the family
I've got half a pound of rice

A beard full of lice
A mission called retrogression
I've got pocket full of dust

And eating is a must
You want to make a good impression
So, fortune shine your light on me and my dog

Cause we need some security
While all the folks are living high up the hill
Don't talk to me about society

You got to pay the rules
Or pay the penalty
Because there's nothing to choose
Between a handful of blues
Double indemnity
The hour was wrong

And my shadow's getting long
My real life's a song, don't need much
But I've got an ache in my head
I wanna go to bed
Tomorrow I don't have to wake up, no
So wisdom shine your light on me and my knees

Cause it's true what they say about familiarity
There's nothing good this way
And it's true they say
Oh, my wisdom shine your light on me and my knees

It's true what they say about familiarity
There's nothing good this way
And it's true they say
Yeah, yeah

Just me and my dog, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
You've got me on my knees
Yeah, yeah, yeah
4. Catch The Rainbow
When evening falls

She'll run to me
Like whispered dreams
Your eyes can't see
Soft and warm

She'll touch my face
A bed of straw
Against the lace
We believed we'd catch the rainbow

Ride the wind to the sun
Sail away on ships of wonder
But life's not a wheel

With chains made of steel
So bless me
Come the dawn

Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
We believed we'd catch the rainbow

Ride the wind to the sun
And sail away on ships of wonder
But life's not a wheel

With chains made of steel
So bless me, oh bless me, bless me
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
Come the dawn
5. Snake Charmer
Old hollow eyes

Got no ties
Walking by the light of the moon
Hey shiny boots

With strings and flutes
Rising like a crazy balloon
Close your door

He's on the loose
Umm, here he comes
No hope for you, ooh
Snake charmer, we'll haunt you
So, hey mystery man

What's your plan
I've got to tell the world
To beware you don't care
He'll hypnotize you

And tell you lies
He's hiding at the top of the stairs
Close your door

He's on the move
I see him coming out
There's no hope for you, ooh
Snake charmer
Snake charmer
Get out!
Hey fancy face

Got no place
Living from a hole in the ground
Old sparkle eyes

He never cries
One step ahead of the hounds
Close your door

He's on his way
He's coming out of the shadows now, now
No hope for you, ooh
Snake charmer
Snake charmer, now listen to me yeah
Hey hollow eyes

Got no ties
Oh shiny boots
Play your strings and flutes
Mystery man what's your plan

Fancy face, got no place
Snake charmer
He'll harm yer
Oh sparkle eyes
Got no ties
Oh shiny boots
Close your door
He's on the loose
Snake charmer
My mystery man what's your plan
I've got to tell the world to beware
You don't care
Hypnotized
6. The Temple Of The King
One day in the year of the fox

Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell

When the bell began to ring
Meant the time had cometh
For one to go
To the temple of the king
There in the middle of the circle he stands

Searching, seeking
With just one touch of his trembling hand
The answer will be found
Daylight waits while the old man sings

Heaven help me
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
It shines upon the one
And the day had just begun

Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the tolling of the great black bell

When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had cometh
For one to go
There in the middle of the people

He stands
Seeing, feeling
With just a wave of a strong right hand
He's gone
Far from the circle at the edge of the world

He's hoping, wondering
Thinking back from the stories he's heard
Of what he's going to see
There in middle of the circle it lies

Heaven help me
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
The answer had been found
Back with the people in the circle

He stands
Giving, feeling
With just one touch of a strong right hand
They know
Of the temple and the king
7. If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll
You'd never know there was some music playin'

Until you talked your way inside the door
And then a sound like rollin' thunder

Begins to push you right thru the floor
And there's a great white sign
With big black letters
That just about explains it all
If you don't like rock 'n' roll

Well, if you don't like rock 'n' roll
Then it's too late now
Well it's too late now
Hey hey
Of course there was the usual lady
And she was dressed the way the stories tell
So bein' cool I made a move to grab her

But you could see she read story well
And then she whipped out a card

With big black letters
That just about explained it all

Well if you don't like rock 'n' roll
Well if you don't like rock 'n' roll
Then you're too late now
Well, if you don't like rock 'n' roll

Well, if you don't like rock 'n' roll, yeah
Well it's too late nown
You're too late now

If you don't like my rock 'n' roll
Then you're too late, too late now
8. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
It's only been an hour

Since he locked her in the tower
The time has come
He must be undone
By the morning
Many times before

The tyrant's opened up the door
Then someone cries
Still we close our eyes
Not again
Meet me when the sun is in the western skies

The fighting must begin before another someone dies
Cross bows in the fire light
Green sleeves waving
Madmen raving
Through the shattered night
Yeah yeah yeah
Flames are getting higher

Make it leap unto the spire
Draw bridge down
Cut it to the ground
We shall dance around the fire
No more night
We have seen the light
Let it shine on bright
Hang him higher, higher
Draw bridge down
We shall dance all around the fire, around the fire
No more night
we've seen the light
let it shine on bright
Hang him higher, higher

Put the man on the fire
Draw bridge down

We gotta dance around the fire, the fire, the fire
9. Still I'm Sad
(Instrumental, some live versions contain also the vocals)

Black Sabbath: Mob Rules LIRICS
1. Turn Up the Night
A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell

No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well
The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul
You know what to cover, I think for another it's a story told
So get a good hold, yeah
Virgin of voodoo, you thought that you knew who you are
A simple equation, that's the relation, but that's gone too far
A time of suspicion, a special condition that we all know
So let it all go, yeah
Turn up the night

Turn up the night
Turn up the night, it feels so right
Nighttime sorrow, taken like a pain

Black will not become a white, it's all the same
Evil lurks in twilight, dances in the dark
Makes you need the movement, like a fire needs a spark to burn
A rumble of thunder, I'm suddenly under your spell

No rhyme or reason, or time of the season, but oh well
The darkened deliver, I shake and I shiver down your soul
So get a good hold, yeah
Turn up the night

Turn up the night
Gotta turn up the night
Turn up the night
Turn up the night
Turn up the night
Turn up the night
Turn up the night
If it feels right
Turn off the light
If it feels right
Shut up the light
Turn up the night
2. Voodoo
Say you don't love me, you'll burn

You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me
Say you don't want me, you'll learn
Nothing you do will be renew, 'cause I'm through, ooh
Call me a liar, you knew

You were a fool, but that's cool, it's all right
Call me the devil, it's true
Some can't accept but I crept inside you
So if a stranger calls you

Don't let him whisper his name
Cause it's voodoo, oh
Fade into shadow, you'll burn

Your fortune is free, I can see it's no good
Never look back, never turn
It's a question of time 'till your mine and you learn
So if a stranger sees you

Don't look in his eyes
'Cause he's voodoo, oh
Say you don't love me, you'll burn

You can refuse, but you'll lose, it's by me
Say you don't want me, you'll learn
Nothing you do will be renew, 'cause I'm through
Voodoo
Right
Bring me your children, they'll burn
Never look back, never turn
Cry me a river, you'll learn
Voodoo
3. Sign of the Southern Cross
If there isn't light when no one sees

Then how can I know what you might believe
A story told that can't be real
Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah
Fade away, fade away

Vanish into small
Break the crystal ball
Oh
It's the sign

Feels like the time
On a small world, west of wonder

Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow that will shimmer
When the summer falls
If an echo doesn't answer

When it hears a certain song
Then the beast is free to wander
But never is seen around
And it's the sign of the southern cross

It's the sign of the southern cross
All right
Sail away
To the sign
Ohh
From the book the word is spoken

Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong
Reach above your dreams of pleasure
Given life to those who died
Look beyond your own horizons
Sail the ship of signs
And it's the sign of the southern cross

Break the crystal ball
I can't accept it anymore
Ohh
On a real world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow, see it shimmer
When the summer falls
From the book the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones
They will make us strong

Don't live for pleasure

Make life your treasure
Fade away
Eight miles high, about to fall

And no one there to catch you
Look for the sign, the time
The sign of the southern cross, yeah
4. E5-150
Instrumental
5. Mob Rules
Oh come on
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, oh
You've nothing to say

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, oh
It's over, it's done
The ending began
The mob rules
You've nothing to say

Oh, they're breaking away
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
You're all fools, fools, fools, fools

The mob rules
6. Country Girl
Fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine

She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul
Her eyes were an endless flame, holy lightning
Desire with a special name, made to snatch your soul away, yeah
Ooh, yeah
We sailed away on a crimson tide, gone forever

Left my heart on the other side, all to break it into bits
Her smile was a winter song, a sabbath ending
Don't sleep or you'll find me gone, just an image in the air
Oh yeah
In dreams I think of you
I don't know what to do with myself
Time has let me down
She brings broken dreams, fallen stars
The endless search for where you are
Sail on, sail on, sail on, sail on
I fell in love with a country girl, morning sunshine

She was up from a nether world, just to bust another soul
Her eyes were an endless flame, unholy lady
Desire with a special name, made to snatch your soul away, oh
Don't sail away on a crimson tide

Don't leave your heart on the other side
Her eyes are an endless flame
Oh, desire with a special name
Don't ever fall in love
Don't give your heart away
No never, never fall in love with a country girl
7. Slipping Away
Oh
Slipping away, just a heartbeat from disaster
Nothing could make me stay, close your eyes and I'll be gone
Turn the page, yeah, time to start another story
Slipping away, slipping away, time to move along
No reason to stay
Oh, when I'm slipping away
Take a look at yourself, you've been running in a circle
Round and round you go, you're a start without an end
Start a new life, yeah, from the city of the gypsies
Breaking away, slipping away, right behind the clown
Slipping away
Slipping away
Nobody to pay
Look out, 'cause I'm slipping away
Rockin' the glass, I won't leave you my reflection

A future without a past, no more road to take me back
Come if you will, yeah, just don't question my direction
Breaking away, slipping away, we can find the sun
Slipping away
Slipping away
Got nobody to pay
So, and you're slippin' away
No more running in a circle

It's time to move along
Round, round, round we go
A start without an end
So I'm slipping away
Slipping away
8. Falling off the Edge of the World
I think about closing the door

And lately I think of it more
I'm living well out of my time
I feel like I'm losing my mind
I should be at the table round

A servant of the crown
The keeper of the sign
To sparkle and to shine
Never, no never again

Listen to me and believe what I say if you can
Never, this is the end
You know I've seen the faces of doom and I'm only a man
Help me, tell me I'm sane
I feel a change in the earth, in the wind and the rain
Save me, oh take me away
You know I've seen some creatures from hell and I've heard what they
say
I've got to be strong

Oh, I'm falling off the edge of the world
Uh
Think you're safe, but you're wrong
We are falling off the edge of the world
Look out, there's danger

Nowhere to run
It seems like desperate measures but sometimes it's gotta be done
Over, it's over at last
And a message's inside as we build a new life from the past
We're falling off the edge of the world

Yes, the edge of the world
It's the end of the world
8. Over and Over
Sometimes I feel like I'm dying at dawn

And sometimes I'm warm as fire
But lately I feel like I'm just gonna rain
And it goes over, and over, and over again, yeah, yeah
Too many flames, with too much to burn

And life's only made of paper
Oh, how I need to be free of this pain
But it goes over, and over, and over, and over again
Oh, sometimes I cry for the lost and alone

And for their dreams that will all be ashes
But lately I feel like I'm just gonna rain
And it goes over, and over, and over, and over again
Over, and over, and over again

Over, and over again
OTHER RECORDS FROM RONNIE DIO
DIO HOLY EVIL FRESNO 83

DIO LIVE SPOKANE 84
DIO LIVE SAN JOSE 83
DIOLIVE SAN JOSE 83

BLACK SABBATH LIVE EVIL
RAINBOW LIVE IN GERMANY
RAINBOW LIVE IN GERMANY

RAINBOW ON STAGE
RAINBOW LIVE IN ATLANTA

RAINBOW LIVE IN MUNICH
RAINBOW HEAVY PORTRAIT

DIO HAMERSMITH ODEON 84
BLACK SABBATH THE DIO YEARS MOB
RULES TOUR
RAINBOW-LIVE IN EUROPE 1976
RAINBOW –PARISIAN NIGHT

DIO JAPAN 8—10—85
HOLY DIOVER LIVE

EVIL OR DIVINE LIVE IN NEW YORK
CITY
THE VERY BEAST OF DIO

DIO RARITIES
DIO LIVE IN SAN JOSE

INFERNO-THE LAST IN LIVE
DIAMONDS THE BEST OF DIO

LOS GUITARRISTAS DE DIO
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TONY IOMMI
VIVIAN CAMPBELL
CRAIG GOLDIE
ROWANT ROBERTSON
TRACY GRIJALVA
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COMENTARIOS FINALES
Este documento pretende ser una manera de decirle gracias a una persona que
a muchos de nosotros nos dio una ilusion, ya que cada que escuchabamos su
linda voz nos hacia soñar, ahora que el pequeño mago está en el cielo creo que
los angeles se deben de sentir afortunados, y para nosotros nos queda su
hermoso recuerdo y todas las paginas gloriosas que escribió en vida.
Esa fue tu vida
Ese fue tu tiempo
y que importa si la llama no dura por siempre
Al final siendo una persona divina, te veremos cada que veamos el arcoiris en el
cielo.
Dios te bendiga amo de la luna
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RONNIE JAMES DIO

UN VIAJE A TRAVES DE SU MUSICA

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1942 - 1960 Nace una leyenda

En su niñez, Ronnie se mostraba interesado

Pero este no era el camino que Ronnie pretendía seguir y abandono

En los años de escuela, Ronnie formó su primera banda; "The Vegas

Comenzaron a actuar los fines de semana en discotecas locales

Estamos ya bien avanzados en 1958 y la

Al poco tiempo de grabar el single, Billy De Wolf abandona el grupo

Volviendo a la grabación del nuevo single de los

La fiebre Beatle hacía furor en todo el mundo y la música empezaba a

1968 - 1972 La influencia Beatle

Pero la fatalidad llegará el día 12 de Febrero de 1968 cuando, volviendo

Está formación permanecería hasta 1972, año en que nace "Elf".

1972 - 1975 Elf

Tras esto es Feinstein quien decide abandonar el grupo y Dio por su

En 1974 y también con la producción de Glover, la banda entra de nuevo

Los acontecimientos se iban sucediendo rápidamente. A principios de

1975 - 1978 Alcanzando el arco iris

Dicho y hecho, Mickey Lee Soule, Craig Gruber y Gary Driscoll se

subieron también al tren. Únicamente

1978 - 1982 Un viaje del cielo al infierno

No obstante no todo fue fácil. En un principio, Geezer y Ward se oponían

Tras la gira de Mob Rules comenzaron a surgir serios problemas y

1982 - 1990 DIO

Con el grupo al completo y ya entrado el año 1983, viajaron nuevamente

La gira comenzó el 23 de Julio de 1983 en California. Jimmy Bain y el

Tras la gira, el grupo regresó a los estudios de grabación para preparar

Nuevamente de gira hasta finales de Enero de 1985 y vuelta al estudio. El

El nuevo guitarrista de Dio sería el joven Craig Goldy quien hubiera

Durante los primeros meses de 1987, Dio estuvo componiendo material

Al igual que pasó con Vivian Campbell en su momento, los problemas

Desde un primer momento y tanto por parte del management de Black

Finalizada la gira en Octubre, Jeff Pilson abandona para unirse de nuevo

Ya en 1996 Jeff Pilson regresa exclusivamente para grabar el nuevo disco

Entre aproximadamente Noviembre de 1996 y Noviembre de 1999 la

2000 - 2005 Una vuelta al pasado.

Bien, centrémonos nuevamente en Dio. Con el regreso de Craig Goldy y

Pero despues de la gira y cuando ya todo estaba preparado para entrar a

Finalizada la gira en Diciembre de

En el año 2004 el grupo empieza a trabajar en nuevos temas para un

El 14 de marzo de 2010, Wendy publicó una actualización en línea de su condición:

El 14 de mayo Dio fue hospitalizado debido a que el dolor le resultaba insoportable. Al

Wendy dejó un mensaje en el sitio oficial de Dio:

Iron Maiden se pronunció escribiendo en su web oficial: "El mundo ha perdido a un

Tambien Ritchie Blackmore, Kiss, Slash, Scorpions, Anthrax, Simone Simmons,

Canciones: Killing the Dragon

Egypt/Children of the Sea

MH: Cómo estás, Tracy?

1. Jesus Mary & The Holy Ghost

They say eye for eye, tooth for tooth

And then there, there in the air

Now I lay me down to sleep

Oh, nightmare, electric chair

Who's that angry man I see

From spooky stories that he's read

He's lost the instruction

What's that smoke that I can see

It's a crazy world we live in

I, I, good for nothing

Hey you! I want your number

Sometimes I crawl inside of me