I want you to reach deep into your hearts and your pocketbooks, and take his
hand
Some of you are in a state of rebellion right now
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned
You’re saying that…
In the wooden chair beside my window
I wear a face born in the falling rain
I talk to shadows from a lonely candle
Recite the phrases from the wall, I can’t explain
This Holy pain
Six days ago, my life had taken a tumble
The orders came from high above, they say
A need to use me once again, they’ve got my number
Further the cause, boy, yes you know the game
I’ll wait here for days longer
'till the sister comes to wash my sins away
She is the lady that can ease my sorrow
She brings the only friend
That helps me find my way
I search the past back to a time
When I was younger
A target for the new society
Picked to displace the leaders
Countering objectives
Of this new underground reality
My mission saved the world
And I stood proud
My mission changed the world
It turned my life around
I look around, my room is filled with candles
Each one a story, but they end the same
I’ll hide away in here, the law will never find me
The walls will tell the story of my pain
Waiting for days longer
'till sister comes to wash my sins away
She is the lady who can ease my sorrow
She sets the pace for my delivery of pain
They’ll say my mission saved the world
And I stood proud
My mission changed the world
The underground will rise and
Save this world we’ll all stand proud
Our mission changed the world, we’ll change the world
We’ll all stand proud
I never tire of listening to Queensryche's music, especially the early work, during the 1980s. I saw them open for KISS in 1985 and was blown away! Since then, they've always been one of my favorites. I had the honer of meeting Geoff Tate, Parker Lungren and Scott Rockenfield at the Hard Rock Cafe in Seattle in 2011, before all the shit hit the fan, and was impressed with what super cool people they all are. One of the best experiences of my life!
Among all the great songs on Operation Mindcrime this is probably my favourite, even ahead of Eyes of a Stranger. Love how the intensity in the singing grows and how the whole song is a slowly building crescendo to the final chorus and then it finishes off with those fantastic last 20 seconds.
I first saw Queensryche open for my other all time favorite band Metallica.Which was also my first time seeing them as well. I was blown away by Tate. Still one of the best Heavy Metal singers of all time and Operation Mindcrime is without a doubt one of their best Albums.
