Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song X Marks the Spot , by - Sonata Arctica. Release date: 27.03.2014
Song language: English
X Marks the Spot |
| «I was in a really dark place |
| I even thought of packing it in |
| But I just could not bring myself to do it |
| I met an old friend that I had a real connection with |
| And he saw my despair |
| He asked me if I’d like to play with him |
| And as we played I felt, slowly but surely, rock ‘n roll grabbed me by the neck, |
| and I, well…» |
| You are a man of impeccable taste |
| And you know when the X marks the spot |
| We all need a map for the trail of your thought |
| Where to go, well, the X marks the spot |
| You seem to have a misgiving |
| Hell yeah, you make a living |
| Don’t add bricks to what we’re heaving |
| We would so much |
| Rather enjoy the beach, beer and a fire |
| You think something somewhere |
| Has a copyright for the world |
| And you’ve signed where the X marks the spot |
| You join a cult, fill the void that you’ve got |
| Deep within where the X marks the spot |
| There you stand and talk and holler |
| How dark are all your colors |
| When you paint another sunrise |
| You leave out the sun |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| How well do you know those you’re calling your own? |
| I mean… come on dude! |
| (X marks the spot) |
| Your starving soul in your house of skin and bone |
| You’re an island, the X marks the spot |
| «Testify children, testify.» |
| There you stand and talk and holler |
| How dark are all your colors |
| When you paint another sunrise |
| You leave out the sun |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| «Rock'n'roll allowed me to join this band |
| And there was a period of time |
| When I hadn’t exactly lost my soul |
| I just didn’t know where I’d put it |
| And I ended up in some very dark places and some dire circumstances |
| Now let me tell you, children |
| I was trying to fill a void in my heart |
| To fill that void I got what I always wanted: |
| Success, prosperity, the admiration I wanted as a player |
| I got a place in big shows and traveled the world from end to end |
| And the next of it all, I had this yearning in my heart |
| Yearning in my heart for rock’n’roll.» |
| «I was called to join this band |
| And I was surrounded by good folks there |
| And servants of the rock’n’roll who passed on the love |
| I’ll testify: the fear was in me, I was afraid of everything |
| I can swear I saw my own living heart beating through my shirt.» |
| You are a circus, but where is the clown? |
| There’s no map, still the X marks the spot |
| There you stand and talk and holler |
| How dark are all your colors |
| When you paint another sunrise |
| You leave out the sun |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float down |
| Into the night with senior John Barleycorn |
| Heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| «Now you children, are you ready to spread the word? |
| Everybody sing, «Eo — wohoho — hey-hey — wow-wow — hey-hey — hu?» |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven |
| Or they slowly float away |
| «And the funny thing was I was like a spiritual baby running around with |
| diapers on where the X marks the spot |
| I’d given my life to rock’n’roll but I still wasn’t sure was there rock’n’roll? |
| Is it real?» |