W.A.S.P.
Single • 1992
Demolition, mission man The old boy is hating me I've become the one, they warned me about Oh, he's gonna die before me Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live Is there no love Oh, I am one The side you see, they're asking me I am one Love I am one Oh, I am one I got something to prove and nothing to lose Oh, I am one Eighteen bloody roses Each a year that bled my soul Eighteen and numb, I'm somebody's son Mama, look what I've become Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live Is there no love Oh, I am one The side you see, they're asking me I am one Love I am one Oh, I am one I got something to prove and nothing to lose Oh, I am one Is there a love to shelter me? Only love, love set me free Is there a love to shelter me? Only love, love set me free Will he take me down to the gallows And kill the boy inside the man I'm just a rock and roll nigga I know he don't know what I am I don't see my face in the mirror Any more, or understand Why I'm the chosen one I'm the crimson man Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live Is there no love Oh, I am one The side you see, they're asking me I am one Love I am one Oh, I am one I got something to prove and nothing to lose Oh, I am one
Submitted by Immortal — Feb 06, 2026
I was the boy unwanted, a prisoner I'm born to them My brother was the one that couldn't do no wrong And I was there dying in the shadow of him Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy? Feel the strap 'cross my back Yeah, I'm the new whipping boy Who am I? - The orphan son you would never need Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Who am I? - The slave you gave just the air I breathe Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Oh, I got the same old reruns, horror movies in my head And I can't rest, they scare me to death But if I'm not alive, how can I be dead? Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy? Feel the strap 'cross my back Yeah, I'm the new whipping boy Who am I? - The orphan son you would never need Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Who am I? - The slave you gave just the air I breathe Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Oh, why me? Why him Can you tell me? It's confession again? Come talk to me, I see in your eyes Titanic misery, ashamed that you're alive I'm the face that you see When the face isn't yours I'm the mirror, my boy Who am I? - The orphan son you would never need Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Who am I? - The slave you gave just the air I breathe Who am I? - 'Cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees Some people never go crazy What truly boring lives they must lead Is there a love to shelter me? Only love, love set me free Is there a love to shelter me? Only love, love set me free
Submitted by The Void — Feb 06, 2026
I went back to the doctor to get another shrink I sit and tell him about my weekend, but he never can change what he thinks Can you see the real me, doctor-doctor Can you see the real me, doctor, ooh, doctor I went back to my mother, I said I'm crazy ma help me She said I know how it feels son Cause it runs in the family Come on tell me can you see the real me mother mother Can you see the real me mother whoa mother Can you see can you see Can you see the real me Can you see, can you see the real me The real me, the real me, the real me The cracks between the pavement stones Like rivers of flowing rain Strange people who know me From behind every window pane The girl I used to love Lives in the yellow house Yesterday she passed me by she don't want to know me now Can you see the real me, can ya, can ya Can you see the real me whoa ya I ended up with the Preacher full of lies and hate I seemed to scare him a little ha ha So he showed me to the golden gate Whoa can you sse the real me, Preacher Preacher, can you see the real me Preacher whoa ya Can you see, can you see, can you see, whoa ya Can you see the real me doctor, doctor Can you see the real me mama Can you see the real me me me me
Submitted by Celtic Frost — Nov 08, 2025
Welcome to the show the great finale's finally here I thank you for coming into my theater of fear Welcome to the show, you're all witnesses you see A privileged invitation to the last rites of me Remember me, you can't save me Mama, you never needed me No crimson king, look in my eyes and you'll see Mama, I'm lonely, it's only me, it's only me I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million eyes, of a million I am the prisoner of the paradise I dreamed The idol of a million lonely faces look at me Behind the mask of sorrow, four doors of doom behind my eyes I've got their footprints all across my crimson mind Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live There is no love to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love to shelter me Only love, love set me free I was the warrior with an anthem in my soul The idol of eight thousand lonely days of rage ago And remember me when it comes your time to choose Ahh, careful what you wish for, it might come true Long live, long live Long live the king of mercy Long live, long live There is no love to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love to shelter me Only love, love set me free Red, crimson red Am I the invisible boy? The straps on my back Ahh Red, crimson red No, I was never to be Only one crimson son No, it never was me Living in the limelight, little did I know I was dying in the shadows and the mirror was my soul It was all I ever wanted, everything I dreamed But the dream became my nightmare, no one could hear me scream With these six strings, I make a noose To take my life, it's time to choose The headlines read of my demise My suicide My suicide Oh sweet silence, where is the sting I am no idol, no crimson king I'm the imposter, the world has seen My father was the idol, it was never me I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be The crimson idol of a million eyes No love to shelter me Only love, love set me free No love to shelter me Only love, love set me free
Submitted by Cyberwaste — Feb 16, 2026
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