Savatage is a heavy metal/ progressive metalband founded by the brothers Jon and Criss Oliva in 1979. The band is known for recording many rock operas. Early on, Savatage was a traditional heavy metal band, who stood out from the pack due to guitarist Criss Oliva's uncommonly heavy riffing and vocalist Jon Oliva's unique vocal stylings. Following the failure of Fight for the Rock, an attempt to commercialize their sound, Savatage began moving in a more operatic direction, releasing a number of rock opera albums in collaboration with producer Paul O'Neill. After the tragic death of Criss Oliva, the band soldiered on to continued critical acclaim but diminishing commercial success.
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I Seek Power Lyrics
Savatage
As the steam from the street starts to rise
The gutter whispers
That the moon like a child has arrived
The dark has missed her
And the light that she lends is a guide
Among her shadows
Like the ghost from the past that survive
And you ask me now
What is my intent
Here among the ruins
Cloaked in false pretence
And how do I belong
I seek power
Where the power remains
I seek power
In the back of your brain
How will you see me
If you don't know where I hide
How will you bleed me
If I am somewhere inside
In the ashes of empires lost
A distant warning
On the danger of ignoring cost
and children mourning
As the memories cloud in our mind
The past can glitter
And so it has been designed
I know every lie
That the mind invents
Though they're well disguised
And cloaked in innocence
And how do I belong
I seek power
Where the power remains
I seek power
Like the kiss of cocaine
I seek power
As the darkness descends
I seek power
And i'll have it again
I seek power
Where the power remains
I seek power
Like the kiss of cocaine
I seek power
When it's not always wise
I seek power
For the power survives