Scorpions

Songwriter: Dio Ritchie Blackmore

Producer: Martin Hansen Mikael Nord Andersson

[Verse 1]
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
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to ring
It meant the time had come for one to go
To the temple of the king

[Verse 2]
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

[Verse 1]
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
One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had come for one to go
To the temple of the king

[Chorus 1]
There in the middle of the people he stands
Seeing, feeling
With just a wave of the strong right hand, he's gone
To the temple of the king

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Far from the circle, at the edge of the world
He's hoping, wondering
Thinking back on the stories he's heard
Of what he's going to see
There, in the middle of a circle, it lies
Heaven help me
Then all could see by the shine in his eyes
The answer had been found

[Chorus 2]
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

Scorpions is a Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band formed in Hannover, Germany. The band was founded in 1965 and their debut album “Lonesome Crow” was released 1972. They released 5 more albums throught the 70’s, some of which, are considered to be their best ones, but their big break out was in the 80’s with albums like “Blackout” and “Love at First Sting”. In this decade, songs like “The Zoo”, “Blackout”, “No One Like You”, “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Still loving You” became hits on the charts and overall classics of the band. The 90´s started with their eleventh album “Crazy World” that included classics like “Hit Between the Eyes”, “Send Me and Angel” and “Wind of Change” (this last one became a became an icon of the end of the cold war era). After that, they released 8 more albums with succesful tours across the world. With a 50+ years career, they’re considered one of the most important and influential Heavy Metal bands ever.

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