Queensryche - roads to madness

song from queensryche

Most of this is memory now
I've gone too far to turn back now
I'm not quite what I thought I was but
Then again I'm maybe more
The blood-words promised, I've spoken
Releasing the names from the circle
Maybe I can leave here now and, o
Transcend the boundaries

For now I'm standing here
I'm awaiting this grand transition
The future is but past forgotten
On the road to madness

Times measure rusts as it crawls
I see its face in the looking glass - stop
This screaming laughter hides, the pain of its reality
Black, the door was locked I opened
And now I've paid that price ten-fold over
Knowledge - was it worth such torment, oh
To see the far side of shadow

And still I'm standing here
I'm awaiting this grand transition
I'm a fool in search of wisdom
And I'm on the road to madness
Yes, I'm on the road to madness

I'm awaiting endlessly
Pounding rhythms echo me
Won't you take me somewhere far beyond the void

And still I'm standing here
I'm awaiting this grand transition
Maybe one day, oh I'll meet you, and we'll
Walk the roads to madness
Yes, we're on the road to madness

Oh, I think they've come to take me
I hear the voice, but there's no-one to see
I can't scream, too late it's time

Stay on the course to pass
You'll never find the answer
To a place where darkened angels seemed lost and never found
Scream to see the light of
Forming figures fast behind you
Lay the past in the wind to spin
And your fate will sail beyond the open plains
Sail with angels onward
Live or die for the chosen one said
Saber sights cast a spell behind you
And they lock in all around

Free the scene insider
Never looking back to find why
Ride a course till the end of time
And you'll stand atop the gate
Laying waste in a path recited
Fighting force won't avenge the guided black wing
Oh, electric might poses fright inside me
Seeing light at the end of sight reminds me
I've passed away

Category:

Music

Tags:

• queensryche
• bruce
• dickinson
• michael
• kiske
• dio
• geoff
• tate
• rob
• halford
• road
• to
• madness

[Pittsburghfan0621]

Geoff Tate is hands down one of the most talented singers ever. His vocal range is extremely impressive, along with the control he has over his voice. His voice sounds like a separate instrument on certain notes. Ridiculous! This song and Take Hold are my two favorites off of The Warning. Queensryche is one of the most amazing prog / hard rock bands ever!

[amigajoe1]

Don't forget John Arch from early Fate's Warning. That guy had an amazing voice!

[THEFLYINGREDNECK]

people can say what they want about ronnie james dio, rob halford, bruce dickerson, robert plant, ozzy, james hetfield, ect...but ill always put GEOFF TATE as MY #1 vocalist

[ironfanat]

awesome amazing voice

[bijonzewitte]

Awsome song, best vocalist, hale the ryche!

[fr3d616]

very good queensrycghe tune :)

[Belseful]

Has anyone mention Mr. Midnight ? If no...do listen to his work.

[TheDannyhyde]

for some reason they used ray alder, love his stuff too. saw em at at a bar in the 80s. they amazed me , i talken about fates warning. i like ray alder i met him he s real laid back. .they opened for dream theatre and queensryche in tulsa ok. very cool showw. i love the ryche but dream theatre was awsome. what a show. danny hyde loves it.

[leococo2000]

@lzds2112 Dio and Eric Adams !!?!

Can Compare

[jimmyjam700]

not bad, grate song

[blitzspeer]

@MrSomeonestolmyn...Midnight is dead they had his ceremony down at Siesta key in Sarasota a couple of month's ago.He had every bit as good a voice as Geoff but Queensryche is still great.

[superrmariow]

Roads to Madness is absolutely Queensrÿche's best song!

A very, very strong song