Royal Hunt - Take Off / The Mission

An awesome track pulled out from one of the best concept albums in metal history. All rights belong to Royal Hunt. No copyright intended.


Take Off - [August 2001 - The Settlers]

The Mission - [January 1999 - Rocket Summer]

[Verse]

"Move along it takes too long,you're holding back the line!"

I tell you -we've been waiting here forever
"Go ahead,don't worry-yet-'coz everything is fine"

A brand new world for us-it's now or never

[Prechorus]

We'll change the rules for those native fools

Hail intervention-we're under one flag

'coz we are on the mission and we'll never go back


[Chorus]

Now we're on the mission-the average man

is down on his knees,so he won't understand

Above the suspicion and fear of the law

we do what we do what it takes to continue the war

The mission's right over your head

"It's not what you think"-as it's always been said

No visable victims-we're very discrete

There's no turning back 'til the day when the mission's complete

[Verse]

"Hurry up and check the map,there must be something left"

Nobody's getting rich by moving slower

"Torch their towns,forget the clowns accusing us in theft"

Remember how it works-we're taking over!


[Prechorus]

It could be strange and will need some changes,so...

Hail intervention-we're under one flag

'coz we are on the mission and we'll never go back

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[Argonot7777]

@seminolefanboy802 I totally agree with you. Usually I feel a little frustrated because nobody else, at least among my friends and acquaintances, seems to recognize this masterpiece. I'm glad that some people does it somewhere else :D

This album is really important to me. I don't know if it's the music, the lyrics (they're perfect), the atmospehere, the concept (it catches the mood of Bradbury's Martian Chronicles flawlessly), but it´s one of the best things I've ever heard in my freaking life.

[herman rijsbergen]

epic.materpiece

[tidio117]

This sounds rather like an over-done, distasteful electro pop song... not a metal masterpice... no wonder nobody listens to this band

[Kamerian]

I couldn't agree with you more! This is THE album, and this is THE track that totally hooked me on Royal Hunt. First time I heard it in it's entirety...BLEW MY MIND! And you nailed it when you said "it catches the mood of Bradbury's Martian Chronicles flawlessly." Imho, this is the best concept album I've ever listened to....and none has come close since this release.

[univ0997]

For some reason, the post-grunge metal scene in North America is really brutal in sound, outlook and aesthetics, and they associate RH and others with pretentiousness and "Dungeons and Dragons". Iron Maiden is allowed to explore interesting themes, but that's "okay", because they're part of the classic metal scene.