Helloween - When The Sinner Lyrics






[Words and Music by Michael Kiske]

Now it's time - to shake it all up, to be free,
Now it's time - to make us some room to let us be.
Oh, it feels so bad, yes, if fells so bad,
When everything good looks so bad,
When everything right goes so wrong.
I am up - to break it all down what's in my way,
I won't stop until I am where I'm going to stay.
No one holds me back, no, no one holds me back,
Don't wanna be what I am not,
But it's gotta be myself who breaks my neck.
I look here and you look there, I know it's got to be somewhere,
Over my head - look over my head
We look around and search around and walk around and hear around
And you won't see no halo
We keep on looking 'til we know what for.
If you don't know it,I don't know it, we don't know it, who will know it?
It's driving me mad
All of us don't know what we should know, maybe one day we'll know,
I must hold it back inside
But anyway we've got to make a stop.
When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
When we finally search inside - it's under us.
We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
All I've ever done - I've done for you!
In my mind - the battle goes on 'til I give up,
Will we find - the key of life we once have dropped?
Do you really care? - Tell me you really care!
You may find Mr. Blane, but the guilt of life burns everywhere.
Give me light to see my inside, give me light to see my sin,
Over my head - look over my head
I'd never do what I regret, I've never done anything bad,
And you won't see no halo
You must be joking when you point at me.
Hey! Don't you blame me! Don't you touch me!
Won't you ever leave me be? I wanna live! Don't wanna think!
It's driving me mad
Why should I give what I can drink?
I must hold it back inside
When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
When we finally search inside - it's under us.
We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
All I've ever done - I've done for you!
Pain - I feel inside - it's such a Shame.
No one fights fair but who's to Blame?
Might be the game of life but it ain't over.
Now! I walk my way firm any
Now! My conscience speaks and there are Doubts!
But nothing's sure in life and it ain't over. Now!
I look here and you look there, I know it's got to be somewhere,
Over my head - look over my head
We look around and search around and walk around and hear around
And you won't see no halo
We keep on looking 'til we know what for.
If you don't know it, I don't know it, we don't know it, who will know it?
It's driving me mad
All of us don't know what we should know, maybe one day we'll know,
I must hold it back inside
But anyway we've got to make a stop.
When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
When we finally search inside - it's under us.
We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
All I've ever done - I've done for you! ...
[Licks and Solo - Grapow. Rhythm Guitar - Kiske]





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  1. j.... p....

    Solo los grandes se atreven a experimentar y solo pocos logran hacerlo ecxelente como Helloween

  2. M.... T....

    ein geiles Lied von einer super Heavy Metal Band.

  3. H.... C....

    the sound engineering on this album was Pink Floyd\Queen level genius .. I hear something new everytime I listen

  4. M.... S....

    Love this song, but is not Helloween.

  5. F.... J....

    What was wrong with 90s people?

  6. D.... V....

    la canción no es mala pero no es lo que se esperaba de Helloween. No nos engañemos si esta canción la publica, en vez de helloween, otro grupo medio desconocido pasa sin pena ni gloria. Un saludo.

  7. W.... ....

    Just listened to this song for the second time in two days since discovering it, WOW. Good stuff. Will have to check out the album.

  8. J.... M....

    Now it's time - to shake it all up, to be free,
    Now it's time - to make us some room to let us be.
    Oh, it feels so bad, yes, if fells so bad,
    When everything good looks so bad,
    When everything right goes so wrong.
    I am up - to break it all down what's in my way,
    I won't stop until I am where I'm going to stay.
    No one holds me back, no, no one holds me back,
    Don't wanna be what I am not,
    But it's gotta be myself who breaks my neck.
    I look here and you look there, I know it's got to be somewhere,
    Over my head - look over my head
    We look around and search around and walk around and hear around
    And you won't see no halo
    We keep on looking 'til we know what for.
    If you don't know it,I don't know it, we don't know it, who will know it?
    It's driving me mad
    All of us don't know what we should know, maybe one day we'll know,
    I must hold it back inside
    But anyway we've got to make a stop.
    When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
    When we finally search inside - it's under us.
    We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
    All I've ever done - I've done for you!
    In my mind - the battle goes on 'til I give up,
    Will we find - the key of life we once have dropped?
    Do you really care? - Tell me you really care!
    You may find Mr. Blane, but the guilt of life burns everywhere.
    Give me light to see my inside, give me light to see my sin,
    Over my head - look over my head
    I'd never do what I regret, I've never done anything bad,
    And you won't see no halo
    You must be joking when you point at me.
    Hey! Don't you blame me! Don't you touch me!
    Won't you ever leave me be? I wanna live! Don't wanna think!
    It's driving me mad
    Why should I give what I can drink?
    I must hold it back inside
    When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
    When we finally search inside - it's under us.
    We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
    All I've ever done - I've done for you!
    Pain - I feel inside - it's such a Shame.
    No one fights fair but who's to Blame?
    Might be the game of life but it ain't over.
    Now! I walk my way firm any
    Now! My conscience speaks and there are Doubts!
    But nothing's sure in life and it ain't over. Now!
    I look here and you look there, I know it's got to be somewhere,
    Over my head - look over my head
    We look around and search around and walk around and hear around
    And you won't see no halo
    We keep on looking 'til we know what for.
    If you don't know it, I don't know it, we don't know it, who will know it?
    It's driving me mad
    All of us don't know what we should know, maybe one day we'll know,
    I must hold it back inside
    But anyway we've got to make a stop.
    When the sinner searches sin - it's all of us,
    When we finally search inside - it's under us.
    We keep on looking anyway if we don't find it - who must pay?
    All I've ever done - I've done for you! ...

  9. p.... m....

    You don't have to be faster all the time. Creativity is the most important thing when making music. This song proved that Helloween is beyond power metal. Tqvm for the beautiful music.

  10. M.... ....

    懐かしい。そして素晴らしい❗️

  11. D.... M....

    Great song and the best drummer for it

    D.... M....

    World class drummer...

  12. T.... V....

    Genial me encanta

  13. A.... Y....

    "Metallica's St.Anger is the worst metal album ever"
    Michael Kiske: "Hold my beer"

  14. C.... L....

    Es una buena composición

  15. T.... ....

    Love the album. It's a masterpiece. No Apologies.

  16. E.... w....

    2019 anyone? .... now it's time

    E.... w....

    Yeah emma

  17. Z.... A....

    Hacer una cancion así despues de haber grabado los 2 Keeper, es como hacerse un gol en contra... Igual lo re banco a Kiske aunque la cancion seaaaaa (mejor me guardo mi opinión)

  18. R.... R....

    Van Hallenween

  19. K.... C....

    Helloween te amo! 🎃❤️

  20. a.... ....

    i am a bit shock when helloween change the music style on pink bubble go ape and then again for chameleon that year (93) but i still love it. Helloween forever. Hafiz Malaysia 2018

  21. O.... S....

    Fate no more ))

  22. A.... H....

    Helloween isn't 100% Metal, but they are 100% musical, always.

  23. n.... a....

    Excelente tema . Helloween padres del Power

  24. J.... M....

    This album is so amazing. It's Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Rock Pop, a little Glam and the song Crazy Cat i think is Jazz Metal. One of the best albums of Helloween as albums like Keepers or Master Of The Rings but not able for closed minds, that's sure

    J.... M....

    Try Ghost

    J.... M....

    Also prog...

  25. L.... C....

    Algum BR ae 2018?

  26. S.... X....

    Ingo R.I.P. My favourite Band . I listen Helloween since 1988. But ... Andi Deris in my mind kill the true Helloween. Sorry This is my opinion. Thanks for This opportunity And Sorry My english is Very, Very , Very bad.

    S.... X....

    You're an idiot. the band was falling apart internally due to many factors. Without Deris Helloween would not exist today. They made several good records with him. I saw them live in 2018 with Kiske and Hansen on the pumpkins unitrd tour and they were absolutely amazing. Kiske is of course the best singer for the band but to say Deris ruined Helloween is just stupid. He saved them.

  27. J.... C....

    No sé porqué pero es cómo sí estuvieras escuchando a bruce dickinson con un sonido hard rockero con estilo!!

  28. H.... H....

    ♫☼♫.☺

  29. M.... F....

    This song reminds me the childhood, back in 1993, when everybody used to listen it on the radio...was a huge sucess back in the Day.

  30. H.... C....

    Helloween just might be the most progressive of all metal bands ! Its ironic that the album that was the most hated on release is their only album that doesn't sound dated today. Even with the internal changes with band and management\producers, they managed to release and support a fine metal\rock album.

  31. L.... C....

    2018 alguém?

    L.... C....

    Tu puta madre

  32. s.... p....

    Glam...

    s.... p....

    it actually sounds like Country influenced hard rock

  33. E.... E....

    Chameleon is a good album.

  34. R.... C....

    Mesma linha de I Want Break Free! Linda canção!

  35. L.... K....

    this song makes me so happy

  36. s.... s....

    It's a commercial
    It's full fill of their contract
    While there's a broken up of the band

  37. T.... ....

    After hearing this song and the whole "Chameleon" album, I was hugely dissapointed at that time (as most of us were), but somehow, after many years, with band returning to what they do best and putting out many quality albums, "Chameleon" grew on me. Yes, there are some lame moments, as boys were stepping into unknown territory, but there are great songs as well who would fit into later albums as well- "Giants", "I Believe", "Longing", "Step Out of Hell, "Music" and "First Time".

  38. L.... K....

    for me helloween is kiske or nothing at all.

  39. T.... D....

    May EMI Records rott in Hell for ever!

  40. L.... C....

    Escutei essa musica na fita de video Casste que meu tio tinha

  41. A.... M....

    Amazing song!!!

  42. R.... G....

    ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC MICHAEL KISKE HELLOWEEN yeahhhhhhhhhhh
    IS THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIMES...

  43. A.... B....

    Bueno quien es Fan de Helloween desde por lo menos hace 20 años no le disgustara esta canción, aun con un rumbo muy diferente al que fue en los primeros dos Keepers, Kiske con su voz, Ingo con esa bateria sublime y Weikath con su guitarra no dejaron mal sabor de boca en el álbum Charmeleon, pero claro esta que cuando se juntan para tocar Power es muchísimo mejor

    A.... B....

    Anthony Blez es que mucha gente se cree fan porque conoce I want out y las más famosas y después se espantan cuánto escuchan disco por disco canción por canción

  44. y.... c....

    los más grandes !!

  45. C.... A....

    Helloween rules.

  46. J.... J....

    I think that the good summation of my feelings after listening to it is that Helloween used to be a great metal band.

  47. D.... v....

    excelente canción
    quien sabe de música, sabe

  48. H.... V....

    The best album of Helloween!

    H.... V....

    i'm agree with you but not only the best , in my opinion : it was a masterpiece

    H.... V....

    WTF did u smoked ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    H.... V....

    Jajajajajajaja buen chiste!!

    H.... V....

    @Human Centipede Head Segment Fuck metalshitobtusehead fans,this is great and i dont need to label it ! MY best Helloween albums : Keepers 1 and 2>Chameleon

    H.... V....

    I think I got into this album at the right time. Helloween were hardly known in the U.S. in the late nineties and I had to buy an expensive import (1998, I had been out of metal for a few years and was getting back into it then), and of course videos were not to be seen. I Want Out had been the only video I had seen by the band. So I was totally isolated as far as knowing Helloween fans in the States and there was virtually no press about them outside of magazines like Metal Maniacs. So when I got this album, I dug it for the music alone since there were no outside influences.

  49. L.... P....

    still kept the vynil record!!! reminds me of my high school friends

  50. A.... P....

    Awesome!

  51. C.... F....

    Esta cancion esta buena, digan lo que digan

    C.... F....

    Chris F es genial la amo

    C.... F....

    Tienes razón!

    C.... F....

    Quien dice lo contrario ? Sólo un pendejo diría eso

    C.... F....

    A mi me encanta

  52. M.... B....

    tan perfecta!

  53. C.... E....

    Uma ótima música, mesmo não sendo aquele power metal marcante da banda

  54. A.... H....

    my bit of fame being in this video.

    A.... H....

    +Martyn Bannon Who are you in the video. What time can we see you?

    A.... H....

    +Gesner Las Casas Brito Filho I was the school boy walking.

    A.... H....

    That's cool. Where did they film that video?

    A.... H....

    @Justin Case somewhere in London. I was 12 at the time. The only thing I remember was getting 40 pounds and buying sonic the hedgehog 2 on sega mega.

  55. M.... B....

    Dá-lhe Helloween !

  56. y.... c....

    INGO !!

  57. W.... S....

    thiss group metal and balads si great ,,,heloween

  58. P.... 9....

    horrible

    P.... 9....

    yes
    this is not helloween

  59. S.... ....

    Not a big fan of this record, but this song and the opening song 'First Time' are good.

  60. J.... F....

    Uffff! que temazo!!!! mera voz la de Kiske

  61. R.... L....

    Essa música é muito, muito foda

  62. F.... A....

    Kiske's best attempt at ruining Helloween, say what you will about Deris, but he was the one that revived the band

    F.... A....

    si...es verda'

    F.... A....

    @Chilenomafioso me parece un trabajo interesante tintes hard rock ,aor ,heavy rock y powermetal ,disco post keepers el chameleon no mucho

    F.... A....

    @Célio Azevedo it's Michael Weikath who wrote the most bullshit song in the album - Windmill. they all (maybe except for Ingo) accepted their new turn to different production style. you may say many bad things about this album, but some factors are superb - the vocals, the guitar soloes and the production quality overall.

    F.... A....

    Heloween with Deris is a totally different band. Unisonic sounds more like helloween than helloween does.

    F.... A....

    Chio Chan Genocide without Kiske it's just a cover band

  63. S.... M....

    I do not recognize Helloween in this song, seems more Bon Jovi

    S.... M....

    Bon Jovi is better than this song.

    S.... M....

    This song is better than you

    S.... M....

    Bon Jovi wishes they had this kind of talent

    S.... M....

    @Mitchell Fenton Hahaha,sureeee,check out DRY COUNTY,SANTA FE or MY GUITAR LIES BLEEDING IN MY ARMS...then tell me

  64. I.... K....

    When I first heard this song, I didn't like it. But over the years, as I started to listen more to it and enjoyed a wider spectrum of music, it really started to grow on me. Same for the entire Chameleon album. Putting aside that Helloween usually plays metal for a moment and one will find a solid array of many enjoyable songs on this record, each masterfully put together. If anything, Chameleon should be seen as a great achievement. That the band, despite its internal struggles and conflicts at the time, could still produce an album of such quality really speaks volumes about the talent of each band member as a musician. I'm not sure if there are a lot of metal bands who'd be able to do what Helloween did with this album. It's sad that Chameleon is the target of so much scorn (same with Pink Bubbles Go Ape) these days and that the band has chosen to ignore its existence, because there are many songs on it that I'd love to hear live. "Giants" chief amongst them, as well as "I Believe", "First Time" and the fantastic if tragic piece that is "Music".

    I.... K....

    +Icarax Keeper of Jericho Pink Bubbles Go Ape...is actually very similar to Helloween's standard material, just without the beautiful melodies that Kai Hansen contributed to the previous few works....where as this album, it doesn't even really bare resemblance to their metal work....in fact for the song above for example, I can't really think of anything to compare it to.....

    I.... K....

    Icarax Keeper of Jericho excellent comment, I agree with you, Chameleon is such a great album, different to any other, such a pity that is generally underated and more sadly even by some of the band members...

  65. K.... ....

    Sounds like a troll coment TROLOLOLOOOOOOOOOL.

  66. V.... C....

    es genial esta rola ¡¡¡ :)

  67. K.... ....

    este album si no fuese por lo comercial, sería categorizado uno de los mas creativos, gigants, first time, when the sinner, para mi son las más destacables.

  68. r.... ....

    super song, super album! but is not for all, only for dudes! ;)

  69. r.... ....

    fuck you!!

  70. M.... ....

    I love Kiske, but this album was TERRIBLE outside of like two songs. Pink Bubbles Go Ape was a lot better.

  71. h.... ....

    HAHHAHHA the tower iso rule

  72. K.... i....

    Mestre Kiske.

  73. A.... d....

    This would have been great for another band. Windmill? In the night? Most of this album was as far from metal as could be but did show they do have a creative side but the best use for that is to do a "side project" and keep the band name away from this.

  74. f.... r....

    love kiske :)

  75. l.... ....

    when i heard it in 93 it was shit i thought! then i realized it is a very Good song, the worst period of Helloween is not that song, but when Kiske and Deris left their bands.

  76. V.... ....

    Good song, but still from the worst period of Helloween. Resurrrected by Andi Deris bigtime..

  77. L.... R....

    for me Andre Matos it's better.

  78. F.... ....

    It's not bad, it's just not power metal...

    F.... ....

    that's rigth🖒

    F.... ....

    They tried some prog elements.

  79. M.... N....

    Chameleon, uno de los peores albumes de la banda (Junto al anterior, segun mi parecer) pero esta cancion, solo ESTA cancion hace que cambie mi opinion del album. No todas las canciones de un mal album deben ser malas :D

  80. A.... V....

    He is the voice of Power Metal mostly... Dickinson is for Heavy

  81. A.... V....

    Truth be told

  82. h.... ....

    dont be funny,hes a teddy bear compare to the great dickinson

  83. F.... ....

    I like the "atmosphere" of Chameleon Album!
    ...

    And, unfortunately, I think this is the last videoclip with Ingo Schwichtenberg.

  84. z.... ....

    Love that song !

  85. I.... ....

    A very good song IMO - but a little too far from the roots of Helloween. I like Chameleon, but I tend to see it more like an offshot band or something.

  86. v.... ....

    sellout!

  87. A.... M....

    No por que no te guste quiere decir que sea malo...

  88. J.... G....

    Good song!!!! :D

  89. A.... A....

    F*ck You Kiske... tú ya no erés la mejor voz de power metal, vete a la m*erda, erés una basura Kiske, no mereces ser llamado ''Metalero'', Chameleon, el peor disco de helloween...

    A.... A....

    Bruce Mason y ni cantas ni haces música, soli para criticar sirves...

    A.... A....

    Bruce Mason solo*

    A.... A....

    the_andres Ni para criticar sirve, ¿Bajo que fundamentos se basa si crítica para decir que es malo?

  90. M.... ....

    @henriuspaut Hell yeah! Chameleon is one of the best and probably the most interesting Helloween album =D

  91. K.... ....

    Roland's mullet is win

  92. A.... C....

    compared with the 7 sinners.....??

  93. s.... ....

    @AresKiske kai said that maybe the will play songs like i want out!

  94. s.... ....

    @AresKiske i know dude, first show with kai hansen: october 15 in japan
    and kiske sings with gamma ray, next show....i dont remember..but its in masters of rock

  95. H.... P....

    Chameleon failed commercially ,but not creatively

  96. C.... ....

    This album is a lot more interesting than the first three albums. I like straight forward Power Metal, but sometimes it's just a bit too bland, and shallow.

    C.... ....

    CaptainAtomSmasher you're an idiot