cockroach king

• haken'in the mountain albümünden defalarca dinlemekten sıkılmayacağınız şarkı. klibi de buradan izlenebilir. e sözlerini de yazayım bari...
  
  tantalized by the cockroach and it's promise
  i fantasised about soaring with golden wings
  "flying with gold wings"
  
  hypnotized by the cockroach and it's promise
  i was compromised by a treasure
  that was fit for fools
  "lured by a fool's gold"
  
  blinded by a fickle fortune
  diamonds in my eyes
  blinded by the grand illusion
  golden wings to fly
  
  the hunter draws closer to it's prey
  
  vacantly i was gazing at the mirage
  i yearned to be a apostle
  of the self-made man
  hopelessly i bathed in my ignorance
  desperately toking on the roach of irony
  
  my fickle fortune beckoned
  a treasure fit for fools
  
  the hunter draws closer to it's prey
  
  i blindly wandered down the golden path
  in pursuit of a misbegotten dream
  the great gatsby whispered in my ears
  the road from rags to riches leads nowhere
  
  the grand illusion beckoned
  with promises of deceit
  
  the cockroach king sits on his throne
  with the midas touch and a heart of stone
  an empire build on guile and greed
  a bleeding ground for those who heed
  
  the grand illusion faded
  the hunter snares it's prey
  i fear and loathe the cockroach
  the mirage melts away
  
  the cockroach king sits on his throne
  with the midas touch and a heart of stone
  an empire build on guile and greed
  a bleeding ground for those who heed
  
  lured by a treasure that was fit for fools
  "searching for the truth"
  lost in this labyrinth in search of the truth
  "with your promises of deceit"
  trapped in your kingdom build on greed and guile
  "build on greed and guile"
  only to find the insects have multiplied
  
  the cockroach king of guile and greed
  with a broken crown he's left to bleed
  an empire falling to it's knees
  a bleeding ground for those who heed
  
  i longed to be a disciple of the cockroach
  i was hopelessly choking
  on the roach of fallacy
  "the roach of irony"
  
  thankfully when the mirage finally melted
  the impurity of the cockroach was revealed to me
  "the roach of irony"
  
  blinded by the grand illusion
  blackened wings to fly
  burning ashes of the hunter
  scattered in the sky
• gentle giant şarkılarına benzeyen haken şarkısı
• haken gibi dersine iyi çalışan progressive metal gruplarını çok seviyorum, buram buram gentle giant, supertramp falan kokan ve buna rağmen çok da çağına uygun, çok tatlı şarkı.
• şu günlerde delilercesine tekrar tekrar dinlediğim bir diğer haken şarkısı. kendisine bağlanmış durumdayım, günde bir kere dinlemeden uyuyamıyorum. ondan önce the architect benim için öyleydi, ondan da önce 1985. hala farklı değiller gerçi. :) bağımlılık yapan haken'in kendisi sanırım.
  
  edit: main riffine kurban olduğumun.
• (bkz: #92138180)
  ayrıca bu şarkının girişini sevenler, bunu da sevdi
  (bkz: on reflection)
  (bkz: knots)
  https://youtu.be/uu6fmx-xn9a?t=38
  https://youtu.be/z6wslg5r-we?t=179