RELEASE DATE:
May 14, 2007
RECORD LABEL:
Sony BMG, New Door/UME
ALBUM PERFORMERS
Klaus Meine:
Lead Vocals
Matthias Jabs:
Lead Guitar
Backing Vocals
Rudolf Schenker:
Rhythm Guitar
Backing Vocals
Paweł Mąciwoda:
Bass Guitar
Backing Vocals
James Kottak:
Drums
Backing Vocals
Billy Corgan:
Vocals
Eric Bazilian:
Guitar
John 5:
Guitar
Russ Irwin:
Piano
Jason Paige:
Backing Vocals
Jeannette Olsson:
Backing Vocals
James Michael:
Backing Vocals
Desmond Child:
Backing Vocals
Roman Shaw Child:
Voiceover

Humanity: Hour I

1. Hour 1 LYRICS
So here we are
It's hour one
And it's a nightmare
There's nothing left
And yet it's good to be alive
There's no use crying
Cause the universe is not fair
The wicked and the innocent
Are fighting to survive

Child stay down, stay down
You better run for cover underground
Child stay down, stay down
You better shut your mouth
Don't make a sound

Human nature is the reason
For our downfall
And we deserve it playing God
With our machines
Our religions are a prison
That's our fatal flaw
Bombs are flying
While we're sleeping with the enemy

Child stay down, stay down
You better run for cover underground
Child stay down, stay down
You better shut your mouth
Don't make a sound

Look at me, right at me
When I'm telling you to stay down
Come to me, run to me
I am begging you to stay down
Cling to me desperately
All you gotta do is stay down
Pay attention my child down

Look at me, right at me
When I'm telling you to stay down
Come to me, run to me
I am begging you to stay down
Cling to me desperately
All you gotta do is stay down
Pay attention my child

Child, stay down, stay down
You better run for cover underground
Child stay down, stay down
You better shut your mouth
Don't make a sound

Child, stay down, stay down
You better run for cover underground
Child stay down, stay down
Stay down
03:26
2. The Game of Life LYRICS
The time has come
For me to talk to you
And I don't mean
To hurt your pride
But everybody needs a friend sometimes
To make you see the light

In the game of life
The strong survive
We're on a one-way street
We gotta make it out alive
And never let 'em drag us down
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground
In the game of life

You're born to hunt
And never run away
And then you're hunted
By the prey
The wounded deer
Leaps highest to the sun
Until his day is done

In the game of life
The strong survive
We're on a one-way street
We gotta make it out alive
And never let 'em drag us down
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground

Here comes the morning
It's time to play
The game of life
The game of life

In the game of life
The strong survive
We're on a one-way street
We gotta make it out alive
And never let 'em drag us down
In the game of life
We live and die
Another breath begins
Another chance to win the fight
From the moment that you hit the ground
It's the game of life
The game of life
04:04
3. We Were Born To Fly LYRICS
Hello again
You've been alone awhile
And I can use a friend
Your shades are down
And I've been waiting here for you to come around
And it's not about forgiveness
Cause it's all about the love anyhow

We were born to fly
To reach beyond the sky
To carry on forever after
You and I
You keep my faith alive
With you I'm not afraid
To rise and fall and face disaster
You and I
We were born to fly

Take another breath
Just close your eyes my love let nature do the rest
Open up your wings
And with the wind we'll rise above to higher things
We'll forget about tomorrow
And we'll live another day today

We were born to fly
To reach beyond the sky
To carry on forever after
You and I
You keep my faith alive
With you I'm not afraid
To rise and fall and face disaster
You and I
We were born to fly
We were born to fly

We were born to fly
To reach beyond the sky
To carry on forever after
You and I
You keep my faith alive
With you I'm not afraid
To rise and fall and face disaster
You and I
We were born to fly
We were born to fly
We were born to fly
To reach beyond the sky
To carry on forever after
You and I
You keep my faith alive
With you I'm not afraid
To rise and fall and face disaster
You and I
We were born to fly
03:59
4. The Future Never Dies LYRICS
I'm lost in your eyes
Reaching out to cross the great divide
You are drifting away
Mind and soul and body day by day

Nothing's stopping you and I
It's do or die tonight

So tell me why I'm alone
When we're lying here together
On a night that's so cold
And you're just a touch away
Baby try to hold on
Till we make it to forever
We're alive
And the future never dies

I've been dying inside
Holding back the tears I never cried
Now I'm down on my knees
Cause everything you are is what I need

You're the meaning of it all
Don't let me fall you've gotta

Tell me why I'm alone
When we're lying here together
On a night that's so cold
And you're just a touch away
Baby try to hold on
Till we make it to forever
We're alive
And the future never dies
We're alive
And the future never dies

We've got to come together
Cause everybody needs a heart to hold
Can't you see it's now or never
Cause we've got nowhere else to go

Tell me why I'm alone
When we're lying here together

Baby try to hold on
Till we make it to forever
We're alive
And the future never dies
We're alive
And the future never dies
In your eyes
The future never dies
04:03
5. You're Lovin' Me To Death LYRICS
It's your move
I'm in pain
I'm a pawn
In your game
It's your life
I just happen to be in it for a while

Oh, you're lovin' me to death
You're killin' me with kindness
What's behind this sudden tenderness

You're lovin' me to death
And leavin' me to die
You make me wanna scream
But my tongue is tied
You played me like a toy
You made my life a mess
Everybody knows
You're lovin' me to death

When you touch
Can you feel
Is your heart
Only made of steel
When you cry
Do you ever let emotions
Break your stride

Oh, you take away my breath
Your unexpected hunger
Makes me wonder
What the hell comes next

You're lovin' me to death
And leavin' me to die
You make me wanna scream
But my tongue is tied
You played me like a toy
You made my life a mess
Everybody knows
You're lovin' me to death

You're lovin' me to death
And leavin' me to die
You make me wanna scream
But my tongue is tied
You played me like a toy
You made my life a mess
Everybody knows
You're lovin' me to death
You're lovin' me to death
And leavin' me to die
You make me wanna scream
But my tongue is tied
You played me like a toy
You made my life a mess
Everybody knows
You're lovin' me to death
03:15
6. 321 LYRICS
Time is a wicked master
Put your life into its hand
Close your eyes and it will crush you
Rage only spins you faster
It's a curse born unto man
Turns your dreams into disaster

Save me
Cause the world's gonna stop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Come on and wake me
The final curtain will drop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Tonight

Lies it's the truth I'm after
Let me find it in your eyes
Quick before the moment dies
Cries in a sea of laughter
Weepin' gently in my soul
Love's the only thing that matters

Save me
Cause the world's gonna stop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Come on and wake me
The final curtain will drop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Tonight

321
Come on and save me
Cause the world's gonna stop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Come on and wake me
The final curtain will drop
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Come on and shake me
Cause we're in for a shock
Baby 321
We're fallin' down from the top
Come on and take me
We're goin straight to the top
Baby 321
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Are you ready to rock
Tonight
03:53
7. Love Will Keep Us Alive LYRICS
When I look at you
I can see the sadness in your eyes
In these desperate times
We get pushed and shoved from every side

I can't love you if you won't let me
Can't touch me if you don't try
I can feel you
I know that you're ready to take it to the other side

Love will keep us alive
Let's make the moment right
It's now or never
Love will keep us alive
Even the darkest night
Will shine forever
Love will keep us alive
Love will keep us alive
Love, love will keep us alive

When you walk away
There's an empty feeling in my mind
As the days go by
We get caught up in our separate lives

If you need me
You know I'll come running
Right to you
Just give me a sign
I won't leave you
We'll make it together
And take it to the end of time

Love will keep us alive
Let's make the moment right
It's now or never
Love will keep us alive
Even the darkest night
Will shine forever
Love will keep us alive
Love will keep us alive
Love, love will keep us alive

Oh, I've got a lot of loving to show you
You know I'd never want to control you
I only want to be by your side

I can't love you if you won't let me
Can't touch me if you don't try
I can feel you
I know that you're ready to take it to the other side

Love will keep us alive
Let's make the moment right
It's now or never
Love will keep us alive
Even the darkest night
Will shine forever
Love will keep us alive
Love will keep us alive
Love, love will keep us alive
Love will keep us alive
Love will keep us alive
Alive
Love will keep us alive
04:32
8. We Will Rise Again LYRICS
Holding on to you like broken glass
Every touch cuts deeper than the last
I know I should leave
But it feels so good to bleed

Poison kisses lock us in this cage
Our lives got twisted in this masquerade
I can't seem to shake this incurable need
This endless addiction I feed

Angels on fire
They fall from the sky
Heaven and hell will be burning tonight
Covered in ashes I cry out your name
And out of the flames
We will rise again

Run in to the shadows where we hide
Bodies tender as our worlds collide
Nothing is sacred and everything's wrong
But you and I keep holding on

Angels on fire
They fall from the sky
Heaven and hell will be burning tonight
Covered in ashes I cry out your name
And out of the flames
We will rise again

No temptation is my sin
Not my darkest deepest whim

Angels on fire
They fall from the sky
Heaven and hell will be burning tonight
Covered in ashes I cry out your name
And out of the flames
We will rise
Angels on fire
They fall from the sky
Heaven and hell will be burning tonight
Covered in ashes I cry out your name
And out of the flames
We will rise again
We will rise again
We will rise
03:49
9. Your Last Song LYRICS
Here I am
Writing my last song for you
Hear the words carefully
And you'll see it's you
I'm leaving
Don't want to be the one to tell you
That I can't stay another day

I'll throw the pages on the floor
I'm starting over like before
I'll change this stupid ending
And stay with you forever more
But when I'm lying next to you
It's hard to bargain with the truth
Cause when you know the love is gone
The time has come to write your last song

There you are
Smiling at me from the next room
Beautiful as the first day I met you
And I'm so sorry
I couldn't be the one to love you
The way that you deserve to be

I'll throw the pages on the floor
I'm starting over like before
I'll change this stupid ending
And stay with you forever more
But when I'm lying next to you
It's hard to bargain with the truth
Cause when you know the love is gone
The time has come to write your last song

It's hard to think of you and I
As total strangers
I've lived this last goodbye
A million times or more in my mind
My mind, my mind

Oh and I'm gonna miss you
But I can't go back
Even just to kiss you
Cause I can't exist
Just living a lie
Gotta lot of love to give
You know before I die
And as I watch you
Sing along
It's killing me to know
That it's your last song
03:44
10. Love Is War LYRICS
I'm a man
Trying to understand
The reason I'm lost in this world
Tonight
I was blind
I just couldn't see the signs
Caught in your web of lies

It's too dark to sleep
Too late to pray
Too hard to reach
Too much to save

You were once a friend to me
Now you are my enemy
Passion turns to hate and you make
Hate worth fighting for
I will re-write history
And you will not exist to me
On the day you crossed the line
I found out love is war

Life goes by
Faster than lightning strikes
Crashes before you can say
Goodbye

Too scared to run
Too proud to hide
Too far to fall
Too high to climb

You were once a friend to me
Now you are my enemy
Passion turns to hate and you make
Hate worth fighting for
I will re-write history
And you will not exist to me
On the day you crossed the line
I found out love is war

I laid down my defenses
I opened up the door
I gave you what you wanted
I couldn't give you more
And I gave you everything
You said it's all or nothing
To you it's just a game
A game you're never losing

You were once a friend to me
Now you are my enemy
Passion turns to hate and you make
Hate worth fighting for
I will re-write history
And you will not exist to me
On the day you crossed the line
I found out love is war
You were once a friend to me
Now you are my enemy
Passion turns to hate and you make
Hate worth fighting for
I will re-write history
And you will not exist to me
On the day you crossed the line
I found out love is war
Found out love is war
04:20
11. The Cross LYRICS
Hey, do you remember me
I finally found the strength to face
The pain you made me feel
I always held my tongue
And all the things you've done to me
Are secrets to reveal

I'll never let you do this to someone else
No I could never live with myself

How dare you use my shame
To play your wicked games
With the mask you're wearing
And now you gotta make amends
For the demons in my head
I'll nail you to the cross
The cross I'm bearing

You, you said you'd save my soul
And sacrificed the innocence
That I will never know
Now it's time that you confess
They say the devil doesn't rest
Until the truth is told

I'll never let you do this to someone else
No I could never live with myself

How dare you use my shame
To play your wicked games
With the mask you're wearing
And now you gotta make amends
For the demons in my head
I'll nail you to the cross
The cross I'm bearing
The cross I'm bearing

I believed in love
I believed in trust
I believed in you
You became my God
I believed in love
I believed in trust

I was young and so naive
You were God and I believed
You made me kneel
You made me feel
Like it was all my fault
But now I know it wasn't mine at all

How dare you use my shame
To play your wicked game
You gotta make amends
For the demons in my head
You held me down in chains
And made me take the blame
I'll nail you to the cross
04:28
12. Humanity LYRICS
Humanity
Auf wiedersehen
It's time to say goodbye
The party's over
As the laughter dies
An angel cries

Humanity
It's au revoir to your insanity
You sold your soul to feed your vanity
Your fantasies and lies

You're a drop in the rain
Just a number not a name
And you don't see it
You don't believe it
At the end of the day
You're a needle in the hay
You signed and sealed it
And now you gotta deal with it
Humanity
Humanity
Goodbye
Goodbye

Be on your way
Adios amigo there's a price to pay
For all the egotistic games you played
The world you made
Is gone

You're a drop in the rain
Just a number not a name
And you don't see it
You don't believe it
At the end of the day
You're a needle in the hay
You signed and sealed it
And now you gotta deal with it
Humanity
Humanity
Goodbye
Goodbye

Run and hide there's fire in the sky
Stay inside
The water's gonna rise and pull you under
In your eyes I'm staring at the end of time
Nothing can change us
No one can save us from ourselves

You're a drop in the rain
Just a number not a name
And you don't see it
You don't believe it
At the end of the day
You're a needle in the hay
You signed and sealed it
Now you gotta deal with it
Humanity
Humanity
Humanity
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
5:26

ALBUM DETAILS

Produced by Desmond Child & James Michael
Engineer, Mixing: James Michael
Engineer: Steve Churchyard, Jules Gondar, Matt Gruber, Dino Hermann
Mastering: Stephen Marcussen
Mixing: Greg Collins
Conductor, Orchestration: David Campbell
Production Coordination; Brian Coleman

Art Direction, Art Supervisor, Concept, Executive Producer, Vocals (Background): Desmond Child
Art Direction, Art Supervisor, Artwork, Concept, Design, Photography: Liam Carl
Photography: Marc Theis
Cover Design: Dirk Illing
Stylist, Wardrobe: Ellie Mae Aitken
Hair Stylist, Make-Up: Bernadette Beauvais
Assistant: Rosanna Barba
Model: O.S. Batt

Humanity: Hour I is the sixteenth studio album released in Europe on May 14, 2007 and North America on August 28, 2007. Humanity: Hour 1 is a concept album based on a loose storyline by Desmond Child and futurist Liam Carl, which predicts a world torn apart by a civil war between humans and robots. This apocalyptic nightmare serves as a warning shot to all humanity, whose only hope of survival is to reclaim our humanity.