I asked the wise man, 'would you lie to me?' And he said that I should know if truth be spoken He showed me things I hoped I'd never see And I knew the ancient ones had been awoken I saw the pain in the old man's eyes He knew his time on earth was almost over The banshee called his name,but the screaming never stops The demons call They try to make you open the door But I say never, no never, I would never let them in Close the gates of hell The old man's dreams are now haunting me And I see a thousand souls, all lost and choking They cling to dreams that soon they'll all be free But I saw the fires of hell, and they were smoking You can't believe the tricks that they will try But are those countless souls good or evil The sentinel stands high ,but the screaming never stops The demons call They try to make you open the door But I say never, no never, I would never let them in Close the gates of hell Many years ago He closed the gates of hell Satan strikes, time and time again But he can't break the sentinel I saw the pain in the old man's eyes He knew his time on earth was almost over The sentinel stands high ,but the screaming never stops The demons call They try to make you open the door But I say never, no never, I would never let them in Close the gates of hell