Stratovarius založili v roce 1984 bubeník a zpěvák Tuomo Lassila, baskytarista John Vihervä a kytarista Staffan Strahlman. Hudba Stratovarius byla v té době trochu jiná, než co hrají Stratovarius teď. Byli velmi ovlivnění Black Sabbath a Ozzy...

Píseň: Soul Of A Vagabond

Interpret:
Stratovarius
Album:
Elements
Pack on my back I wander 
Over mountains across the seas 
My yearning soul keeps roaming 
In the endless search for peace 


Sky is my roof, my shelter 
Stars shine and light my way 
Earth is my bed, my altar 
On this road that leads to nowhere 


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In silence I scream but no one listens to me 
Absolution, salvation, my sins won't leave me be 
The first cry, the last breath 
We are born to die 
This madness neverending 
Don't know the reason why 
Soul of a vagabond 
Illusion, delusion, we are born to live 
Temptation, damnation, starvation, deformation 


The road goes on forever 
It's an old and trustworthy friend 
I have tasted it's dust and treasures 
But my twisted mind won't mend 


My burden is heavy to carry 
My destiny lies ahead 
My spirit is always leaving 
For this road that leads to nowhere 


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