by Anonymous Logician, Copyright February 05, 2007, all rights reserved. 683 views
"You Know My Name," the Casino Royale theme by Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell, is not only musically electrifying but ably written. Cornell and co-author David Arnold weave themes from the film into arresting images that blur the lines between rock and poetry.
If you take a life do you know what you'll give?
Odds are, you won't like what it is.
When the storm arrives, would you be seen with me
By the merciless eyes I've deceived?
I've seen angels fall from blinding heights,
But you yourself are nothing so divine
Just next in line.
Chorus:
Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you;
The odds will betray you,
And I will replace you.
You can't deny the prize it may never fulfill you
It longs to kill you.
Are you willing to die?
The coldest blood runs through my veins–
You know my name.
If you come inside things will not be the same,
When you return to the night.
And if you think you've won,
You never saw me change
The game that we have been playing.
I've seen this diamond cut through harder men
Than you yourself.
But if you must pretend,
You may meet your end.
(Chorus)
Try to hide your hand;
Forget how to feel.
Life is gone with just a spin of the wheel. . . .