VNV Nation are an English/Irish electronic music band originally from Dublin, Ireland and Essex, England and now based in Hamburg, Germany. They combine elements of electro-industrial, trance, synthpop and electronic body music (EBM). The members are Ronan Harris and Mark Jackson. The "VNV" in the name stands for Victory not Vengeance, in keeping with the group's motto, "One should strive to achieve, not sit in bitter regret."
The group's first album, Advance and Follow, was released in 1995. This was a mixture of danceable synthesizer melodies and harsh electronic beats firmly in the tradition of middle-era EBM, supplemented with elements of orchestral music. Their next release, 1998's Praise the Fallen, continued largely in this vein, and they began to enjoy a larger degree of commercial success.
During that time Harris also wrote for Side-Line Magazine of which he was the webmaster until 1999.
1999's Empires was their breakthrough album, gaining them widespread commercial success (topping the German DAC charts for seven weeks) and increasing the visibility of the genre. While in the vein of their previous two works, Empires expanded the bombastic synthesizer lines and incorporated tighter song organization with verses and catchy choruses. Furthermore, the harsher 'sheet metal instrumentals' of albums like Praise the Fallen were largely gone, and the music as a whole was far more complex with multiple-layered arpeggios and pads. This album was composed using only one synthesizer (the popular Access Virus) and two (rather low-quality) samplers.
A nation may refer to a community of people who share a common language, culture, ethnicity, descent, or history. In this definition, a nation has no physical borders. However, it can also refer to people who share a common territory and government (for example the inhabitants of a sovereign state) irrespective of their ethnic make-up. In international relations, nation can refer to a country or sovereign state. The word nation can more specifically refer to people of North American Indians, such as the Cherokee Nation that prefer this term over the contested term tribe.
According to Joseph Stalin writing in 1913 in Marxism and the National Question: "a nation is not a racial or tribal, but a historically constituted community of people;" "a nation is not a casual or ephemeral conglomeration, but a stable community of people;" "a common language is one of the characteristic features of a nation;" "a nation is formed only as a result of lengthy and systematic intercourse, as a result of people living together generation after generation;" "a common territory is one of the characteristic features of a nation;" "a common economic life, economic cohesion, is one of the characteristic features of a nation;" "a common psychological make-up, which manifests itself in a common culture, is one of the characteristic features of a nation;" "A nation is a historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, and psychological make-up manifested in a common culture." According to Stalin, this would exclude Jews as they have no common territory.
(Intstrumental)
These are not words, they're only feelings
There are no sounds that you can hear
There is no form that you can touch
There are no colors for you to see
The only sound is a distant thunder
A tempest rages so far away from me
I walked for miles and I started running
Towards the sound and storm where you might find me
Towards the sound and storm where you might find me
And I ran until I had the feeling
That the tempest I had heard surrounded me
Here my heart so filled with loving
Cried out and told of wonders that I feel
Cried out and told of wonders that I feel
Here my heart is so filled with loving
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
That I will find my true salvation
That these ways of mine are bringing you to me
That I will find my true salvation
That these ways of mine are bringing you to me
I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
Are bringing you to me
Because here my heart, so filled with loving
Crying out the wonders that I feel
Here I will find my true salvation
And my ways are bringing you to me
I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
Eyes betray the soul and bear its thinking.
Beyond words, they say so many things to me.
A stranger here reborn it seems,
awaking wonders deep in me.
If nothing's ventured, nothing's gained,
so I must seize the day.
It wasn't you, it wasn't me, it wasn't anything.
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me.
I let the wind run throuch my hands
before I turned to walk away.
In distant days I long to sense it all so clear.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun,
there ever standing still.
And fighting time, so much I ask,
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
remain inside of me.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
I had no faith before that time in any vow or deed.
Days followed days and years were meaningless.
Despite the wisdom of defeat,
I bore my heart for all to see
the wonders I'd seen.
The wonders I'd seen.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still
at least for me.
Through my eyes, stare into me,
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun,
there ever standing still.
And fighting time, so much I ask,
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
remain inside of me.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
I long to feel my heart burned open wide,
'til nothing else remains,
except the fires from which I came.
Like parted souls, divided for an age,
awe and wonder I'd embrace,
and the world anew again.
But now, this picture from me fades.
From still's cold hand there's no reprieve,
light the fire in me.
Shine, shine your light on me.
Illuminate me, make me complete.
Lay me down, and wash this world from me.
Open the skies, and burn it all away.
'Cause I've been waiting,
all my life just waiting,
for you to shine, shine your light on me.
I dreamed the world, with my eyes open.
But time moved on and then,
new worlds begin again.
Oh my heart, in this universe so vast.
No moment was made to last,
so light the fire in me.
Shine, shine your light on me.
Illuminate me, make me complete.
Please shine, shine your light on me.
No hesitation, make me complete.
Lay me down, and wash this world from me.
Open the skies, and burn it all away.
'Cause I've been waiting,
all my life just waiting,
for you to shine, shine your light on me.
Lay me down, and wash this world from me.
Open the skies, and burn it all away.
'Cause I've been waiting,
all my life for ever waiting
shine your light on me.
'Cause i've been waiting
all of my life just waiting
Set me aflame and cast me free
Away, you wretched world of tethers
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice
Like some law unto myself
Like a child of God again
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more
In this picture stands a man
Far away, alone and distant
Like a solitary field
In some nameless foreign land
All around him points of light
Start to dim and cease transmitting
Shadows fell on futile games
And then there was nothing more
Through the screams of falling steel
By the light of flares and wisdom
All the doubts I could not face
All this time I wanted more
With a line I mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
To the Gods whose names we've lost
And the names who gave in vain
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more
Set me aflame and cast me free
Away, you wretched world of tethers
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice
Like some law unto myself
Like a child of God again
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more
Sever the line to the guilty past
To the ones who brought us nothing
Spoke of futures brave and proud
And brought only hate and war
Line the roads with hollow praise
Mark the land with paper statues
Shadows fell on their futile ways
Eyes betray the soul and bear its thinking
Beyond words, they say so many things to me
A stranger here, reborn it seems
Awaking wonders deep in me
If nothing's ventured, nothing's gained
So I must seize the day
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes, stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
It wasn't you, it wasn't me, it wasn't anything
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me
I let the wind run through my hands
Before I turned to walk away
In distant days, I long to sense it, all so clear
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
And fighting time, so much I ask
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
Remain inside of me
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
I had no faith before that time in any vow or deed
Days followed days and years were meaningless
Despite the wisdom of defeat
I bore my heart for all to see, the wonders I'd seen
The wonders I'd seen
And fighting time, so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
And will the world stay standing still, at least for me
Through my eyes stare into me
I bear my heart for all to see
With my face turned to the sun, there ever standing still
And fighting time, so much I ask
I will this moment last forever
Though seasons change and things come to pass
Remain inside of me
And fighting time so hard I pray
That this moment lasts forever
Take a look at what you've done
And gaze upon what you've become
Father help me to bring his end
Then to hell his soul we'll send
The Devil take you for his needs
While children stab you and make you bleed
You'll repent for what you've done
In a face
A view
Through eyes this world collides.
I am voiceless in my angst
And nothing can take us back
To innocence.
Short, sharp, bloodlust reality.
In despair I reach for night,
in water purity reigns to be resolute.
As a land we clean our minds, reap our belongings,
sow our angers and our strengths.
All to obsessed by weakness
we have brought ourselves to meaninglesness.
So easy to control, bring to harm.
A gathering of fools unjustified, on a mountain.
I collect my thoughts
and I rise above all that despises me.
Comprehend the ways of man
and under a flag we salute or burn
there is blood on both shores.
With hardened mind I traveled,
with hardened heart I conquered
A freedom so ironic, so despicable, so hipocritical.
There is anger resolute.
Rears its familiar head on the TV screen.
In a dozen bags a life was placed.
In a breath he smiled and waved.
Five minutes at a time the power held true.
Without consternation our laws are lost.
Lost to butchers, lost to child killers, lost to narcotic ritual.
Another tag, another headline.
Another smiling face shall stay 10 winters long forever.
And where are the angels to guard?
Where is the God of men and children?
He is stalking the minds of dark poor souls.
I know it's right and I know it's time for freedom:
to kill another and to kill another child of the flag
'till there are none left...
to kill another and to kill another
Gaze in horror at what you've become
and take a look at what you've done.
You'll repent for what you've done;
raping my daughter, raping my son.
As the stars appear
I know I'll find you staring at the sky.
Pointlessly reaching for some light
You hope to guide your sorry way.
Your body bleeding.
Your body burned.
Your body scarred.
Around the cinder of your heart
A God of love.
A God of care.
A God of hope.
A God of words.
A God as lost as you and blind
To fill your hollow soul again.
You seek a God to stand above you,
Wrapping healing arms around you.
You'll find another God of pain,
A God of suffering and tears.
Give yourself unto your God.
Sacrifice yourself again.
Burn your thoughts erase your will
To Gods of suffering and tears.
Tie hallowed bonds around your hands.
Kneel before this seat of shame
To Gods as lost,
Gods as blind,
As the stars appear
I know I'll find you staring at the sky
Pointlessly reaching for some light
You hope to guide your sorry way
Your body bleeding
Your body burned
Your body scarred
Around the cinder of your heart
A God of love
A God of care
A God of hope
A God of words
A God as lost as you and blind
To fill your hollow soul again
You seek a God to stand above you
Wrapping healing arms around you
You'll find another God of pain
A God of suffering and tears
Give yourself unto your God
Sacrifice yourself again
Burn your thoughts erase your will
To Gods of suffering and tears
Tie hallowed bonds around your hands
Kneel before this seat of shame
To Gods as lost
Gods as blind
Gods of suffering and pain
In your dream you see me clear
I have no restraint, no fear
powerless i watched from faces i'd assumed.
my purpose set. My will defined.
Caress the air. Embrace the skies.
Escape the sorrow and restraint of mortal cities.
Give me time I will be clear. Given time you'll understand.
What posseses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn. I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
So many years I stood among
the thoughts and tears of those i served.
Among my own I was alone through my own doing.
All the years i walked unknown behind the faces I assumed.
Powerless to clear your mind of what you'd suffered.
They fall again.
They fall again.
Give me time I will be clear.
Given time you'll understand
what posseses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
There is no faith in which to hide.
Even truth is filled with lies.
Doubting angels fall to walk among the living.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
I'd only come here seeking peace.
I'd only come here seeking me.
It seems so long ago now
That I was sitting here
Taking in everything
Taking in everything
I stopped to look around me
And as far as I could see
Across this precious land
Shadows painted by the sun
I don't think I remember
How long I waited there
Watching everything
Watching everything
My thoughts began to wander
And I then realised
Every moment I had lived
Everything that I had seen
Pass like this moment now
Pass like this moment now
As clear to me as now
Is the moment when I knew
That I can let it go
It's time to let it go
With it came the feeling
Strange I'd waited for it
I think all my life
A thousand words burst forward
From my very soul
I didn't feel alone
I didn't feel alone
I didn't feel alone
I didn't feel alone
It is not love, if love is cold to touch.
It is not belief, when there's nothing there to trust.
Could not submit, would never bring myself to heel.
Determination grows, as each truth is revealed.
Torn and repaired, just to endure it all again.
Without a reason, for my place in all this pain.
Though well concealed, the scars they just compound.
Until there´s nothing left of what was once my former self.
My god, look at what we are now -
without regret for all the things that we have done.
Thank you for all the doubts, and for all the questioning,
for all the loneliness and for all the suffering.
For all the emptiness, and the scars it left inside.
it inspired in me, an impetus to fight.
For the conviction, for the purpose found along.
For the strength and courage, that in me I've never known.
And if it seems to you, that my words are undeserved,
I write this in gratitude for whatever good it serves.
Sometimes I wish, that you could see me now.
In the rightful place, where I knew that I belonged.
Sometimes I wish, that you might someday understand.
to close the chapter, and lay to rest the past.
But nothing would change, we make the best of what we have.
for we are measured by the actions of our lives.
we bide our time, let the future unfold.
Like immortals, in great legends to be told.
My god, look at what we are now -
without regret for all the things that we have done.
Thank you for all the doubts, and for all the questioning,
for all the loneliness and for all the suffering.
For all the emptiness, and the scars it left inside.
it inspired in me, an impetus to fight.
To all who stood with me, when we stood as one.
Thank you for guiding me, for bringing me home.
And if it seems that I'm obliged to say these words,
Everybody wants to live in a lie
But why should we delude ourselves?
It's not as if we can't see something's wrong
Where's the duty to what's right?
Intentions end with empty words
And chaos replaces order
Those who shout the loudest impose their will
Upholding laws that serve the few
Declaring peace while the sirens sing
In the name of progress, the name of madness
Drum beats faster, crowd shouts louder
And chaos replaces order
I want justice for the voice that can't be heard
Vindication for every suffering and hurt
Let retribution hold dominion over earth
Because Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming soon enough
Because Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming soon enough
I want justice for the voice that can't be heard
Vindication for every suffering and hurt
Let retribution hold dominion over earth
Because Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming
I want justice for the voice that can't be heard
Vindication for every suffering and hurt
Let retribution hold dominion over earth
Because Judgement Day's not coming
Judgement Day's not coming soon enough
Bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht das Herz.
(Am I not human, does my heart not bleed)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich!
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen. (why am I alone and feel as if i carry a spear through a battlefield)
Bin ich nicht unter Kontrolle, ist meine Seele nicht
mein? Bin ich nicht Mensch, durch sein schicksal
bestimmt?
(Have I no control, is my soul not mine?
Am I not just human, destiny defined?)
Niemals beherrscht zu sein oder angebunden. Nicht
Himmel oder Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Und bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht auch das Herz?
(And am I not mhuman, does my heart not bleed?)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich.
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Ich verstehe... doch wiedersetze mich.
Synchronische Führung. Ich wähle meinen Weg.
(Comprehend and countermand.
Synchronous guidance. I choose my way.)
Niemals bevormundet oder angebunden. Nicht Himmel oder
Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Bin ich nicht Mensch?
(Am I not human?)
Wie der Pfad zum Himmel oder die Straße zu Hölle, es
ist unsere eigene verbindliche Entscheidung.
(Like the path to heaven or the road to hell our
choice is our own consequences bind.)
Sind wir Könige der Weisheit und sind wir Narren zugleich.
Wir sind Götter, sind höfliche Menschen.
(We are the kings of wisdom, the fools as well.
We are gods to many, we are humble men.)
Wir, die große Werke vollbringen, nur um sie zu
zerstören. Wir, die unsere eigenen Entscheidungen
treffen, werden niemals scheitern.
(We who build great works just to break them down.
We who make our rules so we never fail.)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen.
Und Bin ich nicht Mensch?
The art of war is of vital importance to the state.
It is a matter of life and death,
A road either to safety or to ruin.
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without having to fight
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt
If you know heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear results of a hundred battles
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
Treat your soldiers as your beloved children
And they will follow you into the deepest valleys.
To defeat your enemy, you must pretend inferiority and encourage your enemy's arrogance.
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory
for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
Speed is the essence of war.
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming,
But on our own readiness to receive our enemy;
Not on the chance of our enemies not attacking,
But rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
The general who advances without seeking fame and retreats without fearing disgrace,
Whose only thought is to protect his country and do service for his sovereign,
Is the jewel of his kingdom.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won
Whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
Speed is the essence of war.
Speed is the essence of war.
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war
Who can thoroughly understand how to profit from waging war.
At first light lay proud foundations
Sense the greatness that before you unfolds
Seek no more for hollow answers
Answers that lay within you all along
Farewell to dawns seen through saddened eyes
Farewell to pasts to sorrows chained
Forget your fears and want no more
You will be strong and want no more
You'll be adored, you will have everything
You will be strong and want no more
Forget your fears, you will have everything
And want no more
Thus to holy war, our songs that turned to roar
Onward in our cause, we judged by holy laws
Hailed the sacred creed, fell on bended knee
Death that filled our wake, blood that stained our hands
Thus we reached the land, sacred man beheld
Vessel of a sin, none shall call him king
Thorns were always gold, blood that never flowed
Death lay in his wake, blood that stained his hands
Thorns were always gold, blood that never flowed
Death lay in his wake, blood that stained his hands
Take away his shield
Tear apart his standard
Shouting, sanctify this holy lie
Wash your face with tears
Wash your hands with soil
Wash away this holy lie
Down across the land, return to ancient creed
Mother, father, child, now and ever be
Praise the wind and rain, praise the joy and pain
Praying for myself
These thoughts I try to hide
I have faith in me and hope this will survive
But it's tearing me apart
I can't hear the words by which I guide
So I must ask again, who will carry me
I can not deny that nothing can defend
From the helplesness that's cutting deep inside
And I can't prevent the thought that nothing's real
Seems I've waited years for this day to end
The strength I need to feel, the pride inside of me
Are not there behind the face staring back at me
The anger and the pain of knowing where I am
I have come so far and I cannot return
Nothing I can do that I have not done
No words I can say. No truth left that I can see
So must I let this end, and everything falls apart
Before I live my life as I have always done
Tell me what to do so I do nothing wrong
Something I can hope for. Something real that I can see
So nothing falls apart. So this does not end
I cannot return. I can't start again
Nothing to deny, nothing to defend
From the helplessness, it's cutting me so deep inside
And I can't prevent the thought that's nothing's real
It seems I'm waiting years for this day to end
Praying for myself
These thoughts I try to hide
I have faith in me and hope this will survive
But it's tearing me apart
I can't hear the words by which I guide
So I must ask again, who will carry me
Nothing I can do that I have not done
No words I can say. No truth left that I can see
So must I let this end, and everything falls apart
Before I live my life as I have always done
Tell me what to do so I do nothing wrong
Something I can hope for. Something real that I can see
So nothing falls apart. So this does not end
I cannot return. I can't start again
Nothing I can do that I have not done
No words I can say. No truth left that I can see
So must I let this end, and everything falls apart
Before I live my life as I have always done
Tell me what to do so I do nothing wrong
Something I can hope for. Something real that I can see
So nothing falls apart. So this does not end
Quis contra nos?
Statutum et ordina.
Tum est,
Juro ego,
Si Spiritus pro nobis,
Quis contra nos?
Enveloped in a sentiment,
a sound that rushes over me.
Engage an impulse to pretend
I have a faith as pure.
Not forgetting what it means to dream.
Indulging everything.
Entertaining thoughts that I've the strength
of those I yearn to be.
Cheers and tribute greet the saviours.
Reckless thoughts survive.
Anachronistic and impulsive.
And what will happen?
Will I dream?
I am too scared to close my eyes.
For a second please hold me.
None can change in me these things that I believe.
But I don't know what happens now.
So afraid to open your eyes
You know too well that which awaits you
Something undefined there in the halflight
The demon without
The demon inside to plague and torment you
Feeling so sure, feeling so uncertain that something is wrong
Everyone's gone and you have been left behind
Everyone left the demon inside
Do you still hear their laughter
So hard to describe
You never forget the faces that haunt you
Awake or asleep, I know you can't tell
Unable to sleep
Unable to fight
Unwilling to wake to open your eyes
to face your oppressor
Still you go on convinced it will end
Can you remember
a day when it was not, not like this?
Unsure of yourself, unsure of your thoughts
Unable to know if what you think is right or wrong
Still you go on convinced it will end
Like someone pushes a blade through your mind
There on the edge where no-one will find you
Still hearing them laugh
Is there no light at the end for you
Why is everything wrong?
Here I am
Here I am with these words
Trying to say something I can't
Something I can't tell you
Nothing is wrong
The demons they have left you
You were not left behind
You were not left behind
So open your eyes
So open your eyes
Unable to sleep
Unable to fight
Unwilling to wake
Please open your eyes
For here I stand
unable to tell you what I am trying to say
Nothing is wrong
Please open your eyes
Nothing is wrong
Enveloped in a sentiment,
a sound that rushes over me.
Engage an impulse to pretend
I have a faith as pure.
Not forgetting what it means to dream.
Indulging everything.
Entertaining thoughts that I've the strength
of those I yearn to be.
Cheers and tribute greet the saviours.
Reckless thoughts survive.
Anachronistic and impulsive.
And what will happen?
Will I dream?
I am too scared to close my eyes.
For a second please hold me.
None can change in me these things that I believe.
But I don't know what happens now.
I am too scared to close my eyes.
Enveloped in a sentiment,
a sound that rushes over me.
Engage an impulse to pretend
I have a faith as pure.
Not forgetting what it means to dream.
Indulging everything.
Entertaining thoughts that I've the strength
of those I yearn to be.
Cheers and tribute greet the saviours.
Reckless thoughts survive.
Anachronistic and impulsive.
And what will happen?
Will I dream?
I am too scared to close my eyes.
For a second please hold me.
None can change in me these things that I believe.
But I don't know what happens now.
I am too scared to close my eyes.
At first light lay proud foundations
Sense the greatness that before you unfolds
Seek no more for hollow answers
Answers that lay within you all along
Farewell to dawns seen through saddened eyes
Farewell to pasts to sorrows chained
Forget your fears and want no more
You will be strong and want no more
You'll be adored, you will have everything
You will be strong and want no more
Forget your fears, you will have everything
Our domain, this kingdom come
now godless lands whose ways are lost.
Without the strength to carry on.
All values lost all virtue none.
Did you think you would be saved
by burning flags to cleanse yourselves of shame?
Or are you afraid as you stare back at your face?
are you ashamed, are you afraid,
by destroying what the gods had made?
Did you think you would be saved?
I believe that we'll conceive
to make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom is mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see this kingdom has been won.
No more the servants of the weak
devoid of thought or light to seek.
I'll leave no walls, no stone unturned.
Every tower to be razed to the dust from which it came.
None will be spared, no remnant saved.
Are you ashamed, are you afraid,
of the gods and idols you have made?
Did you think you would be saved
by the gods and idols you have made?
None will be saved.
None will be saved.
The sound of words I longed for said
So far pleasure undenied
Just the bloodless touch of skin
Close your eyes and turn
The storm, the fray persists
Columns form in endless rain
No loss of courage or the will
No dignity in staying
There is no love that can endure
Envelop or protect you
Forward go to open seas
The quest it is your master
No time for you to heal yourself
I wish there'd been another way
In time I hope you'll see me as
The one who held you above the waves
Your hope becomes your second skin
To envelop and protect you
The joys were never undeserved
The greatness hid no doubt
So much that you denied yourself
And so much that you never knew
Long realized, the only choice
The empty streets in rain
Until I should die, until I should break
Not a god, not a devil my soul shall take
If I should lie to betray myself
Then I would damn myself, and my soul forsake
I don't want fifteen minutes want a whole lot more
Don't want to suffer the fools and the spoils of war
I don't want fifteen minutes, or a reason why
I want a stainless steel road stretching off to the sky
I don't need sentiment, want, or hate on my mind
No crimes of passion or obsessions in kind
No walls, restraints, or momentary thrill
No blood on my hands, no time to kill
I want more body, I want more soul
Make the switch to automatic, I want control
I want control
If I should give in, if I should turn away
Not a god, not a devil my soul could save
I want more body, I want more soul
Make the switch to automatic, I want control
Words will never say enough
They are just born of hope that someone will even listen
In this solitude of hearts
In the traces that echo through the ether
Tied to meanings, bound to fate
Reassured by sounds that echo across the airwaves
Tuning through the waves
Of faint and distant signals, hoping someone's there
Oh have we tried too much
Traded innocence for promises of greatness
Left to search, left seeking out
For a part of us that is no longer there
With all the prowess we possess
Exchanged the greatest of ourselves for isolation
Gladly we smile and carry on
Unaware of the solitude we hide inside
Broadcasting live around the world
On the air in every land, on every frequency
Across the surface of the earth
To the furthest reach, this is our live transmission
To all the people of the world
Unrelenting, for all who are receiving us
From every station on the earth
These are not words, they're only feelings
There are no sounds that you can hear
There is no form that you can touch
There are no colors for you to see
The only sound is a distant thunder
A tempest rages so far away from me
I walked for miles and I started running
Towards the sound and storm where you might find me
Towards the sound and storm where you might find me
And I ran until I had the feeling
That the tempest I had heard surrounded me
Here my heart so filled with loving
Cried out and told of wonders that I feel
Cried out and told of wonders that I feel
Here my heart is so filled with loving
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me
That I will find my true salvation
That these ways of mine are bringing you to me
That I will find my true salvation
That these ways of mine are bringing you to me
And I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me, are bringing you to me
Because here my heart, so filled with loving
Crying out the wonders that I feel
Here I will find my true salvation
And my ways are bringing you to me
I tell myself, I keep repeating
That your ways are bringing you to me, bringing you to me
We are not the same
I am just one voice
We are not the same
You will hear my voice
We are not the same
I am just one voice
We are not the same
I know it's hard to tell how mixed up you feel
Hoping what you need is behind every door
Each time you get hurt, I don't want you to change
Because everyone has hopes, you're human after all
The feeling sometimes, wishing you were someone else
Feeling as though you never belong
This feeling is not sadness, this feeling is not joy
I truly understand. Please, don't cry now
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate;
For all the hurt that you feel,
The world is just illusion, trying to change you
Being like you are
Well this is something else, who would comprehend?
But some that do, lay claim
Divine purpose blesses them
That's not what I believe, and it doesn't matter anyway
A part of your soul ties you to the next world
Or maybe to the last, but I'm still not sure
But what I do know, is to us the world is different
As we are to the world but I guess you would know that
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion trying to change you
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, oh please don't leave here
I don't want you to change;
For all the hurt that you feel,
This world is just illusion, always trying to change you
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, please don't leave here
I don't want you to hate for all the hurt that you feel
The world is just illusion trying to change you
Please don't go, I want you to stay
I'm begging you please, oh please don't leave here
I don't want you to change;
For all the hurt that you feel,
Thus to holy war, our songs that turned to roar
Onward in our cause, we judged by holy laws
Hailed the sacred creed, fell on bended knee
Death that filled our wake, blood that stained our hands
Thus we reached the land, sacred man beheld
Vessel of a sin, none shall call him king
Thorns were always gold, blood that never flowed
Death lay in his wake, blood that stained his hands
Thorns were always gold, blood that never flowed
Death lay in his wake, blood that stained his hands
Take away his shield
Tear apart his standard
Shouting, sanctify this holy lie
Wash your face with tears
Wash your hands with soil
Wash away this holy lie
Down across the land, return to ancient creed
Mother, father, child, now and ever be
Praise the wind and rain, praise the joy and pain
Never havoc cry nor lose the dogs of war
When I have nothing left to feel.
When I have nothing left to say
I'll just let this slip away.
I feel these engines power down.
I feel this heart begin to bleed
as I turn this burning page.
Please forgive me if I bleed.
Please forgive me if I breathe.
I have words I need to say.
Oh so very much to say.
And whose life do I lead?
And whose blood do I bleed?
Whose air do I breathe?
With whose skin now do I feel?
I'm supposed to walk away from here.
I'm supposed to walk away from here.
And whose life do I lead?
Whose blood do I bleed?
Whose air do I now breathe?
I'm convinced there's nothing more.
The day you died I lost my way.
The day you died I lost my mind.
What am I supposed to do?
Is there something more?
The engines power down.
Like a soldier to his end I go.
Because I'm convinced
that there is nothing more.
and whose life do I lead
and whose air do I breathe?
With whose skin and whose blood do I feel?
What happens now?
Have I done something wrong?
Forgive my need to bleed right now.
Please forgive my need to breathe
But I've so much to say
and it wouldn't matter anyway.
You're not here to hear these words that I must say
and I'm convinced inside
that there is nothing more.
Whose life do I lead?
Whose air do I breathe.
Whose blood do I now bleed?
With whose skin now do I feel?
I have nothing left to say.
I have nothing left to feel.
Am I supposed to let this go now,
When I have nothing left to feel
When I have nothing left to say
I'll just let this slip away
I feel these engines power down
I feel this heart begin to bleed
As I turn this burning page
Please forgive me if I bleed
Please forgive me if I breathe
I have words I need to say
Oh so very much to say
And whose life do I lead?
And whose blood do I bleed?
Whose air do I breathe?
With whose skin now do I feel?
I'm supposed to walk away from here
I'm supposed to walk away from here
(Help me.)
And whose life do I lead?
Whose blood do I bleed?
Whose air do I now breathe?
I'm convinced there's nothing more
The day you died I lost my way
The day you died I lost my mind
What am I supposed to do?
Is there something more?
The engines power down
Like a soldier to his end I go
Because I'm convinced
That there is nothing more
And whose life do I lead?
Whose air do I breathe?
With whose skin and whose blood do I feel?
What happens now?
Have I done something wrong?
Forgive my need to bleed right now
Please forgive my need to breathe
But I've so much to say
And it wouldn't matter anyway
You're not here to hear these words that I must say
And I'm convinced inside
That there is nothing more
Whose life do I lead?
Whose air do I breathe
Whose blood do I now bleed?
With whose skin now do I feel?
I have nothing left to say
I have nothing left to feel
Am I supposed to let this go now,
Let darkness come and take you away?
(If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on
You'll see the devils are tearing your life away.
If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels
Our domain, this kingdom come
now godless lands whose ways are lost.
Without the strength to carry on.
All values lost all virtue none.
Did you think you would be saved
by burning flags to cleanse yourselves of shame?
Or are you afraid as you stare back at your face?
are you ashamed, are you afraid,
by destroying what the gods had made?
Did you think you would be saved?
I believe that we'll conceive
to make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom is mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see this kingdom has been won.
No more the servants of the weak
devoid of thought or light to seek.
I'll leave no walls, no stone unturned.
Every tower to be razed to the dust from which it came.
None will be spared, no remnant saved.
Are you ashamed, are you afraid,
of the gods and idols you have made?
Did you think you would be saved
by the gods and idols you have made?
None will be saved.
None will be saved.
Over time desire shall fall and lie and fade
Await unequaled thought and virtuosity
Desire lies in wait, a precious cup, a stone or some such
Absent moments, ones which raised the heart to stand so great
Cannot choose not to deny, blame falls easy silently
Darkness preferable, comfort found again
In solitude, a door into an empty room, a door to familiar desolation
The spoils of past years lost for reason lost for some notions of new days
Inside there is gentleness
Calm preceding tears
Cry again, cry again
Moment of toil
Call the Gods to answer me
Hear me say, "Hear my pain"
Call the Gods to answer me
Frika come! Frika come!
Promise and enlightenment abounded
Felled like trees the pillars that held me high
Running blind, running blind
On stony ground I stumble and vow return
Inside there is gentleness
Calm preceding tears
Cry again, cry again
Moment of toil
Call the Gods to answer me
Hear me say, "Hear my pain"
Call the Gods to answer me
Frika come! Frika come!
Inside there is anger now
Calm precedes the rage
Cry again, cry again
Moment of toil
Call the Gods to answer me
Hear me say, "Hear my pain"
All the Gods to answer me
At the end of days, at the end of time
When the sun burns out, will any of this matter?
Who will be there to remember who we were?
Who will be there to know that any of this had meaning for us?
And in retrospect I'll say we've done no wrong
Who are we to judge what's right and what has purpose for us?
With designs upon ourselves to do no wrong
Running wild unaware of what might come of us
The sun was born and so it shall die so only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins and though you're far away from me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Without a thought I will see everything eternal
Forget that once we were just dust from heavens far
As we were forged to shall return, perhaps some day
I will remember us and wonder who we were
The sun was born and so it shall die so only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins and though you're far away from me
Breathing an air
permeated, soaked in darkness
emanating from within
resonating like a scream no one can hear
I wear this chaos well
though none should save me
desperation keeps me here
my need for innocence
the place where i began
the abyss becomes me
i wear this chaos well
are these not words of heresy?
a venom on my lips, a poison?
my spirit impurified
in everything i choose to say
With you i stand in hope
that god will save us from ourselves
every cry a wasted moment
until another day is lost
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown
only heaven's silence for an answer
and did our laughter, did our tears
have some purpose after all?
did we toil in vain in hope
that wisdom came from what we'd done?
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown
only heaven's silence for an answer
Are these not words of heresy?
a venom on my lips, a poison?
my spirit impurified
in everything i choose to say
If i would shed my skin, the layers left
but not the lessons learned
it would not undo what i have done
or grant forgiveness in some better days
With you i stand in hope
that god will save us from ourselves
every cry a wasted moment
until another day is lost
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown
only heaven's silence for an answer
and did our laughter, did our tears
have some purpose after all?
did we toil in vain in hope
that wisdom came from what we'd done?
even lands we once called home
lie undiscovered and unknown
I thought the future held
a perfect place for us
That together we would learn to be
the best that we could be
In my naivety I ran
I fell and lost my way
Somehow I always end up falling over me
And one day
I woke to find
The future had no place
for me
I was unwanted in a world
that with my hands I helped build
Where once was honesty and pride
I now stand broken and alone
Just a shadow
of what I was meant to be
They say that "Time will heal"
"The truth shall set us free"
Well that depends
on what it is
that you choose to believe
In this prison made of lies
We see what it is we want to see
And find comfort in this
broken hall of dreams
Does anybody feel
the way I do?
Is there anybody out there?
Are you hearing me?
If I believe in you
Will you believe in me?
Or am I alone
in this hall of dreams?
I'll believe in you,
if you believe in me
But I have no trust
in anything
Somehow I'm always
always falling over me
Somehow I'm always
Tear apart the life and times of familiar faces
And tracing lines to what connects me and binds me to
Images of the remote and never-changing
Grand designs, style and grace
And am I
Lost in thoughts on open seas
Let the currents carry me
If I could would I remain
Another life or another dream
No turning back, face the fact
I am lost in space and time
Turning here, looking back in time
One and all let us celebrate the rise and fall
Celebrate the life and times of splendor
Desire and love constant and never-changing
The flow of times, closed in lines
Can't tell if I'm just
Lost in thoughts on open seas
Let the currents carry me
If I could would I remain
Another life or another dream
No turning back, face the fact
I am lost in space and time
Turning here, looking back in time
Joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy
Joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy
Have I no control? Is my soul not mine?
Am I not just man, destiny defined?
Never to be ruled nor held to heel
Not heaven or hell, just the land between
Am I not man? Does my heart not bleed?
No Lord, no God, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me
Comprehend and countermand
Synchronous guidance, I choose my way
Never to be ruled nor held to heel
Not heaven or hell, just the land between
And am I not man?
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end? When is my work done?
Why am I lone and why do I feel
That I carry a sword through a battle field?
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end? When is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel
That I carry a sword, that I carry a sword?
Like the path to heaven or the road to hell
Our choice is our own consequences bind
We are the kings of wisdom, the fools as well
We are the gods to many, we are humble men
We who build great works just to break them down
We who make our rules so we never fail
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end? When is my work done?
Why am I lone and why do I feel
That I carry a sword through a battle field?
So why do I love when I still feel pain?
When does it end? When is my work done?
Why do I fight and why do I feel
Our domain, this kingdom come
Now godless lands whose ways are lost.
Without the strength to carry on.
All values lost, all virtue none.
Did you think you'd be saved
By burning flags to cleanse yourselves of shame?
Or are you afraid, are you afraid,
As you stare back at your face?
Or are you ashamed, are you afraid,
By destroying what the gods once gave?
Do you think that you'll be saved?
Do you think that you'll be saved?
And I believe that we'll conceive
To make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom's mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see our kingdom has been won.
No more the servants of the weak
Devoid of thought or light to seek.
I'll leave no walls, no stone unturned.
Every tower must be razed
To the dust from which it came.
And none will be spared, no remnant saved.
And are you ashamed, are you afraid,
Of the gods and idols that you have made?
Do you think you'd be saved
By the gods and idols you have made?
None will be saved.
None will be saved.
None will be saved.
And I believe that we'll conceive
To make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom's mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see our kingdom has been won.
Do you think that you'd be saved?
Do you think that you'd be saved?
None will...
None will...
None will be saved.
And I believe that we'll conceive
To make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom's mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
In this picture stands a man,
Far away, alone and distant.
Like a solitary field
In some nameless foreign land.
All around him points of light
Start to dim and cease transmitting.
Shadows fell on futile games
And then there was nothing more.
With a line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
To the gods whose names we've lost
And the names who gave in vain.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
I always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
I thought the future held
a perfect place for us
That together we would learn to be
the best that we could be
In my naivety I ran
I fell and lost my way
Somehow I always end up falling over me
And one day
I woke to find
The future had no place
for me
I was unwanted in a world
that with my hands I helped build
Where once was honesty and pride
I now stand broken and alone
Just a shadow
of what I was meant to be
They say that Time will heal
The truth shall set us free
Well that depends
on what it is
that you choose to believe
In this prison made of lies
We see what it is we want to see
And find comfort in this
broken hall of dreams
Does anybody feel
the way I do?
Is there anybody out there?
Are you hearing me?
I believe in you
Will you believe in me?
Or am I alone
in this hall of dreams?
I believe in you
You believe in me
But I have no trust
in anything
Somehow I'm always
always falling over me
Somehow I'm always
I'm always falling over me
Set me aflame and cast me free
Away you wretched world of tethers
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of Justice
Like some law unto myself
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubts from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
In this picture stands a man
Far away, alone and distant
Like a solitary field
In some nameless foreign land.
All around him points of light
Start to dim and cease transmitting
Shadows fell on futile games
And then there was nothing more.
Through the screams of falling steel
By the light of flares and wisdom
All the doubts I could not face
All this time I wanted more.
With a line I mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
To the gods whose names we've lost
And the names who gave in vain.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubts from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
Set me aflame and cast me free
Away you wretched world of tethers
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of Justice
Like some law unto myself
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever
I have no doubts from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning
I have no doubt from what I've seen
I have never wanted more.
Sever the line to the guilty past
To the ones who brought us nothing
Spoke of futures brave and proud
And brought only have and war.
Line the roads with hollow praise
Mark the land with paper statues
Shadows fell on their futile ways
And then there was nothing more
See the faces. Etched in stone.
The frozen faces of multitudes.
The songs of youth that sing forever.
Immortal thoughts of a myriad of souls
That echo forth and on forever and on forever.
All great things to come.
Onward now and on forever and onward now.
All great things to come.
We few, we lucky few.
Once more to the breach dear friends once more.
The hall of ages to welcome them.
The cheers of many.
The cries of parting souls.
Bravest thoughts of futures past.
The golden years.
All great things to come.
That echo forth and on forever
And onward now and on forever
And onward now and on forever.
All great things to come.
The hope of my redemption, is such that I believe that I am free. To confess would bring me no salvation, I alone hold the power to forgive me. And of my acts, I will admit I've no pretensions. I have no regrets for all the things that I have done, My faiths to me are as foundations, None has the right to judge my soul but me.
There is no going back. No quarter now remains. No return for me, no sanctity, a single chance prevails. For lands behind lay waste, no doubt, no amends to make. At break of day, until our light fails, march ever on...
Greater are the paths of our Creation, That have been made for the brave to see, The fools who would condemn our existence, Are as once to be vanquished and ceased.
So afraid
Open your eyes
Know too well
That which awaits you
Something undefined
There in the halflight
The demon without
The demon inside
To play then torment you
Feelings so sure
Feelings so uncertain
Something is wrong
Everyone's gone
You have been left behind
Everyone left the demon inside
Do you still hear their laughter
So hard to describe
And never forget
Faces that haunt you
Wake or sleep
You know you can't tell
Unable to sleep
Unable to fight
Unwilling to wake
To open your eyes
Face your oppressor
Still you go on
Convinced it will end
Can you remember
A day when it was not
Not like this
Unsure of yourself
Unsure of your thoughts
Unable to know
Of what you think is right or wrong
Still you go on
Convinced it will end
But someone pushes
A blade through your mind
There on the edge
No one will find you
So hearing them laugh
No light it's not the end for you
Why is everything wrong
Here I am
Here I am
With these words
Trying to say
Something I can't
Something I can't tell you
Nothing is wrong
The demons they have left you
You were not left behind
You were not left behind
So open your eyes
So open your eyes
Unable to sleep
Unable to fight
Unwilling to wake
Please open your eyes
Here I stand
Unable to tell you
I'm trying to say
Nothing is wrong
Please open your eyes
Nothing is wrong
You were not left behind
Find it in you, raise your eyes
Look beyond the place you stand
Towards the furthest reaches
And to the smallest of things
The sound you are hearing
Is the symphony of what we are
Revelation will not come
With heart and mind closed and divided
No need of sun to light the way
Across the ages, we have reigned as we endured
Through the storm fronts we will ever surely pass
To stand as never ending light
Throw away the mantle
Awake from your uncertain hesitation
No way to describe or equate the feeling
No end to what is at your command
A million thoughts run through you
Concentric circles, ever greater
But you have always known
This is not all there is
To your questions there'll be answers
No need of sun to light the way
Across the ages, we have reigned as we endured
Through the storm fronts we will ever surely pass
To stand as never ending light
Let there be, let there always be
Never ending light
Let there be, let there always be
Never ending light
Let there be, let there always be
Never ending light
Let there be, let there always be
We have been waiting for you, anticipating you
We shall not lose faith in all that is heaven.
And Heaven is such a small place.
Seconds to minutes to hours to days.
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold.
All around you is tinder for the Gods.
Seconds to minutes to hours to days.
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold.
All around you is tinder for the Gods.
Storms across the Battlements, the After Fire.
Storms across the Battlements, the After Fire.
Conceal your deepest worries
Confine your thoughts inside
The walls you built of damaged pride
The light in your eyes failing
Like you're adrift
Like night pretending to be day
These storms subside
Though the past, the unwanted memories, are holding onto you
All the power in the universe conspires to carry you
Truths you find through your adversities will defend you
As your powers and all your energies conspire to carry you
The adversary to your soul
The blackest thoughs
That try to poison you
These storms subside
Lay down your greatest burden
Relinquish that which has control of you
And let yourself through
Though it seems the past and the future look the same
Suffice to say you're still here
Before me plays the endless film
Relentless splinters I recall
Each living thing breathes life, only sentiment remains
To liquid born from patterns formed
Sand descends with blind intent
Where the river takes me will in time be revealed
Thy cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I'll ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth, and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream
Above the waves with my hands raised
Dare the wind lay claim to me
Knowing somehow none could take me
Watching the sun come up in vain
The only reason I can find why I remained
The need to leave the point I came to again and again
It didn't matter how hard I tried
It took so long to claim that I knew how
Or what it meant to let go of this to ever say goodbye
Call it destiny, call it fate
Chose my direction, running forward
Each life to learn anew, whatever, whatever may come
Thy cannot turn my feelings down
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Expressed in every word I'll ever speak
Brighter than all the stars combined
More than the waters, earth, and sky
All that I wish and all that I dream
No creed on earth can replace or provide
In my darkest hour, the comfort I'd feel
Leading me to see, I can be more than I expect of me
My beginning and my end
First and last air that I breathe
More than the sum of everything that I will ever be
My beginning and my end
First and last air that I breathe
All God's children would have cause
to think the Devil now walks this realm
A place dispossessed of any sanity
Edification of a scene from Hell
Manmade prophecies serve to vindicate
All sides who claim themselves
worthy servants obedient to the same God
A God who commands them not to kill
These faithful in lines that number thousands
bring perdition throughout the land
As though the angel of deah himself had been unleashed
to exact a punishment upon this world
Across this cursed place rage the fires
Where the innocent are burned on a thousand funeral pyres
In anguish parted from this world
Does the need for the belief in the Devil
Serve to palliate and forgive our sins
In the abandonment of reason and delivery unto Hell
Limitless are the ways of mankind in it's virulent capacities
Ironic it may seem, through this a chance exists to see
In us also lies the capacity to transcend
the paths that I once tread have all but gone. only embers now
smoulder where bridges once burned. I feel alive and yet I fear what may
happen now. I know I can't return. and I hear me say again oh let me
not return. damn the illusions of redemption and the hopes that held me
here. I will oppose all that would befall me. with this rage inside of me I'll
defy what I would become. the solitude and anger that do battle
inside me will always guide me to the answers that I know I may not see. they
are the bonds that hold me tighter. they are the chains that weigh on me.
one day I know they will be gone. can I start again and erase this pain
by casting doubts into the waters. asking judgement of the sea. though
fortune may guide the fools I have no wish to be free until I am gone.
How many years since you found yourself
Staring at an endless sky?
Unaware of yourself who you are and where you're going
Only living, only breathing losing all sense of time
The most fragile of things captivates and embraces you
Surrender and be witness to this rarest of moments
You live within the sense of the order of things
What is truth, what is important, what defines you?
No need to fear, no need to worry
About years that passed, about time you lost
Live seconds as a lifetime, time it does not matter
You live within the sense of the stillness of time
The most fragile of things captivates and embraces you
Surrender and be witness to this rarest of moments
Where you live within the sense of the order of things
What is truth, what is important, what defines you?
No need to fear, no need to worry
About years that passed, about time you lost
Live seconds as a lifetime, time it does not matter
How many years, how many years, how many years
Since you found yourself, since you found yourself, since you found yourself
In the face of grave defeat I heard cries for mercy
No barrier of self control, no innocent composure
Abusing love and like a child inflicting pain upon itself
When the calling finally comes well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
In blind despair taken in by any glimpse of freedom
Sell your soul to buy some time, infect all your longings
The thought that god has taken sides on the path to breaking down
Disconnected but not alone, scream to the tune of the background noise
Background noise
Scream to the tune of the background noise
Endless thoughts of what is wrong arrive at no conclusion
On the floor still nursing wounds no sense of self to speak of
The though that god has taken sides on the path to breaking down
Disconnected but not alone, scream to the tune of the background noise
Background noise
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
I don't believe in the existence of mercy's guiding
hand...
Not with all that I have witnessed, I cannot
understand.
Forever burdened with the knowledge that I could have
been so much more
When the truth is hard to suffer, I knew this all
before.
There is no comfort in faith, the heavens still will
fall.
A thousand towers rise before me and I cannot climb
them all.
There is no kind of joy in this, there is no time that
it can heal,
When emptiness enshadows bliss, there is nothing left
to feel.
I have not abandoned hope, though I know there's
nothing more.
Tired and alone, you forget what you hoped for.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
that?s what forever means.
I was never what you wanted, I could never never
please.
I swallowed all our sorrow in the midst of my disease.
All my fortunes, all my gains, all the battles I have
won...
Now collapsing like the rain, I stand alone, your only
son...
Take some solace in these words, take notice of this
place.
Hollow whispers that they are, like the wind upon my
face.
Sing softly in my ear and look at me with wonder.
I will try to ease your fear as the darkness pulls you
under.
I will walk this ground forever
and stand guard against your name.
I will give all I can offer,
I will shoulder all the blame.
I am sentry to you now,
all your hopes and all your dreams.
I will hold you to the light,
Bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht das Herz.
(Am I not human, does my heart not bleed)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich!
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen. (why am I alone and feel as if i carry a spear through a battlefield)
Bin ich nicht unter Kontrolle, ist meine Seele nicht
mein? Bin ich nicht Mensch, durch sein schicksal
bestimmt?
(Have I no control, is my soul not mine?
Am I not just human, destiny defined?)
Niemals beherrscht zu sein oder angebunden. Nicht
Himmel oder Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Und bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht auch das Herz?
(And am I not mhuman, does my heart not bleed?)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich.
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Ich verstehe... doch wiedersetze mich.
Synchronische Führung. Ich wähle meinen Weg.
(Comprehend and countermand.
Synchronous guidance. I choose my way.)
Niemals bevormundet oder angebunden. Nicht Himmel oder
Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Bin ich nicht Mensch?
(Am I not human?)
Wie der Pfad zum Himmel oder die Straße zu Hölle, es
ist unsere eigene verbindliche Entscheidung.
(Like the path to heaven or the road to hell our
choice is our own consequences bind.)
Sind wir Könige der Weisheit und sind wir Narren zugleich.
Wir sind Götter, sind höfliche Menschen.
(We are the kings of wisdom, the fools as well.
We are gods to many, we are humble men.)
Wir, die große Werke vollbringen, nur um sie zu
zerstören. Wir, die unsere eigenen Entscheidungen
treffen, werden niemals scheitern.
(We who build great works just to break them down.
We who make our rules so we never fail.)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen.
Und Bin ich nicht Mensch?
Orders shouted in a strange guttural tongue that resounded
along the walls of the houses, which seemed dead and deserted,
while, behind the closed shutters, eyes watched the conquerors,
who, by right of war, were now masters of the city and of the lives
and fortunes of its people.
In their darkened ruins the inhabitants have given way to the same
feeling of panic which is aroused by natural cataclysms, those
devastating upheavals of the Earth, against which wisdom and
strength alike are of no avail.
Though the same feeling is experienced wherever the established
order of things is upset, when security ceases to exist, when all that
was previously protected by the laws of man and nature is suddenly
placed at the mercy of brutal, unreasoning force.
The earthquake, burying a whole people beneath the ruins of their
houses, the river in spate, sweeping away the bodies of drowned
peasants, together with the carcasses of cattle and rafters torn from
roofs, and the victorious army slaughtering all who resist, making
prisoners of the rest, looting by right of the sword, and thanking their
god to the sound of cannon.
All these are terrifying scourges which undermine all our belief in
eternal justice and all the trust we have been taught to place in divine
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
screaming to an emptiness
of how we once defined ourselves
with our hands over our eyes
claiming all of creation
What inspires in us this madness
that out existence should be defined
by a light that can't be seen by anyone
what inspires in us this madness
that out existence should be defined
by a light that we can't see
by a light that can't be seen
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
i can't, i can't see this all as progress
how did we come this far?
when we see ourselves as deities
claiming nature for ourselves
by our actions we betray
the instincts in our race
by our blindness and stupidity
we kill everything
we kill everything
Can someone see our self destruction?
are we reminding ourselves
that our existence is so delicate
that without this light we are no more
that without this light we've made we are no more
A million points of light
ascending to the sky
monuments in darkness
standing watch
until the sun will rise
we torch this earth until it bleeds
rain ashes from the sky
just to make a light that no one can see
we cut this earth until it bleeds
rain ashes from the sky
just to make a light that no one can see
just to make a light
just to make a light
we kill everything
by our blindness and stupidity
we kill everything
In a thousand years, what will be our legacy?
a million lights that no one can see
Here among the streets,
Static noise of moving lines -
Isolated locked in time.
Along the crowded streets,
Faces unknown pass me by,
Filtered signals in the noise,
Reveal what paper masks disguise.
Some have all and some have nothing,
Some find themselves losing everything -
Some are lost and never found.
Some will lead and some will follow,
Some only answer to themselves.
Some need truth, some need lies.
Some will create, some destroy.
Some will be healed, some will be torn apart,
Though few will ever know why.
Some will be loved and some will love,
Some will hold on to what some let go.
The heart that makes them feel alive -
Events by which they are defined.
Some accept and some deny,
Some would believe but still doubt everything.
Some will live and some will die -
Fighting over reasons why.
Every voice part of the sound
Noise that doesn´t cease
Signals resonate in time
Over again the waters rise
and then subside
Sending waves around the world
Still waters open skies
Every voice part of the sound -
Noise that doesn´t cease,
Signals resonate in time.
Over again the waters rise,
and then subside,
Sending waves around the world -
Still waters, open skies.
Sending waves around the world -
Still waters, open skies.
Every voice part of the sound -
Sending waves around the world,
This is your world.
These are your people.
You can live for yourself today,
or help build tomorrow for everyone.
At first light lay proud foundations.
Sense the greatness that before you unfolds.
Seek no more for hollow answers.
Answers that lay within you all along.
Farewell to dawns seen through saddened eyes.
Farewell to pasts to sorrows chained.
Forget your fears and want no more.
You will be strong and want no more.
You'll be adored. You will have everything.
You will be strong and want no more.
Forget your fears. You will have everything.
so many little things followed me
so many little things that bothered me
because I am not your answer
but I found my answer
from all the chaos that followed me
I have found my answer
I've told you before don't follow me
I am not alone, I am not afraid, I am not unhappy
these are the words I say to myself everyday
but I'm not alone
I am not alone, I am not afraid, I am not unhappy
tell me what ritual I should have today
I've resolved so many things and set myself free
I am not alone, I am not afraid, I am not unhappy
the words I say to myself every day
I am not alone, I am not afraid, I am not unhappy
such a stupid ritual to have to say to myself everyday
I'm not unhappy
I'm not alone but I found my answer and set myself free
I'm not alone and I'm not unhappy
not alone and I'm not unhappy
I'm not alone, I'm not afraid
and I'm not afraid, not unhappy
eleven point two, eleven point two
I'm not alone, I'm not afraid
I'm not alone, I'm not afraid
I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid
These are the words I say to myself everyday
I am not alone. I am not afraid. I am not unhappy
I am not alone. I am not afraid. I am not unhappy
I'm not afraid
and I am not alone. I am not afraid. I'm not unhappy
The words I say to myself everyday
I am not alone. I am not afraid. I am not unhappy
Such a stupid ritual to have to say to myself everyday
I'm not alone but I found my answer and set myself free
I asked myself was I content,
with the world that I once cherished?
Did it bring me to this darkened place
to contemplate my perfect future?
I will not stand nor utter words against this tide of hate.
Losing sight of what and who I was again
I'm so sorry if these seething words I say
Impress on you
That I've become the anathema of my soul
I can't say that you're losing me
I always tried to keep myself tied to this world,
But I know where this is leading me
Please
No tears
No sympathy
I can't say that your losing me
But I must be that which I am
Though I know where this could take me
No tears
No sympathy
Gracefully
Respectfully
Facing conflict deep inside myself
But here confined
Losing control of what I could not change
Gracefully
Respectfully
I ask you "Please don't worry,"
Not for me
Don't turn your back
Don't turn away
I can't say that you're losing me
I always tried to keep myself tied to this world
But I know where this is leading
Please
No tears
No sympathy
I can't say that you're losing me
But I must be that which I am
Though I know where this could take me
No tears
No sympathy
No tears for me, no sympathy
The paths that I once tread
have all but gone.
Only embers now smoulder
where bridges once burned.
I feel alive and yet I fear
what may happen now.
I know I can't return.
And I hear me say again
'oh let me not return'.
Damn the illusion of redemption
and the hopes that held me here.
I will oppose all that would befall me.
With this rage inside of me
I will defy what I would become.
The solitude and anger
that do battle inside me
will always guide me to the answers
that I know I may not see.
They are the bonds that hold me tighter.
They are the chains that weigh on me.
One day I know they will be gone.
Can I start again and erase this pain
by casting doubts into the waters,
asking judgement of the sea.
Though fortune may guide to the fools
I have no wish to be free
until I am gone.
In your dream you see me clear
I have no restraint, no fear
powerless i watched from faces i'd assumed.
my purpose set. My will defined.
Caress the air. Embrace the skies.
Escape the sorrow and restraint of mortal cities.
Give me time I will be clear. Given time you'll understand.
What posseses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn. I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
So many years I stood among
the thoughts and tears of those i served.
Among my own I was alone through my own doing.
All the years i walked unknown behind the faces I assumed.
Powerless to clear your mind of what you'd suffered.
They fall again.
They fall again.
Give me time I will be clear.
Given time you'll understand
what posseses me to right what you have suffered.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
There is no faith in which to hide.
Even truth is filled with lies.
Doubting angels fall to walk among the living.
I'm in this mood because of scorn.
I'm in a mood for total war.
To the darkened skies once more and ever onward.
I'd only come here seeking peace.
I'd only come here seeking me.
It seems I came to leave.
Put your hand into my hand
Put your head against my head
Put your lips against my lips
Put self consciousness aside
No redemption
No confessions
No distractions
No possessions
Let your blood run through my veins
Blade shall numb you from the pain
No tomorrows, just submittance
No remorse of self indulgence
Just your body
Just your body
Just your body
Just your body
Just your body on my body
Want your thoughts of me inside
Let your hands run on my skin
Let me be the one you need
I shall be the one you feed
All I am and all you see
Is all I will and ever be
Invigoration, angulation
Mortal acts of indignation
Put your lips against my lips
Put self consciousness aside
Invigoration, angulation
Mortal acts of indignation
Crave it all, know no other
Crash your dreams and fall forever
Show me no place you hide behind
Only body soul entwined
Let me be the one you need
I shall be the one you feed
All I am and all you feel
All that will and ever be
Invigoration, angulation
Mortal acts of indignation
Just your body on my body
Want your thoughts of me inside
No redemption
No confessions
No distractions
Or possessions
No tomorrows, just submittance
No remorse of self indulgence
Invigoration, angulation
Mortal acts of indignation
At the end of days, at the end of time
When the Sun burns out will any of this matter?
Who will be there to remember who we were?
Who will be there to know that any of this had meaning for us?
And in retrospect I'll say we've done no wrong
Who are we to judge what's right and what has purpose for us?
With designs upon ourselves to do no wrong
Running wild unaware of what might come of us
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Without a thought I will see everything eternal
Forget that once we were just dust from heavens far
As we were forged we shall return, perhaps some day
I will remember you and wonder who we were
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
Hours from sunrise, here in the heart of darkness
Where even demons fear to tread
Restraints that hold you down and render you helpless
Behind the wall that I was climbing
You with the broken wings, you the sinner
You, the patron saint of self-inflicted pity
In search of the pieces you lost when you fell apart
Suffer the children who like you knew no better
Mistakes and abuses, scars, wounds and bruises
Close your eyes, close your eyes
If you should fall, if the world turns away
If it all becomes too much, if you can't take the pain
Here you have strength, here you are safe from harm
Here you have healing, all the things you never had
You don't have to live in pain
You want the things that hurt you more
You don't have to suffer for the things you never had
Here you have strength, here you are safe from harm
I think back upon the person
I knew you to be
Righting the wrongs in the name
Of all you believed
The one who brought the fight
Who never said die
Never letting fate decide
Be all you hope for
You were the best you could be
All that in tribute
All that you had achieved
No time for words
From those with nothing to say
Never letting fate decide
Until the end and back again
Defiant to the last man
’Til there's nothing left
To fight against
No surrender
Unto the corners of the Earth
Defiant to the last breath
Until there's none left standing
No surrender
Conjured the ground upon which
You've only stood
Buried the conflicts that had
Preyed on your mind
Found strengths in actions
That only courage achieves
Never letting fate decide
Until the end and back again
Defiant to the last man
’Til there's nothing left
To fight against
No surrender
Unto the corners of the Earth
Defiant to the last breath
Until there's none left standing
No surrender
Until the end and back again
Defiant to the last man
’Til there's nothing left
to fight against
No surrender
Unto the corners of the Earth
Defiant to the last breath
Until there's none left standing
No surrender
No surrender
I climbed down, to watch the tide
Mark the time that slips away
Where the oceans meet the sky
The drawing out of self
And bitter cold goes side by side
The self-sustained obscurity
The sense I can't maintain
The ghost that never wanes
I walk out to meet my fate
In the receding of the day
In hope the tide will grant me stay
From the ghost that never wanes
So torn and frayed
My times, lives, faces,
None can wear away
Time slips away
Let them rest upon the waves
Peace at last for those who wait
Before I go out too far
Before the depth I seek moves further away
I walk out to meet my fate
In the receding of the day
In hope the tide will grant me stay
Can we say that we are free
Our hands are bound and voices silent
I'm sure it's not a dream
I am awake, my eyes are open
I can't accept and won't concede
In aftermath we find redemption
The causes that are seized
And disguised as revolution
Quell the rage that deeply seethes
The extremes of these devotions
Dismantle the machine
The device of their creation
I can't accept and won't concede
That this is who we are
The conflict that is seized
And disguised as greater notions
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
On the day, the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Better days to come
In the face of what I say
My words will turn to anger
Malevolence in need
Cannot provide direction
I won't accept this thought
That this is who we are
Positions never change
Losing all forward motion
All of that which deeply seethes
Temper your devotion
Dismantle the machine
The device of your convictions
I can't accept and won't concede
That this is who we are
The conflict that is seized
And disguised as greater notions
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
On the day the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Better days to come
On the day the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Can we say that we are free
Our hands are bound and voices silent
I'm sure it's not a dream
I am awake, my eyes are open
I can't accept and won't concede
In aftermath we find redemption
The causes that are seized
And disguised as revolution
Quell the rage that deeply seethes
The extremes of these devotions
Dismantle the machine
The device of their creation
I can't accept and won't concede
That this is who we are
The conflict that is seized
And disguised as greater notions
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
On the day, the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Better days to come
In the face of what I say
My words will turn to anger
Malevolence in need
Cannot provide direction
I won't accept this thought
That this is who we are
Positions never change
Losing all forward motion
All of that which deeply seethes
Temper your devotion
Dismantle the machine
The device of your convictions
I can't accept and won't concede
That this is who we are
The conflict that is seized
And disguised as greater notions
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
To the songs that sing of glory and the brave
Are we dreaming there are better days to come
When will the banners and the victory parades
Celebrate the day a better world was won
On the day the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Better days to come
On the day the storm has just begun
I will still hope there are
Heaven help us, we've lost control
This should be our finest hour
But were racing towards the end of days
Pulling back from the brink, despite our best efforts
The volume increases and the beat goes on
All the players marching to a different drum
The rhythm of the war dance
The beat goes on...
What will become of us if there's no one to watch over us
If we should face the certainty of our destruction
Forfeiting everything, pointless cries, futile dreams
There'll be no laughter, there'll be no tears
When tomorrow never comes.
This isn't a game, turn the safety off
Still we want more
And so the beat gets faster
Everyone must play
'Cause fame will find you
Put your face on the cover of a loaded magazine
We're proud of ourselves
Our greatest inventions, methods of killing
Are reaching perfection
All the players marching to a different drum
The rhythm of the war dance and the beat goes on
What will become of us if there's no one to watch over us
If we should face the certainty of our destruction
Forfeiting everything, pointless cries, futile dreams
There'll be no laughter, there'll be no tears
When tomorrow never comes
As the warning sirens sound that the world is at an end
Rendered unto night, creations torn asunder
What will become of us, is there no one to watch over us?
There'll be no laughter, there'll be no tears
Deep is the longing in the heart that ever strives
The expanses far and wide that still confine
The simple facts that yet lay waiting to be found
As lost as some forgotten promised land
Consider reasons through long goodbyes
Looking back for one last time
Just for a second look into your heart
As you stand and look across the great divide
Remember well the things that you will leave behind
As you set out to cross the vast and great divide
Guard and defend when forces hinder and collide
Solemn intentions both blessed and divine
You still pulled victory from shattered hope
Count your doubts with broken smiles
Covered your hurt in your pride
No need for reasons
None to confide
Look back and bid farewell for one last time
Just for a second look into your heart
As you stand and look across the great divide
Remember well the things that you will leave behind
As you set out to cross the vast and great divide
Just for a second look into your heart
As you stand and look across the great divide
Remember well the things that you will leave behind
As you set out to cross the vast and great divide
Just for a second look into my eyes
As you stand and look across the great divide
As you let go of tears for what you leave behind
While looking back again to say farewell for one last time
Before looking back again to say farewell for one last time
The carousel begins to slow, I take my chances
So far removed, I fail to see
The recklessness I've shown in all my words and deeds
The good in other souls I never fail to see
Can you see the light
As far as the eyes can see
From this point above the world
Where mortals dare their destiny
As it radiates, may I witness open-eyed
Let me remain where there is light
In want of courage
It is a shield for me
In want of hope
It reassures and carries me
As it radiates, may I witness open-eyed
Let me remain where there is light
Letting go was never easy
Risking all for what I wanted, never needed
Deliberated whether I should serve the cause of greater things
As we moved worlds apart
Can you see the light
As far as the eyes can see
From this point above the world
Where mortals dare their destiny
As it radiates, may I witness open-eyed
Let me remain where there is light
The greatest words would still fail me now
These emotions I cannot describe
I want to be where I don't need to hide myself
And remain there until the end of time
The gods play games with mortal hearts
As the carousel goes 'round
As I looked on,
I saw the crowds who gathered walk away
Can you see the light
As far as the eyes can see
From this point above the world
Where mortals dare their destiny
As it radiates, may I witness open-eyed
Let me remain where there is light
In want of courage
It is a shield for me
In want of hope
It reassures and carries me
As it radiates, may I witness open-eyed
If you and I had been
Anything less than these tormented souls
We would have never have gone so far
To become what we are
If you and I had never seen the world
Through the eyes of a child
We would never have wanted to stop time
Sleepers passing by
If you and I had been even less
Than these disenfranchised minds
We would have looked the other way
As we passed each other by
And for the things I know
From the broken who I ask
Is to look beyond this place
Stop staring at the clouds
Thinking only what went wrong
I know there are days
Too dark and hard to take
I hope you know
This is just one day you'll have to face
This is not the whole of your life
This is one day
This is one day
This is one day
One day out of the whole of your life
The hallowed lands so far behind
As fleeting dreams still linger
Like distant voices through the rain
Like grains of sand cast from my hands
I never thought I'd go this far
Without a star to cross the seas
So far from shores I'd left behind
Still far from shores I've yet to reach
I try to find the strength I need
To calm the doubts in my belief
With the will, I know my heart won't break
And if I have strength, then I've belief
If I have love, my heart still beats
Here under stars far from home
I try to find the strength I need
To calm the doubts in my belief
With the will, I know my heart won't break
And if I have strength, then I've belief
If I have love, my heart still beats
Here under stars far from home
The picture fades, the light recedes
The sound is lost in whispers
My recollections once clear and pure
Now distant lights that dim with time
I never thought I'd go this far
Without a star to cross the seas
So far from shores I'd left behind
Still far from shores I've yet to reach
I try to find the strength I need
To calm the doubts in my belief
With the will, I know my heart won't break
And if I have strength, then I've belief
If I have love, my heart still beats
Here under stars far from home
I try to find the strength I need
To calm the doubts in my belief
With the will, I know my heart won't break
And if I have strength, then I've belief
If I have love, my heart still beats
You are condemned
I've put a spell on you
The smell of death
Has got all over you
Like a disease
I will control your mind
Get on your knees
You won't survive the night
Hellraiser
Hellraiser
You are possessed
I am your living pest
Put you to rest
Tonight you'll be my guest
You are oppressed
Abused on my request
Get ready for
The final quest
Hellraiser
How the winter comes,
Where we belong,
I feel the cold,
Within my heart,
I see the night,
Deep in your eyes,
The winter comes
At last
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
So the winter comes,
Where we grow strong,
I hear your words,
Melt like snow,
I taste your kiss,
It tastes like snow
The winter comes
To last
My tongue is frozen to the ground,
I cry alone,
For times to come,
It beats the daylight outta me
The winter comes to seize the day
The winter comes to seize the day
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
Here the winter comes, again
Again
The will to greatness clouds the mind
Consumes the senses, veils the signs
We each are meant to recognize
Redeeming graces cast aside
Enduring notions, new found promise
That the end will never come
We live in times when all seems lost
But time will come when we'll look back
Upon ourselves and on our failings
Embrace the void even closer still
Erase your doubts as you surrender everything
We possess the power
If this should start to fall apart
To mend divides
To change the world
To reach the farthest star
If we should stay silent
If fear should win our hearts
Our light will have long diminished
Before it reaches the farthest star
Wide awake in a world that sleeps
Enduring thoughts, enduring scenes
The knowledge of what is yet to come
From a time when all seems lost
From a dead man to a world
Without restraint, unafraid and free
We possess the power
If this should start to fall apart
To mend divides
To change the world
To reach the farthest star
If we should stay silent
If fear should win our hearts
Our light will have long diminished
Before it reaches the farthest star
If we fall and break
All the tears in the world cannot make
Us whole
Again
We possess the power
If this should start to fall apart
To mend divides
To change the world
To reach the farthest star
If we should stay silent
If fear should win our hearts
Our light will have long diminished
It seems so long ago now
that i was sitting here
takeing in everything
I stopped to look around me
and as far as i could see
accross this precious land
shadows painted by the sun
I don't think i remember
how long i waited there
watching everything
My thoughts began to wander
and then i realized
every molment i had lived
and all i had seen
pass like this molment now
as clear to me now
is the molment when i knew
that i can let it go
that it's time to let it go
and with it came the feeling, strange
i'd waited for it all my life
i didn't feel alone
Beginning to move
Slowly changing
Cells connect
The sum of the parts
Process quickens
Continues to grow
Never ceasing
Getting stronger
Getting louder
The pulse of life
The heart beating
Quantum motion
Power taking over
Energy flowing
Gaining momentum
Like the beat of drums
Like the beat of drums
Slowly decreasing
Decelerating
Slowing down
Losing momentum
Losing momentum
Procrastinating, pretending to worry
Solving problems by pushing them aside
Wasting time like we've all the time in the world
Deliberation instead of solution, another term for blatant lies
Biding time like we've all the time in the world
And I'm not the only one who thinks we're trying to say
To the heavens and all who hear us: Behold all we have made!
We bring destruction, we bring war without an end
And then we live in hope that tomorrow never comes
That it never comes...
We conquer paradise just to burn it to the ground
And we build a future to honour pasts we've left behind
We bring destruction, we bring war without an end
And then we hope that tomorrow never comes
That it never comes...
The problems get worse before they get better
We find excuses to divert our eyes
Let tomorrow deal with what we could have done
And if you think we're the future, that we build tomorrow
When was the last day without a war?
We speak of greatness that we have never been
And I'm not the only one who thinks we're trying to say
To the heavens and all who hear us: Behold all we have made!
We bring destruction, we bring war without an end
And then we live in hope that tomorrow never comes
That it never comes...
We conquer paradise just to burn it to the ground
And we build a future to honour pasts we've left behind
We bring destruction, we bring war without an end
And then we hope that tomorrow never comes
That it never comes...
It's just you and me now
It's just you and me now
It's just you and me against the world
It's just you and me now
It's just you and me now
It's just you and me against the world
It's just you and me now
It's just you
It's just you
It's just you and me against the world
We conquer paradise just to burn it to the ground
And we build a future to honour pasts we've left behind
We bring destruction, we bring war without an end
And then we hope that tomorrow never comes
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
In this picture stands a man,
Far away, alone and distant.
Like a solitary field
In some nameless foreign land.
All around him points of light
Start to dim and cease transmitting.
Shadows fell on futile games
And then there was nothing more.
Through the screams of falling steel.
By the light of flares and wisdom.
All the doubts I could not face.
All this time I wanted more.
With a line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
To the gods whose names we've lost
And the names who gave in vain.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
Always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
This song is strictly intrumental....
Forget your fear, and want no more
At first light lay proud foundations
Sense the greatness that before you unfolds
Seek no more for hollow answers
Answers that lay within you all along
Farewell to dawns seen through saddened eyes
Farewell to pasts to sorrows chained
Forget your fears and want no more
You will be strong and want no more
You'll be adored, you will have everything
You will be strong and want no more
Forget your fears, you will have everything
It's colder than before
The seasons took all they had come for
Now winter dances here
It seems so fitting, don't you think?
To dress the ground in white and grey
It's so quiet I can hear
My thoughts touching every second
That I spent waiting for you
Circumstances afford me
No second chance to tell you
How much I've missed you
My beloved, do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass
And please don't ask me why I'm here
Something deeper brought me
Than a need to remember
We were once young and blessed with wings
No heights could keep us from their reach
No sacred place we did not soar
Still greater things burned within us
I don't regret the choices that I've made
I know you feel the same
My beloved, do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there
These are feelings that do not pass so easily
I can't forget what we claimed was ours
Moments lost, though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
My beloved, do you know
When the warm wind comes again
Another year will start to pass
And please don't ask me why I'm here
Something deeper brought me
Than a need to remember
My beloved, do you know
How many times I stared at clouds
Thinking that I saw you there
These are feelings that do not pass so easily
I can't forget what we claimed as ours
Moments lost, though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Moments lost, though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Moments lost, though time remains
I am so proud of what we were
No pain remains, no feeling
Eternity awaits
Grant me wings that I might fly
My restless soul is longing
No pain remains, no feeling
We have been waiting for you, anticipating you
We shall not lose faith in all that is heaven
And Heaven is such a small place
Seconds to minutes to hours to days
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold
All around you is tinder for the Gods
Seconds to minutes to hours to days
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold
All around you is tinder for the Gods
Storms across the battlements
The afterfire
Storms across the battlements
I pressed my face against the glass,
smiled as my breath made some pattern or other
The world beneath unfurled before me like a sail,
glinted in gold from this rich dawn sky
Awaiting the ship they had told me would come,
quietly anticipating that which was to come
I couldn't yet see you. Still obscured by the city
A towers of glass reflected your coming
Silhouetted on the sunrise
Did I blink as I watched? Did I close my eyes?
I was not alone, I think it was the first time
Watching you rise splendid and graceful,
I cheered as you sailed, a greatness unknown
I laughed as I waved and imagined you saw me
In the streets of the city, the windows of buildings,
a million faces gazing upwards in wonder
A million faces together and cheering and smiling
You were the warmth of their hearts, you were the sum of their dreams
In the coldness of morning you brought warmth to their lives
giving this feeling of wonder I could not imagine
You unlocking these thoughts no book and no picture could ever convey
This feeling and morning had opened a door.
I stepped into a new world I watched you fly
Saw you as a friend, the spirit of dreams
I imagined a new world, lands far away,
imagined those faces as you hung in their sky
I'm leaving ground stepping into a new world.
I'm leaving ground, a new world. And watching you fly
I stepped into, I stepped into a new world
I was not alone, I think it was the first time
I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new world
I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new world
Now I'm leaving home, leaving everything
I step into this new world leaving everything
I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new world
I'm leaving ground, stepping into a new world
Now I'm leaving home, leaving everything that I have ever known
I step into this new world leaving everything
Kingdom
Our domain, this kingdom come
now godless lands whose ways are lost.
Without the strength to carry on.
All values lost all virtue none.
Did you think you would be saved
by burning flags to cleanse yourselves of shame?
Or are you afraid as you stare back at your face?
are you ashamed, are you afraid,
by destroying what the gods had made?
Did you think you would be saved?
I believe that we'll conceive
to make in hell for us a heaven.
A brave new world.
A promised land.
A fortitude of hearts and minds.
Until I see this kingdom is mine,
I'll turn the darkness into light.
I'll guide the blind.
My will be done until the day
I see this kingdom has been won.
No more the servants of the weak
devoid of thought or light to seek.
I?ll leave no walls, no stone unturned.
Every tower to be razed to the dust from which it came.
None will be spared, no remnant saved.
Are you ashamed, are you afraid,
of the gods and idols you have made?
Did you think you would be saved
by the gods and idols you have made?
None will be saved.
None will be saved.
Here among the streets Static noise of moving lines Isolated locked in time
Along the crowded streets Faces unknown pass me by Filtered signals in the noise reveal what paper masks disguise
Some have all and some have nothing Some find themselves losing everything Some are lost and never found Some will lead and some will follow Some only answer to themselves Some need truth, some need lies
Some will create, some destroy Some will be healed, some will be torn apart though few will ever know why
Some will be loved and some will love Some will hold on to what some let go
The heart that makes them feel alive events by which they are defined
Some accept and some deny Some would believe but still doubt everything
Some will live and some will die fighting over reasons why
Every voice put out sounds Noise that doesn´t cease Signals resonate in time Over again the waters rise and then subside Sending waves around the world Still waters open skies
Every voice put out sounds Noise that doesn´t cease Signals resonate in time Over again the waters rise and then subside Sending waves around the world Still waters open skies
Sending waves around the world Still waters open skies
Every voice put out sounds Sending waves around the world still waters open skies
Eyes betray the soul and bear it's thinking.
Beyond words they say so many things to me.
A stranger here reborn it seems
awaking wonders deep in me.
If nothing's ventured nothing's gained
so I must seize the day.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
It wasn't you it wasn't me it wasn't anyone.
It was a day so long awaited and a chance to be as me.
I let the wind run through my hands
as I turned to walk away.
In distant days I long to sense it all so clear.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
And will the world stay standing still at least for me.
Through my eyes stare into me.
I bear my heart for all to see.
With my face turned to the sun there ever standing still.
And fighting time so much I ask.
I will this morning last forever.
Though seasons change and things come to pass
remain inside of me.
And fighting time so hard I pray
that this moment lasts forever.
and will the world stay standing still at least for me.
I had no faith before that day in any vow or deed.
Days followed days and years were meaningless.
Despite the wisdom of defeat
I bore my heart for all to see the wonders I'd seen.
The art of war is of vital importance to the state.
It is a matter of life and death,
A road either to safety or to ruin.
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence
Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without having to fight
If you know the enemy and know yourself, your victory will not stand in doubt
If you know heaven and you know Earth, you may make your victory
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear results of a hundred battles
If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer defeat.
If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
Treat your soldiers as your beloved children
And they will follow you into the deepest valleys.
To defeat your enemy, you must pretend inferiority and encourage your enemy's arrogance.
Making no mistakes is what establishes the certainty of victory
for it means conquering an enemy that is already defeated.
There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare.
Speed is the essence of war.
The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming,
But on our own readiness to receive our enemy;
Not on the chance of our enemies not attacking,
But rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.
The general who advances without seeking fame and retreats without fearing disgrace,
Whose only thought is to protect his country and do service for his sovereign,
Is the jewel of his kingdom.
The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won
Whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
Speed is the essence of war.
Speed is the essence of war.
It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war
A million faces, each a million lies
For each and all a chrome disguise
Prompts for action, force reaction
Embody promise in a sheen so pure
Hurt, the measure of blind ambition
The testament to your singular disease
Against all wisdom you heed no warning
Your desires giving you away
If I could change your mind
I wouldn't save you from the path you wander
In desperation dreams, any soul can set you free
And I still hear you scream
In every breath, in every single motion
Burning innocence, the fire to set you free
Your actions turn conquest to dust
In portents of fate, you foolishly place trust
Sense fear in your broken breathing
Resort to shadows till your body expires
All creation has the promise of Heaven
And still you travel the road to Hell
I'm saying nothing for the good of myself
But I'm still talking and you're not listening
If I could change your mind
I wouldn't save you from the path you wander
In desperation dreams, any soul can set you free
And I still hear you scream
In every breath, in every single motion
Burning innocence, the fire to set you free
As night descends upon the city
The streets are cold, the lights go by
And in the stories of the people
A million faces, a million lies
They'll never say they feel what you feel
That they can see the world you see
And in their faces, their expressions
See the faces. Etched in stone.
The frozen faces of multitudes.
The songs of youth that sing forever.
Immortal thoughts of a myriad of souls
That echo forth and on forever and on forever.
All great things to come.
Onward now and on forever and onward now.
All great things to come.
We few, we lucky few.
Once more to the breach dear friends once more.
The hall of ages to welcome them.
The cheers of many.
The cries of parting souls.
Bravest thoughts of futures past.
The golden years.
All great things to come.
That echo forth and on forever
And onward now and on forever
And onward now and on forever.
At the end of days, at the end of time
When the Sun burns out will any of this matter?
Who will be there to remember who we were?
Who will be there to know that any of this had meaning for us?
And in retrospect I'll say we've done no wrong
Who are we to judge what's right and what has purpose for us?
With designs upon ourselves to do no wrong
Running wild unaware of what might come of us
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Without a thought I will see everything eternal
Forget that once we were just dust from heavens far
As we were forged we shall return, perhaps some day
I will remember us and wonder who we were
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
The Sun was born, so it shall die
So only shadows comfort me
I know in darkness I will find you giving up inside like me
Each day shall end as it begins
And though you're far away from me
So much I thought I'd have to say
Though I try to speak, my meaning strays.
We can't avoid the facts that brought us here.
I have come to say goodbye.
The lies I try to tell with my own eyes;
An act of pride, a willful compromise.
Please understand how torn I am
When I walk away from here.
I lament the moments we won't share.
If I am far too sentimental, I apologize.
Please understand this is who I am
And who I'll still be when I've walked away from here.
You know I'm not unkind
When I say in the future,
The past is just the past.
No going back,
No change of heart
But this is now,
Time will not differ.
My thoughts(?) betray, so easily confess(?)
How long I'll wait here after you have gone.
Nothing ends(?) but I don't believe that now
Please don't walk away from here.
I went alone and I remember days.
Nothing will change a single fact(?) of who you were to me
Oh, come what may, forever to the end
I find it so hard to let you go.
And hush now, let it go now
There's no need for sad goodbyes.
Hush now, let it go now
I know it's time to go.
Passive fields. January two thousand and twelve
A nation that stands alone
Cold voices, faces pale
Gathered unto their judgement day
Such pride remains unbroken
Such words remain unspoken
Just mothers to stand in vain and cry
Tears and medals in the rain
Shall I recall when justice did prevail?
No reason to be found why reason did fail
The all clear resounding
The way was clear to rebuild this land
Shall I call on you to guide me well
To see our hopes and dreams fulfilled?
On this day of our ascension
Stand your ground, this is what we are fighting for
For our spirit and laws and ways
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
For heaven or hell we shall not wait
Shall I think of honour as lies
Or lament its aged and slow demise?
Shall I stand as a total stranger
On this day in this stone chamber?
The all clear resounding
The way was clear to rebuild this land
Shall I call on you to guide me well
To see our hopes and dreams fulfilled
On this day of our ascension
On this day we praise the fallen
Stand your ground, this is what we are fighting for
For our spirit and laws and ways
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
For heaven or hell we shall not wait
Shall I think of honour as lies
Or lament its aged and slow demise?
Shall I stand as a total stranger
On this day in this stone chamber?
Stand your ground, this is what we are fighting for.
For our spirit and laws and ways.
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war.
For heaven or hell we shall not wait.
Shall I think of honour as lies
Or lament its aged and slow demise?
Shall I stand as a total stranger
On this day in this stone chamber?
Stand your ground, this is what we are fighting for
For our spirit and laws and ways
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war
For heaven or hell we shall not wait
Shall I think of honour as lies
Or lament its aged and slow demise?
Shall I stand as a total stranger
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
I always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As my symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
I have never wanted more.
I have never wanted more.
I have never wanted more.
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
By the light of what I've seen,
In a face a view, through eyes this world collides
I am voiceless in my angst and nothing can take us back
To innocence
Short, sharp, bloodlust reality
In despair I reach for night
In water purity reigns to be resolute
As a land we clean our minds, reap our belongings
Sow our angers and our strengths
All to obsessed by weakness
We have brought ourselves to meaninglessness
So easy to control, bring to harm
A gathering of fools unjustified, on a mountain
And I collect my thoughts
And I rise above all that despises me
Comprehend the ways of man
And under a flag that we salute or burn
There is blood on both shores
With hardened mind I travelled
And with hardened heart I conquered
A freedom so ironic, so despicable, so hypocritical
There is anger resolute
Rears its familiar ugly head on the TV screen
In a dozen bags a life was placed
In a breath he smiled and waved
Five minutes at a time the power held true
And without consternation our laws are lost
Lost to butchers, lost to child killers, lost to narcotic ritual
Another tag, another headline
Another smiling photograph shall stay ten winters long forever
And where are the angels to guard?
Where's the God of men and children?
He is stalking the minds of dark poor souls
And I know it's right 'cause I know it's time for freedom
To kill another, and to kill another, and to kill another child
Of the flag 'till there are none left
I think back upon the person I knew you to be Righted the wrongs in the name Of all you believed
The one who brought the fight Who never said die Never letting fate decide
Be all you hope for you are the best you could be All that in tribute of all That you had achieved
No time for words From those with nothing to say Never letting fate decide
Unto the end and back again Defiant to the last man Until there is nothing left to fight against No surrender
Unto the corners of the Earth Defiant to the last breath Until there's none left standing No surrender
Conjured the ground upon which you've only stood Buried the conflicts that had Preyed on your mind
Those strengths in action That only courage achieves Never letting fate decide
Unto the end and back again Defiant to the last man Until there is nothing left to fight against No surrender
See the faces etched in stone
The frozen faces of multitudes
The songs of youth that sing forever
Immortal thoughts of a myriad of souls
That echo forth and on forever and on forever
All great things to come onward now
and on forever and onward now
All great things to come
Immortal thoughts of a myriad of souls
That echo forth like songs of a multitude
And on forever and on forever
Onward now and on forever and onward now
All great things to come
We few, we lucky few
Once more to the breach, dear friends, once more
All great things to come
The hall of ages to welcome them
The cheers of many
The cries of parting souls
The golden years
All great things, all great things
All great things to come
That echo forth and on forever
And onward now, onward forever
And onward now and on forever
Bravest thoughts of futures past
That echo forth and on forever
And onward now, all great things to come
Onward now, on forever, and onward now
Bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht das Herz.
(Am I not human, does my heart not bleed)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich!
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen. (why am I alone and feel as if i carry a spear through a battlefield)
Bin ich nicht unter Kontrolle, ist meine Seele nicht
mein? Bin ich nicht Mensch, durch sein schicksal
bestimmt?
(Have I no control, is my soul not mine?
Am I not just human, destiny defined?)
Niemals beherrscht zu sein oder angebunden. Nicht
Himmel oder Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Und bin ich nicht Mensch, blutet mir nicht auch das Herz?
(And am I not mhuman, does my heart not bleed?)
Kein Fürst, kein Gott, kein Hass, kein Mitleid, kein
Schmerz, nur ich.
(No lord, no god, no hate, no pity, no pain, just me!)
Ich verstehe... doch wiedersetze mich.
Synchronische Führung. Ich wähle meinen Weg.
(Comprehend and countermand.
Synchronous guidance. I choose my way.)
Niemals bevormundet oder angebunden. Nicht Himmel oder
Hölle, nur das Land dazwischen.
(Never to be ruled nor held to heel.
Not heaven or hell just the land between.)
Bin ich nicht Mensch?
(Am I not human?)
Wie der Pfad zum Himmel oder die Straße zu Hölle, es
ist unsere eigene verbindliche Entscheidung.
(Like the path to heaven or the road to hell our
choice is our own consequences bind.)
Sind wir Könige der Weisheit und sind wir Narren zugleich.
Wir sind Götter, sind höfliche Menschen.
(We are the kings of wisdom, the fools as well.
We are gods to many, we are humble men.)
Wir, die große Werke vollbringen, nur um sie zu
zerstören. Wir, die unsere eigenen Entscheidungen
treffen, werden niemals scheitern.
(We who build great works just to break them down.
We who make our rules so we never fail.)
Warum liebe ich, wenn ich noch Schmerz spüre?
(Why do I love when I still feel pain)
Wann endet es, wann ist mein Werk vollbracht?
(When does it end, when is my work done?)
Warum bin ich alleine, als würde ich ein
Schwert übers Schlachtfeld tragen.
Und Bin ich nicht Mensch?
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
I always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
I always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
In this picture stands a man,
Far away, alone and distant.
Like a solitary field
In some nameless foreign land.
All around him points of light
Start to dim and cease transmitting.
Shadows fell on futile games
And then there was nothing more.
Through the screams of falling steel.
By the light of flares and wisdom.
All the doubts I could not face.
All this time I wanted more.
With a line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
To the gods whose names we've lost
And the names who gave in vain.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
Set me aflame and cast me free.
Away, you wretched world of tethers.
Through the endless night and day
I have never wanted more.
I always thought that I would stand
Before the faceless name of justice.
Like some law unto myself,
Like a child of God again.
And if rain brings winds of change
Let it rain on us forever.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
With this line I'll mark the past
As a symbol of beginning.
I have no doubt from what I've seen
That I have never wanted more.
Sever the line to the guilty past,
To the ones who brought us nothing
Spoke of futures brave and proud
And brought only hate and war.
Lined the roads with hollow praise.
Marked the land with paper statues.
Shadows fell on their futile ways
Build me a future, splendid and graceful
Make it better by design
Perfected strategies, applied technologies
A brighter future for a darker age
Before me a vision, forged with great intentions
Of generations yet to come
Aerodynamic dreams, across the stratosphere
Foundations for tomorrow's way of life today
Write a new world symphony, for the 21st century
The dawning of the age to come
Streamline simplicity, the renaissance of humanity
Avenues of light to guide us home
Discard the old regimes, failed ideologies
Draw the lines and start again
Build towers that pierce the sky, the figurehead of individual minds
Horizons unlimited, and unified
Potential overdrive, free thought and open minds
As if beams of photons lit the night
Electronic alchemists, in the new metropolis
Enlightened living through practicality
Write a new world symphony, for the 21st century
The dawning of the age to come
Streamline simplicity, the renaissance of humanity
Avenues of light to guide us home
Write a new world symphony, for the 21st century
The dawning of the age to come
Streamline simplicity, the renaissance of humanity
Avenues of light to guide us home
Leave this world behind, retrofitted and redefined
The dawning of the age to come
Streamline simplicity, the renaissance of humanity
The sound of words I longed for said
So far pleasure undenied
Just the bloodless touch of skin
Close your eyes and turn
The storm, the fray persists
Columns form in endless rain
No loss of courage or the will
No dignity in staying
There is no love that can endure
Envelop or protect you
Forward go to open seas
The quest it is your master
No time for you to heal yourself
I wish there'd been another way
In time I hope you'll see me as
The one who held you above the waves
Your hope becomes your second skin
To envelop and protect you
The joys were never undeserved
The greatness hid no doubt
So much that you denied yourself
And so much that you never knew
Long realized, the only choice
We have been waiting for you, anticipating you
We shall not lose faith in all that is heaven
And Heaven is such a small place
Seconds to minutes to hours to days
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold
All around you is tinder for the Gods
Seconds to minutes to hours to days
Screaming for something that's something I will never hold
All around you is tinder for the Gods
Storms across the battlements
The afterfire
Storms across the battlements
I sat above them all and watched for days
I felt as though my own kind
Were all that mattered and kept me sane
I gathered them to me
Watched their hunted pass away
As if direction had finally come
A resurrection for all ourselves
I have never felt so proud
As I do now
Like the sun is placed behind me
Feelings that matter never end
One day we'll see our names
In stone where fires burn
The great who silent stood among you never
Praised nor never known
Our thoughts defined the passing days
Sensed the spirit, seized the age
After all these years to dream again
Like smiling children with faces raised
Cheering their path, tomorrow's glory days
And we who were so scorned
Will always wish to make their end
Our words to still their voice
Our hands to break their worthless necks
One day we'll see our names
In stone where fires burn
The great who silent stood among you
Never praised nor never known
Our thoughts defined the passing days
Sensed the spirit, seized the age
After all these years to dream again
Like smiling children with faces raised
Cheering their path, tomorrow's glory days
And we who were so scorned
Will always wish to make their end
Our words to still their voice
In the face of grave defeat I heard cries for mercy
No barrier of self control, no innocent composure
Abusing love and like a child inflicting pain upon itself
When the calling finally comes well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
Well there be no one waiting
In blind despair taken in by any glimpse of freedom
Sell your soul to buy some time, infect all your longings
The thought that god has taken sides on the path to breaking down
Disconnected but not alone, scream to the tune of the background noise
Background noise
Scream to the tune of the background noise
Endless thoughts of what is wrong arrive at no conclusion
On the floor still nursing wounds no sense of self to speak of
The though that god has taken sides on the path to breaking down
Disconnected but not alone, scream to the tune of the background noise
Background noise
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
When does 'enough' become enough?
When does 'no' have meaning?
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