[instrumental]
				

tunnel vision at blinding speed
controlling my thoughts, obsessing me
void of any uncertainty
throughout my very soul

lost illusions of my control
resisting all hope of letting go
racing impulse of dark desire
drives me through the night

i try to shut it down
it leaves me in the dust
no matter what i've found
i can never get enough

frantic actions of insanity
impulsive laced profanity
long for elusive serenity
way out of my control

traveling through both space and time
(out of body, out of mind)
out of control
my wheels in constant motion

spinning round and round it goes
(i can't let up, i can't let go)
can't stop this flame from burning
forever more
into the night
blistering

focus here, focus there
cannot see the light
(falling down through the night)
sprawling everywhere

searching left, searching right
(panic setting in, i can no longer fight)
when will this end ?

accelerate, dislocate
(set to crash and burn, haven't got time to waste)
not planning to return

aggravate, agitate
(when will i ever learn ?)
there's no way out of here

nowhere to turn

obsessive yearning
compulsive burning
still never learning
insane random thoughts of neat disorder

scattered wasteland surrounding me
tattered memories of what used to be

apocalyptic mind debris
until we meet again
uh!

traveling through both space and time
(out of body, out of mind)
out of control
my wheels in constant motion

spinning round and round it goes
(i can't let up, i can't let go)
can't stop this flame from burning
forever more
into the night
blistering

traveling through both space and time
(out of body, out of mind)
out of control
my wheels in constant motion

spinning round and round it goes
(i can't let up, i can't let go)
can't stop this flame from burning
can't stop the wheels from turning

traveling through both space and time
(you get yours, and i got mine)
out of control
my wheels in constant motion

spinning round and round it goes
(i can't let up, i can't let go)
can't stop this flame from burning
forever more
into the night
blistering
				

all wound up
on the edge
terrified
sleep disturbed
restless mind
petrified
bouts of fear
permeate
all i see
heightening
nervousness
theatens me

i am paralyzed
so afraid to die

caught off guard
warning signs
never show
tension strikes
choking me
worries grow

why do i feel so numb?
has it something to do with where i come from?
should this be fight or flight?
i don't know why i'm constantly so uptight

rapid heartbeat pounding through my chest
agitated body in distress
i feel like i'm in danger
daily life is strangled by my stress
a stifling surge shooting through all my veins
extreme apprehension, suddenly i'm insane

no strong hope for redemption
a grave situation desperate at best

why do i feel so numb?
has it something to do with where i come from?
should this be fight or flight?
i don't know why i'm constantly reeling

helpless hysteria
a false sense of urgency
trapped in my phobia
possessed by anxiety

run
try to hide
overwhelmed by this complex delirium

helpless hysteria
a false sense of urgency
trapped in my phobia
possessed by anxiety

run
try to hide
overwhelmed by this complex delirium
				

hear me, speaking
asking why even bother
telling me, how you
live from day to day
take your time and look around
is this utopia you found?
sick of all of this
the suffering and regence carrying on
is it a time we care and lose the hate
understand the fears
but we do all that we can
justify the means to mend
sorry you must excuse me
i painted my own mona lisa
she's fixed everything
now i'm spolied beyond my wildest dreams
blind faith we have you
invisible
which direction do we choose?
predictable
take the streets
the beaten path
the system works for whom i ask
you have it all, a bigger house
my advance to keep you out
when did we all let you down?
so come messiah show us now
out here the spirit drowns
what is it you hope to see
blind faith we have you
invisible
which direction do we take
predictable
where there is something in commune
desirable
come, you've done all you can do
regretable
and still life pushes on
with or without you
we've got to carry on
our will, will guide us to
a place where we belong
nowhere lies the truth
i am ??????
?????? brought the son to you
i don't think we let you down
so come messiah i'll show us down now
throw a secure lifeline,
i hope that you hear me, too.
im proud to be around,
there's more to us than we see now.
blind faith we have in you..
invisible
misdirection that we choose
predictable
selling ones abused?????
desirable
cause you've done all that you can do
regretable.
				

morning comes too early and nighttime falls too late
and sometimes all i want to do is wait
the shadow i've been hiding in has fled from me today

i know it's easier to walk away than to look in the eye
but i will raise a shelter to the sky
and here beneath this tar tonight i lie
she will slowly yield the light
as i awaken from the longest night

dreams are shaking
set sirens waking up tired eyes
with the light of the memories all rush into his head

by a candle stands a mirror
of his heart and soul she dances
she was dancing thru the night above his bed
and walking to the window
he throws the shutters out against the wall
and from an ivory tower hears her call
"let light surrounded you"

it's been a long, long time
he's had a while to think it over
in the end he only sees the change
light to dark
dark to light
light to dark
dark to light

heaven must be more than this
when angels waken a kiss
sacred hearts won't take the pain
but mine will never be the same

he stands before the window
his shadow slowly fading from the wall
and from an ivory tower hears her call
"let the light surrounded you"

once lost but i was found
when i heard the stained glas shatter all around me
i sent the spirits tumbling down the hill
but i will hold this one on high above me still
she whispers words to clear my mind
i once could see but now at last i'm blind

i know it's easier to walk away than look in the eye
but i had given all that i could take
and now i've only habits just to break
tonight i still be lying here
surrounded in all the light
				

no one dared to
speak of the terrible danger
the hideous ancient warnings
forged in the void of night

he has risen up
out of the blackness
chaos
the last of the prophets
sinister
a sickening monstrous sight

through the stifling heat
underneath the pale green moon

i burned with a thirst
to seek things not yet seen

climbing endless stairs
leading to the choking room

eager to explore
his most shocking mysteries

drifting beyond all time
out of a churning sky
drawn to the beckoning light
of the dark eternal night

black forces
rage in the vortex,
fighting
waves of destruction
swallowing
the echo of the universe

i am the last
born of the blood of the pharaohs
the ultimate god of a rotting creation
sent to unleash this curse

restless crowds draw near
nameless hooded forms appear

amidst fallen ruins
grotesque creatures battle

shadowed on a screen
yellow evil faces leer

vacant monuments
corpses of dead worlds left behind

drifting beyond all time
out of a churning sky
drawn to the beckoning light
of the dark eternal night

trapped in a hellish dream
spinning past worlds unseen
and frightfully vanishing
into the dark eternal night

drifting beyond all time
out of a churning sky
drawn to the beckoning light
of the dark eternal night

trapped in a hellish dream
spinning past worlds unseen
and frightfully vanishing
into the dark eternal night
				

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sometimes, for a moment of bliss
and the passion, we're craving
there's a message we miss
sometimes when, the spirits left alone
we must believe in something
to find if we've grown

tragic reflex, shattered calm
static progress, senses gone
numb awareness, final psalm

swept away with the tide
(swept away with the tide)
through the holes in my hands
(through the holes in my hands)
crown of thorns at my side
(crown of thorns at my side, yeah, yeah, yeah)
drawing lines in the sand

sometimes, if you're perfectly still
you can hear the virgin weeping
for the savior of your will
sometimes, your castles in the air
and the fantasies you're seeking
are the crosses you bear

sacred conflict, blessed prize
weeping crosses, stainless eyes
desperate addict, faith disguised 

swept away with the tide
(swept away with the tide)
through the holes in my hands
(through the holes in my hands, yeah)
crown of thorns at my side
(crown of thorns at my side)
drawing lines in the sand

we fabricate our demons
invite them into our homes
have supper with the aliens
and fight the war alone
we conjure up our skeletons
enlist the den of thieves
frightened from our closets
then sewn upon our sleeves

in the stream of consciousness
there is a river crying
living comes much easier
once we admit
we're dying

sometimes, in the wreckage of our wake
there's a bitterness we harbor
and hate for hatred's sake
sometimes we dig an early grave
and crucify our instincts
for the hope we couldn't save

sometimes a view from sinless eyes
centers our perspective
and pacifies our cries
sometimes the anguish we survive
and the mysteries we nurture
are the fabrics of our lives

swept away with the tide
(swept away with the tide, yeah)
through the holes in my hands
(through the holes, holes in my hands)
crown of thorns at my side
(crown of thorns in my side)
drawing lines in the sand
				

to rise, to fall
to hurt, to hate
to want, to hate
to heal, to save
can't hear it
we fear it
awareness won't come near it
distractive
reactive
disguised in spite of time
i never bared my emotions
my passion always strong
i never lost my devotion
but somewhere fate went wrong
can't let them rape me again
your venom's not my family here
won't let them fill me with
fatalistic remedies
what if the rest of the world
was hopelessly blinded by fear ?
where would my sanctity live ?
suddenly nobody cares,
it's never enough
you're wasting your time
isn't there something i could say ?
you don't understand
you're closing me out
how can we live our lives this way ?
you tell me i'm wrong
i'm risking my life
still, i have nothing in return
i show you my hands
you don't see the scars
maybe you'll leave me here to burn
what if the rest of the world
was hopelessly drowning in vain ?
where would our self pity run ?
suddenly everyone cares,
blood... heal me
fear... change me
belief will always save me
blood... swearing
fear... staring
conviction made aware
give up on misery
turn your back on dissident
leave their distrust behind
wash your hands of regret
do you feel you don't know me anymore ?
and do you feel i'm afraid of your love ?
and how come you don't want me asking ?
and how come my heart's not invited ?
you say you want everuone happy
well, we're not laughing,
and how come you don't understand me ?
and how come i don't understand you ?
thirty years say we're in this together
so open your eyes,
people in prayer for me
sometimes i feel i should face this alone
my soul exposed
it calms me yo know that i won't
blood... heal me
fear... change me
belief will always save me
blood... swearing
fear... staring
conviction made aware
learning from misery
starring back at dissent
leaving distrust behind
i'm inspired and content
				

for a while i thought i fell asleep
lying motionless inside a dream

then rising suddenly
i felt a chilling breath upon me
she softly whispered in my ear
(forsaken)

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
give yourself up to me

i waited faithfully
for night to fall again
trying to silence the fear within me

out of the night and mist
i felt a stinging kiss
and saw a crimson sting on her lips

i have to know your name

where have i seen your face before
my dear why don't you be afraid

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
give yourself up to me
take me far away
close your eyes
and hold your breath
to the ends of the earth

forsaken
i have come for you tonight
awaken
look in my eyes and take my hand
forsaken
fly away with me tonight
awaken
renew my life
now you are mine
give yourself up to me
				

the water's edge
is where she waits
lost soul still wondering

meant to die
but she's stuck
not crossing over

the other side
is where he waits
his spirit reaching out

meant to save
but she's too scared
to take his hand

living in a world without you (drowning in the past)
is living in no world at all
so now i call on you

remember me
i gave you life
you would not take it

your suffering
was all in vain ?
it's almost over now
don't turn your back on paradise

feeling scared
she's prepared
to give up everything

she can't stand
to feel like half of her is fading

he will choose
the only way
to rid her of her pain

take her soul now
the decision has been made

living in a world without love (burning into my soul)
so living in a wordless world
so i will call on you

remember me
i gave you life

you would not take it

your suffering
was all in vain ?
it's almost over

remember me
you were so young
how could i tell you ?

remember me
i am the one
who saved your life that night

i was the one who would not abandon you
even in death i was the one who would not leave you

i used my freedom to protect you
and all the world around you
do you remember me this time
even in death i gave you life
i gave you life

born to do
deserve a place
a place beside you

this time when i
reach out my hand
it reached all the way
to heaven

remember me
i gave you life
you would not take it

your suffering
was all in vain ?
it's almost over now

goodbye
it's almost over now

goodbye
it's time
i release you from this life
don't turn your back on paradise
				

just let me catch your breath...
i've heard the promises
i've seen the mistakes
i've had my fair share of tough breaks
i need a new voice, a new law, a new way
take the time, reevaluate
it's time to pick up the pieces,
go back to square one
i think it's time for a change

there is something that i feel
to be something that is real
i feel the heat within my mind
and craft new changes with my eyes
giving freely wandering promises
a place with decisions i'll fashion
i won't waste another breath
you can feel the waves coming on
(it's time to take the time)
let them destroy or carry you on
(it's time to take the time)
you're fighting the weight of the world
but no one can save you this time
close your eyes
you can find all you need in your mind

the unbroken spirit
obscured an disquiet
finds clearness this trial demands
and at the end of this day sighs an anxious relief
for the fortune lies still in his hands

if there's a pensive fear, a wasted year
a man must learn to cope
if his obsession's real,
suppression that he feels must turn to hope

life is no more assuring than love
(it's time to take the time)
there are no answers from voices above
(it's time to take the time)
you're fighting the weight of the world
and no one can save you this time
close your eyes
you can find all you're need in your mind

i close my eyes
and feel the water rise around me
drown the beat of time
let my senses fall away
i can see much clearer now, i'm blind

find all you need in your mind
if you take the time
				

i saw a white light
shining there before me
walking to it
i waited for the end
a final vision
promising salvation
a resurrection
for a fallen man

do you still wait for your god
and the symbol of your faith ?

i can free you from this hell and misery
you should never be ashamed, my son
i can give you power beyond anything
trust me you will be the chosen one

i was forgotten
a body scorned and broken
my soul rejected
taken by his blood
beyond redemption
i said i'm not worth saving

forever taken
from the one i loved

do i still wait for my god
and a symbol of my faith ?

i can lead you down the path and back to life
all i ask is that you worship me
i can help you seek revenge and save yourself
give you life for all eternity

servants of the fallen
fight to pave the way
for their saviour's calling
of this wicked day
through a veil of madness
with a vicious play
one man rises on
standing in their way

redemption
redemption for humanity

welcome tired pilgrim
into the circle
we have been waiting
everyone's gathered for your arrival
all the believers

angels fall, all for you, heretic
demon heart bleed for us

i've been waiting for you,
weary preacher man
you have been expected
now we can begin
let this hollow day of judgment break
i have known you father,
and your sacred quest
blessed soldier fighting
you shall never rest
i have known you, but do you know me ?

angels fall, all for you, heretic
demon heart bleed for us
(my soul is yours dark master, i will fight for you)
dark master within, i will fight for you
dark master of sin, now my soul is yours
dark master, my guide, i will die for you
dark master inside…

i cannot see his face
but i could feel despite
a presence from the dead
abandoned by the light
his shadow will consume you from within
this power that i sense
been raged behind those eyes
this justice straddling ghost
a spirit deep inside
the body and the soul both frets
for they are one

angels fall, all for you, heretic
demon heart bleed for us
(my soul is yours dark master, i will fight for you)
dark master within, i will fight for you
dark master of sin, now my soul is yours
dark master, my guide, i will die for you
dark master inside…
dark master, i'm in, i belong to you
dark master within…

heil! heil! heil! heil!
heil! heil! heil! heil!

don't
bother trying to find them
they will be coming to you
fight,
fight and destroy until you can't take anymore
spill,
hey! spill the blood of rebels
they are the terror of hell
flesh,

i'm being dead
stopping at nothing to kill
saint,
caught in a moment of weakness
ended the greatness of all
sold,
half of my soul
and now i'm still waiting for you

i judge us, my eyes see
i judge and i am just
for i speak of the beast
that lives in all of us
unwelcome ones your time has come

lord,
you are my god and my shepherd
nothing more shall i want
war,
through the abyss
into the shadow of death

fear,
there is no reason to fear now
while you are with me
my,
couple of flows
my enemy's blood
i,
get in the house of the lord
forever, amen
death,
follow me
oh, the wish of my life

i judge us, my eyes see
i judge and i am just
for i speak of the beast
that lives in all of us
unwelcome one your time has come

servants of the fallen
fight to make the way
for the savior's calling
on this wicked day
through a veil of madness
with a vicious play
one man marches on
standing in the way
(it's time to go, dark lord)

my soul grows weaker
he knows and he waits
he watches over me
standing at the inferno gates
in the hour of darkness
the moment i feared has passed
the moment i lost my faith
promising salvation
my soul is my own now
i do not fight for you, dark master
				

under the sun, there is nothing to hide
under the moon, a stranger waits inside
people disappear
the music fades away
splashing through the rain
i'll dream with them one day

it's raining, raining,
on the streets of new york city
it's raining, raining, raining, deep in heaven

i may have wasted all those years
they're not worth their time in tears
i may have spent too long in darkness
in the warmth of my fears

take a look at yourself
not at anyone else
and tell me what you see
i know the air is cold
i know the streets are cruel
but i'll enjoy the ride today

it's raining, raining,
on the streets of new york city
it's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
raining deep in heaven

i may have wasted all those years
they're not worth their time in tears
i may have spent too long in darkness
in the warmth of my fears

as i walk through all my myths
rising and sinking like the waves
with my thoughts wrapped around me
through a trial of tears

hidden by disguise, stumbling in a world
feeling uninspired, he gets into his car
not within his eyes to see, open up, open up
not much better than the man you hate

still awake
i continue to move along
cultivating my own nonsense
welcome to the wasteland
where you'll find ashes, nothing but ashes
still awake
bringing change, bringing movement, bringing life
a silent prayer thrown away,
disappearing in the air
rising, sinking, raining deep inside me
nowhere to turn,
i look for a way back home

it's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
it's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
it's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
it's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
					

the miracle : 
friday evening
the blood still on my hands
to think that we would leave me now
for that un greatful man

solesurvivor
no witness to the crime
i must act fast to cover up
i think that there's still time

he'd seem hopeless and lost with this note
they'll buy into the words that i wrote

this feeling inside me
finally found my love, i've finally broke free
no longer torn in two
i'd take my own life before losing you

victoria :
feeling good this friday afternoon
i ran into julian
said we'd get together soon

he always had my heart
he needs to know
i'll break free of the miracle
it's time for him to go

this feeling inside me
finally found my love, i've finally broke free
no longer torn in two
he'd kill his brother if he only knew

their love renewed
they'd rendezvous
in a pathway out of view
they thought no one knew
then came a shot out of the night


the sleeper :
one last time
we'll lay down today
one last time
until we fade away
one last time
we'll lay down today
one last time
we fade away

as their bodies lies still
and the ending draws near
spirits rise through the air
all their fear disappear, it all becomes clear
a blinding light comes into view
an old soul exchanged for a new
a familar voice comes shining through ...


nicholas :
this feeling inside me
finally found my life, i'm finally free
no longer torn in two
i learned about my life by living through you

this feeling inside me
finally found my life, i'm finally free
no longer torn in two
living my own life by learning from you

we'll meet again my friend someday soon ...
					

there was no time for pain
no energy for anger
the sightlessness of hatred sleeps away
walking winter streets alone
he stops and takes a breath
with confidence and self-control

i look at the world and see no understanding
i'm waiting to find some sense of strength
i'm begging from the bottom of my heart to show me understanding

i need to live life
like some people never will
so find me kindness
find me beauty
find me truth
when temptation brings me to my knees
and i lay here drained of strength
show me kindness
show me beauty
show me truth

the way your heart sounds makes all the difference
it's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
the way your heart beat makes all the difference
in learning to live
here before me is my soul
i'm learning to live
i won't give up
till i've no more to give

listening to the city
whispering its violence
i set out watching from above
the 90s bring new questions
new solutions to be found
i fell in love to be let down

once again we dance in the crowd
at times a step away
from a common fear that's all spread out
it won't listen to what you say
once you're touched you stand alone
to face the bitter fight
once i reached for love
and now i reach for life

another chance to lift my life
free the sensation in my heart
to ride the wings of dreams into changing horizons
it brings inner peace within my mind,
as i'm lifted from where i've spilt my mind
i hear an innocent voice
i hear kindness, beauty and truth

the way your heart sounds makes all the diffrence
it's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
the way your heart beats makes all the difference
in learning to live
spread before you is your soul
so forever hold the dreams within our hearts
through nature inflexible grace
i'm learning to live
					

how can this be?
why is he the chosen one

saint gone astray
with a scepter and a gun

learn to believe
in the mighty and the strong

come bleed the beast
follow me it won't be long

listen when the prophet
speaks to you
killing in the name of god

passion
twisting faith into violence
in the name of god

straight is the path
leading to your salvation
slaying the weak
ethnic elimination

any day we'll all be
swept away
you'll be saved
as long as you obey

lies
tols of a devil inside
written in holy disguise
meant to deceive and divide
us all

listen when the prophet
speaks to you
killing in the name of god

passion
twisting faith ito violence
in the name of god

blurring the lines
between virtue and sin
they can tell
where god ends
and mankind begins

they know no other
life but this
from the cradle
they ere chained

listen when the prophet
speaks to you
killing in the name of god

passion
twisting faith ito violence
in the name of god

hundreds of believers
lured into a doomsday cult

all would perish
in the name of god

self-proclaimed messiah
led his servnats
to their death
eighty murdered

in the name of god
forty sons and daughters
u-consenting plural wives
perversions
in the name of god

underground religion
turning toward
the mainstream light
blind devotion
in the name of god

justifying violence
citing from the holy book
teaching hatred
in the name of god

listen when the prophet
speaks to you
killing
in the name of god

passion
twisting faith into violence
in the name of god

religions beliefs
fanatic obsession
does following faith
leed us to violence?

unyieling crusade
divine revelation
does following faith
lead us to violence?
					

i never wanted to become
someone like him
so secure
content to live each day
just like the last
i was sure i knew
that this was not for me
and i wanted so much more
far beyond what i could see
so i swore that i'd never be someone like him

so many years have passed since i proclaimed
my independance, my mission, my aim and my vision
so secure
content to live each day
like it's my last
it's wonderful to know
that i could be
something more than what i dreamed
far beyond what i could see
still i swear that i'm missing out this time

as far as i could tell
theres nothing more i need
but still i ask myself
could this be everything?
that all i swore
that i would never be
was now so suddenly
the only thing i wanted
to become
to be someone just like you 

a doctor sitting next to me
he asked me how i feel
not sure i understand his questioning

he says i've been away a while
but thinks he has cured me
from a state of catatonic sleep

for 30 years where have i been?
eyes open
but not getting through to me

medicate me
infiltrate me
side effects appear
as my conscience slips away

medicate me
science failing
conscience fading fast
can't you stop what's happening?

a higher dosage he prescribes
but there's no guarantee
i feel it starting to take over me

i tell them not to be ashamed
there's no one who's to blame
a second shot a brief awakening

i feel the relapse can't break free
eyes open
but not getting through to me

medicate me
infiltrate me
side effects appear
as my conscience slips away
medicate me
science failing
conscience fading fast
can't you stop what's happening?

sailing on the
seven seas the
day tripper
dm's ready

jack the ripper
always ?wilson phillips?
and my
supper's ready

lucy in the
sky with diamond
day's not here
i've come to save the

day for nightmare
cinema show
me the way to
get back home again

spinning round and round
scream without a sound
stumbling all around
find i've come full circle

flying
off the
hand of
with careful with

out a
eugene
gene that
this machine messiah
light my
fire
gather, gather

hey, hey
find my
gener-
-ations home again

spinning round and round
scream without a sound
stumbling all around
find i've come full circle

our deadly sins feel his mortal wrath
remove all obstacles from our path

second
asking questions, search for clues
the answer's been right in front of you

third
we try to break through, long to connect
we fall on death ears with failed muted breath

fourth
loyalty, trust, faith in desire
carries love through each darkest fire

fifth
tortured insanity, smothering hell
try to escape but to no avail

sixth
they call them admirers, claim they adore
drain all your life blood but begging for more

seventh
innocent phantoms for merciless crimes
i'll pray to some madness for repulsive designs

eighth
step out of step and try controlling my fate
when you finally start living it's become to late

trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium
trapped inside this octavarium

we move in circles
balanced all the while
on a gleaming razor's edge

a perfect stand
colliding with our fate
this story ends where it began