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from Ayreon - Loser [single] (1980)
Dear darlin' surprised to hear from me?
Bet you're sittin' drinkin' coffee, yawnin' sleepily Just to let you know I'm gonna be home soon I'm kinda awkward and afraid Time has changed your point of view How you gonna see me now Please don't see me ugly babe 'Cause I know I let you down In oh so many ways How you gonna see me now Since we've been on our own Are you gonna love the man When the man gets home Listen darlin' now I'm heading for the west Straightened out my head but my old heart is still a mess Yes I'm worried honey Guess that's natural though It's like I'm waiting for a welcome sign Like a hobo in the snow How you gonna see me now Please don't see me ugly babe 'Cause I know I let you down In oh so many ways How you gonna see me now Since we've been on our own Are you gonna love the man When the man gets home And just like the first time We're just strangers again I might have grown out of style In the place I've been And just like the first time I'll be shakin' inside When I walk in the door There'll be no place to hide How you gonna see me now please dont see me ugly, babe 'cause i feel like i let you down in oh so many ways How you gonna see me now Please don't see me ugly babe 'Cause I know I let you down In oh so many ways How you gonna see me now Since we've been on our own Are you gonna love the man When the man gets home |
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from Ayreon - Loser [single] (1980)
(a) The Eye of Universe
A dark sphere surrounds us Surreal...oblivious... In the centre of the galaxy A hidden force has found us Powerful...mysterious... At the boundary of eternity Nothing escapes, not even light Beyond the mystical horizon We surrender to its might Gazing into the eye of the universe A deep roar is sounding Deafening...thunderous... As if the universe were crying My heart is pounding Frantic...delirious... My every nerve is dying (b) Halo of Darkness I hear screams of fallen souls, sad cries of agony Within the void of this evil hole, deep inside the black Could it be my imagination, the mirror of my fantasy? A fear-induced hallucination Or is there no way back from the halo of darkness? Spirits - apparitions - misery - suffering Horrid dreams and dire visions rising up from the black Look away in disbelief, this cannot be happening The end has come, I bow in grief There is no way back from the halo of darkness (c) The Final Door Now silence devours us Massive...suffocating... The calm before the storm Gravity overpowers us Invincible...dominating... And leads us through the final door Feed me light, I'm the halo of darkness Feel my might, I'm the eye of the universe |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (LEON GOEWIE):
Misguided Merlin, You fail to understand, I could never be your rival. I was just a pawn, In a future masterplan, For the purpose of survival! MERLIN (ROBERT SOETERBOEK): Ayreon! I've cast my spell upon you! I have no faith, you cannot be true! WOMEN: Ayreon! AYREON: I forgive you, Merlin, For you don't know what you've done, Even for you, it was all a mystery. One day you'll see, That I was the one, Who could change the course of history! MERLIN: Ayreon! Your words are all in vain! Close your eyes, there'll be no more pain! WOMEN: Oh Ayreon... MERLIN: (ROBERT SOETERBOEK): Mmm! I see one day, His story will be told, At the end of the 20th century, ohhhh! (IAN PARRY): I see one day, The truth will unfold! (MIRJAM VAN DOORN): Ohhh! And the quest has now begun! Oh, Ayreon! (JAY VAN FEGGELEN): I hope one day, That man will understand, It's in his power to change his destiny! (LEON GOEWIE): I hope one day, He'll do all that he can! (DEBBY SCHREUDER) Ohhh! And all the nations will be one! Oh Ayreon! Yeah! WOMEN (SCHREUDER & VAN DOORN): Now the end has just begun! AYREON (EDWARD REEKERS): And words become a song! VILLAGERS (SCHREUDER & VAN DOORN): Tell me what you feel! AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN): The seas are red, the skies are grim... Listen to the waves... MERLIN (EDWARD REEKERS): The outcome of 'The Final Experiment' has now been placed in your hands... (Clock ticking) |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON:
I cannot see with these eyes My world is dark Like a cold eternal night I could not tell you no lies My words are lost In a shroud of mystery VILLAGERS: Tell me what you see AYREON: I cannot tell you now I see the world through the eyes of time VILLAGERS: Tell me what you feel AYREON: I wouldn't know how I cannot free my mind >From the eyes of time I do not know where I am I'm lost in time Drifting in eternity I cannot tell if it's real Or fantasy Or a view of things to come I'm still trying to understand Why do I see the things I see Could it be a future world That's warning us through me I'm still trying to understand Why do I know the things I know Does it mean I'm a god Will nobody tell me so? B. BRAINWAVES |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON:
I cannot see with these eyes My world is dark Like a cold eternal night I could not tell you no lies My words are lost In a shroud of mystery VILLAGERS: Tell me what you see AYREON: I cannot tell you now I see the world through the eyes of time VILLAGERS: Tell me what you feel AYREON: I wouldn't know how I cannot free my mind >From the eyes of time I do not know where I am I'm lost in time Drifting in eternity I cannot tell if it's real Or fantasy Or a view of things to come I'm still trying to understand Why do I see the things I see Could it be a future world That's warning us through me I'm still trying to understand Why do I know the things I know Does it mean I'm a god Will nobody tell me so? B. BRAINWAVES |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
All the trees have fallen, The soil is scorched and dry. I can't respire, A storm of fire, Is raging in the sky. Where is all the wildlife? Extinct from pole to pole. The hunt for skin, A deadly sin, Took its heavy toll. The seas are red, the skies are grim. The soil is filled with graves. The earth is dead, the sun is dim. Listen to the waves. We befoul the air, And burn a hole in the sky. Deadly rays, From outer space, Cause our race to die. Standing at the crossroads, A choice of life and death. We'll take more care, And clear the air, Or take our final breath. The seas are red, the skies are grim. The soil is filled with graves. The earth is dead, the sun is dim. Listen to the waves. -------------- The seas are red, the skies are grim. The soil is filled with graves. The earth is dead, the sun is dim. Listen to the waves... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
I sense a fear, Deep inside. The end is near, I cannot hide. Blood is spilt, My quest is unfulfilled. There's still so much, I long to see. I need to touch, I wish to be. I can't believe, This is all I can achieve... Hark me now and let me go. To far-away lands and distant shores, An angel at my side. No evil plans or future wars. Take me high on a magic ride. Did you ever care, How I would feel, As you dreamt up, This one-way deal? Lords of time, Don't you understand? My life's been rough, I was born to lose. I've had enough, Of them future-blues. Grant my wish, My wish is your command... Hark me now and let me go. To far-away lands and distant shores. An angel at my side, No evil plans or future wars. Take me high on a magic ride. |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
WOMEN: Ayreon!
MERLIN (LEON GOEWIE): Don't you know who I am? WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: I'll have you know that I can, Charm you with a wave of my hand! You bow to my command! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You're an evil stranger! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You've become a danger! Your words are all but a lie! I vow that ye shall die! KNIGHTS: It's Merlin's will, his will be done! The end has come for Ayreon! It's Merlin's will, and his will be done! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You're in my domain now! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: I renounce your name now! No one will know who you are! You'll fade out like a star! KNIGHTS: It's Merlin's will, his will be done! The end has come for Ayreon! It's Merlin's will, and his will be done! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
WOMEN: Ayreon!
MERLIN (LEON GOEWIE): Don't you know who I am? WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: I'll have you know that I can, Charm you with a wave of my hand! You bow to my command! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You're an evil stranger! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You've become a danger! Your words are all but a lie! I vow that ye shall die! KNIGHTS: It's Merlin's will, his will be done! The end has come for Ayreon! It's Merlin's will, and his will be done! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: You're in my domain now! WOMEN: Ayreon! MERLIN: I renounce your name now! No one will know who you are! You'll fade out like a star! KNIGHTS: It's Merlin's will, his will be done! The end has come for Ayreon! It's Merlin's will, and his will be done! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
I can smell the grass, and touch the flowers. Among the trees, I pass the hours and fantasize. I let the dance of nature inspire me. Now my mind is free from apparitions. I switch off like a 'television', and close my eyes. And I wish that I could see like everybody can... How I wish that I could be like any other man... I can't see the sun, but I sense its glow. I hear the sound of water flowing down the stream. And my heart cries out for a little bit o' love. But I know that it was not meant to be. So I fulfill my destiny and accept my fate. Still I wish that I could see like everybody can... (Like everybody can...) How I wish that I could be like any other man... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
I can smell the grass, and touch the flowers. Among the trees, I pass the hours and fantasize. I let the dance of nature inspire me. Now my mind is free from apparitions. I switch off like a 'television', and close my eyes. And I wish that I could see like everybody can... How I wish that I could be like any other man... I can't see the sun, but I sense its glow. I hear the sound of water flowing down the stream. And my heart cries out for a little bit o' love. But I know that it was not meant to be. So I fulfill my destiny and accept my fate. Still I wish that I could see like everybody can... (Like everybody can...) How I wish that I could be like any other man... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
The Time Telepathy Experiment
MERLIN: This is the voice of Merlin. Listen well, for it concerns you. This chronicle commences in the year 2084 A.D. Mankind has virtually destroyed itself. Its survival depends on "The Final Experiment". Scientists from the 21st century have developed a new computer-program called "Time Telepathy". By using this technique they have sent visions of humanies' decline back in time. These transmissions have been received by the mind of a blind minstrel, who lives in 6th century Britain. His name... is "Ayreon". Overture [Instrumental] Ayreon's Quest MERLIN: It shall be Ayreon's quest to sing of these visions and thus warn the world of its impending downfall in order to change its future into a long and prosperous one. |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
[AYREON:]
noble men in shining armour knights of the table-round go out and ride like thunder cross the sky at the speed of sound the horn, 'n blow the trumpets upon the castle wall now the quest has started listen to the prophet's call sail away sail away to Avalon the journey has begun sail away through the night sail away, never die the gods are at your side sail away through the night ride on the road to glory find the holy grail and learn the ancient story 's more than just a fairy- tale about the key to life and all its mysteries you'll find the grail within you slay the dragon in your dreams |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
[AYREON:]
noble men in shining armour knights of the table-round go out and ride like thunder cross the sky at the speed of sound the horn, 'n blow the trumpets upon the castle wall now the quest has started listen to the prophet's call sail away sail away to Avalon the journey has begun sail away through the night sail away, never die the gods are at your side sail away through the night ride on the road to glory find the holy grail and learn the ancient story 's more than just a fairy- tale about the key to life and all its mysteries you'll find the grail within you slay the dragon in your dreams |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
MERLIN:
Let us go back... to... the Dark Ages... Dark Ages... Dark Ages... Dark Ages... Dark Ages... AYREON (EDWARD REEKERS): A cry in the silence A shine in the dark Like a rising star The dream is coming Images of violence A flight through time and space It's such a lonely place The dream has started The smoke is rising The vision's getting clearer And words become a song... In the dreamtime I've lost control Marooned and cold I suffer the fears Of a future untold I cannot change The shape of things to come The smoke is rising The vision's getting clearer. And words become a song... In the dreamtime WOMEN: The smoke is rising The vision's getting clearer. The hands of time are whirling around I'm realizing The future's getting nearer And words become a song... AYREON (EDWARD REEKERS): The smoke is rising The vision's getting clearer. And words become a song... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
VILLAGERS (ROBERT SOETERBOEK):
Mmmm.... Have you seen his eyes, Up in the skies, Like hypnotized? And he never smiles, He never cries. Have you heard his song, Fierce and strong, Right or wrong? Should he be condemned? For he doesn't belong. AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've aroused the forces of destruction! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've unleashed the rage of the gods! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've denounced the wonder of creation! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've betrayed your own, Now you have to pay! It has been foretold, In days of old, An evil soul, Will corrupt the world, To achieve his goal. He's the devil's seed! An evil breed, He's gonna make you bleed! He'll take all he needs, With uncontrollable greed! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've aroused the forces of destruction! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've unleashed the rage of the gods! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've denounced the wonder of creation! AYREON: What have I done? VILLAGERS: You've betrayed your own, Now you have to pay! You have to pay! AYREON: I've done nothing at all! No, nothing at all! (Ohh I'm an innocent man!) I've done nothing at all! No, nothing at all! (Let me go!) I've done nothing at all! (What did I do?) No, nothing at all! (What did I do?) I've done nothing at all! (Let me go!) No, nothing at all! (Innocent man, at the end of the day... I'm an innocent man... All the time... You've got me wrong...You've got me... What did I do? What did I do?...) AYREON (JAN-CHRIS DE KOEIJER): If I have died, then this must be hell! If I am alive, I cannot break this gruesome spell! I am seeking relief, and finding none! I have fallen into oblivion! A force within dominates my tormented soul! And empowers me to regain absolute control! I shall not yield, for I am the chosen one! Who shall rise from... oblivion! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (RUUD HOUWELING):
I've been lost in the valley of nightmares. I've been found in the garden of dreams. Speak thy charm, I know you are out there. Cast thy spell and silence their screams. As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer. I've seen fear in valiant faces. I've seen hope in desperate eyes. Lead me home to familiar places. Lead me back to crystalline skies. As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer. I have failed, I have been forsaken! I've been scorned and misunderstood! I have lost, my life has been taken! I'd surrender if only I could! As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer! I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! Ooooooooooohh-hoh-hoh-hooo! Hoh-hoo! (I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer!) Ooooooohh.... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (RUUD HOUWELING):
I've been lost in the valley of nightmares. I've been found in the garden of dreams. Speak thy charm, I know you are out there. Cast thy spell and silence their screams. As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer. I've seen fear in valiant faces. I've seen hope in desperate eyes. Lead me home to familiar places. Lead me back to crystalline skies. As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer. I have failed, I have been forsaken! I've been scorned and misunderstood! I have lost, my life has been taken! I'd surrender if only I could! As I poise on the edge of life, Where time disappears, I bow in fear, To the charm of the Seer! I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! (Ooooooohh....) I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer! Ooooooooooohh-hoh-hoh-hooo! Hoh-hoo! (I bow in fear to the charm of the Seer!) Ooooooohh.... |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (JAY VAN FEGGELEN):
Echoes of a thousand screams, Smoke, blood and fire. A deserted battlefield, Millions of men will die, At one man's desire. And the docile mass will yield. All through the ages, Men will die before their time, In an everlasting war! As long as man is taught, That war is not a crime, Man will fight for evermore! Out of the ashes, A warlord will arise, And tyrannize the land! His reign of terror, Will cost many a sacrifice, An inferno is at hand! All through the centuries, Men will be caged, In the name of liberty! As long as man shall live, Wars will be waged, Or will we ever be set free? WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Oooohh... WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Pray god almighty! Set me free! Set me free! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Set me free, oh lord! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: I'm begging you, I'm begging thee, just to set me free! WOMEN: Ohhhh! AYREON: The road to ruin Gets shorter all the time, As technology will improve. It takes but one man, To commit the ultimate crime, And make the final move! All through the ages, Men will die before their time, In an everlasting war! As long as man shall live, Wars will be waged! Or will we ever, will we ever be set free? WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Oooohh... WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Pray god almighty! Set me free! Set me free! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Set me, set me free, oh lord! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: I'm begging you, I'm begging thee, set me free! WOMEN: Ohhhh! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
AYREON (JAY VAN FEGGELEN):
Echoes of a thousand screams, Smoke, blood and fire. A deserted battlefield, Millions of men will die, At one man's desire. And the docile mass will yield. All through the ages, Men will die before their time, In an everlasting war! As long as man is taught, That war is not a crime, Man will fight for evermore! Out of the ashes, A warlord will arise, And tyrannize the land! His reign of terror, Will cost many a sacrifice, An inferno is at hand! All through the centuries, Men will be caged, In the name of liberty! As long as man shall live, Wars will be waged, Or will we ever be set free? WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Oooohh... WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Pray god almighty! Set me free! Set me free! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Set me free, oh lord! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: I'm begging you, I'm begging thee, just to set me free! WOMEN: Ohhhh! AYREON: The road to ruin Gets shorter all the time, As technology will improve. It takes but one man, To commit the ultimate crime, And make the final move! All through the ages, Men will die before their time, In an everlasting war! As long as man shall live, Wars will be waged! Or will we ever, will we ever be set free? WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Oooohh... WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Pray god almighty! Set me free! Set me free! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: Set me, set me free, oh lord! WOMEN: Set me free! AYREON: I'm begging you, I'm begging thee, set me free! WOMEN: Ohhhh! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
NOBLEMAN (IAN PARRY):
A new horizon, Hear the travellers call! Behold there lies a kingdom, Go forth, ye minstrel tall! Sing of your wisdom, Spread tidings of joy, A feast of song and laughter, Ye courtyard minstrel boy. O'dance thee 'round the table, For conquerors and kings! Thou must win the heart of Gweniviere, Fair maiden of the king! Thy lord, thy master, Arthur thee so bold, Heed the words of Ayreon, And thy future will unfold! Sing ye tales of wonder, Whilst ye hide behind the joy! Cast thy spell asunder, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye, oh sing ye, courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye, oh sing ye, courtyard minstrel boy! A day of splendour, How beautiful birds sing! Ladies, lords and masters, And rainbows he would bring! A child's sadness, Sweet dreams, oh princely boy! Let thine eyes reveal the madness, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye tales of wonder, Whilst ye hide behind the joy! Cast thy spell asunder, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! |
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from Ayreon - The Final Experiment (1995)
NOBLEMAN (IAN PARRY):
A new horizon, Hear the travellers call! Behold there lies a kingdom, Go forth, ye minstrel tall! Sing of your wisdom, Spread tidings of joy, A feast of song and laughter, Ye courtyard minstrel boy. O'dance thee 'round the table, For conquerors and kings! Thou must win the heart of Gweniviere, Fair maiden of the king! Thy lord, thy master, Arthur thee so bold, Heed the words of Ayreon, And thy future will unfold! Sing ye tales of wonder, Whilst ye hide behind the joy! Cast thy spell asunder, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye, oh sing ye, courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye, oh sing ye, courtyard minstrel boy! A day of splendour, How beautiful birds sing! Ladies, lords and masters, And rainbows he would bring! A child's sadness, Sweet dreams, oh princely boy! Let thine eyes reveal the madness, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! Sing ye tales of wonder, Whilst ye hide behind the joy! Cast thy spell asunder, Ye courtyard minstrel boy! |
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from Ayreon - Sail Away To Avalon [single] (1995)
AYREON:
I cannot see with these eyes My world is dark Like a cold eternal night I could not tell you no lies My words are lost In a shroud of mystery VILLAGERS: Tell me what you see AYREON: I cannot tell you now I see the world through the eyes of time VILLAGERS: Tell me what you feel AYREON: I wouldn't know how I cannot free my mind >From the eyes of time I do not know where I am I'm lost in time Drifting in eternity I cannot tell if it's real Or fantasy Or a view of things to come I'm still trying to understand Why do I see the things I see Could it be a future world That's warning us through me I'm still trying to understand Why do I know the things I know Does it mean I'm a god Will nobody tell me so? B. BRAINWAVES |
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from Ayreon - Sail Away To Avalon [single] (1995)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
I can smell the grass, and touch the flowers. Among the trees, I pass the hours and fantasize. I let the dance of nature inspire me. Now my mind is free from apparitions. I switch off like a 'television', and close my eyes. And I wish that I could see like everybody can... How I wish that I could be like any other man... I can't see the sun, but I sense its glow. I hear the sound of water flowing down the stream. And my heart cries out for a little bit o' love. But I know that it was not meant to be. So I fulfill my destiny and accept my fate. Still I wish that I could see like everybody can... (Like everybody can...) How I wish that I could be like any other man... |
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from Ayreon - Sail Away To Avalon [single] (1995)
[AYREON:]
noble men in shining armour knights of the table-round go out and ride like thunder cross the sky at the speed of sound the horn, 'n blow the trumpets upon the castle wall now the quest has started listen to the prophet's call sail away sail away to Avalon the journey has begun sail away through the night sail away, never die the gods are at your side sail away through the night ride on the road to glory find the holy grail and learn the ancient story 's more than just a fairy- tale about the key to life and all its mysteries you'll find the grail within you slay the dragon in your dreams |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
EDWARD REEKERS:
Once upon a time, as in ancient history High upon a hill, in a shroud of mystery Loomed the abbey, as we journeyed through the night And wended our way towards the light. As we entered through the gates, we heard the silent calls There was something evil that lurked within these walls As I relive my days in this godforsaken place All that appears before me now... is her face... OKKIE HUYSDENS: Another man died today like the ones before (Like the ones before) With blackened tongue and blackened finger (Blackened finger) Within the labyrinth behind the bolted door (Behind the bolted door) Lies the answer to our mystery... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Heed the book that kills - it holds an evil power! Those who turn the leaves wither like a flower! Well guarded by the seer inside the abbey tower. For laughter kills the fear within... The abbey of Synn. OKKIE HUYSDENS: We found the secret path that led us here to you (Led us here to you) Give us the deadly book of laughter (Deadly book of laughter) Too many men have died for a teaching of the few (Teaching of the few) Open your heart. Reveal the mystery. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Heed the book that kills - it holds an evil power! Those who turn the leaves wither like a flower! Well guarded by the seer inside the abbey tower. For laughter kills the fear within... The abbey of Synn. EDWARD REEKERS: And then she came to me, like a creature from the dawn Enchanting as the moon, radiant as the sun. She took the boy in me, and gave me back a man With a force I could not withstand. The seer burned the abbey down, and perished in the fire... We couldn't save the book. The flames were rising higher... So many died in vain for an ancient discipline... Laughter kills the fear within... The abbey of Synn. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Heed the book that kills - it holds an evil power! Those who turn the leaves wither like a flower! Well guarded by the seer inside the abbey tower. For laughter kills the fear within... The abbey of Synn. |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
Actual fantasy!
Sit back and relax. Crawl into the maze within your mind. Leave it all behind. Now allow yourself to slide into a world. As real as you want it to be. Actual fantasy! |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
Actual fantasy!
Sit back and relax. Crawl into the maze within your mind. Leave it all behind. Now allow yourself to slide into a world. As real as you want it to be. Actual fantasy! |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
Actual fantasy!
Sit back and relax. Crawl into the maze within your mind. Leave it all behind. Now allow yourself to slide into a world. As real as you want it to be. Actual fantasy! |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
Roger copy!
Altitude 4200, and you are go for landing, over! Visibility, as we said before, is... not too great. Come in! Planet Earth... Planet Earth... Planet Earth... Planet Earth... EDWARD REEKERS: I overheard the elders, Telling each other stories About the days when they were young, Back on planet earth I wish to learn the secrets Of those who lived before me... So I program my computer, For a flight to planet earth ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Blue skies over the oceans Sail on the wind to the valley below.. Rise high over the hills To where the wildflowers grow OKKIE HUYSDENS: And I ride, ride, ride, The waves of time! Fly, fly, fly beyond the sky! EDWARD REEKERS: We've abandoned all emotions, Whether good or bad, Up here in this station, Far from planet earth! I can't tell if I'm happy, I don't know if I'm sad But I do know I'd have been at home, Back on planet earth. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Black clouds over the debris, Storm is raging over the land... No life left on this planet, Now you will understand! OKKIE HUYSDENS: And I ride, ride, ride, The waves of time! Fly, fly, fly beyond the sky! ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Blue skies over the oceans Sail on the wind to the valley below... Rise high over the hills, To where the wildflowers grow Black clouds over the debris, Storm is raging... (Echoing words) |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
ROBERT SOETERBOEK:
Ready for the enemy Hungry for the battle Fighting hard for victory In the army of the king Armed with shield and sword We mounted our horses Leaving on a sacred quest On our way to fight the holy war They attacked from different sides Hard pressed with numbers We could not even run nor hide We had to stand and fight Then I felt a blade of steel Penetrate my armour I did not dream the pain was real As I went down I knew my time had come... EDWARD REEKERS: And then he rode into the night Towards that eerie distant light that seemed to charm him EDWARD REEKERS: Until he came to a road that disappeared OKKIE HUYSDENS: Beyond the last horizon EDWARD REEKERS: He knew there'd be no way back Once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity EDWARD REEKERS: And so he gathered all his strength not to descend OKKIE HUYSDENS: Into the valley of death... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Into the valley of death... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: I opened up my weary eyes The haze slowly lifted The mighty roar of battlecries Stopped ringing in my ears I gazed upon a friendly face He carried me to safety I told him of this frightening place And of my journey back from the other side EDWARD REEKERS: And then he rode into the night Towards that eerie distant light that seemed to charm him EDWARD REEKERS: Until he came to a road that disappeared OKKIE HUYSDENS: Beyond the last horizon EDWARD REEKERS: He knew there'd be no way back Once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity EDWARD REEKERS: And so he gathered all his strength not to descend OKKIE HUYSDENS: Into the valley of death... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Into the valley of death... ------------ EDWARD REEKERS: And then he rode into the night Towards that eerie distant light that seemed to charm him ROBERT SOETERBOEK: A force so seductive And yet so destructive and cruel EDWARD REEKERS: Until he came to a road that disappeared OKKIE HUYSDENS: Beyond the last horizon ROBERT SOETERBOEK: I followed that road to the edge of eternity EDWARD REEKERS: He knew there'd be no way back Once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity ROBERT SOETERBOEK: I fought for my life For I had to survive the ordeal EDWARD REEKERS: And so he gathered all his strength not to descend OKKIE HUYSDENS: Into the valley of death... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Into the valley of death... |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
Lost in a world created by man
I can't recall how it all began Tell me, who am I? Fictional stars in lost galaxies Synthetic dreams and false memories Is this all a lie? There is no escape (There is no way out of here) I'm locked in this universe (The real world will disappear) Where fantasy dies (You will see your dreams) Material lies (Materialize) Computer eyes (Computerize) Virtual reality, computer override Actual fantasy, locked away inside Am I no more than a program? An artificial dream? A river of electrons flowing with the stream? A parallel dimension, battle simulations Mind over matter, brain stimulation I don't know if I exist. I think therefore I am. Without emotions, I'm but a hologram. There's no escape! I'm locked in this universe Where fantasy dies Material lies Computer eyes There is no escape (There is no way out of here) I'm locked in this universe (The real world will disappear) Where fantasy dies (You will see your dreams) Material lies (Materialize) Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... ...Computerize... |
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EDWARD REEKERS:
A black shadow is crawling, like a deadly spider. We're all waiting in silence for the lonely rider. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: For he will lead the way... For he will save the town... We have to leave today... Before the moon is down... EDWARD REEKERS: I'm haunted by dreams of a holy mission! I follow the signs of my magic vision! ROBERT SOETERBOEK: We have to dig a hole (We have to dig a hole) And he will be our eyes (And he will be our eyes) We have to reach our goal (We have to reach our goal) Before the sun will rise! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: No one will catch me when I fall... OKKIE HUYSDENS: Follow the trail of fire... EDWARD REEKERS: No one will hear me when I call! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: A distant place, a future time... OKKIE HUYSDENS: We'll climb the tallest spire... EDWARD REEKERS: I will raise the cross, and the bells will chime! EDWARD REEKERS: We'll pass over the river to the silver tower! Run, before the clock strikes the final hour! ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He saw it in a dream (He saw it in a dream) He knew he had to die (He knew he had to die) We never heard him scream (We never heard him scream) We never heard him cry OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: Make them believe the dream is true... OKKIE HUYSDENS: Follow the trail of fire... EDWARD REEKERS: The moon came down, my time is through! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: This is the way it was meant to be... OKKIE HUYSDENS: We'll climb the tallest spire... EDWARD REEKERS: The shadow is gone, the town is free! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: The moon! The moon came down! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Follow the trail of fire... EDWARD REEKERS: It was meant to be! OKKIE HUYSDENS: Journey to the farside of the world! EDWARD REEKERS: Journey's free! OKKIE HUYSDENS: We'll climb the tallest spire... |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
EDWARD REEKERS:
In a dusty room on a stormy night, Away from all the crowds, I rise above the clouds. Into a world once so bright, Where now the shadows fall, And a thousand voices call: ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Dream on, forevermore, Our future's in your hands, Close your eyes, Close your eyes, And fantasize. EDWARD REEKERS: Only one boy whose heart is pure, Can save them from the curse, That's upon this universe. He's on a quest for the secret cure, Across the burning sand, To the edge of the fairy-land. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Dream on, forevermore, Our future's in your hands, Close your eyes, Close your eyes, And fantasize. EDWARD REEKERS: This world was built on human dreams, On hopes instead of fears, Now it slowly disappears. Scream as loud as you can scream, For the empress needs a name, Or nothing will remain. OKKIE HUYSDENS: Dream on, forevermore, Our future's in your hands, Close your eyes, Close your eyes, And fantasize. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, and live forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, and live forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, and live forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, and live forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, forevermore. Dream on, and live forevermore. Dream on. Dream on. Dream on, and live... (Dramatic chanting, then baby cooing) |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
OKKIE HUYSDENS:
More than a million years ago, It came to earth out of the sky. From whence it came is yet unknown, And still we don't know why. EDWARD REEKERS: Way beyond infinity, Where time is lost, And life has ceased to be OKKIE HUYSDENS: And life has ceased to be. EDWARD REEKERS: There's a cosmic entity, A bringer of life, For all eternity. Is this how it all began? The dawn of man. OKKIE HUYSDENS: More than a million miles from earth, Somewhere in outer space. Behold a planetary birth, Making way for a brand new race. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Way beyond infinity. OKKIE HUYSDENS: Where time is lost, And life has ceased to be, And life has ceased to be. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: There's a cosmic entity. OKKIE HUYSDENS: A bringer of life, For all eternity. EDWARD REEKERS: Is this how it all began? The dawn of man. Is this how it all began? -------- (Baby laughing and cooing) |
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from Ayreon - Actual Fantasy : Revisited (1996)
ROBERT SOETERBOEK:
He's a stranger, I don't know where he's coming from. Is he a danger to me? Or just another man? He knows magic, Or maybe he's a charlatan... Is it a sly trick he plays? Does he have a plan? OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... He said he'd burn like star and disappear, But leave his spirit behind... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He's a stranger, A man with a destiny. A rearranger of fate, A changer of lives. They will erase him, For they are all afraid of him. They're gonna trace him, and then, Cause him to die... OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He was a stranger, They shot him, and now he's dead. I'm out of danger, he lives on... Inside my head. BOTH: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... (From the depths of mind!) He said he'd burn like star and disappear. But leave his spirit behind... He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... (I hold my fate in my hands!) He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. |
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from Ayreon - Stranger From With [single] (1996)
OKKIE HUYSDENS:
More than a million years ago, It came to earth out of the sky. From whence it came is yet unknown, And still we don't know why. EDWARD REEKERS: Way beyond infinity, Where time is lost, And life has ceased to be OKKIE HUYSDENS: And life has ceased to be. EDWARD REEKERS: There's a cosmic entity, A bringer of life, For all eternity. Is this how it all began? The dawn of man. OKKIE HUYSDENS: More than a million miles from earth, Somewhere in outer space. Behold a planetary birth, Making way for a brand new race. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: Way beyond infinity. OKKIE HUYSDENS: Where time is lost, And life has ceased to be, And life has ceased to be. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: There's a cosmic entity. OKKIE HUYSDENS: A bringer of life, For all eternity. EDWARD REEKERS: Is this how it all began? The dawn of man. Is this how it all began? -------- (Baby laughing and cooing) |
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from Ayreon - Stranger From With [single] (1996)
ROBERT SOETERBOEK:
He's a stranger, I don't know where he's coming from. Is he a danger to me? Or just another man? He knows magic, Or maybe he's a charlatan... Is it a sly trick he plays? Does he have a plan? OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... He said he'd burn like star and disappear, But leave his spirit behind... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He's a stranger, A man with a destiny. A rearranger of fate, A changer of lives. They will erase him, For they are all afraid of him. They're gonna trace him, and then, Cause him to die... OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He was a stranger, They shot him, and now he's dead. I'm out of danger, he lives on... Inside my head. BOTH: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... (From the depths of mind!) He said he'd burn like star and disappear. But leave his spirit behind... He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... (I hold my fate in my hands!) He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. |
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from Ayreon - Stranger From With [single] (1996)
ROBERT SOETERBOEK:
He's a stranger, I don't know where he's coming from. Is he a danger to me? Or just another man? He knows magic, Or maybe he's a charlatan... Is it a sly trick he plays? Does he have a plan? OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... He said he'd burn like star and disappear, But leave his spirit behind... ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He's a stranger, A man with a destiny. A rearranger of fate, A changer of lives. They will erase him, For they are all afraid of him. They're gonna trace him, and then, Cause him to die... OKKIE HUYSDENS: He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. ROBERT SOETERBOEK: He was a stranger, They shot him, and now he's dead. I'm out of danger, he lives on... Inside my head. BOTH: He said he came from a world beyond my dreams. From the depths of my mind... (From the depths of mind!) He said he'd burn like star and disappear. But leave his spirit behind... He said he'd cure me. I do not have to die. I hold my fate in my hands... (I hold my fate in my hands!) He said he'd always be there, everytime I'd cry. One day I would understand. |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
And now this Rainbow Bridge: an iridescent span of tears - so fragile and yet so strong. Will
it support your mortal shells? Or will you fall into the fiery brine below? [knight] I hark back to olden days to her and her magic ways two souls in harmony in an endless sea the cruel wings of destiny carried you away from me and left a heart unstilled that never will be filled [roman (chorus:)] beyond these stygian skies our fortress lies across the rainbow bridge we'll span the sea of tears and conquer all our fears (inside) forsake this mourning field and drop your shield across the rainbow bridge run to the other side where all our dreams abide [knight] I'd sacrifice my very life to have you at my side like a dream I see your face through the misty haze we were one amid the stars and time never healed my scars deep inside the sadness burns I must return! [roman (chorus)] [hippie] scarlet crimson rosy red I must be dead or stoned out of my head orange yellow tangerine the acid queen in a psychedelic scene ochre chestnut chocolate brown I'm upside down on a cosmic eiderdown ivory milky chalky white, the stars ignite, I vanish in the light - that burns so bright Step forward. Beyond lies your goal: the Electric Castle! The past is gone! Do you wish to lapse in limbo forever? No! Be resolute.. There are trials ahead - and rewards for those who strive: the Surreal Search endures... [roman & knight] run run the past is gone, it cannot be undone run run the future is here, our fate is drawing near [roman (chorus)] |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
There is danger ahead. But do not be afraid. For I am with you, like breath itself. Darkness will lead to light. Colour will bleed into the night. Beautiful colours, the like of which you have never seen. Let the dream of confusion lead you into the virgin light! Be gone! Be all seeing, be brave... Be gone! (A. Amazing Flight In Space) BARBARIAN: I'm looking 'round bewildered. Is this some dark and evil jest? What brought me to this cursed keep? Perchance some crazy quest? Gods forbid I am no coward! Pitted against a monster, man, or ghost I'd wield my blade with crimson gusto, For I am the proud barbarian host! HIPPIE: Hey dude, you're so uncool! But hey, that's alright... Like, there's no need to get uptight. My eyes reflect the stars And a smile lights up my face We're on an amazing flight in space! BARBARIAN: I shook city walls and towers! Wreaking havoc in the streets Burned palaces of cowardly kings Not a one stood up to me... fools. Bear bloody banners in blazing skies! Brandish battle axe and broadsword! Let drums of glory sound like thunder! Hail Barbaric Warlord!! HIPPIE: Hey dude, you're so uncool! But hey, that's alright... Like, there's no need to get uptight. My eyes reflect the stars And a smile lights up my face We're on an amazing flight in space! BARBARIAN: I load my black stallion With grim determination I found a kingdom Where I chose to settle down Righteous men would hang me But I've given hell to pay Cause nothing is as dangerous As a barbarian warlord I trained some of the minstrel men I laid this place aspears For a barbarian warlord... (B. Stardance) INDIAN: (Chants) C. Flying Colours |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
HIPPIE:
Was this a dream I just had? I have my doubts I can't make out the truth From the lies here inside What kind of trip have I been on? Where did I go? I'd like to know just why Did it feel so damn real? FUTUREMAN: There's something strange going on I don't know why It's something I can't place An open space, a shrouded face As if my memory files Have been erased And then replaced by lies False replies, clouded skies HIPPIE AND FUTUREMAN: A secret yearning lurks inside Like a dream trying to hide Another time, another space An empty feeling haunts my brain A strange void I can't explain Another time, another space ROMAN: I've been relieved of all my pain! I've been reborn A mighty storm has raged And my fears disappeared! KNIGHT: I've found the Grail here within In a magic dream I have seen a world Of make belief, of joy and grief! ALL: A secret yearning lurks inside Like a dream trying to hide Another time, another space An empty feeling haunts my brain A strange void I can't explain Another time, another space HIGHLANDER: ...The end is here... INDIAN: ...I soar on the breeze... KNIGHT: ...In search of the Grail... ROMAN: ...Free me from this evil... EGYPTIAN: ...Isis and Osiris... BARBARIAN: ...Let drums of glory sound like thunder... HIPPIE: ...Takes a trip into eternity... FUTUREMAN: ...Together as a team... Forever of the Stars: Remember Forever.... |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
(A. I Soar On The Breeze)
INDIAN: Spirits flying, I soar on the breeze... Mortals dying, I soar on the breeze... Into the sun... Lovers crying, I soar on the breeze... Demons sighing, I soar on the breeze... Into the sun... I'm drawn towards the sun, And then we will be one. My soul will melt into the universe. I'm drawn towards the sun, And then we will be one. My soul will melt into the universe. FUTUREMAN: It's all a lie! ROMAN: You will just die! FUTUREMAN: So don't give in! ROMAN: For we can win! FUTUREMAN: It's all a lie! ROMAN: You will just die! FUTUREMAN: So don't give in! ROMAN: For we can win! FUTUREMAN: It's all a lie! ROMAN: You will just die... FUTUREMAN: So don't give in... (B. Death's Grunt) DEATH: I am the breeze The bringer of rest and ease! I am the wind The forgiver of those who sinned! I am the storm I blow the devil's horn! I am the fire The source of lust and desire! I am the sun The joining has begun! I am your fate The guardian at the gate! I am Death and I claim your final breath! INDIAN: (Hums) DEATH: I am the storm I blow the devil's horn! I am the fire The source of lust and desire! I am the sun The joining has begun! I am your fate The guardian at the gate! I am Death and I claim your final breath! INDIAN: (Screams) (C. The Passing Of An Eagle) Instrumental |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
I am of the stars. I am called "forever". Eternity courses through my veins. It is cold beyond
your sun where we come from. We seed the universe with the milk of a million moons. You are that seed. Your earth is our experiment. We vanquished the dinosaurs with the careless trajectory of a child's lost meteorite. We peopled your planet to experience your emotions - such feelings lost to us aeons ago. How we envied you your loves and passions, your dangerous desires. The fires of your emotions gleamed like lost beacons in the darkened depths of the fathomless universe. And eight of you, plucked from Time. Not randomly, you understand. Representatives of your world's turbulent history. We have observed your tribulations from nameless nebulae. The experiment is over. I am weary now. So tired. I too am far from home. Open the gate - complete the circle. You won't remember - you won't recall - for I am only the air that you breathe, after all... |
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(A. Let The Journey Begin)
HIGHLANDER: What heathen place is this that I've arrived in? Is now the time I pay for all my sins? I can't believe that this is God's creation This realm was fashioned by the Devil's one hand INDIAN: No, it has been foretold in our legends of old Wake the spirit within, let the journey begin! HIGHLANDER: This quest you speak of, is for redemption How can we travel when our souls are lost? You think we find ourselves at gates of new salvation When I can only sense the end is here! INDIAN: No, it has been foretold in our legends of old Wake the spirit within, let the journey begin! KNIGHT: We're at the gates of Avalon! The island of spirits We're at the gates of Avalon! In search of the grail! (B. The Hall Of Isis And Osiris) ROMAN: There's no way out, slaves for eternity! Down in the underworld, the jaws of Orcus I call on Jupiter, ruler of the gods Show us the way, from damnation to salvation! EGYPTIAN: The fields of Yaaru lie waiting for us all! Rejoice! The judges have ruled! We have been chosen to enter the great hall Of Isis and Osiris! ROMAN: No, you're wrong! We're trapped here in darkness Among departed souls, and mislaid spirits I call on Mars, the ancient god of war Grant me the power, to free me from this evil! EGYPTIAN: The fields of Yaaru lie waiting for us all! Rejoice! We have been chosen to enter the great hall Of Isis and Osiris! (C. Strange Constellations) HIGHLANDER: Can you see the stars? Can you recognize the constellations? If I could only see the hills that we're supposed to climb... Even the sunlight doesn't warm, doesn't warm... How are we gonna find our way? If we can't recognize the stars, and we can't recognize the constellations... Where do we go? (D. Reprise) HIGHLANDER: The quest you speak of, it isn't bound for glory. No grail exists within this heathen land. You think we find ourselves at gates of new salvation When I can only sense the end is near... |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
At last! You enter the Electric Castle! Here, in this vast hall, where even shadows fear the light. Here, you must confront your past. If you have killed, beware the Gathering of Spirits, for they do fish for men. Here, the disembodied Astral World becomes flesh once more. I pity the men of swords. For here, blood runs cold... BARBARIAN: Cries from the grave resound in my ears... They hail from beyond my darkest fears... Faces of the past are etched in my brain... The women I raped, the men I've slain! Shades of the dead are sliding on the wall! Demons dance in the castle hall... KNIGHT: I call upon the sword, the mighty Excalibur Grant me the skill to fulfill my quest! I call upon my king, the knights of the table round Grant me the courage to stand to this test! I call upon the seer, Merlin the sorcerer Grant me the magic to end my pain! I call upon the spirit that lives in the noble heart Grant the passion that will fill my veins Shades of the dead are sliding on the wall! Demons dance in the castle hall... BARBARIAN: Cries from the grave resound in my ears... They hail from beyond my darkest fears... KNIGHT: I call upon the seer, Merlin the sorcerer BARBARIAN: (Faces of the past are etched in my brain...) KNIGHT: Grant me the magic to end my pain! KNIGHT: I call upon the spirit that lives in the noble heart BARBARIAN: (The women I raped, the men I've slain!) KNIGHT: Grant the passion that will fill my veins BOTH: Shades of the dead are sliding on the wall! Demons dance in the castle hall... |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Behold: The Star Towers of The Electric Castle! See how it embraces the sky! How insignificant the mere mortal, dwarfed by the majesty of its electric edifice! But first, my seven searchers, you must meander through the verdant vines of the Garden of Emotions. Succumb to its allure. Breathe deep the intoxicating aroma of endless, entwined emotions...
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
It is time to reflect upon your ego self. Nowhere to hide when the walls echo the you that we all see. Hahahah, the smiles dissolve. The pulse begins to race. The face aflush of fear so plainly painted... The Mirror World, the Mirror Maze, Confrontation... (A. Inside The Mirror Maze) HIPPIE: Mirror, mirror, I can see a lonely child, he kinda looks like me Staring out into infinity. His father lies, his mother cries, his spirit flies up in the skies Wandering off to another galaxy. FUTUREMAN: Secret fears we all try to hide Lie dormant deep inside us... Defy the ghosts of long forgotten days Here inside the mirror maze... HIPPIE: Mirror, mirror, I can see an angry boy, oh well, I guess he's me Rising up to the society He's aware that no one cares and life's unfair so he grows his hair And takes a trip into eternity FUTUREMAN: Secret fears we all try to hide Lie dormant deep inside us... Defy the ghosts of long forgotten days Here inside the mirror maze... (B. Through The Mirror) ROMAN: I see a man, who's unable to withstand his fears... BOTH: ...inside... KNIGHT: ... we're all but frightened men, but we have to fight until the end is... KNIGHT/ROMAN: ...here/hear... ROMAN: ... what I say! I am doomed, I have to pay, I can't... BOTH: ...go on... KNIGHT: ... and persevere, for we have to make it out of here... KNIGHT/ROMAN: ...alive/a life... ROMAN: ... is but a dream, for in the mirror I have seen what lies... BOTH: ...within... KNIGHT: ... this armour cold and bright lies a noble heart with the will to fight... BOTH: ...the pain... ROMAN: ... cannot be healed, I'm surrounded by this shield I cannot... BOTH: ...break... KNIGHT: ... through the mirror now, follow me, I will show you how! ROMAN: We've reached the other side, I have overcome my pride and made... KNIGHT/ROMAN: ...it through/we threw... KNIGHT: ...aside our darkest fears and stepped across these new frontiers of... BOTH: ...time... ROMAN: ...can only tell what awaits us in this hell full of... BOTH: ...deceit... KNIGHT: ..., guile and treachery, will they ever set us free again? ROMAN: Riding on the winds of time (Riding on the winds of time) I've overcome my pride... Riding on the winds of time (Riding on the winds of time) We have reached the other side... Riding on the winds of time (Riding on the winds of time) Time can only tell me... Riding on the winds of time (Riding on the winds of time) |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
And so it's come to this: Two Gates, two portals await. Let your choice be guided by collective wisdom. Mmm, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good? One gate completes the circle; one step away from your own Dimension, your cherished time. One gate severs all connections; One step away from the dreamworld of everlasting ebony. You call it Oblivion. It is a brave soul who makes the first choice. BARBARIAN: Behold these gates, the first one plain and old Behold these gates, the second forged of gold The gate of old spells out disgrace and shame The one of gold cries out my noble name I challenge death to meet me at this gate! I challenge Odin to pronounce my fate! And if I thrive I've overcome this land But if I fail I'll die a worthy man ROMAN: Open the gate, we're now on our own ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! ROMAN: Will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! BARBARIAN: Cowards whine beyond the olden gate Valhalla shines beyond the golden gate I walk alone so dare not follow me But choose your own and die in agony! ROMAN: Open the gate, we're now on our own ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! ROMAN: Will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! BARBARIAN: What evil place might this be? Why are the heavens so black? Eternity threatens, darkness crashes down upon me! Ohh! Like a big black bat of death smothers my senses! Makes me lose my sense of time! This cannot be a dream! I need to be wide awake! Wide awake! When the Valkyries come to take me! To my place among the warriors, to my place by Odin's side! Ahhhh! KNIGHT: We have been saved, our journey has ended! But tell us why, why this ordeal? What was your aim, or was it just some game? Have we been humbled, or did we prevail? We've been enslaved, our wounds have not mended! And who are you, what magicians or gods? What was your plan, we don't understand! Did we pass, or did we fail? ROMAN: Open the gate, we're now on our own ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! ROMAN: Will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known ALL: Enter the gate to your destiny! |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
FUTUREMAN:
From the cities on the seas To the skyways in the east From the stations on the moon To the planet of Neptune I'm a sophisticated man And you would say I'd understand Is it a virtual design? Are we launched into a time beyond time? Space beyond space We are lost here in this cyber world... Is there no way out? KNIGHT: I don't understand your words! They strike as hard as steel I'm sworn to the sacred quest On the isle of Avalon To retrieve the magic chalice Which holds the power to heal Only the pure of heart Are received into the realm ROMAN: Just look around you now and tell me what you see A world full of treachery Skies of silver and seas of gold The past is young and the future old We're closed in by iron gates! Beyond them Elysium waits Far away on the edge of the world in a time beyond time Space beyond space We are lost here in the underworld... Is there no way out? FUTUREMAN: From the birthcry of our race To the mysteries of space I'm an educated man And you would say I'd understand... KNIGHT: I don't understand your words! FUTUREMAN: (I'm a sophisticated man) KNIGHT: They strike as hard as steel. I'm sworn to the sacred quest FUTUREMAN: (And you would say I'd understand) KNIGHT: On the isle of Avalon ROMAN: Just look around you now, and tell me what you see KNIGHT: (To retrieve the magic chalice) FUTUREMAN: (Is it a virtual design?) ROMAN: A world full of treachery KNIGHT: (Which holds the power to heal) ROMAN: Far away on the edge of the world in a... KNIGHT: Only the pure of heart are received into the realm FUTUREMAN: Are we launched into a... ROMAN AND FUTUREMAN: Time beyond time, space beyond space |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
From the wind-torn ramparts of the Tower of Hope, we survey a thousand futures. Release your dreams from this electric pinnacle. You must have hope... You must have hope... You must have hope... You must have hope.... HIPPIE: We're climbing up the stairs And hope is flowing through our veins (We're climbing up the stairs And hope is flowing through our veins) FUTUREMAN: There's magic everywhere We've been released of all our chains (There's magic everywhere We've been released of all our chains) HIPPIE: We're taking in the view Oceans of blue, fields of green (We're taking in the view Oceans of blue, fields of green) FUTUREMAN: I fear this can't be true We're still inside this dream machine HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel... FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see... HIPPIE: I'm at the end of my rope... BOTH: Lost in the Tower of Hope... HIPPIE: I see a brand new age Where peace and harmony prevail (I see a brand new age Where peace and harmony prevail) FUTUREMAN: But we're still in this cage Destined to die here if we fail HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel... FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see... HIPPIE: I'm at the end of my rope... BOTH: Lost in the Tower of Hope... HIPPIE: I see a brand new age Where peace and harmony prevail (We're climbing up the stairs And hope is flowing through our veins) FUTUREMAN: But we're still in this cage Destined to die here if we fail HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel... FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see... HIPPIE: I only went where I wanted to go... FUTUREMAN: I only knew what I wanted to know... BOTH: And we became who we wanted to be... HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel... FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see... HIPPIE: I'm at the end of my rope... BOTH: Lost in the tower of hope... |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
Be joyful, my friends! You will now enter the Tunnel of Light! Let brilliance suffuse your souls! Make your choice! Your path is incandescent! HIGHLANDER: Don't offer me the light, when I only know the darkness thats where I want to hide... There's a chill in my bones, that I recognise from another life, that's why I'm heading home. EGYPTIAN: Ra, Heliopolis! Ka, Anenti! ROMAN: Into Elysium! KNIGHT: The isle of Avalon! EGYPTIAN: In the tunnel of light! HIGHLANDER: Don't tempt my heart with hope! In the shadows of broken promises, I guard my dreams. In the bend of a swollen river, in the roots of weeping willows, I choose to lie. EGYPTIAN: Ra, Heliopolis! Ka, Anenti! ROMAN: Into Elysium! KNIGHT: The isle of Avalon! INDIAN: The legend has begun! FUTUREMAN: Our one and only sun! EGYPTIAN: In the tunnel of light! EGYPTIAN: Ra, Heliopolis! HIGHLANDER: I rest my broken heart, where the willows weep. EGYPTIAN: Ka, Anenti! ROMAN: Into Elysium! HIGHLANDER: I will lay me down... KNIGHT: The isle of Avalon! HIGHLANDER: I will rest my head... INDIAN: The legend has begun! HIGHLANDER: I will close my eyes... EGYPTIAN: In the tunnel of light! |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
[egyptian]
my journey's over I'm standing on the edge and close my eyes to this world of lies my will is broken it's the end of all my dreams my soul yearns for the valley of the queens my rose has withered it will never bloom again the soil is dry time has come to die my faith has left me they've stolen all my dreams oh lay me down in the valley of the queens my search has ended my name is carved in stone on the temple wall beyond Osiris hall no holy sunrays will light my tomb of dreams I won't return from the valley of............the queens |
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from Ayreon - Into The Electric Castle (1998)
Forever of the Stars:
Welcome! You have entered the cranial vistas of psychogenesis. This is the place of no-time and no-space. Do not be afraid for I am merely the vocal manifestation of your eternal dreams. I am as water, as air; like breath itself. Do not be afraid. Look around, but linger not. Where I lead you will follow. Mark these words well. Ignite my anger with your delay and punishments will come your way. You are eight souls of the flesh, chosen from different eras ancient and modern. The trivia of your mortal lives is unimportant to me... Indeed, some may die... You have a task: To release yourselves from this Web of Wisdom, this knotted Maze of Delirium, you must enter the nuclear portals of the Electric Castle! |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat * [single] (2000)
It is the end of the 21st Century. I have returned to my own childhood. I remember it all as the Dream Sequencer images mix with my own recollections. This is the day my sister and I realised that we would never see the planet Earth.
Daddy where are you now Forgot about your vow You promised you'd return and take me to Earth Did you have to fight that war What was it all for? The honor of one's name, what is it worth? MAN: I'm all alone WOMAN: We're all alone MAN: My future's unknown WOMAN: Our future's unknown MAN: I reach out to the stars BOTH: Out here in my house on Mars Mother did you hear me cry? You never told me why You put me in this world of rock and dust No friends for playing games No foes who scorn my name Computerized machines of steel and rust MAN: This is my home WOMAN: This is our home MAN: This desolate dome WOMAN: This desolate dome MAN: I call out to the stars BOTH: I'm alone in my house on Mars I'll never smell the ocean breeze I'll never climb the highest trees I'll never feel the burning sun I'll never meet my chosen one In my house. Daddy, I forgive you now You could not keep your vow You will never return, I'll never see Earth MAN: My time has come WOMAN: Our time has come MAN: I'm emotionally numb WOMAN: Emotionally numb MAN: I'm headed for the stars BOTH: I'm leaving my house on Mars. No friends in my house on Mars. No foes in my house on Mars. I was born in my house on Mars. I will die in my house on Mars. |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat * [single] (2000)
It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld! Set me free, chase away the night! Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods, Shining star, light up the sky! And guide me to the Temple of the Cat! Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane, Mighty eye, harvester of life, We were born solely to speak your name! Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky! Here inside the Temple of the Cat! Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd. Now carved in stone, his holy name. Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud. His silvery blade on a golden chain. He lies here in the Temple of the Cat - dead! He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat! |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat * [single] (2000)
It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld! Set me free, chase away the night! Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods, Shining star, light up the sky! And guide me to the Temple of the Cat! Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane, Mighty eye, harvester of life, We were born solely to speak your name! Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky! Here inside the Temple of the Cat! Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd. Now carved in stone, his holy name. Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud. His silvery blade on a golden chain. He lies here in the Temple of the Cat - dead! He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat! |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat * [single] (2000)
[egyptian]
my journey's over I'm standing on the edge and close my eyes to this world of lies my will is broken it's the end of all my dreams my soul yearns for the valley of the queens my rose has withered it will never bloom again the soil is dry time has come to die my faith has left me they've stolen all my dreams oh lay me down in the valley of the queens my search has ended my name is carved in stone on the temple wall beyond Osiris hall no holy sunrays will light my tomb of dreams I won't return from the valley of............the queens |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the 21st century. The Final Experiment has failed. The final devastating war that was foretold by the blind minstrel Ayreon has indeed come to pass. The war has destroyed all life on Earth, making it completely uninhabitable. I hover above my own dead body...
Silence fills the air Echoes fade away... Sadness and despair On that cruel and fateful day... My body lies motionless Upon the kitchen floor... The Earth has died, the world's at rest 2084... Many centuries ago In a dark, enchanted land... Our fate had been foretold By a poor, misguided man... We carried on down the road we chose, The path of Nevermore The journey ends, the book is closed 2084... And now I have to leave, my work on Earth is done I'm heading for the planet known as Mars To the last of its race, the final newborn son Before I start my voyage to the stars And now I have to leave, my work on Earth is done I'm heading for the planet known as Mars To the last of its race, the final newborn son Before I start my voyage to the stars My body lies motionless Upon the kitchen floor... The Earth has died, the world's at rest 2084... |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is 2800 B.C. I quietly witness the astounding secret behind the creation of a
mysterious monument in Wiltshire, England. The moon sheds no light on Salisbury plain The day turns to night and the bonfires cease burning The druids gather round and the chants fill the air Their echoes resound and the living world stops turning The magic words are spoken As we leave the plain in silence Now the circle stands alone And the druids turn to stone The dawn shines its light on Salisbury plain The day floods the night with gilded rays of sunshine The magic words were spoken As we left the plain in silence Then the circle stood alone And the druids turned to stone The rising sun is dancing on the edges of the stones Casting shadows, creeping down the Avenue Into the heart of the sarsen trilithons I marvel at this mystery, beholder of the stars A holy temple, a sacred burial ground Guarding well its secrets from us all The moon sheds no light on Salisbury plain The day turns to night and the bonfires cease burning The magic words are spoken As we leave the plain in silence Now the circle stands alone And the druids turn to stone |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
"It is the 6th century. This is where it all began. My tired body has passed away, but my
once-tortured spirit is finally free now. My name is ... Ayreon." [Arjen Lucassen] I've crossed the edge where time disappears My life has been taken by the charm of the seer My conscience is clear, I committed no sin My spirit roams free now, carried by the wind My mission has failed, the spell has been cast I wasn't the first one and I won't be the last This can't be the end, so let it begin My message will reach you, carried by the wind Out here on Mars I now realize Mankind has vanished, tears fill my eyes There must be a world I can live in My spirit will find it, carried by the wind |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the 16th century. I am Queen Elizabeth sending out the brave Sir Francis Drake to defend the English realm against the invading armada.
Times are dark now, our empire's gone astray. Forces from down south, armada on the way. So we call our greatest men to run the barricade! Shine your light where shadows fall and wash the night away! Sail on for your queen! Sail into history! You will never be the same... Sail on for country, Into our memory! Time will remember your name - Dragon on the sea! Fires burn now, in once our tranquil bays. Tall ships that rain down thunderbolts and flames. Go and raise your pirate flag, cast the lines away! Take your fleet where darkness falls and turn the night to day! Sail on for your queen! Sail into history! Time will remember your name - Dragon on the sea! The sun never sets on the Empire One. But wise men say never say never say never (say never). It slips through our hands just like sand in sun. We thought it would go on forever forever forever (forever). Sail on for your queen! Sail into history! You will never be the same... Sail on for country, Into our memory! Time will remember your name - Dragon on the sea! Dragon ships they keep on sailing, on to Nova Albion. While the waking world is sleeping, dragon ships are sailing on. Dragon ships they keep on sailing, on to Nova Albion. While the waking world is sleeping, dragon ships are sailing on. Dragon ships they keep on sailing, on to Nova Albion. While the waking world is sleeping, dragon ships are sailing on. Dragon ships they keep on sailing, (on to Nova Albion...) |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the end of the 21st Century. I have returned to my own childhood. I remember it all as the Dream Sequencer images mix with my own recollections. This is the day my sister and I realised that we would never see the planet Earth.
Daddy where are you now Forgot about your vow You promised you'd return and take me to Earth Did you have to fight that war What was it all for? The honor of one's name, what is it worth? MAN: I'm all alone WOMAN: We're all alone MAN: My future's unknown WOMAN: Our future's unknown MAN: I reach out to the stars BOTH: Out here in my house on Mars Mother did you hear me cry? You never told me why You put me in this world of rock and dust No friends for playing games No foes who scorn my name Computerized machines of steel and rust MAN: This is my home WOMAN: This is our home MAN: This desolate dome WOMAN: This desolate dome MAN: I call out to the stars BOTH: I'm alone in my house on Mars I'll never smell the ocean breeze I'll never climb the highest trees I'll never feel the burning sun I'll never meet my chosen one In my house. Daddy, I forgive you now You could not keep your vow You will never return, I'll never see Earth MAN: My time has come WOMAN: Our time has come MAN: I'm emotionally numb WOMAN: Emotionally numb MAN: I'm headed for the stars BOTH: I'm leaving my house on Mars. No friends in my house on Mars. No foes in my house on Mars. I was born in my house on Mars. I will die in my house on Mars. |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the 20th century. I am a little boy peacefully asleep. My father comes to wake me so that I can witness an historic event in the finite story of mankind...
15, 14, 13, 12, 11 (Procedure), 10, 9, (Engines on) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Go. Trajectory's good, thrust is good. We're on our way Houston! Over the backside of the moon... On an early summer morning, July '69 As I dream of the planets I hear a voice softly whisper: "Son, it is time It's happening soon" It's a quarter to four now and he carries me down To our place by the telly I see lights on in houses all over town For the man on the Moon One small step for man But a giant leap for mankind The mighty Apollo prevailed The Eagle has landed I go back to my warm bed, back to my dreams But not the one of the planets I decided this morning I don't want to be The man on the Moon One small step for man But a giant leap for mankind The mighty Apollo prevailed The Eagle has landed As I lie here in this cold tank, living a dream I'm the last on the planets I decided this morning I don't want to be The man on Mars One small step for man But a giant leap for mankind The mighty Apollo prevailed... One small step for man But a giant leap for mankind The mighty Apollo prevailed This is gonna be a rock and roll ride... |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld! Set me free, chase away the night! Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods, Shining star, light up the sky! And guide me to the Temple of the Cat! Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane, Mighty eye, harvester of life, We were born solely to speak your name! Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky! Here inside the Temple of the Cat! Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd. Now carved in stone, his holy name. Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud. His silvery blade on a golden chain. He lies here in the Temple of the Cat - dead! He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat! |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is the 22nd century. I am the last of the Mars Colonists. The air supply has almost run out on this desolate Mars colony, and the food supplies from Earth have stopped arriving since the final war of 2084. I am walking through the tunnel towards our recreation machine called the Dream Sequencer. I hope it will sweeten my final days...
(Dream sequencer system online) Good morning, colonist. You have selected the Universal Migrator program. Please lie down in the energy tank and place the electrodes on your temples. Think of your designation number and drink the fluid from the vessel at the left terminal. (Program loaded, commencing U.M. preincarnation protocol) Now focus on the music as I take you back to your childhood......and beyond..... |
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from Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer (2000)
It is 50000 B.C. The world is almost empty; nature is still untouched by man. Off in the distance, a clan of ape-like creatures gather near a cliff side.
But I am the first to stand. I must be... In fields of green, vast as the oceans Is this a dream, is it evermore? A million years, Vast as an ocean I stand alone here on the silent shore I'm after prey in the fields Shelter in a cave from the cold and lonely nights And now it all seems so real warming at the fireside beneath the pale moonlight This is the dawn of time I am the first to stand Looking through the eyes of the primal man This is the dawn of time Witnessing the birth I am the first man on earth The skies of blue reach to the heavens They go on and on forevermore No avenues, no city sidewalks Planet Mars is but ancient lore This place has all that I need No computers glowing screens, no industrial machines Somehow it all seems surreal Memories of days gone by, a slowly fading scene This is the dawn of time I am the first to stand Looking through the eyes of the primal man This is the dawn of time Witnessing the birth I am the first man on earth No one here to blame me No one here to hurt So much space here to occupy my mind I can breathe the breath of virgin land The firefly at nighttime The sounds of nothing known And I belong here like I never have before The wandering child returning home When twilight falls, red is the sunset Planets appear across the colored sky No prison walls, no war, no bloodshed Hard to believe this new world will die I wish that I could stay for a while In the dream world that the sequencer creates And though it all seems so real Now I fear the time is gone, I feel its heavy weight This is the dawn of time I am the first to stand Looking through the eyes of the primal man This is the dawn of time Witnessing the birth I am the first man on earth Hold on to this moment in time (Hold on) Savor a life how it used to be (Savior this moment... how it used to be) Hold on to the world in its prime (In its prime) Breathe in the air, feel the energy (Feel the energy) |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
(a) The Eye of Universe
A dark sphere surrounds us Surreal...oblivious... In the centre of the galaxy A hidden force has found us Powerful...mysterious... At the boundary of eternity Nothing escapes, not even light Beyond the mystical horizon We surrender to its might Gazing into the eye of the universe A deep roar is sounding Deafening...thunderous... As if the universe were crying My heart is pounding Frantic...delirious... My every nerve is dying (b) Halo of Darkness I hear screams of fallen souls, sad cries of agony Within the void of this evil hole, deep inside the black Could it be my imagination, the mirror of my fantasy? A fear-induced hallucination Or is there no way back from the halo of darkness? Spirits - apparitions - misery - suffering Horrid dreams and dire visions rising up from the black Look away in disbelief, this cannot be happening The end has come, I bow in grief There is no way back from the halo of darkness (c) The Final Door Now silence devours us Massive...suffocating... The calm before the storm Gravity overpowers us Invincible...dominating... And leads us through the final door Feed me light, I'm the halo of darkness Feel my might, I'm the eye of the universe |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
Fly me across the sky
Fly me to the edges of space Show me the wondrous sensations And mysteries of aeons gone by Guide me through a maze of stars Guide me to the birth of my race Give me the answers to questions Reveal to me secrets of life Journey on the waves of time Lead me through the centuries Lead me to places unknown Sail me away on the x-rays Of quasars that died long ago Carry me through the universe Carry me back to my home In search of the gateway That leads us into the black hole Journey on the waves of time Our quest for life has now begun The die is cast Our voyage leads us to the sun Out of the past, past! Lead me through the centuries Lead me to places unknown Sail me away on the x-rays Of quasars that died long ago Carry me through the universe Carry me back to my home In search of the gateway That leads us into the black hole Journey on the waves of time Our quest for life has now begun The die is cast Our voyage leads us to the sun Out of the past, past! |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
"We come out of the white hole into the M31 galaxy, which is also known as Andromeda. We
see a planet that looks much like Earth. Could it sustain life? And if, who lives there?" [Timo Kotipelto] [A. M31] And out of nowhere we materialize From a blaze of fire to a world of ice We folded space to a distant sun Inside the heart of M31 On a steady course to the planet Y Circling round a star in Sirrah's eye The search for life has now begun In the constellation M31 Light years away, beyond our Galaxy I see a planet like our own A golden sun is shining down on me Could it be that we are not alone? We're passing Sirrah in Alpha Pegasi Into the atmosphere of planet Y What will we find? chances almost none.. Will there be life in M31? [B. PLANET Y] We're diving through the nebulae and arrive on planet Y A hundred thousand hollow eyes are gazing at the sky There seems to be no motion, no pleasure and no pain No symptoms of emotion, no loss and no gain Solar screens and cold machines are covering up the ground Crystal covered fields of green and oceans underground Countless different entities but they all look the same But then one of the entities is crying out its name: Forever... Remember Forever... [C. THE SEARCH CONTINUES] It's time to leave and carry out our quest Miles to go and things to see before we rest We came in vain, our search is not yet done For there's some kind of life in M31! |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
(a) Metamorphosis
"For the first time during my journey, the Migrator communicates with me. He speaks to me directly, but without words. The Migrator tells me that my corporeal body inside the Dream Sequencer has died. While my body will now sleep forever, my consciousness must awake to eternity that lays before me ... for I am the new Migrator!" (b) Sleeper Awake Atomically into existence A creator of life was born This universal migrator In his celestial form Astronomical segmentation A division from which I came To go forth with a task bestowed me And seek out new worlds for all Fly up into the skies A sea of blue has crossed thine eyes A quest to save mankind is made Just one earthly being his soul shall remain My power of thought calls you Sleeper...sleeper awake, oh you sleeper Open your mind hear me sleeper Sleeper awake, come alive Our spirits they can never die A cataclysmic end for many Annihilated Earth to the core But one soul survives in stasis A colonists spirit the source You're the one not I, the chosen With visions, a bright new dawn To cross the starlit systems A place where new planets are born Rise up, you must awake The here and now shall separate The body frees the soul and mind Your spirit will join me in time My power of thought calls you Sleeper...sleeper awake, oh you sleeper Open your mind hear me sleeper Sleeper awake, come alive Our spirits they can never die Sleeper...sleeper awake, oh you sleeper Dormant inside, hear me sleeper Sleeper awake, come alive Your body is dead not your mind Sleeper awake come alive, come alive Sleeper awake there's a world waiting for you to find! |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
Hold on tight, we've reached the gate that leads us to the mystic zone
What a sight! I cannot wait to cross the bridge to the unknown Defy the laws of relativity, gravity will be our guide Surrender to the sea of energy that drives us to the other side Faster than light, we're traveling time through the wormhole Out of the night, into a vortex of fire Time slips away as we plunge into unknown dimensions A brilliant display, quenching my deepest desires Will it take us where we want to be? Will it show us what we want to see? Through the wormhole We're crashing down to our goal that lies beyond this cosmic gate Spinning round this spiral hole towards a cold and lonely fate |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
(a)The Taurus Pulsar
Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiac I hear the wailing of a star, the weak pulse of a fading sun All its fuel is burning out and its light will fade to black I can't ignore its hopeless shout as it fires its death cry out in space A star in Taurus lights up and outshines the galaxy A fleeting moment of glory in time and space A supernova resounds, a desperate symphony Leaving behind a beacon fallen from grace Lift your head up to the sky And hear the faraway cry of a dying star I heard its message from afar A frequent surge of sight and sound We approach the fallen neutron star Spinning round and round and round We attend this cosmic mass and we hear its sad lament But even stars and planets pass in this cold and everlasting place Lift your head up to the sky and hear the cry... "We have encountered a quasar in the constellation Virgo. But does it really contain a black hole, the portal to our final destination?" (b)Quasar 3C273 Heading off into the core of a newborn galaxy We have reached a brilliant star-like source of energy This cosmic spectacle of radiance was formed Fifteen billion years ago when the universe was born To the quasar Beyond the Milky Way The red shift is high, a bright light in the sky To the dark star Beyond the light of day The gravity's high, a black sun in the sky 3C273 As we approach the sea of light I'm forced to close my eyes I can feel the vibrant waves of centuries go by Then the pull of an unseen force is tearing us away Could it be we found the entrance to our passageway? |
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from Ayreon - Flight Of The Migrator (2000)
(a)Planet of Blue
I can feel the sun burning on my skin I can feel the sun from deep within I can hear the earth calling out my name I can hear the earth crying out in pain I'm coming home to the planet of blue Our own sun is coming into view I'm reaching out to the planet of blue Can you see me fly? Can you feel me die? I can almost touch the glorious rings of Saturn But then I feel them slip away I can almost see the yellow clouds of Venus But then the sequence slowly fades I'm coming home to the planet of blue Is this the end, can it be true? I'm reaching out to the planet of blue Can you see me try? Can you feel me die? (b)System Alert Dream Sequencer system alert warning - core processor buffer overload please abort Universal Migrator sequence System failure imminent return to consciousness, return to consciousness, return to consciousness... |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat [single] (2000)
AYREON (ARJEN LUCASSEN):
I can smell the grass, and touch the flowers. Among the trees, I pass the hours and fantasize. I let the dance of nature inspire me. Now my mind is free from apparitions. I switch off like a 'television', and close my eyes. And I wish that I could see like everybody can... How I wish that I could be like any other man... I can't see the sun, but I sense its glow. I hear the sound of water flowing down the stream. And my heart cries out for a little bit o' love. But I know that it was not meant to be. So I fulfill my destiny and accept my fate. Still I wish that I could see like everybody can... (Like everybody can...) How I wish that I could be like any other man... |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat [single] (2000)
It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld! Set me free, chase away the night! Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods, Shining star, light up the sky! And guide me to the Temple of the Cat! Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane, Mighty eye, harvester of life, We were born solely to speak your name! Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky! Here inside the Temple of the Cat! Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd. Now carved in stone, his holy name. Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud. His silvery blade on a golden chain. He lies here in the Temple of the Cat - dead! He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat! |
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from Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat [single] (2000)
It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld! Set me free, chase away the night! Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods, Shining star, light up the sky! And guide me to the Temple of the Cat! Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane, Mighty eye, harvester of life, We were born solely to speak your name! Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky! Here inside the Temple of the Cat! Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd. Now carved in stone, his holy name. Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud. His silvery blade on a golden chain. He lies here in the Temple of the Cat - dead! He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat! |
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from Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)
(Fear)It's time to leave your sheltered cage
Face you deepest fears The world is against you You're fighting back the tears (Me)All the kids were watching me I felt very small I could hear the laughter As I stumbled down the hall (Rage)(human) Seeking to find deep, in the trauma as it leaves you behind (human) Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition (human) Loving today, all of the feelings are they going away (human) Ending it now, I'd rather hear about the where and the how (Agony)The bigger boys they beat you up Out here you cannot hide No friends to help you No father at your side (Me)I swore that I'd get back at them But I was just a kid One day I'd show them I wouldn't rest until I did (Rage)(human) Seeking to find, deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind (human) Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition (human) Loving today, all of the feelings are they going away (human) Ending it now, I'd rather hear about the where and the how (Pride)You've got to prove you are not like the rest (Reason)There's no need if you know you're the best (Pride)That's not enough, let the other kids know (Reason)What's the use, go with the flow (Pride)Be a man, give into hate (Reason)You better learn to communicate (Pride)Better to learn to protect yourself (Reason)That's not the way to get out of this hell (Pride)See that kid, wipe the smile off his face (Reason)He's just like you, feeling out of place (Pride)I don't care, let's show him who's boss (Reason)That's not the way to get your message across (Pride)Be a man, give into hate (Reason)You better learn to communicate (Pride)Better to learn to protect yourself (Reason)That's not the way to get out of this hell (Passion)Don't rack your brain, let it all go Savour the moment and feel your blood flow (Me)Then I got back at them Still acting like a kid Then I showed them But when I had, I could not quit... (Rage)(human) Seeking to find, deep in the trauma as it leaves you behind (human) Bleeding it gone into the profit of the competition (human) Loving today, all of the feelings are they going away (human) Ending it now, I'd rather hear about the where and the how |
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from Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)
[Reason] Now you know the truth, what will you do?
[Me] I still can't believe it's true... [Passion] You better believe it, and make them pay! [Me] There has to be another way... [Pride] You cannot take this lying down! [Me] I cannot stand up, can you show me how? [Love] You must forgive them and open your heart [Me] It's all my fault, it tears me apart! [Agony] It would have been better if you would have just died! [Me] No, I've got to win this fight! [Fear] Can you face them after all you did? [Me] I gotta reveal the feelings I hid [Best Friend] See him fight, he's all on his own... [Me] I need your help, can't do it alone! [Wife] Listen to me, can you hear me shout? [Me] Let me out! |
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from Ayreon - The Human Equation (2004)
(Me) Friday night, I had a few
There she was, out of the blue Thunderstruck, nailed to the floor I couldn't move, couldn't talk... anymore (Love) Of all these guys it's you she desires Secretly her heart is on fire Waiting for you to ask her to dance Go ahead, make your move... now's your chance (Passion) Do it right, do it right, we ain't got all night Do it now, do it now, I think you know how (Pride) Let it out, let it out, now don't mess about Let her in, let her in, let the party begin! (Me) There I was, nervous and shy Struck with awe as I caught her eye I mustered up courage and walked her way Figuring out what to do... what to say (Love) Her heart sings as she sees you come near The music fades, the crowd disappears She weeps in silence as you pass her by And she's wondering why... oh why (Passion) Do it right, do it right, we ain't got all night Do it now, do it now, I think you know how (Pride) Let it out, let it out, now don't mess about Let her in, let her in, let the party begin! (Agony) Remember your father, well you're just like him Nothing but violence and fury within Remember your mother, so lonely and sad This will be her fate if you treat her as bad (Fear) You're afraid she might turn you down All your hopes, dashed to the ground Nobody loved you, nobody will Why should you even try... but still... (Me) Friday night, I had a few (Wife) There was no need to talk (Me) There she was, out of the blue (Wife) We just started to walk (Me) Hand in hand, we took the floor (Wife) And we danced, and we danced, and we danced (Me) I could move, I could talk... even more... (Passion) Do it right, do it right, we ain't got all night Do it now, do it now, I think you know how (Pride) Let it out, let it out, now don't mess about Let her in, let her in, let the party begin! (Agony) Remember your father, well you're just like him Nothing but violence and fury within Remember your mother, so lonely and sad This will be her fate if you treat her as bad |
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