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Desperation on your own
Let the kindred spirits go Keep on building, stone on stone Never fail, never doubt Stands alone, stone on stone I shall lie within this shrine.... Waiting for ten thousand years Free from preconceived ideas Isolated, hibernating Sleeping through the age of man Darkest hour before the dawn Patiently, silently Hanging on a single hope Clinging to a fragile rope Desperation, preservation Keeping the faith Too much at stake Do what the Gods say... Every day the idea grows Money is no object so Keep on building, stone on stone Let the temple reach the clouds Stands alone, stone on stone Working on the grandest scale How could worshipped idols fail What is mine is mine you know Rights are not for you and so Keep on building, Stone on stone Make it strong and make it proud Stands alone stone on stone In this glory lies the key Mine is immortality Untold wealth hidden with care by stealthy people Promised riches stored in haste by urgent people Sworn on the good book, hard look, hardly a whisper away Sworn on the new faith, keepsake, keeping a distance away Jewels lie thick, as far as the eye As far as the eye can barely see Elegant crystal, the wishful Dragged through the sands of time for me Born from resistance, innocence Into the darkness the blind will be thrown Born from acceptance, vehemence Venomous promises innocent foes You will all hear me, all fear me Standing in line with your faith at your feet Do what your will has and fight back Come meet your maker, Your saviour! One man, fate unknown Born of stone on stone One flame lights the fire Dawn of stone on stone My faith will stand up alone Your light enriching the sacred stone One man, fate unknown Born of stone on stone |
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| 2. |
| 6:46 |
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Soon there will come a time
Whether a life like mine Reaches you Touches you Under a cloud of fear No longer need me here Feeling secure Part of the cause Dramatic setting for Friendship is not so pure Innocence...influence Now we have come so far Etched on my mind unsure Commonsense...Confidence Far reaching consequence Born from indifference Leave me here now Forgotten with pretence Forward and sufferance Leave me here now? When the time was right And the signs were clear I should have known But I didn't hear the warning .....The calling! When the moment came And the lonliness Was falling in I couldn't find a reason ...I stopped believing Once more to the breach There's nothing left to teach me now ....Now! Stand up and be counted No more time for doubt, stand up Stand up! Was it empathy or apathy we shared There's no understanding When honesty's not there No hand me down excuses Insincerity too far Are brave enough or strong enough when truths are told in halves Now its obvious It's so obvious to me Now its obvious In this wilderness you'll see That hollow words are feckless Allies souls can move apart Surface wounds infectious Through to your Achilles heart. "Forgive them, for they know not what they do" What is forgiveness? Who grants forgiveness? Who gives a damn? I'm breaking out of this wilderness I turn my back on all the make believe and promises A soldier of fortune I fell once before But I live again! I'm part of this once more! I'm breaking out of this wilderness I've cut my way through all the sympathy and tenderness A soldier of fortune I fell once before But I live again! I'm part of this once more! |
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| 3. |
| 4:45 |
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Creeping out into the night
Keep your hands outstretched and your eyes closed tightly Running out on your own Don't answer the door or the telephone This is no kind of a dream Not a blessing but a curse This is no illusion You've had them before - this isn't the first Reaching out - so cold! What did I say - did I do To lose my hold on you Everything you touch With your finger tips - Hurts so much There's a fallen wish it's shattered on the ground like a broken gift The Midas Vision Was always beating in your heart The foolish greed, the golden seed Is dragging out of the reason and tearing you apart! Reaching out - so cold! What did I say - did I do To lose my hold on you? Reaching out with all that I could give What should I say - should I do To make you.... Holding out, holding out your hands Open up, open up your eyes Is that the knock or the ringing of the bell Open the door to your own private hell. Reaching out - so cold! What did I say - did I do To lose my hold on you? Reaching out with all that I could give What should I say - should I do To make you live again? Reaching out - so cold! What did I say - did I do To lose my hold on you? Reaching out with all that I could give What should I say - should I do to make you live again? |
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| 4. |
| 4:51 | 
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| 5. |
| 13:57 |
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Silently calling
I hear myself speak My breath is in my hands I cry out your name Silently calling I feel so at peace And the time to surrender Is the time you will take hold of me What did you do when you woke today What did you feel, were you sad or afraid Searching your thoughts for reasons or meanings And the choices you made Silently calling In a field of dreams Where memories fade They keep passing through this soulless maze What did you do when you woke today What did you feel, were you sad or afraid Searching your thoughts for hope or relief Looking for safety in the falling leaves Splinters of virtue From splintering hearts The door is always closed As it was from the start Masters of freedom Masters of light Will you ever let me go Take away this second sight What did you do when you woke today What did you feel, were you sad or afraid Searching your thoughts for warnings and traps Nothing in your life will be the same! Hanging to the sail Caught behind the storm Wait for the waves to come Know the fear Hide behind your smile Crying for mercy Hanging to the mast Caught behind the storm Wait for the sea to foam Climb....Climb....Climb up to me Hanging to the sail Far beyond the storm Lightning across the sky Catch the rope Cling to hope Watch as our lives flash by Hanging to the mast Beyond the storm Saltwater burning Shield your face from whiplash sprays Hold your breath and Neptune will make his next move Hanging to the rail Caught within the storm Watch for the jagged land Follow a line From another time Washed up on stone and sand Grab the mast Caught within the storm Reach for a helping hand We could share this calm experience now In shadows I can see the light I whisper your name But it's lost in the night Watching reflections of my own solitude Heartfelt indifference towards actions and truths In shadows I can see light I whisper your name In the night Spare me from those sirens' lies Spare me from this grand illusion Spare me from those weeping eyes And promises of absolution Shall I stand without defense Now that death is all around me Did you hope for my surrender Leaving me to die on the bloodstained ground It's only a lifetime Where heroes need heroic deeds It's only a lifetime Where children dream of breaking free Follow the cause Follow the signs Drawn by a song to our own demise It's only a lifetime Dragged across the rocks by the sirens' whisper! |
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| 4:22 |
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It's just a matter of course now
Like some ritual or formality, that's guiding me Violent flows the venomous dance Chasing through the system in a frenzy of enhancement Addicted to your belladonna kiss I am running in the shadows Anonymous, invisible to all the world but you How can you be so proud of the things you do Medusa! Hollow words and promises Bow down in servitude before this throne Medusa! You always know my weaknesses Only with a heart of anger Could you freeze the lifeblood in my veins Only with a heart of anger Could you bleed the strength, put out the flame Poisoned by your belladonna kiss I am trapped in the web I am drowning in the bitterness and all that I can pray Is that I die in your embrace again Medusa! Hollow words and promises Bow down in servitude before this throne Medusa! You always know my weaknesses I turn to stone All I need is a bloodstained jewel Or a poisonous flower All I yearn for is the siren's cry Or the torment and endurance in the final hour Medusa! Hollow words and promises Bow down in servitude before this throne Medusa! You always know my weaknesses Oh! I'm paralyzed before this vision Medusa! Hollow words and promises Bow down in servitude before this throne Medusa! You always know my weaknesses I turn to stone Addicted to your belladonna kiss I am running in the shadows Anonymous, invisible |
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| 4:33 |
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No more choices born from freedom
No more kings and no more kingdom come Live in fear of what your doubts are You may find all your nightmares Knocking down your ivory tower Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the world we made Forced apart by blind divisions Inspiration, rash decision making Ignorance and tears, innocence and early years Beware the chaos that will tear apart that game you play Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the world we made Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the heart and soul that freed the slaves When you're forced to the wall By the sheer weight of will When you're fighting between one another Be sure that you know who the prisoners are And don't turn against your own brother Behind every thought is a far greater plan You can feel as the elements gather Be sure on which side of the bars you are on You will live with your choices forever.....forever.....forever! Forever........ever.....ever.....ever.....ever.....ever Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the world we made Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the heart and soul that freed the slaves Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, welcome to the world we made Welcome, welcome, welcome to the cage Welcome, oh, to the shattered world we tried to save The spirit that will never fade Heart and soul that freed the slaves Welcome, welcome to the cage! |
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| 8. |
| 7:01 |
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Forget the lights
Forget the sounds You no longer need me round Lost my patience Lost my pride The story of my life Innocence is no way to hide Forget the light Forget the sound Why do you have to drag me down Men of night, In disguise Slay this barren child Sadness is your only friend "Please forgive me I didn't mean to play with your emotions Tear apart your passions Please forgive me I didn't mean to Hurt you with false meanings Hurt you with false feelings" Is what you see Is what you get Overhearing distant sounds Is what you wish Is what you hope Given both ends of the rope Both ends of the rope? When you turn against the system and the rules that are taught The true unconscious law an action without thought To free yourself forever from the shackles and the chains Of any kind of hell You can call this need by any other name When you stay held down for most of your life It's not hard to find a cause It's the catalyst behind the knife... the knife! Gonna turn the tide against you Gonna make this private revolution Gonna smash the gates and march right through Gonna tear apart this institution I'm coming down to find you Gonna make this private revolution Better keep this faith behind you Gonna lead the way to new solutions. Jericho - I'll bring those walls right down on you! Jericho - I'll bring those walls right down on you! Gonna turn the tide against you Gonna make this private revolution Gonna smash the gates and march right through Gonna make this private revolution Jericho - I'll bring those walls right down on you! Jericho - I'll bring those walls right down on you! |
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| 13:55 |
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In the distance
Hidden from sight - patiently Waiting for me Part of the night - enemy mine This horizon Darkness and light - opposites Drawn together, one forever Wrong and the right - enemy mine Now is the time to decide Don't answer me with the same old questions Don't patronise with those tired old solutions I've heard these before, I've been here before Don't pay me back with the same old deceptions Don't give me facts and predictable suggestions I've heard these before, I've been here before Then you're screaming all the time You don't listen any more When you threw out the hope with the dustbin liners You were standing alone with your coat of kindness Covered in mud - it was soaked in my blood When you fed me to the lions in your personal arena And you watched till the cries and the prayers grew weaker Head in my hands - Dripping tears in the sand The roar of the lions As the victim lies damned and alone When agony comes more from hope than failure Look further than your preconceptions, expectations Where the power of the mind can take you out beyond this reach Higher than the dull and simple world you know so well Back to paradise... Who keeps the child - Tell me which is the mother? The need in her eye, and the eyes of the other and I've seen this before, I've been here before Cut the child in half, give a piece to each woman A desperate chance, the last hope has fallen Just like before, I've felt this before And the gurgles of laughter are echoes once more in my heart So I lie down in my mothers arms And I cry in my mothers arms, praying Praying for the end to come A friend to come and rescue me - right now So I listen to my mother's voice And I listen to the Only choice she had to make Living fear cold and naked Throw me away? Don't throw me away "Take the child - it's yours!" Was the only thing she could have said Does it matter to you? In the lion's cage we're all the same Does it matter to you? It's a child's game with a child's name Does it matter to you? If I place the blame upon your shoulders Don't try to fool the world Don't try to rule the world again Throw away my life in the fireplace With the old love letters And the Nottingham laces; Trying to forget the warm embraces Video suppers and the funny faces Does it matter to you? Does it matter to you? Does it matter to you? Does it matter at all? |
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