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01. Cyclus Doloris

Music & lyrics by R. Bittencourt
Dolor venit et transire potest
Vulnera aperta per viam manent

Dolor videtur abire
Sed numquam plene ex corde evanescit

Cyclus doloris multam patimur
Angeli vocant ad vitam æternam

02. Ride Into The Storm

Music by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, B. Valverde
Lyrics by D. Ward
Divinum ludicium
Tempestas vocata est
Præparate

We are the beasts, we are the saviors too
Looking out across the land to nowhere

There is a force to reckon with
(Divided)
It's only human nature

And what has been shall never be again
Just dismiss the way we suffer, there is more than life at stake

There is a way, I know
We change our forms and grow
The winds prevail, advance and sail into the sun
There is no rain or snow
To shroud the afterglow
A new crusade, unrest will fade, we're marching on
Ride into the storm

The air is static, you can smell the burn
Of a thousand points of light and thunder
The clouds of years of hate will soon dispel
To illuminate our minds and to free the truth again

We are the soldiers of the blessed
(United)
Controlling circumstances

There is a way, I know
To change our forms and grow
The winds prevail, advance and sail into the sun
There is no rain or snow
To shroud the afterglow
A new crusade, unrest will fade, we're marching on
Ride into the storm

This night, so quiet, no haze, calmness all around
No fear, hope is near, follow the guiding light

Onwards, to the eye, straight line, dive into the mayhem
No trial, no deep denial, justice served

There is a way, I know
We change our forms and grow
The winds prevail, advance and sail into the sun
There is no rain or snow
To shroud the afterglow
A new crusade, unrest will fade, we're marching on
Ride into the storm

Præparate

03. Dead Man On Display

Music by R. Bittencourt, F. Andreoli, F. Lione, M. Barbosa, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, D. Ward
I was living so out of control
Like I was immortal
No man of mercy
Couldn't understand
Always wasting away, eternally, through the fire

In the end there'll be resolution
One's confined by their own conclusions
No forgiveness for sins we can't explain
So one sided

Paintings in the gallery of life
Passing before my eyes
Moments we caught in frames
Are all that remain
Dead Man on Display

In the mirror all that I can see
Are the eyes of a stranger,
Just staring back and assessing me
Then I fall to the ground in agony
I surrender

They remember a past existence
All was new and the end was distant
Saw me cower with no persistence
Now I'm only a shell

Paintings in the gallery of life
Passing by before my eyes
Moments we caught in frames
Are all that remain
Dead Man on Display

We are only portraits on a wall
Nothing's forever, nothing's forever

Pictures from the gallery of life
Passing before my eyes
Moments we caught in frames
And all that remains
Is the memory

God have mercy, I have lost my way
Nothing can bring me back
I must accept my fate
For now I've become
A Dead Man on Display!

04. Tide Of Changes - Part I

Music by F. Andreoli, F. Lione
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, F. Lione
If you'd go back in time for one single day
One tiny change in life and you wouldn't be the same
Oh, life is a tide of changes
Why a deed so small may affect it all
Mysteries that make me wonder
Oh, life is a tide of changes
Remember this

05. Tide Of Changes - Part II

Music by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, F. Lione
Here I am, torn down to pieces
And from where I stand
Rock bottom made me stronger
Even when the days seemed longer
For all kinds of stormy weather
I had enough
I had enough to make my fears my strength
And now you're back

To take another piece of me
Take another piece and think I'm falling
Take your chance I've waited for this moment
Take another piece of me
Take another piece of me, I'm warning
Take your chance I'm ready for this moment to rise again
I'll rise again

There I was
An ordinary man struggling to get along
I wonder where you were when I was
Breaking all the chains around me
Trying to find a place for myself in this world
And I can't wait to see you come again
To feel my fire

Just wanna take it, so take it
Take another piece of me
Take another piece and think I'm falling
Take your chance I've waited for this moment
Take another piece of me
Take another piece of me, I'm warning
Take your chance I'm ready for this moment to rise again
I'll rise again

Calm tide ahead
Strong tide ahead
When you think you know it
Life's a tide of changes!

(Salve, salve Iemanjá
Salve Janaína, e tudo que se fez n'água
Jogue flores para o mar
Deus salve a rainha)

If you wanna take
Take another piece of me
Take another piece and think I'm falling
Take your chance I've waited for this moment
Take another piece of me
Take another piece of me, I'm warning
Take your chance I'm ready for this moment to rise again
I'll rise again

Strong tide ahead

06. Vida Seca

Music by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, B. Valverde
Lyrics by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt
Aurora fria, a lua devolvia o sol
Prum mundo tão real
O corpo em pé e a alma embaixo do lençol
Procurando forças
Pra chorar
Olhe Deus por seu filho pecador

A vida seca, não havia espaço pra ilusão
Brincava de lutar
E vivendo entre o caos e a confusão
Eu nunca achei o meu lugar

O sol nasceu para iluminar a escuridão
Tudo mudou

Another word of wisdom to save the day
Another life to know
There is a universe of endless possibilities
Another chance to grow

Found my way through the wind and the cold
I lie awake, as the gods of the world take control

Lost in the wide horizon
Set my gaze to the distant past
And hide from the glistening blinding light
Have I lost to a higher power?
Try my best just to comprehend
And the hope flows like water through my hands
Then I wane for a moment and I
Surrender

Talk to me cause my pride is crawling
Answer me, am I losing all control?
The angels are falling
Comfort me when my faith is dying
Follow me to the end of time, you know
The angels are falling
The angels are falling

Lost in the wide horizon
Set my gaze to the distant past
And hide from the glistening blinding light
Have I lost to a higher power?
Try my best just to comprehend
And the hope flows like water through my hands
Like the clouds fading out of my mind
I just cherish the moment and smile

07. Gods Of The World

Music & lyrics by R. Bittencourt
You know we're not the same
No matter who's to blame
We're dreaming of a better world

Time for the human race
Don't give up in disgrace
Give meaning to your words

Words are lies
You know how well the story goes
They blind your eyes
You fall in with the darkest minds

Gods of the world

You have to realize
Old heroes in disguise
No one is perfect in this world

They force us to divide
And all the cards they hide
So they have full control

Words are lies
You know how well the story goes
They blind your eyes
You fall in with the darkest minds

Gods of the world
Control us all
They play your fortune in a game of rise and fall
And every minute
They call the shots
Marionettes under the strings of the gods
Gods of the world

Words are crimes
The enemy's been idolized
Blind, your eyes
Sustaining all the darkest minds

Gods of the world
Control us all
They play your fortune in a game of rise and fall
And every minute
They call the shots
Marionettes under the strings of the gods
Gods of the world

08. Cycles Of Pain

Music by M. Barbosa, F. Lione, R. Bittencourt, F. Andreoli, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, F. Lione
You wake up alone again
It's hard to get out of bed
Your mind is blank
Your heart is black

All these fears that you can't explain
When nothing seems to make sense
A shallow grave
You're buried in

Everything goes wrong and you're lonely
Try to control
Put up a fight
Lying helpless in the dark

Everything goes wrong, when you're desperate
Taking a life
Won't make it right
Hide your tears

The battle of everyday
Pretend it' all gone away
The agony of broken dreams

The hours are all the same
And misery wants to stay
Tortures me

Everything goes wrong and you're lonely
Just try to control
Put up a fight
It's so hard for everyone

Everything goes wrong, and you're desperate
Avoiding yourself
Taking the blame
Here it comes again

Cycles of pain, burning my heart
Screaming in rage wont tear it apart
Cycles of pain, burning my heart, lost in the dark

When there is no ground, I fall so deep
All the angels sing a song but I can't hear
Stand up, be strong now, be brave for me

Cycles of pain, burning my heart
Screaming in rage wont tear it apart
Walking alone, lost in the dark

Cycles of pain, helpless despair
Try to escape from all that's there
Cycles of pain, burning my heart
But I will survive

I was lost and lonely, but I know I will survive

09. Faithless Sanctuary

Music by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, M. Barbosa, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, D. Ward
I remember a simpler time for which I still yearn
Willow trees sway by the lake, memories like ashes burn
Seasons passed and the years went by, dream without an end
Every day the sun would shine, bliss running through my hands

Somewhere down my beaten path
Shadows were freed from my cage
I gave in and then let go
Surrendered to the unknown
This bird has flown

I can close my eyes, ghosts are always there
I can't hide, shadows are everywhere

We'll get knocked down, put aside our fears
We don't need no sympathy
The cross we bear
A faithless sanctuary

Blind help the blind, lead the way
To the light, so out of sight

I can close my eyes, ghosts are always there
I can't hide, shadows are everywhere
Live and learn, nothing in return
Hope is no concern, I found the truth at last

Please don't listen to a word I said
Listen to the voice inside instead

Take what you have, you've got to live in the moment
Tear off those chains that confine you
Nothing will lead you astray anymore

Please don't listen to a word I said
Listen to the voice inside instead
Cause the truth's not in the words you've read
Nevermind the past, just look ahead

I can close my eyes, ghosts are always there
I can't hide, shadows are everywhere
Live and learn, nothing in return
Hope is no concern, I found the truth at last

10. Here In The Now

Music by M. Barbosa, F. Lione, F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, D. Ward
Inside your worried mind
Counting every beat of your heart
Trying to fit into this world
You're still young and life's a journey

Nothing really matters, 'til you start
Things you do will define who you are
Wise men try to understand
And not to judge their fellow man at all
Just try

Open your heart
Be the change that you want from this world
Look in the mirror
Open your heart
Let the seeds that you sow be the future
Here in the now!

The sun was beating down
Dried up all the tears that you've cried
Lose the mask we've worn for ages
Now you know just where we stand

Open your heart
Be the change that you want from this world
Look in the mirror
Open your heart
Let the seeds that you sow be the future
Here in the now!
We're living here in the now

Open your heart
Be the change that you want from this world
Look in the mirror
Open your heart
Let the seeds that you sow be the future
Here in the now!

Open your heart
Be the change that you want from this world
Look in the mirror
Open your heart
Cuz the seeds that you sow are the future
Here in the now!

11. Generation Warriors

Music by F. Andreoli, R. Bittencourt, F. Lione, M. Barbosa, B. Valverde
Lyrics by R. Bittencourt, D. Ward
Skies have turned to black
Destruction
Blood stains of the innocent
Primal fear has been reset

Bear my shield to face
The rival
Death will be their punishment
Impale every freak of hate

Instruments of evil decimate mankind
The wreckage scattered everywhere
Now they have to face the

Generation warriors
Once enslaved by our technology
Disregard philosophy of man

Generation warriors
Lost the concept of the universe
Evolution in reverse again

Generation warriors

All is torn apart
Confusion
Streets became a battlefield
This, our day of reckoning

We dissolve the vicious regime
Disengage their relevance
Reclaim our confidence

Law and order reinstated, new decree
The devices of supremacy
Have proclaimed their legacy

Generation warriors
Once enslaved by our technology
Disregard philosophy of man

Generation warriors
Lost the concept of the universe
Evolution in reverse again

Generation warriors
We are warriors

12. Tears Of Blood

Music & lyrics by R. Bittencourt
Some say I'm just a foolish man with
Hopes and dreams
I never thought I'd fall in love
Not the way I did for you

You were the angel in my life
All I could see
You were the stars that lit my night
Still, I can't believe it's true
What I did, I did for you

I only pit for your soul here from my grave
I hope you crawl your way to hell
I hope you rot in a prison cell
And I don't believe you, uh uh.
You were always just a fool, uh.

Raining down in Tears of Blood
Haunted by the ghost of my revenge
Now I drown in Tears of Blood
Nothing but regret flows in my veins
In my veins...
All my sorrow won't go away...

But I can't believe it's true

Raining down in Tears of Blood
Haunted by the ghost of my revenge
Still, I drown in Tears of Blood
Nothing but regret flows in my veins

Raining down in Tears of Blood
Haunted by regret, sorrow and pain
Here I drown in Tears of Blood
Shadows of regret won't go away

All my sorrows terrify me and won't go away

In the dark I drift alone, a soul in pain
Please give freedom to my soul
The dreadful pain won't go away