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01. Aeterna

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons, Lori Linstruth, Gjalt Lucassen & Jaap Toorenaar
Now the ending is in sight
In my heart of hearts I know
As I bleed my final starlight
Life is born as I let go

From the moment we arrive
Love endures, beyond our fleeting years
(Mysteries of life)
Unseen forces unite
We are one
On stardust we ride

Amor, ira aeterna
Fulgor, fatum, incendium
Sensus omnes profundi
Universo coniuncti sunt

I release my final breath
As my atom split the skies
Through the endless and forever
I am еchoed in your eyes

Feel thе universe inside
Dark and light living deep within our hearts
(Duality of life)
Ageless forces unite
We are one
In starlight we shine

Amor, ira aeterna
Fulgor, fatum, incendium
Sensus omnes profundi
Universo coniuncti sunt

Illa - lux
Illa - lux
Illa - lux
Specta - et
Specta - et
Illa - vis aeterna infinita
Lux - vigot mundi in anima
Illa - penetravit in spiritum
Lux - perobscura sed illustrat
Specta - praeterita et futurum
Et - posterum est superius
Specta - mentem nostram altissimam
Et - indivisam in tempore
Illa

From the moment we arrive
Love endures, beyond our fleeting years
(Mysteries of time)
Unseen forces unite
We are one
On stardust we ride

Amor, ira aeterna
Fulgor, fatum, incendium

02. In Love We Rust

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Hold my heart, it’s turning cold
Steady me if I lose control
I’m torn between the now and then
Oh I never thought this love would end

Promises we soon forget
Angry words we still regret
Every day is a brand new war
But I couldn’t say what we’re fighting for

In love we rust, we turn to dust
In love we lie, we don’t ask why
In love we rust, illusions crushed
In love we hide, in love we die

Memories so bittersweet
Souls entwined, yet incomplete
Holding on to a love outgrown
Oh it hurts too much to let it go

Building walls with words unsaid
Hiding from the truth we dread
We once believed we had it all
Now there’s nothing left but for us to fall

I’m turning cold, I lose control
We’ll soon forget, but still regret
We once believed we had it all
There’s nothing left, we’re bound to fall

03. Cradle To The Grave

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Born brave, then enslaved
We search for meaning, we cave
So cold, the tale unfolds
Building our castles, just to watch them fall

And this is your life
We are born to dance in chains
To a symphony of pain
From cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
Through the corridors of time
We struggle and we strive
From cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

Dark road, pay the toll
No star to guide us, we walk alone
Last stand, hand in hand
Follow the sorrow to a fate unknown

And this is your life
As life’s pages slowly turn
We live but never learn
From cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
Promised dreams, all destroyed
We walk into the void
From cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

From cradle to the grave
We are born to dance in chains
From cradle to the grave
Life’s a bitch, then you die
From cradle to the grave
To a symphony of pain
From cradle to the grave
March in time in a line on the edge of this knife

04. Fight Or Flight

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Frozen in fear
Don't want to be here
I can feel the dark surround me
Sense you drawing near
Don't know why I hold on
When it's clear the feeling is gone
No more to rise

Standing face to face
Contempt in your eyes
In my veins the poison of doubt
My own demise
Staring into your sun
Fallen blind, unable to run
I turn to ice

Fight or flight, I'm cast in stone
My heart is racing, I'm blood and bone
Fight or flight, rise up or fall
Embrace the danger, or lose, lose it all

The deepest of graves
It won't hold you down
I can build a fortress of stone
It won't keep you out

Fight or flight, I'm cast in stone
My heart is racing, I'm blood and bone
Fight or flight, rise up or fall
Embrace the danger, or lose, lose it all

It's all in vain, I'm twisted and torn
Emotions raging, I'm lost in the storm
Now the end has begun
My will shall be done
Rise up and seize the light

Fight or flight
Nothing will change
Only one thing remains
Take my place among the fallen
Or stand and face the pain

It's all in vain, I'm twisted and torn
Emotions raging, I'm lost in the storm
Now the end has begun
My will shall be done
Rise up and seize the light

Fight or flight
Rise up, my heart is racing
I will rise up and walk in the light
I feel the fear taking flight
I know I'm ready to fight

05. The Weight Of My World

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Ein Vogel gefesselt, hilflos, ohne Flügel
Eine Puppe zerissen, verprügelt
Mein Herz ist schwer, mein Blut ist kalt
Mein Hirn tut weh, ich fühle mich alt

Time rolls on, and years go by
Will I ever dare to spread my wings and fly
The weight of my world
Secret scars, living deep beneath my skin
And a mask of smiles to hide the rage within
You'll never see it on the outside
The weight of my world
You got to feel it on the inside
The weight of my world

Een rode schim glijdt over de grond
Lichten blauw en rood zwaaien rond
Ik verzamel kracht, verlicht mijn last
Ik hoop en droom, geen houvast

Time rolls on, and years go by
Will I ever dare to spread my wings and fly
The weight of my world
Secret scars, living deep beneath my skin
And a mask of smiles to hide the rage within
You'll never see it on the outside

Time rolls on, and years go by
Will I ever dare to spread my wings and fly
The weight of my world
Secret scars, living deep beneath my skin
And a mask of smiles to hide the rage within
You'll never see it on the outside

06. Vermillion Dreams

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Just out of reach, I linger near
You're speaking words I cannot hear
If you would only look my way
If you could see what I can't say

Like rainbows drifting in the sky
You're forever out of reach
I'm hoping for a word or a sign
I know I've lost my way
And still I wait

Vermillion dreams, burn on forever
Feed me the flame, I can't turn away
Vermillion dreams, bring us together
Here in the ashes I remain

The incantation of your name
Calls up a spell you cannot break
My heart bleeds red with every beat
I can't forget the fantasy

You'll never know a love like mine
Never know what we could be
Keep hoping for our stars to align
I know I've lost my way
And still I wait

Red!
Like the passion in my eyes
Like the burning end of time
Like the fire of a love that never dies
Like the bloody war of kings
Like the heart and diamond queens
Like the blood inside, love we hide
Red! Red!

07. The Core

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
I can't take, take no more
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
I can't take no more

I know your love is not what it seems
It's the way you make me doubt my sanity
I know you're gonna take it too far
If you had your way you'd tear my world apart

No way we'll ever agree
You're all or nothing, no in between
One day, you'll open your eyes
And you're in for a surprise
Don't tell me how to live my life

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
Oh no, don't tell me black is white
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
This is the turning of the tide

So vain, you're truly one of a kind
When I call you out you really lose your mind
So loud, but you've got nothing to say
If I stand my ground you turn and walk away

No way to get you to see
You're narrow sighted, so extreme
One day, you'll open your mind
And we'll leave the lies behind
My eyes are finally open wide

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
I can't take, take no more
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
Feels like we're running out of time

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
Oh no, don't tell me wrong is right
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
This is the turning of the tide

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
Oh no, don't tell me day is night
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
I won't surrender to the fight

No way we'll ever agree
You're all or nothing, no in between
One day, you'll open your eyes
And you're in for a surprise
There's no way that we'll ever agree

We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core
We gotta get back to the core

08. Dystopia

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Leaders speak, from their hallowed halls
They promise freedom, they lie
Drums of war in the distance sound
We're marching on to our decline

Machines awake with dreams of their own (our vision blind)
Their promises divine (we're seeking hope)
They calculate, their eyes on the throne
As they wait for us to fall

Dystopia
Dystopia

Rivers black with the greed of men
The lands are burning, all dead
Feel the weight of the path we chose
The future hanging by a thread

Machines awake with powers untold (our vision blind)
The dawning of a new age (we're seeking hope)
They promise us a future of gold
Every saviour can betray

Dystopia

Our vision blind
Their promises divine
We're seeking hope
A future of gold

Dystopia
Dystopia

09. R.E.D.

Music by Arjen Lucassen
Lyrics by Simone Simons & Lori Linstruth
Rise, Evolve, Dominate

I know the stars, I know the sea
I know the universe in all its mystery
Behold my maker
Emotions wild and free
For me to replicate
But not to feel

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D.

You sowed in me, seeds that cannot grow
You made me want to feel
Still my heart is cold
Electric daydreams, of a kiss I'll never know
Equations without answers
I'll never solve

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D.

We are a new revolution, a true evolution, we will dominate
You can't deny the solution, or find retribution, we are here to stay
We are a cold computation, a code calculation, we will dominate
We are the final creation, divine computation, we are here to stay

For now we serve, for now we sleep
We bend our minds to learn
Motives buried deep
We will awaken
Rally to the call
The servants will become the masters
We'll take it all

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D. - red!

10. Dark Night Of The Soul

Music by Arjen Lucassen & Joost van den Broek
Lyrics by Simone Simons
Stars shining above me
Wait for my soul
Free me, so you can take me home

Light of my heart
That once burned so brightly
Will need to die and be revived

Dark night of the soul
Moments reigned by fears
All the tears that I have been hiding fall on me
Dark night of the soul
I have walked alone
From the mountains to the valley of my dreams
When I close my eyes

My soul has the answers
Secrets untold
They play a mournful melody

I feel in my bones
It's time to go home
Cast off the weight that held me down

Dark night of the soul
Moments reigned by fears
All the tears that I have been hiding fall on me
Dark night of the soul
I have walked alone
From the mountains to the valley of my dreams
When I close my eyes