Stratovarius - Elysium lyrics
Tracks 01. Darkest Hours
02. Under Flaming Skies 03. Infernal Maze 04. Fairness Justified 05. The Game Never Ends 06. Lifetime In A Moment 07. Move The Mountain 08. Event Horizon 09. Elysium 10. Castaway 11. Last Shore 12. Hallowed 01. Darkest Hours Music & lyrics by Matias Kupiainen, Timo Kotipelto
These frantic memories
They bring me down, tormenting peace The darkness drowns me I'm restless without sleep When day breaks, I'm still awake, I recall my mistakes I'll be never alone, never again, never alone, I'll be never alone, never again, never alone... When all my hope is gone, I'm waiting for the dawn I raise my head and find my own way out of the dark I've left my past behind I'm reaching for the light I'm not afraid to live my life - I'll take what is mine. I'll make my way through the darkest hours of my days! Those frozen memories Laid out for me, all I can see The night surrounds me Destroying harmony What lies beneath, demising me? I've lost my purity I'll be never alone, never again, never alone, I'll be never alone, never again, never alone... When all my hope is gone, I'm waiting for the dawn I raise my head and find my own way out of the dark I've left my past behind I'm reaching for the light I'm not afraid to live my life - I'll take what is mine. I'll make my way through the darkest hours of my days! [Solo] When all my hope is gone, I'm waiting for the dawn I raise my head and find my own way out of the dark I've left my past behind I'm reaching for the light I'm not afraid to live my life - I'll take what is mine. When all my hope is gone, I'm waiting for the dawn I raise my head and find my own way out of the dark I leave my past behind I'm reaching for the light I'm not afraid to live my life - I'll take what is mine. I'll make my way through the darkest hours of my days! 02. Under Flaming Skies Music & lyrics by Matias Kupiainen, Timo Kotipelto
The wind is blowing
There's ashes in the air The heat is flowing You stare in despair Hear the warning The times are changing fast The Earth is crying With a thundering blast Hear the ground speaking The powers unknown, a release The ground's speaking The freezing past Wheel of the night A shelter from light The skies are burning Wheel of the night Hide from the light The winds are burning You're under flaming skies The sacred fire Is spreading, destroying all The exploding spire Will finally fall Hear the ground speaking The powers unknown, a release The ground's speaking The freezing past Wheel of the night A shelter from light The skies are burning Wheel of the night Hide from the light The winds are burning You're under flaming skies [Bridge] Wheel of the night A shelter from light The skies are burning Wheel of the night Hide from the light The winds are burning You're under flaming skies Wheel of the night, the skies are burning Wheel of the night, the winds are burning You're under flaming skies 03. Infernal Maze Music & lyrics by Matias Kupiainen, Timo Kotipelto
You faded away
And woe is all that remains And I have gone astray My mind full of theory and states I'm carrying a seed of insanity A burden of faded memories Delusion, destruction, salvation Go on without saying Hate in this creed Awareness so numb this time Underneath the skin You're still drooling in And what I've come to find A state of mind I need to find A way to carry it For my soul will finally be free But first I need to bare it instead: Infernal Maze I'm lost within an internal game Infernal Maze The demons are calling out your name Infernal Maze. [Solo ‒ Matias / Jens / Matias / Jens / Duet] Infernal Maze I'm lost within an internal game Infernal Maze The demons are calling out your name Infernal Maze. Infernal Maze I'm lost within an internal game Infernal Maze The demons are calling out your name Infernal Maze. Infernal Maze These demons, these demons, Haunting me, Infernal Maze Infernal Maze Infernal Maze. 04. Fairness Justified Music & lyrics by Matias Kupiainen, Timo Kotipelto
I thought I could not find
Someone who's so alike The way you think, I feel it in my heart It is so hard to see What's happening to me Two souls united that can't be apart All these lonely nights and days Let me start Waiting for a light, this feeling I have been denied, I'm redeeming Heavenly divine, awareness purified I make it through the night, am I dreaming? Waiting for a sign, I've seen it Heavenly divine, so fairness will finally Be justified If there's a past life I know you've been all mine You are forever the one divine All these lonely nights and days Let me start Waiting for a light, this feeling I have been denied, I'm redeeming Heavenly divine, awareness purified I make it through the night, am I dreaming? Waiting for a sign, I've seen it Heavenly divine, so fairness will finally Be justified [Solo ‒ Matias] I watch you when you sleep And listen as you breathe I'm close to you and keep you warm Waiting for a light, this feeling I have been denied, I'm redeeming Heavenly divine, awareness purified I make it through the night, am I dreaming? Waiting for a sign, I've seen it Heavenly divine, so fairness will finally Be justified 05. The Game Never Ends Music & lyrics by Jens Johansson
Concord and tears from industrial giants,
Our pollution's counting for nothing Graveyard obssessions and shallow confessions, The game never ends in a draw. An eternal horizon that reaches the sky When we're standing together, we cannot ever die And we're chasing the darkness away without cry, Never die, never die, We never die. Fragile and cold by the side of a mountain, Big hopelessness bearing to promise, Brothers and sisters of metal together We'll conquer the darkness as one. An eternal horizon that reaches the sky When we're standing together, we cannot ever die And we're chasing the darkness away without cry, Never die, never die, We never die. [Solo ‒ Jens] An eternal horizon that reaches the sky When we're standing together, we cannot ever die And we're chasing the darkness away without cry, Never die, never die, We never die. 06. Lifetime In A Moment Music & lyrics by Lauri Porra
From the dark, I watch you go away
I will never see you... Again Every passing day prolongs my pain I am slowly fading... Into the void Fades without a sound A sound that no one cares to hear A second round to live your life Just passed away Moment in a lifetime Lifetime in a moment Seize the say, don't let it slip... Away Cherish every moment... Before it's gone Fades without a sound A sound that no one cares to hear A second round to live your life Just passed away Moment in a lifetime Lifetime in a moment [Solo ‒ Matias] Moment in a lifetime Lifetime in a moment Moment in a lifetime Lifetime in a moment 07. Move The Mountain Music & lyrics by Jens Johansson
Would you move the mountain,
Would you build a tower, Would you drink the sunshine, Like a wilted flower? Would you waste that hour If you knew this fullmoon would be The last one you'd see? Would you gaze in wonder While the world was turning, While the moon made quiet All the years of yearning? Would the flame keep burning, If you knew the powers that be Could set you free? Don't know why you had to go In the storylight, a flame in the darkness, And we'll never really know If you'll ever see me again. Swam around in circles, In a meandering ocean, Had a dream of safety That's lost emotion. Could a faded notion Make you find your way back to shore, Looking for more? So we head for safety, But we never get there And I brush the shadows From a staring nightmare. On the road to nowhere, Would you help me carry my cross And set me free? Don't know why you had to go In the storylight, a flame in the darkness, And we'll never really know If you'll ever see me again. [Solo ‒ Jens] Don't know why you had to go In the storylight, a flame in the darkness, And we'll never really know If you'll ever see me again. 08. Event Horizon Music by Matias Kupiainen Lyrics by Timo Kotipelto
[Computer:] Warning! Event horizon ahead. Warning!
Standing outside In darkness my breath is steaming The skies open wide I hear the silent screaming Deep in the dark, somewhere in space Spinning around, leaving no trace Nothing escapes And the boundaries been breached All matter and shape Destination's reached The star dies, collaping in its core End of the journey, it won't be seen anymore I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead [Solo ‒ Matias / Duet / Jens / Duet] [Computer:] Alert! Destination's reached I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead I can see the point of no return And when the light is slowly turning to red Life gives away, there's no concern A force that carries the event horizon lies ahead [Computer:] Warning! Imaginable impact. Please evacuate immediately. Counting... 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 09. Elysium Music & lyrics by Matias Kupiainen, Timo Kotipelto
[Part 1]
I've never felt like this before Am I awake? Am I drifting? There's a hole in the sky Am I alive? Did I survive? Broken pictures on my wall A story of fallen heroes Now stare ahead with their blind eyes on A lost horizon Sometimes the dream is sublime with you I fear in my mind that ever I'm reaching this feeling It's misleading me away from you Tonight, I find what I've been searching for To go look for my wings once more I'm not afraid anymore I'm not afraid anymore [Solo ‒ Matias / Jens] Sometimes the dream is sublime with you I fear in my mind that ever I'm reaching this feeling It's misleading me away from you Tonight, I find what I've been searching for To go look for my wings once more I'm not afraid anymore I am ready to fall I'm not afraid anymore [Part 2] I am lying on the frozen ground alone I got lost on my way, my time is up I'm gone I need to find the key To eternal life and see The joy, the smile, The overwhelming love of God Is what I need Give me a sign, and shoe me the way To the sacred place I can hear you calling my name From the distant skies I am holding a falling angel In my arms Your shadow lurking in the corner of my eye I'm losing sense of what's real and what's a lie I need to find the key To eternal life and see The joy, the smile, The overwhelming love of God Is what I need Give me a sign, and shoe me the way To the sacred place I can hear you calling my name From the distant skies I am holding a falling angel In my arms Eternal calling at your fame was not mine Melody this falling lie I feel it burning with me ahead The earth is turning to red I'm staring at the flaming skies To not have to fight A chance goes right by [Solo ‒ Jens / Matias / Duet] I can hear you calling my name From the distant skies I am holding a falling angel In my arms I am holding a falling angel in my arms [Part 3] This life has been too long There's hope everywhere I go Do you believe in hope and faith Or eternity? In the end, you will see Let this soul be free Eternal light Brain dead, my eyes Pain and sorrow Joy will follow Now in turn Elysium [Solo ‒ Jens] Do you believe in hope and faith Or eternity? In the end, you will see Let your soul be free Be afraid no more, Just take my hand, I'll guide you through the storm We're finally home Do you believe in hope and faith Or eternity? In the end, you will see Let your soul be free Be afraid no more, Just take my hand, I'll guide you through the storm We're finally home We'll be home [Solo ‒ Matias] 10. Castaway
I've been lost far too long,
Need to find my way back home. Dig a hole and hide inside, Live to see the morning break. Just a wayward soul, Played the last card, lost it all. All is gone but one remains, In your hands I place my life. Take me in, Wash away the sin. Make me whole again, In your sanctuary. Hideaway, I'm your castaway. Let me fall asleep, Wake up to brighter day. Take me in, Wash away the sin. Make me whole again, In your sanctuary. Hideaway, I'm your castaway. Let me fall asleep, Wake up to brighter day. Take me in, Wash away... Make me whole again, In your sanctuary. Hideaway, I'm your castaway. Let me fall asleep, Wake up to brighter day. 11. Last Shore
I will call for you,
Said the man to the fool as he rode, Out with his gold in his hand. Finally I know the truth, thought the fool to himself, I really understand. Paradise calling me, After life, eternity. No more life, the divine set me free... Gloria, (Gloria), Is awaiting me there. Gloria is my destiny. Gloria, (Gloria), Is awaiting me there. Gloria is my destiny. Many years have passed, No one came, not a sign from the gods, No one believes the end of the world. Paradise calling me, After life, eternity. No more life, the divine set me free... Gloria, (Gloria), Is awaiting me there. Gloria is my destiny. Gloria, (Gloria), Is awaiting me there. Gloria is my destiny. I come home... Gloria! 12. Hallowed
Once they countdown the final dream,
Life will never be the same. Due to blindness they cannot see, That we cannot starve this way. They will stop when it's too late, Just to realize, you cannot eat money. Whoaaaaaa. Time is running out, Runaway (Runaway) (Runaway), World is burning down. When the earth turns to black from greed, When the last drop of water has been spent. They will stop when it's too late, Just to realize, you cannot eat money, so.... Whoaaaaaa. Time is running out, Runaway (Runaway) (Runaway), World is burning down. [Guitar solo] Whoa. Time is running out, Runaway (Runaway) (Runaway), World is burning down. Time is running out, Runaway (Runaway) (Runaway), World is burning down. |