TIME WHAT IS TIME When the moonchild is cryingAnd silence has brokenThe darkest truth The things she remembered Had never been her ownReplicant or humanI know the way to showWhat do I seeWhat will I findKnow the answer insideIt's your last step Ref.:Time what is timeI wish I knew how to tell You whyIt hurts to knowAren't we machinesTime what is timeUnlock the doorAnd see the truthThen time is time again WhisperingThese dreams were never mineIt's cold insideIt's gone foreverThe things he sawWho can say what's wrong or rightThe vision of a free lifeHis eyes had seen it allFor whatHe's askingThe vision, vision, visionI know it's all a lieI'll remember his past lifeAnd I'll remember time What did I seeWhat have I doneGod I knew the answersWhen he felt so tired Ref.:Time what is timeCome lock the door don't let me inI am the one Your destinyTime what is timeReality - It hurts me soWhen time is time again (Solo) Look into my eyesFeel the fear just for a whileI'm a replicant and I love to liveIs it all over nowOnly these yearsI'll leave but I'm singing Ref.:Time what is timeHe saw it clearly it's too lateIt does not heal but it lets us forgetTime what is timeWe'll never knowSo don't take careThen time is time again Should I forgetThe way I feelGod he knows how long I triedFeel there is no reason to cryI live my lifeIn fortune dreams forever JOURNEY THROUGH THE DARK Many songs I've writtenAbout the things I sawMy inner soul's a wastelandI can't run away from hereTry to find themAll the lost thoughts in my mindI woke up on a hillSo many times beforeYesterday seems like a dream no moreFrozen memories laughingThey don't let me find the truthAm I born to be a kingOr a jester of the fools Ref.:You're the mystical old bardon your journey through the darkMystical old bardYour journey through the dark I can't remember my nameI never knew how to find my homeI can't remember my namecome tell me where will it endI'm the chosen oneTo perform all these thingsBut not for meIn illusions and realityI'm on my journey through the darkI'm on my journey through the dark Ref. (Solo) I can't rememberWill I ever find myselfThe distance is growingMy hope has gone awayA flash of light but nothing changesWhen will it endWhich part of me remains Soon I'll be backOn my ferryboat of talesWhere oblivion reignsIt will take all of me Ref. THE BLACK CHAMBER I am lost in the black chamberThere's no way to turn backIt takes me down forevermoreAnd death would be so sweetI'm possessed by the old creatureWho had planned allTo take my soulToo late for me In my handsIt liest I thoughtBut I failedNow he's in me My soul is lostIn his black chamber I'm gone THEATRE OF PAIN The giant's lostAnd all round himDestructed for whatThey all knew what it meantBut they couldn't change itLord they had gone too farLeave them alone It's all goneWhat is left behindOn a desert we called earthWhen the last whale went awayDid they ever see the tears Don't fear Your last stepFrom the theatre of painAnd the children will love Your singingFrom the seaThe sea is callingNow we've to leave it The sea was clearOn the day I was strandedAnswers I'd knownTo keep this all aliveBut I can't change itForever (Solo) Now I'm gone And it seems that life had never existedSo we left the dark and coldAll I left behind are my tears Don't fear Your last stepFrom the theatre of painAnd the children will love Your singingFrom the seaThe sea is callingI hear them calling THE QUEST FOR TANELORN By the ruins he standsAnd he's waiting for meTo enter TanelornHis paths seems strangeBut they're always plannedSeldom he succeedsAbout his own fate He tries to conquer itAgain and againBut at last he's almostA ruined manNot a king or GodWho's searching forA place called TanelornFar beyond your dreams Ref.:On our quest for TanelornWe lose our wayOn our quest for Tanelorn He's waiting He's waiting for meHe's waitingHe's waiting for me [Spiritus sanctus - vita aeterna] Darkness falling down on meDarkness - The eternal battle rises I know the answersAlthough they don't existI'm just a mortal illusion Ref. (Solo) So I'm his companionThrough space and through timeHis eternal servantHe's calling me So I must leaveTo any lifeTo another worldFar beyond Your dreams To know the truthJust for a whileHe's longing for a placeWhere he can find himselfDeliveranceIt could be everywhereHow can he findHe's waiting for meAnd for Your Tanelorn Ref.:On our quest for TanelornWe lose our wayOn our quest for TanelornWe lose our wayOn our quest for TanelornWe lose our wayOn our quest for TanelornWe're left alone ASHES TO ASHES Taste the poisonFeel that this is lifeHallowed be the gameOf life and innocenceGod's waiting for himJoin us at the road to fateThere are no two pathsFeel the painWhich steps into his life AgonyHe'll be crucifiedDeath awaitsKnocking at his doorAgonyLeave himThe clock will strike the endHell or heavenReflect and fade away Ref.:Ashes to ashes, dust to dustThe life clock strikes and You obeyLike a candle light that fadesAshes to ashes, dust to dustWhen the life clock strikes You will obeyTime isn't here to stayAshes to ashes, dust to dustthe life clock strikes and You obeyA light shows the right way Morning is whispering in my headToo late to say goodbyeToo lateThe last breath's doneDeliverance at allhe's born to find this endI am the oneThe one who's callingObey my call to the cemetaryAnd don't be afraidTo step into the darkBe sure that my voicewill take You home Ref.:Ashes to ashes, dust to dustThe life clock strikes and You obeyLike a candle light that fadesAshes to ashes, dust to dustWhen the life clock strikes You will obeyTime isn't here to stay (Solo) No hope he'd waited so longThis can't be God's willHe surrendered long agoThere was no real chance Ashes to ashes and dust will be dustAshes to ashes, you all will be dust again The clock had struck the endUp to heavenReflexions fade away Ref. (1st) Taste the poisonFeel that this is lifeHallowed be the game THE BARD'S SONG: IN THE FOREST Now You all knowThe bards and their songsWhen hours have gone byI'll close my eyesIn a world far awayWe may meet againBut now hear my songAbout the dawn of the nightLet's sing the bards' song Ref.:Tomorrow will take us awayFar from homeNoone will ever know our namesBut the bards' songs will remainTomorrow will take it awayThe fear of todayIt will be goneDue to our magic songs There's only one songLeft in my mindTales of a brave manWho lived far from hereNow the bard songs are overAnd it's time to leaveNoone should ask You for the name Of the oneWho tells the story Ref.:Tomorrow will take us awayFar from homeNoone will ever know our namesBut the bards' songs will remainTomorrow all will be knownAnd You're not aloneSo don't be afraidIn the dark and cold'Cause the bards' songs will remainThey all will remain In my thoughts and in my dreamsThey're always in my mindThese songs of hobbits, dwarves and menAnd elvesCome close Your eyesYou can see them, too THE BARD'S SONG: THE HOBBIT Out in the distanceThere's so much goldThe treasure that I've foundIs more than enoughFar to be the hill we've to goOver the mountain and seasTo the old hillWhere the old dragon sleepsBlind in the dark dungeon's nightSo God please take me away from hereAnd Gollum shows the way right out (Solo) I'm alive The dying dragon brought trouble and painAnd horror to the halls of stoneI'll take the mighty stoneAnd leave the dwarves behindIce and fire and forest we passedAnd horror in the halls of stone Trolls in the darkThe dawn took them allCaught in the woodBy the wooden kings' menBut now I'm alone'Cause I've made up my mindBy the spell of gold The king under the mountainWill risk the great warOh what a foolHe's losing controlSo I am trying to find a wayBlind in the dark dungeon's nightThen darkness comes from the northern sideAnd Thorin clears his mind SOMEWHERE FAR BEYOND I came from farBeyond Your realityThe ocean of timeIt's the odysee of mineI am the narratorAnd now I'll tell You Where I've beenAnd what I sawAnd how it ends Welcome to the wastelandIn a world which is turning fasterWhere I'm alone for a whileIt's turning fasterAway from light straight to the darkThe march of time it has begunI'm caught in an ancient dream so brightAnd then the march of time begins The man in black he waitsBehind this last taskIt's full of painTo sacrifice the only sonThe legions of the lostWait in the old mineThey try to stop meThe battle it has begun So I'm not afraidTo walk down to the wastelandI'm so alone on my wayAnd I don't fear that dusty godforsaken pathSomewhere far beyond Ref.:Somewhere far beyondThe march of time it has begunSomewhere far beyond your realityAnd then the march of time begins Look at my soulAnd behindThere are some thingsI've to hide from You I'm following the black manI'm losing controlAnd I don't careWhat's happening to the boy Welcome to the new worldOne more step to the dark towerAnd my whole body's in flamesI'm looking for Those healing things to be preparedThe march of time it has begunI'm caught in a prisoner's dirty lifeAnd then the march of time begins The prisoner did bring the healing spellThe queen of shadows found herself in painAnd death brings answers to us all What will I findWhen the dark tower appearsWill it be the endOr just a new quest after allI am the narratorAnd now I'll tell You Where I'd beenAnd what I sawAnd how it ends (Solo) Ref. (2x) Look around and seeThe world is turning fastFaster day by daySomewhere far beyondI'll try to change itIf I can - Somewhere far beyondThere's only one chanceAnd it lies - Somewhere far beyondSomewhere far beyondThe march of time it has begunThe march of time it has begun SPREAD YOUR WINGSQueen Sammy was low,just watching the show,over and over again.He knew it was time,he'd made up his mind,to leave his dead life behind. His boss said to himboy, you'd better beginto get those crazy notionsright out of your headSammy who do you think that you are?You should have been sweeping,at the emerald bar. spread your wings and fly away,fly away, far away.Spread your little wings and fly awayfly away, far away.Pull yourself together,'cause you know you should do better,that's because you're a free man. He spends his evenings alone,in his hotelroom.Keeping his thoughts to himself,he'd be leaving soon.Wishing he was miles and miles away,nothing in this world, nothing,would make him stay. Since he was small,had no luck at all,nothing came easy to him.Now it was time,he'd made up his mind,this could be my last change His boss said to himnow listen boy, you're always dreaming,you got no real ambition,you won't get worried for.Sammy, boy don't you know who you are?why can't you be happy,at the emerald bar? (So honey) spread you wings and fly away,fly away, far away.spread your little wings and fly away,fly away, far away.pull yourself together,'cause you know you should do better,that's because your a free man.come on honey (fly with me)... TRIAL BY FIRESatan In 1945 the year it came to beTheir fate decidedmany miles accross the seaThey told them not to fearthey couldn't be prepaired.Then came the daythat not a single soul was spared. Too late there's no escapeThe Trial has begunDown they flyFrom out of the skyFeel the radiation burn ! The men of powerhad nothing to fear.When the finger hits the switchthey're far away from here.Down in their sanctuaryhidding in their lair.The sorcerers of justicewill be waiting for them there. Too late there's no escapeThe Trial has begunDown they flyFrom out of the skyFeel the radiation burn ! I saw the people runningthrough all my dreams.I heard the soldiers crying,Mother Nature screams.I saw destruction fallingfrom out of the sky.I heard the Wise Man calling .... WHY ??????? In 1945 the year it came to beTheir fate decidedmany miles accross the seaThey told them not to fearthey couldn't be prepaired.Then came the daythat not a single soul was spared. Too late there's no escapeThe Trial has begunDown they flyFrom out of the skyFeel the radiation burn !