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AYREON LYRICS
"Ayreonauts Only" (2000 Best of/Compilation)
1. Into the Black Hole
2. Out of the White Hole
3. Through the Wormhole
4. Carpe Diem (Chaos) (demo)
5. Temple of the Cat (acoustic version)
6. Original Hippie's Amazing Trip (medley)
7. Beyond the Last Horizon
8. The Charm of the Seer (demo)
9. Eyes of Time
10. Nature's Dance (demo)
11. Cold Metal (performed by Ambeon)
1. Into the Black Hole
The Eye Of The Universe
A dark sphere surrounds us
Surreal...oblivious...
In the center of the galaxy
A hidden force has found us
Powerful...mysterious...
At the boundary of eternity
Nothing escapes, not even light
Beyond the mystical horizon
We surrender to its might
Gazing into the eye of the universe
A deep roar is sounding
Deafening...thunderous...
As if the universe were crying
My heart is pounding
Frantic...delirious...
My every nerve is dying
Halo Of Darkness
I hear screams of fallen souls, sad cries of agony
Within the void of this evil hole, deep inside the black
Could it be my imagination, the mirror of my fantasy?
A fear-induced hallucination
Or is there no way back from the halo of darkness?
Spirits - apparitions - misery - suffering
Horrid dreams and dire visions rising up from the black
Look away in disbelief, this cannot be happening
The end has come, I bow in grief
There is no way back from the halo of darkness
The Final Door
Now silence devours us
Massive...suffocating...
The calm before the storm
Gravity overpowers us
Invincible...dominating...
And leads us through the final door
Feed me light, I'm the halo of darkness
Feel my might, I'm the eye of the universe
2. Out of the White Hole
M31
And out of nowhere we materialize
From a blaze of fire to a world of ice
We folded space to a distant sun
Inside the heart of M31
On a steady course to the planet Y
Circling round a star in Sirrah's eye
The search for life has now begun
In the constellation M31
Light years away, beyond our Galaxy
I see a planet like our own
A golden sun is shining down on me
Could it be that we are not alone?
We're passing Sirrah in Alpha Pegasi
Into the atmosphere of planet Y
What will we find? Chances almost none..
Will there be life in M31?
Planet Y
We're diving through the nebulae
And arrive on planet Y
A hundred thousand hollow eyes
Are gazing at the sky
There seems to be no motion,
No pleasure and no pain
No symptoms of emotion,
No loss and no gain
Solar screens and cold machines
Are covering up the ground
Crystal covered fields of green
And oceans underground
Countless different entities
But they all look the same
But then one of the entities
Is crying out its name:
Forever... remember Forever...
The Search Continues
It's time to leave and carry out our quest
Miles to go and things to see before we rest
We came in vain, our search is not yet done
For there's some kind of life in M31!
3. Through the Wormhole
Hold on tight, we've reached the gate that leads us to the mystic zone
What a sight! I cannot wait to cross the bridge to the unknown
Defy the laws of relativity, gravity will be our guide
Surrender to the sea of energy that drives us to the other side
Faster than light, we're traveling time through the wormhole
But of the night, into a vortex of fire
Time slips away as we plunge into unknown dimensions
A brilliant display, quenching my deepest desires
Will it take us where we want to be?
Will it show us what we want to see?
Through the wormhole
We're crashing down to our goal
That lies beyond this cosmic gate
Spinning round this spiral hole
Towards a cold and lonely fate
4. Carpe Diem (Chaos) (demo)
5. Temple of the Cat (acoustic version)
Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld
Set me free, chase away the night
Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods
Shining star, light up the sky
And guide me to the Temple of the Cat
Heart-of-Sky, Maker and Hurricane
Mighty eye, harvester of life
We were born solely to speak your name
Bring the dawn, we'll praise the sky
Here inside the Temple of the Cat
Upon his throne the High priest addressed the crowd
Now carved in stone his holy name
Beads of jade adorn his cotton shroud
His silvery blade on a golden chain
He lies here in the Temple of the Cat, dead
He will rise again from the Temple of the Cat
6. Original Hippie's Amazing Trip (medley)
(Medley)
7. Beyond the Last Horizon
Ready for the enemy hungry for the battle
fighting hard for victory in the army of the king
Armed with shield and sword we mounted our horses
leaving on a sacred quest
on our way to fight the holy war
They attacked from different sides
hard pressed with numbers
we could not even run nor hide
we had to stand and fight
then I felt a blade of steel penetrate my armor
I did not dream the pain was real
as I went down I knew my time had come
And then he rode into the night
towards that eerie distant light
that seemed to charm him
until he came to a road that disappeared
Beyond the last horizon
He knew there'd be no way back
once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity
and so he gathered all his strength not to descend
Into the valley of death
Into the valley of death
I opened up my weary eyes
the haze slowly lifted
the mighty roar of battlecries
stopped ringing in my ears
I gazed upon a friendly face
he carried me to safety
I told him of this frightening place
and of my journey back from the other side
And then they rode into the night
towards that eerie distant light
that seemed to charm him
A force so seductive
and yet so destructive and cruel
Until he came to a road that disappeared
Beyond the last horizon
I followed that road to the edge of eternity
He knew there'd be no way back
once he had vanished in the blackness of infinity
I fought for my life
for I had to survive the ordeal
And so he gathered all his strength
Not to descend into the valley of death
Into the valley of death
8. The Charm of the Seer (demo)
AYREON:
I've been lost in the valley of nightmares
I've been found in the garden of dreams
speak thy charm, I know you are out there
cast thy spell and silence the screams
But as I poise on the edge of life
where time disappears
I bow in fear
to the charm of the seer
I've seen fear in valiant faces
I've seen hope in desperate eyes
lead me home to familiar places
lead me back to crystalline skies
And as I poise on the edge of life
where time disappears
I bow in fear
to the charm of the seer
I have failed, I have been forsaken
I've been scorned and misunderstood
I have lost, my life has been taken
I'd surrender if only I could
9. Eyes of Time
Eyes Of Time
AYREON:
I cannot see with these eyes
my world is dark
like a cold eternal night
I could not tell you no lies
my words are lost
in a shroud of mystery
VILLAGERS:
Tell me what you see
AYREON:
I cannot tell you now
I see the world through the eyes of time
VILLAGERS:
tell me what you feel
AYREON:
I wouldn't know how
I cannot free my mind
from the eyes of time
I do not know where I am
I'm lost in time
drifting in eternity
I cannot tell if it's real
or fantasy
or a view of things to come
I'm still trying to understand
why do I see the things I see
could it be a future world
that's warning us through me
I'm still trying to understand
why do I know the things I know
doe it mean I'm a god
will nobody tell me so?
10. Nature's Dance (demo)
AYREON:
I can smell the grass
and touch the flowers
among the trees
I pass the hours
and fantasize
I let the dance of nature
inspire me
now my mind is free
from apparitions
I switch off like a 'television'
and close my eyes
And I wish that I could see
like everybody can
how I wish that I could be
like any other man
I can't see the sun
but I sense its glow
I hear the sound of water flowing
down the stream
and my heart cries out
for a little bit love
but I know that it was not meant to be
so I'll fulfil my destiny
and accept my fate
Still I wish that I could see
like everybody can
how I wish that I could be
like any other man
11. Cold Metal (performed by Ambeon)
Lying on my back on a railway
Looking at the sky and its full moon
In the back of my head I feel the rumbling wheels
Shaking my memories
It's getting darker and darker and darker
My hands are frozen and steam comes out of my mouth
As I whisper my last words
Seem to fade away
[Chorus:]
The train is moving forward and closer
Can't stand up and walk away
Once I made my mind up so long ago
Now I can't change
It is just too bad
I feel so left alone, so forgotten
Nobody knows where I am, no one misses me
Cold water runs from my eyes
And the cold is freezing my last tears
Like I'm only half in my body, I can't feel
I think I'm already half gone, I can't think
It's getting colder and colder and colder
I can't breathe
[Chorus:]
Cold metal - burning in my back
Cold cold metal - freezing
Cold cold metal - my head will burst open
Cold cold metal - it's been too much
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