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AYREON LYRICS
"Into the Electric Castle" (1998)
1. Welcome to the New Dimension
2. Isis and Osiris (Let the Journey Begin - The Hall of Isis & Osiris - Strange Constellations - Reprise)
3. Amazing Flight (Amazing Flight in Space - Stardance - Flying Colours)
4. Time Beyond Time
5. The Decision Tree (We're Alive)
6. Tunnel of Light
7. Across The Rainbow Bridge
8. The Two Gates
9. ''Forever'' of the Stars
10. Another Time, Another Space
1. Welcome to the New Dimension
Welcome! You have entered the cranial vistas of psychogenesis. This is the
place of no-time and no-space. Do not be afraid for I am merely the vocal
manifestation of your eternal dreams. I am as water, as air -- like breath
itself. Do not be afraid.
Look around, but linger not. Where I lead you will follow. Mark these words
well. Ignite my anger with your delay and punishments will come your
way.
You are eight mortal souls of the flesh, chosen from different eras ancient
and modern. The trivia of your mortal lives is unimportant - to me...
Indeed, some may die...
You have a task: To release yourselves from this Web of Wisdom, this knotted
Maze of Delirium, you must enter the nuclear portals of the Electric
Castle!
2. Isis and Osiris (Let the Journey Begin - The Hall of Isis & Osiris - Strange Constellations - Reprise)
Let The Journey Begin
HIGHLANDER:
What heathen place is this that I've arrived in
is now the time I pay for all my sins
I can't believe that this is God's creation
this realm was fashioned by the Deil's ane hand
INDIAN:
No it has been foretold, in our legends of old
wake the spirit within, let the journey begin
HIGHLANDER:
This quest you speak of is for redemption
how can we travel when our souls are lost
you think we find ourselves at gates of new salvation
when I can only sense the end is here
KNIGHT:
We're at the gates of Avalon, the island of spirits
we're at the gates of Avalon, in search of the grail
The Hall Of Isis And Osiris
ROMAN:
There's no way out, slaves for eternity
down in the underworld, the jaws of Orcus
I call on Jupiter, ruler of the gods
show us the way, from damnation to salvation
EGYPTIAN:
The fields of Yaaru lie waiting for us all
rejoice! the judges have ruled
we have been chosen to enter the great hall
of Isis and Osiris
ROMAN:
No you're wrong, we're trapped here in darkness
among departed souls, and mislaid spirits
I call on Mars, the ancient god of war
grant me the power, to free me from this evil
Strange Constellations
HIGHLANDER:
Can you see the stars? Can you recognize the constellations?
If I could only see the hills that we're supposed to climb
even the sunlight......it doesn't warm.....doesn't warm
how are we gonna find our way?
If we can't recognize the stars, if we can't recognize the constellations
where do we go?
Reprise
HIGHLANDER:
The quest you speak of, it isn't bound for glory
no grail exists within this heathen land
you think we find ourselves at gates of new salvation
when I can only sense...the end is near
3. Amazing Flight (Amazing Flight in Space - Stardance - Flying Colours)
There is danger ahead. But do not be afraid. For I am with you- like breath
itself. Darkness will lead to light- color will bleed into the night.
Beautiful colors, the likes of which you have never seen. Let the dream of
confusion lead you into the virgin light! Be gone! Be all- seeing, be
brave....Be gone!
Amazing Flight In Space
BARBARIAN:
I'm looking 'round bewildered
Is this some dark and evil jest?
what brought me to this cursed keep
perchance some crazy quest
gods forbid I am no coward!
pitted against a monster, man, or ghost,
I'd wield my blade with crimson gusto
for I am the proud barbarian host!
HIPPIE:
Hey dude, you're so uncool
but hey, that's alright
like there's no need to get uptight
my eyes reflect the stars
and smile lights up my face
we're on an amazing flight in space
BARBARIAN:
I shook city walls and towers
wreaking havoc in the streets
burned palaces of cow'rdly kings
not a one stood up to me (fools) here
Bear bloody banners in blazing skies
brandish battle-axe and broadsword
let drums of glory sound like thunder!
Hail!! barbaric warlord!!
Stardance
INDIAN: Chanting
Flying Colors
4. Time Beyond Time
FUTUREMAN:
From the cities underseas
to the skyways in the east
from the stations on the moon
to the planet of Neptune
I'm a sophisticated man
and you would say I'd understand
is it a virtual design?
Are we launched into a time beyond time
space beyond space
we are lost here in this cyber world
is there no way out?
KNIGHT:
I don't understand your words
They strike as hard as steel
I'm sworn to the sacred quest on the isle of Avalon
to retrieve the magic chalice
which holds the power to heal
only the pure of hearts are received into the realm
ROMAN:
Just look around you now and tell me what you see
a world full of treachery
skies of silver and seas of gold
the past in young and the future old
we're closed in by iron gates
beyond them Elysium waits
far away on the edge of the world in a time beyond time
space beyond space
we are lost here in the underworld
is there no way out?
FUTUREMAN:
From the birthcry of our race
to the mysteries of space
I'm and educated man
and you would say I'd understand
5. The Decision Tree (We're Alive)
Ah, my friends! So light of foot. So swift. You have come this far. And now-
here beneath the ancient, omniscient boughs of the Decision Tree one of you
must depart this world of flesh. Only seven may continue. Only you can
decide....
BARBARIAN:
Let it be clear I won't be the one to die here
honor and glory are heaped upon my name
let it be clear I'm not the one who cries here
what about the tall one, the one who's lost to shame
HIGHLANDER:
I've followed princes, I've raised their bloody banners
I've killed and wounded on the side of right
I've reaped the harvest, scattered fields with ashes
I've buried children, sowed the seeds of hate
ALL:
We're alive
We'll survive
we will strive for our freedom
We're alive
We'll survive
We'll arrive in our Eden
HIGHLANDER:
I've followed prices
I've followed kings
I will take their lead no more
I will not lie
in shallow graves
(I'm nobody's slave)
BARBARIAN:
Let it be known, by Thor the god of Lightning
I have been chosen to do battle at his side
let it be clear I was born to go down fighting
what about the craven, the one who's lost his pride?
HIGHLANDER
Don't speak to me, of honor, pride, and glory
I've tasted blood, seen your type before
you talk of battles but all you tell are stories
you'd see me buried in a shallow grave
6. Tunnel of Light
Be joyful, my friends! You will now enter the tunnel of light. Let
brilliance suffuse your souls! Make your choice. Your path is
incandescent.
HIGHLANDER:
Don't offer me the light, when I only know the darkness
that's where I want to hide
There's a chill in my bones, that I recognize from another life
that's why I'm heading home
EGYPTIAN:
Ra- heliopolis, ka-anenti
ROMAN:
Into Elysium!
KNIGHT:
The isle of Avalon!
EGYPTIAN:
In the tunnel of light
HIGHLANDER:
Don't tempt my heart with hope,
in the shadow of broken promises I guard my dreams
in the bend of a swollen river
in the roots of weeping willows, I choose to lie
EGYPTIAN:
Ra- heliopolis, ka-anenti
ROMAN:
Into Elysium!
KNIGHT:
The isle of Avalon!
INDIAN:
The legend has begun!
FUTUREMAN:
Our one and only sun
EGYPTIAN:
In the tunnel of light
EGYPTIAN:
Ra- heliopolis, ka-anenti
HIGHLANDER:
I rest my broken heart, where the willow weep
ROMAN:
Into Elysium!
HIGHLANDER:
I will lay me down
KNIGHT:
The isle of Avalon!
HIGHLANDER:
I will rest my head
INDIAN:
The legend has begun!
HIGHLANDER:
I will close my eyes
EGYPTIAN:
In the tunnel of light
7. Across The Rainbow Bridge
And now this Rainbow Bridge: an iridescent span of tears - so fragile and
yet so strong. Will it support you mortal shells? Or will you fall into the
fiery brine below?
KNIGHT:
I hark back to olden days
to her and her magic ways
Two souls in harmony
in an endless sea
The cruel wings of destiny
carried you away from me
and left a heart unstilled
that never will be filled
ROMAN:
Beyond these stygian skies our fortress lies
across the rainbow bridge
we'll span the sea of tears and conquer all our fears (inside)
KNIGHT:
I'd sacrifice my very life
to have you at my side
like a dream I see your face
through the misty haze
we were one amid the stars
And time never healed my scars
deep inside the sadness burns
I must return!
ROMAN:
Beyond these stygian skies our fortress lies
across the rainbow bridge
we'll span the sea of tears and conquer all our fears
forsake this mourning field and drop your shields
across the rainbow bridge
run to the other side where all our dreams abide
HIPPIE:
Scarlet crimson rosy red
I must be dead
or stoned out of my head
Orange yellow tangerine
the acid queen
in a psychedelic scene
Ochre chestnut chocolate brown
I'm upside down
on a cosmic eiderdown
Ivory milky chalky white
the stars ignite
I vanish in the light- that burns so bright
Step forward, step forward- beyond lies your goal: The Electric Castle! The
past is gone! Do you wish to lapse in limbo forever? No! Be resolute...There
are trials ahead- and rewards for those who strive: The surreal search
endures....
ROMAN & KNIGHT:
Run run the past is gone, it cannot be undone
run run the future is here, our fate is drawing near
8. The Two Gates
And so it's come to this. Two Gates - two portals await. Let your choice be
guided by collective wisdom. Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so
good? One gate completes the circle; one step away from your own dimension,
your cherished time. One gate severs all connections: one step away from the
dreamworld of everlasting ebony. You call it oblivion. It is a brave soul
who makes the first choice.
BARBARIAN:
Behold these gates, the first one plain and old
behold these gates, the second forged of gold
the gate of old spells out disgrace and shame
the one of gold cries out my noble name
I challenge death to meet me at this gate
I challenge Odin to pronounce my fate
and if I thrive I've overcome this land
but if I fail I'll die a worthy man
ROMAN:
Open the gate, we're now on our own
ALL:
Enter the gate to your destiny
ROMAN:
Will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
ALL:
Enter the gate to your destiny
BARBARIAN:
Cowards whine beyond the olden gate
Valhalla shines beyond the golden gate
I walk alone so dare not follow me
but choose your own and die in agony
KNIGHT:
We have been saved, our journey has ended
but tell us why, why this ordeal?
what was your aim, or was it just some game
have we been humbled, or did we prevail?
We've been enslaved, our wounds have not mended
and who are you, what magicians or gods?
what was your plan, we don't understand
did we pass, or did we fail?
9. ''Forever'' of the Stars
I am of the stars. I am called 'Forever'. Eternity courses through my veins.
It is cold beyond your sun where we come from. We seed the universe with the
milk of a million moons. You are that seed. Your earth is our experiment. We
vanquished the dinosaurs with the careless trajectory of a child's lost
meteorite. We peopled your planet to experience your emotions - such
feelings lost to us aeons ago. How we envied you your loves and passions,
your dangerous desires. The fires of your emotions gleamed like lost beacons
in the darkened depths of the fathomless universe. And eight of you, plucked
from Time. Not randomly, you understand. Representatives of your world's
turbulent history. We have observed your tribulations from nameless nebulae.
The experiment is over. I am weary now. So tired. I too am far from home.
Open the gate - complete the circle. You won't remember - you won't recall -
for I am only the air that you breath, after
all...
10. Another Time, Another Space
HIPPIE:
Was this a dream I just had?
I have my doubts
I can't make out the truth
from the lies here inside
What kind of trip have I been on?
where did I go
I'd like to know just why
did it feel so damn real?
FUTUREMAN:
There's something strange going on
I don't know why
it's something I can't place
an open space, a shrouded face
As if my memory files
have been erased
and then replaced by lies
false replies, clouded skies
HIPPIE AND FUTUREMAN:
A secret yearning lurks inside
like a dream trying to hide
another time, another space
an empty feeling haunts my brain
a strange void I can't explain
another time, another space
ROMAN:
I've been relieved of all my pain
I've been reborn
a mighty storm has raged
and my fears disappeared
KNIGHT:
I've found the grail here within
in a magic dream
I have seen a world
of make belief, of joy and grief!
ALL:
Remember Forever....
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