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[Anneke van Giersbergen:] No need [x5] No need to feel the pain No need to feel betrayed No need to feel inane No need to feel afraid [Jorn Lande:] Wake me up before I die, hold me close As I gaze upon to the sky, comatose No reason to survive, I suppose Wake us up before we die [Anneke:] No need to feel desire [Jorn Lande:] But I need you with me [Anneke:] No need to feel so small [Jorn Lande:] But I need to feel secure [Anneke:] No need to feel the fire [Jorn Lande:] But I need to feel free [Anneke:] No need to feel at all [Jorn Lande:] But I need to know for sure [Jorn Lande:] Wake me up before I die, hold me close As I gaze upon the sky, comatose No reason to survive, I suppose Wake us up before we die
Submitted by Corpse Defiler — Apr 26, 2025
[Jonas Renkse:] Once a world, endless and free, horizons unbroken Now a world of bounded frontiers, the elders have spoken (our home) [Daniel Gildenlöw:] Once a world, eternal and blue, floating, escaping Now a world that's blinding my view, shadows shaping (alone) [Chorus:] [Magali Luyten:] Liquid eternity courses through our veins Liquid eternity nourishes our brains Liquid eternity, a world that does not live Liquid eternity, a life that does not yield [Bob Catley:] Once a world of fear and dismay of fleeing and hiding Now a world that's peaceful and safe, so caring and providing, our home... [Chorus] [Tom Englund:] Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had? Would you prefer to be in peril, even dead? Would you prefer to live the life we've learned to dread? Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead? [Jonas Renkse:] Our home [Jorn Lande:] I'm losing my reason to live, the essence of life [Floor Jansen:] But the system's got so much to give or would you rather die? [Jorn Lande:] I'm losing my pride and my joy, my will to believe [Floor Jansen:] Why would you come back and destroy all we have achieved? [Chorus] [Tom Englund:] Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had? Would you prefer to be in peril, even dead? Would you prefer to live the life we've loved to play? Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead? [Chorus] [Tom Englund:] Would you prefer the pain and suffering we had? Would you prefer to be in peril, even dead? Would you prefer to live the life we've learned to dread? Would you prefer to live a mortal life instead? [Jonas Renkse:] Our home
Submitted by Dahmers Fridge — Apr 26, 2025
[Ty Tabor:] I hugged the wife and drove to work today It was only a few miles Was in no hurry but the lights were changing up ahead So I stepped on the gas I checked the web and left it on over night Downloading all the latest files Peer to peer, the torrent flows into my life And I disconnect [Chorus:] [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, no need to remind us [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know but won't connect the dots [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, locked away inside us [Ty Tabor, Arjen Lucassen:] We are dying for tomorrow We are living for today [Ty Tabor:] I rushed back home to my family I got my son a brand new game No need to cook, I picked up fast food on the way And it's finger-licking good Have you seen little Steve today? Guess he's still up there in his room But if he comes down to I'll be right here just staring at the tube Playing his game [Chorus] [Ty Tabor:] Don't you think it's rather warm tonight Especially for the time of year I turn up the air Pull the sheets up to my chin And I close my eyes Can't relax, can't fall asleep Should I take another pill? I turn up the lights, light up a cigarette and smile I've got it made [Chorus:] [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, no need to remind us [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, but won't connect the dots [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, locked away inside us [Ty Tabor, Arjen Lucassen:] We are dying for tomorrow [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, no need to remind us [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, but won't connect the dots [Ty Tabor:] We all know [Arjen Lucassen:] We all know, locked away inside us [Ty Tabor, Arjen Lucassen:] We are dying for tomorrow We are living for today
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025
The water breaks the golden sunrays Silver dances on the waves But a memory… I often dream about the old days Playing hide and seek within the caves But a memory… I still feel the rising tides embrace me Carrying me to a place unknown But a memory… I remember all the love they gave me In this fluid world we call our home But a memory… Beneath the waves we were invincible In a world without frontiers World without walls Beneath the waves we were inseparable In a world without walls Faces of cerulean oceans Mirroring stars and sable skies But a memory… How I miss the scent of sweet emotions Of a world so pure, devoid of cries But a memory… Beneath the waves we were unbeatable In the silence of the sea In a world without frontiers World without walls Beneath the waves we were untouchable In the kingdom of the free In a world without walls Beneath the waves we were invincible In the silence of the sea In a world without frontiers World without walls Beneath the waves we were inseparable In the kingdom of the free In a world without walls Face the facts, there is no way back Arise! It's time to act Face the facts, our future is black Arise, we´re on the wrong track Water breaks the golden sunrays Silver dances on the waves But a memory… I often dream about the old days Playing hide and seek within the caves But a memory… Beneath the waves we were unbeatable In the silence of the sea In a world without frontiers World without walls Beneath the waves we were untouchable In our kingdom of the free In a world without walls World without walls Beneath the waves we were invincible In the silence of the sea In a world without frontiers Beneath the waves we were inseparable In our kingdom of the free In a world without walls Instrumental
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 06, 2026
(Part I - The Incentive) (Daniel Gildenlöw:) There must be a way to enrich our lives A way to awaken a nation that dies There must be a way to revive our past A way to break free from a world that won't last (Floor Jansen:) Take me back to when we lived another life Back to when we had no plan Take me back to when we struggled to survive Back to when it all began (Daniel Gildenlöw:) There must be a way to reverse history A way to resume life, return to the sea There must be a way to win back what we lost A way to escape this, whatever the cost (Floor Jansen:) Take me back to when we lived another life Back to when we had no plan Take me back to when we struggled to survive Back to when it all began (Part II - The Vision) (Tom Englund:) Explore the vastness of space Discover a wonderful place Enter a brand new phase Seed the world with a newborn race (Part III - The Procedure) (Jonas Renkse:) We have no choice Life is passing us by We should rejoice I say we should try (Bob Catley:) Every million cycles Shooting stars rip our sky We could divert them On the day they pass us by (Hansi Kürsch:) And on that shining day there is a way For our DNA to reach a world to stay (Jørn Lande:) Hmmm… Do we have the right to create life? And do we have the right to take it? Can we decide who lives and dies? Do you think they would even make it? (Jonas Renkse:) We have no choice, life is passing us by (Bob Catley:) We'll plant our seeds And guide them to their goal We cannot fail, we have absolute control (Hansi Kürsch:) And on that shining day there is a way For our DNA to reach a world to stay (Jørn Lande:) Hmmm… Do we have the right to play gods? I strongly feel I have to make a stance Do you think we should take the odds? Would they even stand a chance? I don't think they ever will Ever will… No… (Part IV - Another Life) (Daniel Gildenlöw:) Take me back to when we lived another life Back to when we had no plan Take me back to when we struggled to survive Back to when it all began (Bob Catley:) Take us back to when we lived another life Back to when we had no plan Take us back to when we struggled to survive Back to when it all began (Floor Jansen:) Take me back to when we lived another life Back to when we had no plan Take me back to when we struggled to survive Back to when it all began (Part V - Newborn Race) (Jørn Lande:) Explore the vastness of space Discover a wonderful place Enter a brand new phase (Jonas Renkse:) We should rejoice! (Jørn Lande:) Seed the world with a newborn race (Jonas Renkse:) I say we should try (Jørn Lande:) Explore the vastness of space Discover a wonderful place (Do we have the rights?) Enter a brand new phase Seed the world with a newborn race (We cannot fail!) (Part VI - The Conclusion) (Daniel Gildenlöw:) We found a way to enrich our lives A way to awaken the nation that dies
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 06, 2026
[Simone Simons:] Dear PX, I feel you are the one What's your name? Where are you from? I'm in love, though we never met Looking for clues, I search the net Dear PX, I'm waiting for your mail Check every hour, to no avail Been up all night, couldn't get to sleep No way out, I'm in too deep Dear PX, it's been 11 days I'm kind of lost within this maze Are you there? Give me but a sign Are you at home? Are you on-line? [Phideaux Xavier:] Dear Simone, sorry for the wait I've seen your pics, you're looking great I'm all alone, dying for a date I think we match, it must be fate [Simone Simons]: Dear OL, I feel you are the one what's your name? where are you from? I'm in love, though we never met Looking for clues, I search the net
Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 26, 2025
Through their eyes we will see With their hands we will create In their world we will be free With our minds we'll shape their fate Now the die is cast, the first step taken A glimmer of hope lights up our lives Visions of the past, dreams forsaken Forming right before our eyes We're alive Through their pain we'll learn to live Remember all life has to give Now the die is cast, the first step taken A glimmer of hope lights up our lives Visions of the past, dreams forsaken Re-ignite the sparkle in our eyes We're alive! So alive! I see a planet, perfect for our needs Behold our target, a world to plant our seeds There must be life First remove any trace of doubt! They may all die; don't you think we should check it out? We have no choice, we waited far too long This is our planet, this is where they belong We may regret this Is this the way it's supposed to be? A cold execution, a mindless act of cruelty! In the World of Tomorrow Dreams Our future lies In the World of Tomorrow Dreams Our hopes will rise I see mainly reptiles A lower form of intelligence Mere brainless creatures with no demonstrable sentience What makes us superior; we did not do so great ourselves! A dying race, imprisoned in restricted shells In the World of Tomorrow Dreams Our future lies In the World of Tomorrow Dreams Our hopes will rise Instrumental And as the smoke slowly rises Our planet's bare and cold But as the black sky brightens A wondrous world unfolds We're at the dawn of a new age As we hear the final cries Ready to enter the next stage From the ashes we will rise And as the smoke slowly rises Our planet's bare and cold But as the black sky brightens A wondrous world unfolds We're at the dawn of a new age As we hear the final cries Ready to enter the next stage From the ashes we will rise! Now the die is cast, the first step taken A glimmer of hope lights up our lives Visions of the past, dreams forsaken Re-ignite the sparkle in our eyes We are alive
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 06, 2026
[Jonas Renkse:] Life, imagination Missing link in the chain We'll fuel your minds Color your thoughts Come to you waking dreams Fire, inspiration Missing branch on the tree We are your roots, we are your blood Come to you in waking dreams [Anneke:] Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream As it passes you by. Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream As it fades in the sky. [Jonas:] Mind transformation You were chosen Live the the dream that we have been dreaming Now is a time to come together and make it come true Oh me and you [Anneke:] Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream as it passes you by. (Dancing on the waves) Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream as it fades in the sky. [solo keyboard: Tomas Bodin] [solo guitar: Arjen] [Anneke:] Sail the stream as I dance upon the waves of a waking dream as it passes you by. (Dancing on the waves) Ride the beam as I rise upon the wings of a waking dream as it fades in the sky.
Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 26, 2025
[Arjen Lucassen:] Last night I had that dream again My world was black as night Plagued by visions of a future world [Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L, did you take your meds? [Arjen Lucassen:] I sang about these dreams Warning man of his demise Wasted words that no one heard [Liselotte Hegt:] Won't you please relax? I'll make your bed [Arjen Lucassen:] Today I had that dream again I roamed among the stars On the wings of an amazing flight [Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L, do you feel OK? [Arjen Lucassen:] To a place beyond our time Where the sunlight doesn't warm And colour bleeds into the night [Liselotte Hegt:] We may have to increase your dose today [Arjen Lucassen:] I know the truth is out there Didn't you want to see? I know the truth is in here [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we believe you? [Arjen Lucassen:] If you want to feel [Arjen Lucassen:] Now I have that dream again I live beneath the waves In a realm of grace and majesty [Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L, can I ease your mind? [Arjen Lucassen:] In the distant shadows loom Cold machines rise from the deep In a world once proud and free [Liselotte Hegt:] Would you free your thoughts, let it all abide [Arjen Lucassen:] I hate to have that dream again They live inside my head Feeling everything I feel inside [Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L can you please be still? [Arjen Lucassen:] They speak to me in dreams They can see all I can see They have always been my guide [Liselotte Hegt:] Gotta hush now, please have another pill! [Arjen Lucassen:] I know the truth is out there [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we believe you? [Arjen Lucassen:] If you want to see I know the truth is here [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we deceive you? [Arjen Lucassen:] If you want to feel? [Liselotte Hegt:] We are all alone There's no one there You don't have to be afraid [x2] [Arjen Lucassen:] Can't you see through this masquerade? [Liselotte Hegt:] We are all alone [Arjen Lucassen:] We are all clones [Liselotte Hegt:] There's no one there [Arjen Lucassen:] I am so scared [Liselotte Hegt:] You don't have to be afraid [Arjen Lucassen:] Last night I had that dream again My world was black as night Plagued by visions of a future world [Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L, would you take your rest? [Arjen Lucassen:] They speak to me in dreams They could see all I can see They have always been my guide [Liselotte Hegt:] Won't you please relax? I'll make your bed [Arjen Lucassen:] I know the truth is out there [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we believe you? [Arjen Lucassen:] If you want to see [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we deceive you? [Arjen Lucassen:] I know the truth is in here [Liselotte Hegt:] Why should we believe you? [Arjen Lucassen:] If you want to feel?
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 26, 2025
[Tom Englund:] We have to teach them all that we know Their evolution moves far too slow Expand their minds and reject compliance Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science [Steve Lee:] This revolution will lead to their demise, We should not make the same mistake twice We're kept alive by artificial means We've lost our souls to a world of machines [Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [8X] [Tom Englund:] We need to teach them to fight disease They seem so helpless and need our expertise I see them dying all across the globe Their greatest foe is but a small microbe [Steve Lee:] The sudden change leads to overpopulation Shifting the balance, destructive habitation Killing a live biological invasion Consuming it by ruthless exploitation [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes? [Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries? [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their eyes? [Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts? [Jorn Lande:] I can taste the freedom we once had [Bob Catley:] I can touch their pain when they feel sad [Jorn Lande:] I can smell the fragrance of the air [Bob Catley:] I remember times we used to share [Hansi Kursch:] Don't want to live in a world that's dying I want to die in a world that's living! [2X] [Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [8X] (Before the dark powers of destruction unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental self-destruction. - JFK) (Humankind has acquired a collective power and ability to dramatically alter the environment of the entire planet - Gore) (This will not be another Vietnam - Bush) (The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - Roosevelt) (Our task is not only to win the battle, but to win the war - Churchill)) [Bob Catley:] We gave them feelings - what did they sense? [Steve Lee:] Shout out the world and put up a fence! [Bob Catley:] We gave them science - what did they do? [Steve Lee:] They built a bomb and they used it too. [Bob Catley:] We gave them reason - what did they learn? [Steve Lee:] Warmed up the planet and made it burn! [Bob Catley:] We gave them art - what did they make? [Steve Lee:] Nuclear weapons for their own sake! [Bob Catley:] We gave them insight - what did they see? [Steve Lee:] Degrade the noble, enslave the free! [Bob Catley:] We gave them wisdom - what did they teach? [Steve Lee:] Destroying all that's within their reach! [Bob Catley:] We gave them language - what did they say? [Steve Lee:] They put the planet in disarray! [Bob Catley, Steve Lee:] We gave them dreams - and what did they dream? [Hansi Kursch:] Don't want to live in a world that's dying. I want to die in a world that's living! [Jorn Lande:] Listen to the warning [4X] [Jonas Renkse:] A chain on guilt around our neck A planet straying in darkness Can we save the lives we wrecked? I say we should find a way I say stop this decay [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes? [Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries? [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their art? [Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts? [Jorn Lande:] I can taste the freedom we once had (freedom, freedom) [Bob Catley:] I can touch their pain (oh, can you feel the fire?) [Jorn Lande:] I can smell the fragrance of the air. [Bob Catley:] I relive the times we used to share (yeah). [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the fire in their eyes? (Oh!) [Bob Catley:] Can you hear the anguish in their cries? (Can you feel the fire?) [Jorn Lande:] Can you see the beauty in their art? [Bob Catley:] Can you sense the love within their hearts? (Can you feel the beauty?) [Hansi Kursch:] Don't want to live in a world that's dying! [Jorn Lande:] Oh yeah, so beautiful! [Hansi Kursch:] I want to die in a world that's living! (Yeah, yeah!)
Submitted by MetalElf — Apr 26, 2025
[Hansi Kursch:] Is it too late to prevent their fall? [Bob Catley:] Are they ready for the key to it all? [Hansi Kursch:] The mystery solved, the answer to life [Bob Catley:] The final solution, a chance to survive [Bob Catley, Hansi Kursch:] We can save this ill-fated race Who are lost in the ocean of space Show them the way to reverse their decline Guide them back on a river of time [Hansi Kursch:] Follow the wave, speed up the flight [Bob Catley:] Slow down time, faster than light [Hansi Kursch:] You might let the forces take a giant leap [Bob Catley:] And the stream dive into the deep [Bob Catley, Hansi Kursch:] We can save this ill-fated race Who are lost in the ocean of space Show them the way to reverse their decline Guide them back on a river of time [Hansi Kursch:] Send back visions of war and decay. [Bob Catley:] Paradigms of fear in a world of dismay. [Hansi Kursch:] Shape the present, alter the past. [Bob Catley:] Create a new future, one that would last [Bob Catley, Hansi Kursch:] We can save this ill-fated race Who are lost in the ocean of space Show them the way to reverse their decline Guide them back on a river of time
Submitted by Grave666 — Apr 26, 2025
[Wudstik:] It all came to me in the wake of a dream Bending space and reversing the stream The knowledge is mine to influence time And avert our decline We could use this to salvage mankind Send projections into the past As humanity fades in their minds Let them know man won't last It all came to me in the wake of a dream [Chorus:] [Marjan Welman:] This may be our last chance if we want man to survive A mirror reflection Show them our world as it dies Cut through the barrier and do what no one has dared Let's break the equation E=mc2 [Wudstik:] Our first try was a minor success No control, I can but guess We have to move now; don't know just how No mistakes are allowed We can make no mistakes I have sent it but nothing changes Just a line in some nation lore I don't know just how far it reaches Everything's like before It all came to me in the wake of a dream [Chorus] (The outcome of the final experiment has now been placed in your hands)
Submitted by Immortal — Apr 26, 2025
It's the calm before the storm It's the quiet before the war It's the time when all will be decided All will be decided If nobody heeds the echoes on the wind It's the end of the chain Destruction of the fittest It's the end of our reign We've seen it all before It's the end of man's evolution The end of the evolution For nobody heeds the echoes on the wind Do you hear the sirens? Do you see the burst? Do you feel the fire? All the world's a radioactive grave! I can hear them crying! I can see the fear! I can feel them dying! Washed away by deadly gamma waves! Do you hear them calling? Do you see the hurt? Do you feel them failing? All the world's a blazing funeral pyre! I can hear the wailing! I can see the wrath! I can feel them failing! Washed away by a scorching sea of fire! Do you hear the sirens? Do you see the burst? Do you feel the fire? All the world's a radioactive grave! I can hear them crying I can see the fear I can see them dying Washed away by deadly gamma waves! Silence so loud, not a soul... left alive Darkness a shroud... 2085 All our dreams have disappeared They burned down, tree of life Confirming all that we have feared... 2085 Don't give up, remember how we felt Fire rushing through our veins Now's the time to rise up from our hell Now's the time to free our brains The meaning of life is to give life meaning Go too fast, move too slow Restore the balance between thinking and feeling, open up and let it flow No side has won, struggle to... survive Our quest here is done... 2085 All our hopes have disappeared Our race will... not thrive Time will not recall year... 2085 Don't give in, remember all we learned The spark of life it did ignite We regained the rage for which we yearned We regained our will to fight We must resolve this human equation We're already dead if we don't try To welcome challenge, generic variation Stop the machines, prepare to die! He's the last man alive Searching for the answers Knowing he won't survive To the mystery of life Relives the past, and dreams of the future Dreaming of the future And soon he'll set free And the sleeper will awake His spirit on the wind Make us whole, Migrator soul Follow me home, complete the circle We must survive, restore our lives The way I'll show, complete the circle Send back visions Into the past Of war and decay Hear the final cries! I can see them feel In a world without walls Through their eyes I see them dying We have to teach them Migrator soul We regained our will to fight We regained… We found a way I know we'll make it in the end Listen to the warning We gave them language What did they say? What did they learn? We have no chance We are the future We are the pain Complete the circle! Aaaaah!!!!
Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Feb 06, 2026
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