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AyreonInto The Electric Castle (1998)Тексты песен |
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Disc 2 Disc 1I) Welcome to the new dimensionWelcome! 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! II) Isis and Osirisa) Let the journey beginHIGHLANDER: b) The hall of Isis and OsirisROMAN: c) Strange constellationsHIGHLANDER: d) RepriseHIGHLANDER: III) Amazing flightThere is danger ahead. But do not be afraid. For I am with you- like breath itself. Darkness will lead to light- colour will bleed into the night. Beautiful colours, 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!a) Amazing flight in spaceBARBARIAN: b) StardanceINDIAN: c) Flying coloursIV) Time beyond timeFUTUREMAN: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 V) 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 honour 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 CHORUS:
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 honour, pride, and glory I've tasted blood, seen your ype before you talk of battles but all you tell are stories you'd see me buried in a shallow grave (CHORUS) VI) Tunnel of lightBe joyful, my friends! You will now enter the tunnel of light. Let brilliance suffuse your souls! Make your choice. Your path is incandescend.HIGHLANDER: Don't offer me the light, when I only know the darkness thats where I want to hide There's a chill in my bones, that I recognise 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 VII) Across the rainbow bridgeAnd now this Rainbow Bridge: an iridesent 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 (CHORUS): 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 (CHORUS): 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 rosey 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 ROMAN (CHORUS) Disc 2I) The garden of emotionsBehold: The Star Towers of The Electric Castle! See how it embraces the sky! How isignificant the mere mortal, drawfed by the majesty of its electric edifice! But first, my seven searchers - you must meander through the verdant vines of the Garden of Emotions. Succomb to its allure. Breathe deep the intoxicating aroma of endless- entwined emotions....a) In the garden of emotions
HIPPIE: b) Voices in the sky
ROMAN: take up arms and follow me c) The aggression factor
EGYPTIAN: Amon-ra, have you come to seal my fate? in the garden of emotions II) Valley of the queensEGYPTIAN:My jouney's over I'm standing on the edge and close my eyes to this world of lies My will is broken it's the end of all my dreams my sould yearns for the valley of the queens My rose has withered it will never bloom again the soul is dry time has come to die My faith has left me they've stolden all my dreams oh lay me down in the valley of the queens My search has ended my name is carved in stone on the temple wall beyond Osiris' hall No holy sunrays will light my tomb of dreams I won't return from the valley of...The Queens III) The castle hallAt last! You enter the Electric Castle! Here in this vast hall where even shadows fear the light - here you must confront your past. If you have killed, beware of the Gathering of Spirits for they do fish for men. Here, the disembodied Astral World becomes flesh once more. I pity the men of swords. For here blood runs cold...BARBARIAN: cries from the grave resound in my ears they hail from beyond my darkest fears faces of the past are etched in my brain the women I raped, the men I've slain shades of the dead are sliding on the wall demons dance in the castle hall KNIGHT: I call upon the sword, the mighty Excalibur grant me the skill to fulfill my quest I call upon my king and the knights of the table round grant me the courage to stand to this test I call upon the seer, Merlin the sorcerer grant me the magic to end my pain shades of the dead are sliding on the wall demons dance in the castle hall REPEAT ALL IV) Tower of hopeFrom the wind-torn ramparts of the Tower of Hope we survey a thousand futures. Release your dreams from this electric pinnacle. You must have hope...HIPPIE: we're climbing up the stairs and hope is flowing through our veins FUTUREMAN: there's magic everywhere we've been released of all our chains HIPPIE: we're taking in the view oceans of blue, fields of green FUTUREMAN: I fear this can't be true we're still inside this dream machine CHORUS: HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see HIPPIE: I'm at the end of my rope BOTH: lost in the tower of hope HIPPIE: I see a brand new age where peace and harmony prevail FUTUREMAN: but we're still in this cage destined to die here if we fail CHORUS repeat second verse HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see HIPPIE: I only went where I wanted to go FUTUREMAN: I only knew what I wanted to know BOTH: and we became who we wanted to be HIPPIE: I only felt what I wanted to feel FUTUREMAN: I only saw what I wanted to see HIPPIE: I'm at the end of my rope BOTH: lost in the tower of hope V) Cosmic fusiona) I soar on the breeze
INDIAN: b) Death's grunt
DEATH: c) Passing of an eagleVI) The mirror mazeIt is time to reflect upon your 'ego-self'. No-where to hide when the walls echo the you that we all see. Ah, the smiles dissolve! The pulse begins to race; the face a flush of fear so plainly painted. The Mirror World - the Mirror Maze: Confrontation...a) Inside the mirror maze
HIPPIE: b) Through the mirror
ROMAN: I see a man, who's unable to withstand his fears inside VII) Evil devolutionThe future's doored ingress! What lies beyond? One of you - ah, survived so much! -- are you man enough to force this door upon its golden hinge? You craved the answer - but can you bear the truth? The door! -- The future!FUTUREMAN: our hope's dissolved for man's evolved into another state of being have we 'progressed' beyond the need of feeling? a cyber-brain the last in the chain of man/machine alliance have we become the victims of our science? evil devolution is this an illusion out here in space human humiliation this mutation of our human race is this the end will we transcend the need for human pleasures? will we abandon all our earthly treasures? will mankind yield? on the battlefield of natural selection? to an inorganic digital perfection? evil devolution is this an illusion out here in space human humiliation this mutation of our human race VIII) The two gatesAnd 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 CHORUS: 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 CHORUS 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? CHORUS IX) "Forever" of the starsI 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... X) Another time, another spaceHIPPIE: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 (CHORUS): 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! CHORUS: ALL Remember Forever.... |
