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1. Future Shock

[Music by Tolkki, Words by Tolkki / Lassila]

I saw it in a dream
the day that changed our history
I still can hear the screams
swear it was no mystery
In the heat of the blast
Houses fell down into the ground
This happened so fast
Mankind disappeared without sound

Now the world lives in shadow of atomic fear
Can we win the fight for peace or will we disappear?
Future Shock

I saw it on the screen
The day that changed our lives and history
There goes our dream
Nuked into the sky don't know why
In the heat of the blast
Watch the beauty of the mushroom cast
It won't take long
You won't live till the end of this song

now the ...

3. Forever Free

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Kotipelto]

They try to give me answers to questions I've never asked.
I'll have no part in their conspiracy.
I guess I am the kind of guy that will never stray.
The thing I need is privacy, some guiding, depriving, misleading and combining.
They're watching our every move.
They can try to bind our arms, but they can't chain our minds or hearts.
We will keep our faith inside our souls and never let it go
We're Forever Free
You see them making headlines, new pictures tell old stories,
explaining what they have said and done.
Media's new illusion, creating more confusion
but I know that they'll soon be gone.

4. Before The Winter

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

Before the summer turns to winter, before the dreams will turn to snow.
I see the yellow leaves are falling and soon I know I have to go.
But I'll be back before the summer, next year you're in my arms again.
The winter breeze will send my message, it will keep you warm until then.
The path to home is long and winding.
I'll keep the flame alive for you until I am back.
You and I will walk that road together,
I'll show that all the dreams are true
if you only let them be before the winter.

5. Legions

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Kotipelto]

Far in the core of the earth, first it was given birth.
We heard the call the message was so clear.
The tracks were laid for the future to come.
Sons and daughters of the Rising Sun, the armies in Europe here we come.
We run like the wind we play from the heart, now we are here together we sing.
Faster than light, higher than the sky, tonight we're together again.
Never give up and give in, stronger than steel
we're the legions of the twilight.
We survived the hard times, never accepted the lies,
you run like the wind you sing from the heart.
Now that we're here together we'll sing.
Faster than light...
When we have to go back home again,
we'll keep the mem'ries we gained inside our hearts.
Faster than light...
Raise your hands for us!

6. Abyss Of Your Eyes

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Kotipelto]

I feel like I'm drowning, trying to catch my breath.
Don't know what is happening, there's no sense of time.

Deep underneath my skin, feeling the pain within, hear my cry...
I feel drowned towards you, I can't resist, I don't know why.
My life is changing, I cannot recall...

Where I've been before, the abyss of your eyes,
meaning so much more, am I losing my mind?..

The sun isn't shining, your eyes light my way,
I've found what I've been searching for, my love won't go astray.

Deep underneath my skin, feeling the pain within, hear my cry...

I feel drowned towards you, I can't resist, I don't know why.
My life is changing I cannot recall...

Where I've been before, the abyss of your eyes,
Meaning so much more, am I lost?..

So many years my drifting heart has wandered around,
Don't turn on me, won't you stay by my side?..

I've found... where I've been before, the abyss of your eyes,
Meaning so much more, am I losing my mind...

7. Paradise

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

Late at night I find myself again wondering and watching TV.
I can't believe what's on the screen, something that I wouldn't care to see.
Many rare species will perish soon and we'll be short on food.
Why do we have to be so selfish, we've got to change our attitude.
I know that I am no the only one that's worried,
why don't we all wake up, and realize.
Like the birds in the sky we are flying so high,
without making any kind of sacrifice.
We've got so little time to undo this crime or we'll lose our Paradise.
It seems to me that there's no sense at all, nobody cares it's always the same.
Mother nature's crying out in pain I know we're the one's to blame.

8. Coming Home

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

I wake up in the morning so far away from home,
trying to make it through the day.
Many miles are between us, I'm sending my love from this payphone.
Through the storms we've wandered, many mountains we have climbed
but all the bad times are behind.
The road is free -
I'm coming Home.
Without you I am like a ship without it's sails, calling the wind to save me.
I'd climb the highest mountain,
I'd cross the seven seas just to see your smile again.
All the trust that was built along the years is coming back to stay I know.
Just look ahead the road is free -
I'm coming Home.
With every step I'm closer to home, when I'm back you won't be alone.
Soon I'll see the familiar door before my eyes and you.

9. Visions

[Music: Tolkki / Lyrics: Tolkki]

I have seen the future of mankind,
The wisdom of my prophecies you'll find.
Follow the truth and be careful, are we the last?

Hundred years has passed what have we done,
Inconceivable damage under the sun.
I think it's too late to change the man - we are the last.

The world keeps turning while people yearn for more,
Mother nature is crying for change,
The time will come when we all must pay for what we have done,
Are you prepared for that?

As we are reaching the end of the century
There's message we can send,
Be strong and bold and never lose your mind
'cause we are the last.

The world keeps turning while people yearn for more,
Mother nature is crying for change,
the time will come when we all must pay for what we have done,
Are you prepared for that?

Signs of the end I see,
Let them hear my voice in every corner of the world,
Take heed of the warnings that I give,
I have seen the Southern Cross forming in the sky.

"There shall be heard in the air the noise of weapons
and in the same year the divines shall be enemies.
They shall unjustly put down the holy laws
and by thunder and war, true believers shall die"
[Nostradamus: Century I V:43]

"For forty years the rainbow shall not appear
For forty years it shall be seen every day
The parched earth shall wax drier every day
And a great flood when it shall appear"
[Nostradamus: Century I:17]

After us the road goes on forever
Many changes lie along the path
That's the price we pay for our selfishness
We are headed for the end

"From the skies shall come the powerful kind
Before and after the Mars reigns at will
Not far from the great age of Millennium
Buried ones shall come out of their graves"
[Nostradamus: Century X:72, 74]

When the comet tears out the sky
You and I must die
After all this the time will come for the chosen ones
To rise from their graves to be free again

The beast is gone forever, there's no more pain
Instead so many things for us to attain
The sun is shining brightly after the rain
The land is green and full of life again

The sorrows wiped away now
It's time to smile
And learn from the past
Together we will try

"Twenty years of reign of the moon having past
Seven thousand years another shall hold his monarchy
When the sun shall resume his days past
Then is fulfilled and ends my prophecy"
[Nostradamus: Century I:48]

1. Destiny

[Tolkki]

The times are changing so fast
I wonder how long it lasts
The clock is ticking time is running out
The hatred fills this Earth
And for what is worth
We're in the end before we know

Throughout the years
I have struggled to find the answer that
I never knew
It strucked me like a million lightnings
And here I am telling to you

Every second of day it is coming your way
Future unknown is here to stay
Got to open your mind
of you will be led to astray
There's a time to live
There`s a time to die
But no one can`t escape the Destiny

Look all these things we`ve done
Under the burning Sun
Is this the way to carry on?
So take a look at yourself
And tell me what do you see
A wolf in clothes of the Lamb?

Throughout the ....

Every second ...

Let your spirit free
Through Window of your Mind
Unchain your Soul from hate
All you need is Faith

I control my Life
I am the One
You control your Life
But don't forget Your Destiny....

It's time to say goodbye
I know it will make you cry
You make your Destiny
I know you'll find the way
And outside Sun is bright
The things will be alright
I will be back one day to you
So please Wait For ME

2. SOS

[Tolkki/Tolkki-Kotipelto]

I'm waiting for the rain now
To settle the dusty air
Clearing up my emotions
Facing it all if I dare

I've been thinking
I've been trying
But I've always been denying
Wasted days are still inside of me
It's time to set them free

Why don't we see what is going on?
There are not so many years to be wasted
Until the damage is done and the beauty is gone
Save Our Souls
What is the price that we pay?
Save Our Souls
Do we have nothing to say?

3. No Turning Back

[Tolkki-Kotipelto]

So long I have been accepting what I've seen
Never really speaking my mind
Now the heat's leaking out
I'd like to scream and shout
I want to leave it all behind

There's no one else to turn the wheel
I've got my own life to steer

No turning back
Coz I wanna know who I am and I want to live my life
No turning back
Tomorrow's awaiting, I'm on the way

Hard to find the right words
And not to make it worse
A choice that has to be done
It is just my life
Can't make no compromise
And to stop what has begun

There's no one else...

I have all the strings in my hands
The choices that's been laid for me
I am not taking more commands
Coz now finally I'm free

4. 4000 Rainy Nights

[Tolkki]

These empty days are filling me with pain
After I left it seems my life is only rain
My heart is longing to the better times
When everything was still so fine

I wonder why it happens so fast
You give your heart away knowing it might not last
I'm still here waiting for the rain to fall
And to see you once again

4000 Rainy Nights
4000 Nights I'd be with you
4000 Rainy Nights with you

I keep your memory in my heart
You give me hope when everything is so dark
That thing nobody can take away
Forever in me

4000 Rainy...

5. Rebel

[Tolkki]

You found the truth again
I showed the way
The Path of Wisdom is the only way to reality
You learned to live Your life
The hard way
Your tears put out the fire from your soul

Lost behind the lies I can hear your cries
Now is the time to rise again so strong

Learn from your past
But better make it fast
The time is running out for you to change your life

You must learn to live
There's so much to give
Set Fire to your soul again and be... The Rebel
Hold your head up proud

6. Years Go By

[Tolkki]

Look around do you see
So many things have changed
And you should know by now
I never meant to hurt you at all
All my life I have been an outcast
But now I've been reborn
And I see things so clear

Open your eyes and realize
Hard times are over if you want
Open your mind
Reach for the stars
Answer is there for us to find

Years go by
Never know when it's too late
Years go by
Yourself you seal your fate
Don't look the answer from horizon
It's closer than you think
Years go by, oh how they go by

7. Playing With Fire

[Tolkki - Kotipelto]

Hunger grows stronger I feel it day by day
I need I desire her passion now
I see that look the shine in her eyes
Can't let her go she's so divine
There's no one who could stop me now
She'll be mine

She's teasing I'm unfreezing wanting more and more
I'm dreaming just like streaming through the door
I see that look ...

Playing With Fire
Hiding inside the flames
Playing With Fire
It's a dangerous game

8. Venus In The Morning

[Tolkki]

It's 4 in the morning
I'm gazing the sky with
Millions of stars
A moment before the Dawn
The endless Universe fills me all
Where are you now?
Alone just like me and Venus in the Morning?

I touch your face that's filled with pain
I kiss away the tears from your eyes
I've waited YOU for 8000 days
Now I've come here to set you free

But where are you now...
Forget the future don't live the past
Live for today because life goes too fast
Go find the Key to your Divine Mind
Open the Door so many answers you'll find

Like Venus in the Morning

9. Anthem Of The World

[Tolkki]

The setting sun creates another world
The shadows fall another day is in the end
The Paradise is sleeping peacefully
And one more day is again history

Tell me can we go on like this?
Everybody is living in a bliss
Are these the last times of our Mother Earth?
Or is it just beginning of new Birth?

Don't be afraid we must be wise
Patient and peaceful and strong
Maybe it's like you would throw the dice
Then hope that nothing goes wrong
Remember that you have the right to say
All things that you feel inside
Open your mind and you open your eyes
Together now is the time

Sing the Anthem Of The World
But will we ever learn
To control our hate and to forgive
We must learn to find the way
To just live another day
And be free like an Eagle in the sky

How about if God just let us down?
If he just is polishing his crown?
What's the key to the Universe?
Is life down here just one big endless curse?

Don't be afraid...

Sing the Anthem Of The World....

10. Cold Winter Nights

[Tolkki-Kotipelto]

[bonus]

Summer's gone a while ago
The daylight dims away
I'm watching here how the snow begins to fall
Yesterday's like a dream
A memory in my head
Like the life's gone behind the winter wall

I'm lighting up the candles and lock the door
Sitting by the fire
It's time to dream some more

I have to find a way how to survive
I am surrounded by the starlight
I have to find the path
and to escape from the Cold Winter Nights

And in the morning there's no trace of the sun
Just gray fog hanging above my head
All the birds are quiet hiding in the woods
Can't see no movement are they all dead?

11. Dream With Me

[another japanese bonus]

Now it is thome for you to close your eyes
They've seen much pain it's slowly filling your mind
Pretty as they are but now so pale
You better leave all your worries far behind

Not long ago when you had the Fire
Burning inside of you brighter than any flame
You were the one that I believed in
Keeping our hopes up high where are you now?
Where do you aim?

Let mr take you there
To the place you know
Why don't you Dream With Me
The answers will be found

No it is time to open your eyes again
See how the sorrows have disappeared faded away
I am right here waiting for your pace
Through the day

Let me take...

2. Forever Free

They try to give me answers
To questions I've never asked
I'll have no part in their conspiracy
I guess I am the kind of
Guy that will never stray
The thing I need is privacy

Some guiding, depriving
Misleading and combining
They're watching our every move

They can try to bind our arms
But they can't chain our minds or hearts
We will keep our faith inside our souls
And never let it go - we are Forever free

You see them making headlines
New pictures tell old stories
Explaining what they have said and done
Media's new illusion
Creating more confusion
But I know that they'll soon be gone

3. The Kiss Of Judas

I hear footsteps closing in
I recognize them from my early days
The times are different the image remains the same
Repeating backflashes remembering the name

Approaching visions of things
I can't recall
A familiar smile awakes the pain

Unkept promises
The night awaits
The act of confidence
The kiss of Judas
I feel the lips on my cheek
The kiss of Judas
Haunts me once again

In your private chamber you're all alone
The well earned silver pieces falling to the Floor
The flame of the candle casting movement to the wall
Your eyes filled with guilt keep staring at the door

4. Father Time

Walking down the path that leads me to my memories
Pacing all the way without a care in my stride
Where are the friends of my yesterday
Have they moved on with they lives
Can we still laugh and joke about things like before

There's no need to hide the past that I have left behind
It's a good resource somewhere for me to find
Why am I waiting for someone to reach out
It should be all up to them
Keeping in touch ain't that easy but I'll have to try

Where have all the years gone
That's what I am asking now
What have I learnt so far
Tell me Father Time - tell me now

Now I understand I'll take from time what I need
And I store it inside it's there for me to find
I can't deny that the years will pass by
But it won't bother me
Cause now I will set out to realize my dream

Where have all the years gone
That's what I am asking now
What have I learnt so far
Tell me Father Time - tell me now

5. Distant Skies

Went into the plane was scared like hell
Tried to relax for awhile
But when we took off I feared we would fall
Waving goodbye to this life

I'm flying through winds tonight
No sign of the dawn or light

Silhouettes in the sky
Wings are carrying me through the night
Silhouettes in the sky
Destination unknown - Distant Skies

Then after awhile I tried to sleep
But watched two movies instead
The fear struck again how I hate this plane
Hope this would come to an end

I'm flying through winds tonight
No sign of the dawn or light

Silhouettes in the sky
Wings are carrying me through the night
Silhouettes in the sky
Destination unknown - Distant Skies

6. Season Of Change

Season of change life feels so strange
Look into my eyes do you see the truth
I'm lost and alone feelings unknown
Come to me stronger than before

On winds of time my soul will fly
The angels are knocking at my door
Oh now I need to be free
From all this hatred I feel inside

Let it be my dreams
Let it be my thoughts
All those things in my heart
One too many days
One too many years
I wasted for nothing
I never realized
The truth is inside
Of every man for all to see
Listen to me now
I'm so close to you
Never felt like this before

The carousel is spinning fast
Better enjoy while it lasts
Every moment is like gold
You'll remember when you're old
And the meaning of this life
Is to live and is to die
Make the best out of your dreams
They're the world where you are free
All the sorrow and the pain
Will be washed away by rain
An eternal joy will come
It can be found by everyone
Though the end is drawing near
I'm not feeling any fear
I have found the truth inside
After all the tears Ive cried

Season of Change...

7. Speed Of Light

Today is just an other day
Of my life too short to live
I should have some kind of meaning
A destiny to believe in
Before I go to sleep

I find some pictures of a time
When everything was still so fine
Although the years have passed by
I will give it all I have inside...everything

I'm away lost in my thoughts
Everyday my life goes by
At the speed of light

8. Twilight Symphony

I'm entering in to the woods
I left everything behind
I have to follow my heart
Don't know what I'm looking for
Starlights guiding my way
To old black oak where we meet
Now it's full moon

Other side is calling me
Singing dancing this is no dream
Twilight Symphony

The feast is going on
Rapture never seen before
The fury is taking us
Into a new level soon
Hearing voices everywhere
Telling me what to do
Giving me answers

Other side is calling me
Singing dancing this is no dream
Twilight Symphony

The spirits are calling me
I only wish to die
There is no question why
Anymore