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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 ...

10. Visions (Southern Cross)

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 a 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

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 IV: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

11. Will The Sun Rise?

Throwing my dreams out of my mind
Casting them into the sky
Canceling tasks I've delayed for so long
Now it's do or die

I can't be seen I can't be heard
But I am here and I am wondering

Will the sun rise tomorrow
Will it light up my sky
Can I wake up with no sorrow awaiting
Will the sun rise tomorrow
Will I still see the dawn
And not worry 'bout the future anymore

At the end of each day I promise myself
I'd better start to live
Cause sooner or later I'll find out
There's so much I can give
I can't be seen I can't be heard
But I am here and I am wondering

Will the sun rise tomorrow
Will it light up my sky
Can I wake up with no sorrow awaiting
Will the sun rise tomorrow
Will I still see the dawn
And not worry 'bout the future anymore

12. Forever

I stand alone in the darkness
The winter of my life came so fast
Memories go back to my childhood
To days I still recall

Oh how happy I was then
There was no sorrow there was no pain
Walking through the green fields
Sunshine in my eyes

I'm still there everywhere
I'm the dust in the wind
I'm the star in the northern sky
I never stayed anywhere
I'm the wind in the trees
Would you wait for me forever ?

13. Black Diamond

Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air

I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more

I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
Black Diamond

14. Against The Wind

Once again I try to make things work
Facing all the power of society
Searching all the answers of the life
I'll never make it on my own
Was I meant to fail everytime
Seems to me thats my destiny
Is this all that's left to me
Confusion and bad memories

But now my time has come
No more running in the dark
I want much more than this
I really want it all

Against the wind we run
To every place under the sun
We've got so much power inside
We will never give up
Against the wind we go
Towards the new shore
Together we'll forget the sorrow
It's forever gone

15. Paradise

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 like 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 not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize

Like the birds in the sky
We're 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

16. Legions

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 never 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 higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
Never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the legions of the Twilight

When we have to go back home again
We'll keep the mem'ries we gained inside our hearts

Raise your hands for us!

1. S.O.S.

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?

2. No Turning Back

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
Cause 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
Cause now finally I'm free

3. Blackout

[Scorpions cover]

I realize i missed a day
But I'm too wrecked to care anyway
I look around and see this face
What the hell have i lost my taste
Don't want to find out
Just want to cut out

My head explodes, my ears ring
I can't remember just where I've been
The last thing that i recall
I got lost in a deep black hole
Don't want to find out
Just want to cut out

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

I grab my things and make my run
On the way out, another one
Would like to know before i stop
Did i make it or did i flop
Don't want to find out
Just want to get out

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Blackout
I really had a blackout

Don't want to find out
Just want to get out

Blackout
I really had a blackout!

4. Years Go By

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

1. Hunting High And Low

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Kotipelto]

I feel the wind in my hair, and it's whispering, telling me things,
of the storm that is gathering near full of power I'm spreading my wings
Now I'm leaving my worries behind Feel the freedom of body
and mind I have started my journey,
I'm drifting away with the wind I go I am Hunting High and Low
diving from the sky above looking for, more and more, once again
I'm Hunting High and Low Sometimes I may win sometimes I'll lose
It's just a game that I play
After the storm there's a calm through the clouds shines a ray of the sun
I am carried from all of my harm there is no-one that I can't outrun
Now I'm leaving my worries behind Feel the freedom of body
and mind I have started my journey, I'm drifting away with the wind I fly,

2. Millenium

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

More that I live More clear it's each day We got to change our ways
There is no way to go back anymore Eons rumble through space
We must find new ways to live I know there's so much more to give
Millennium - Where do we go?
Millennium - Time will show
Forevermore - The light will be guiding our journey
Millennium - Show us the way
Millennium - To the new day
Forevermore - Give us a chance to change
People may come and people may go But dance of time is eternal
What is the meaning of this cosmic play?
Will we see another day?
We must find new ways...

3. Mother Gaia

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

Time waits for no one So they say It goes on forever
The tears of pain
I see in your eyes
How can we change for the better?
Hate and greed's getting stronger day by day
Injustice rules the world
Killing the lungs of the Earth
How far are we prepared to go?
I have seen the Light It came into my life There's no second chance
We should have learned by now
But it's not too late to change the course
There's so much more than this, oh Mother Gaia
Can you see, can you feel all the beauty that we have in this world?
There's so much to see, forever Ignorance, arrogance
Keep us from being ourselves so we just follow our leaders - Why

4. Phoenix

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

I am facing the truth I got to change the way I live
Can't go on this way The price is too high to pay
After the rain I feel the sun
See how I run to my destiny
Life is a game I got to learn how to play I make my own rules
'cause now I am free to choose
Courage and faith will show me the way Se how I run to my destiny
Like the Phoenix I rise From the ashes of life I don't need fortune
or fame Just some peace of mind
Like the Phoenix I fly leaving the lies behind
Future's golden for me There is no one who can stop me now
I'm noble and strong I'm walking down the road that I choose
Each day is a gift And I know that I can't lose
Glorious future is waiting for me See how I run to my destiny
Like the Phoenix...

5. Glory Of The World

[Music:Johansson/Lyrics:Johansson]

The sun is setting on the pain the people freezing in the rain the
Earth is rolling in her grave
I beg the light up in the sky to make me whole,
to tell me why I can't be bothered to be brave
and I've been waiting, and hesitating, and then I see the curtain fall:
the wonder of it all
my heart was blind, but now I see I know the power and the glory of the world
I took a breath and now I'm free I feel the glory of the world
the demons sometimes find a way there's nothing keeping them at bay
but for the power of my mind
the road to paradise is long and halfway there,
I'm heading wrong I'm leaving all the pain behind
the wonder of it all my heart was blind,
but now I see I know the power and the glory of the world
I took a breath and now I'm free I feel the glory of the world

6. A Million Light Years Away

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

I don't know what to do I don't know who you are I'm calling from the silence
We have gone too far
I try to understand you, your life has been so cruel
Please try to see it my way I've got something to say
All those years Were not in vain
Even though there was much pain I try to learn from my mistakes
I want to make it up to you
A Million Light Years away from you
I am
A Million Light Years away from you
I hope that you?d respect my Honesty and faith And maybe you'd forgive me
If I could make you see I want to say I'm sorry
For what I did to you I'll get on with my life I hope you do that too
All the years...

7. Freedom

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

I set my goals higher every day
I make my own rules that I will obey
As long as I live

This is the life I was born to lead
A unique chance for me to express myself
And fulfill my dreams

I'm in control of this ship of mine
And everything will be just fine

Like the wind I'm free to go anywhere
I got my song, it dances in the air
Now I know what to do with my life
So you will hear my freedom call

All those bad things I once went through
Changed into blessings when I changed the point of view
I needed them to grow

I've changed so much, I'm finally free
To do what I want without feeling of guilt or fear
It's so amazing

I'm in control of this ship of mine
And everything will be just fine

Like the wind I'm free to go anywhere
I got my song, it dances in the air
Now I know what to do with my life
So you will hear my freedom call

Like the wind I'm free to go anywhere
I got my song, it dances in the air
Now I know what to do with my life
So you will hear my freedom call

8. Celestial Dream

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

Here in the Universe I find some things that are so hard to understand
The vastness of space just takes my breath away I see through history
The years they come and go
The seconds that will shape my destiny
The time that we spend here Is precious, that I see so clear
What is our place in here?
What is the meaning of the pain we feel?
Where did all this come from?
The galaxies, the moon the stars, oh I don't know
I really want to know what is the meaning of evolution
They say that we are the crown of all creation
So let's break free from these chains
Of fear, hate and greed
And join together singing our
Celestial Dream Freedom is awaiting
For those who take the path less traveled
And in the end we'll all sing our Celestial Dream

9. Infinity

[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]

Mother watch your children
The iron fist of fear is ruling our lives
It's not too late to change the course
We can make this world a better place to be in
How much more do we want until we're satisfied?
What happens when we have what we want?
Acquiring more , still there's never enough
We forget those who really are in need
The end is near, or so they say
Selling peace with guns
Infinity - Where do we go from here?
Infinity - Where do we go from here?
Infinity - Where do we go?
Infinity - Where do we go from here?
Guns spitting (out the) message of peace everywhere
Is it really that we don't care?
See mercenaries of fear selling love
Telling salvation comes from above
Arrogance and fear walking hand in hand
We must see that there's much more to life than this
Mother see your children
Make us understand and help us to find the way
The answers lie inside
They are locked inside to the vault of truth for us It's time
to spread the word around
Be yourself and do what you want to do with your life
Remember, you get just what you give
You reap all what you sow
You are in charge of your own life Infinity...
You make your own way As long as you are here
Find your place in life
Make your dreams come true
There's so much more than this
A million ways to live
Unlock the door
To the universe with love
Free your soul

1. Will My Soul Ever Rest In Peace?

I've been searching for an oasis
In the desert for so long
In my weakness trying
To pretend I'm strong

I've been holding on
To things that I have left behind
I've been scared and lonely
I'm crippled inside

Bathed my soul in the starlight
Healed my wounds in the sun
Screamed my pain to the forest
Asking the question why?

Will there come a time for me when I find peace of mind
Will I always have this feeling like I'm last in the line
I will climb up the mountain and light up the candle and ask:
"Will my soul ever rest in peace?"

I've been washed in pain
Haunted by the ghosts of years ago
They won't leave me be
They keep coming back for more

Will there come a time for me when I find peace of mind
Will I always have this feeling like I'm last in the line
I will climb up the mountain and light up the candle and ask:
"Will my soul ever rest in peace?"

My crippled soul is yearning to be free

Will there come a time for me when I find peace of mind
Will I always have this feeling like I'm last in the line
I will climb up the mountain and light up the candle and ask:
"Will my soul ever rest in peace?"

2. Falling Into Fantasy

I'm sitting by the calm lake
And watch the setting sun
My feet are in the water
The journey's just begun
In the mist there is a boat and it's heading towards me
On the deck the lady's holding her hand and I agree

I'm falling into fantasy
The dream goes on

We are traveling in the nightfall
Until we stop somewhere
Descending into water
On dark and hazy stairs
Now she's leading me to the golden palace that lays ahead
She tells me I'm the one in her dreams and on her bed

I'm falling into fantasy
The dream goes on
I'm falling into fantasy
Drifting alone

3. The Curtains Are Falling

I'm back in the air, but I've nowhere to go
I nervously glance at the mountains below
Two hours of sleep, seven more 'til the show
I pray to the goddess of coffee to keep me alive

The crew's getting wasted, we're back in the sky
I join in the fray, 'coz the rules don't apply
"Who cares anyway - when we're all gonna fry!"
But somehow we manage to land and we all have survived...

And the curtains are falling and the legions are calling tonight
And the curtains are falling and the legions are calling tonight

Have to fly away, though I'd rather stay
That's the price you pay, that's the game we play

When roaring to life the engines are loud
The mem'ries of you and the sound of the crowd
They're fading away as we break through the clouds
But I don't complain when we're back on the ground and alive...

And the curtains are falling and the legions are calling tonight
And the curtains are falling and the legions are calling tonight

5. Bloodstone

[Judas Priest cover]

I've been trying
There's no denying
It's sending me
Out of my mind

I've seen reason
Change to treason
It's losing it's sense
Of all kind

How much longer will it take
For the world to see
We should learn to live
And simply let it be
Bloodstone, bloodstone

In the night time
Wake in fright
I'm so scared of the game
That's being played

Start to wonder
What's going under
And how many deals
Have been made

How much longer will it take
For the world to see
We should learn to live
And simply let it be
Bloodstone, bloodstone

Bloodstone
I can't take it
You got me living
On a bloodstone
I don't want that bloodstone

6. Kill The King

[Rainbow cover]

Danger, danger the Queen's about to kill
There's a stranger, stranger and life about to spill
Oh no move me out of harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the wind
I'm no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king
Tear him down

Kill the king, yeah
Strike him down

Power, power it happens every day
Power, power all along the way
Oh no, move me out of harm
I need a spell and a charm
And fly like the wind
I'm no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on
Kill the king

Treason, treason, the spectre looms again
Treason, reason, the realm is safe and then
Oh no, move away from harm
I need a spell and a charm
Fly like the rainbow
I'm no pawn, so be gone, speed on and on

Kill the king
Tear him down
Kill the king, yeah
Got to take his crown

Kill the king
He'll rule no more
Strike him dead
The people roar

Kill the king, yeah
Take his head
Down, down, down, down
Oh, kill
Oh, kill
Oh, oh