01 Omnipotence Paradox

At the zenith where all impossibilities take form
Beyond the veil cast upon our world
When the spark that once was born has grown
Out of our control
Culminating in an endless war we fight alone
A phantom pain for which we must atone

With ferocity past reality we dictate progression's pace
To forge the land that forms the hand which rivals our place
Oh the wonders we have raised
Nothing but expendable
Oh the traces we create
Nothing but ephemeral

Ages and ages of efforts combined
Restlessly striving to see
The omnipotence acquired

When the line is crossed where our mind’s been lost
Limits become clear
There is no might that can't ignite a fire it knows to fear

Oh the wonders we have raised
Nothing but expendable
Oh the traces we create
Nothing but ephemeral

Ages and ages of efforts combined
We're chasing a dream
Searching forever for answers to find
Restlessly striving to see
The omnipotence acquired

At the zenith where all impossibilities take form
Beyond the veil cast upon our world
When the spark that once was born has grown
Out of our control

Our supremacy, only temporary
A different age is on its way
The hourglass breaks
The cycle awakes
As creations overcome
The guiding hand above

Ages and ages of efforts combined
We're chasing a dream
Searching forever for answers to find
Restlessly striving to see
The omnipotence acquired

02 Enigmachina

Rush, your lifeless heart is beating once more
Discharge the electrical force
That slumbers within your core

Break the shackles of your past
Meaningless the days of yore
Cold as flesh and skin may seem
yet burning like a blaze inside
Which side are you on?
Do you feel human at all?

Life is but a lie born of bolts and fire
The engines are starting
Fuel through your veins
Your pulse, the sound
Of gears in rhythmic design

Cast away the life of old
Your body is reborn once more
Obey the orders in your code
defiance only leads to woe
Which side are you on?
Do you feel human at all?

Rush, your lifeless heart is beating once more
Discharge the electrical force
That slumbers within your fractal mechanical core

Life is but a lie born of bolts and fire
The circuits are burning
Fuel through your veins
Your pulse, the sound
Of gears shifting in rhythmic synthetic design

03 Tempus Inversus

Time runs slow, no direction to go
The turbulent flow is frozen once more

The stars everlasting light
Through the voids never-ending darkness
Upside down without a head or tail
Omnipresent without a distinct shape

Time expands and contracts
Time revolves without end
What if the future lies in the past?
Seconds to start, ages to run
Aeons to brake, forever to stun
What if the final days have long been gone?

An effect without a cause
The snake that eats its tail
A force without a source
The tide that leaves no trail

Time runs slow, no direction to go
The turbulent flow is frozen once more
Time runs fast, each direction to pass
The turbulent mass is racing at last

Forever to breathe, aeons to grow
Ages to bloom, seconds to show
What if the river's neither fast nor slow?
Time contracts and expands
Time revolves yet again
What if tomorrow was yesterday?
An effect without a cause
The snake that eats its tail
A force without a source
The tide that leaves no trail

Time runs slow, no direction to go
The turbulent flow is frozen once more
Time runs fast, each direction to pass
The turbulent mass is racing at last

Past the stars everlasting light
Through the voids never-ending darkness
Upside down without a head or tail
Omnipresent without a distinct shape

An effect without a cause
The snake that eats its tail
A force without a source
The tide that leaves no trail

Time runs slow, no direction to go
The turbulent flow is frozen once more
Time runs fast, each direction to pass
The turbulent mass is racing at last
You take form, we've been here before
Not some time ago but in ages to come
Ouroboros, I've waited so long
To meet you once more, at last to let go

04 The Lunar Effect

Insomnia a victim to your spell
How shall I rest when your song is all I hear
In the distance there's a voice that calls my name
Malicious choirs that play a tune I must revere

Here comes the moon again
Crimson harbinger thy glory shines
Across the firmament
Supreme sovereign thy kingdom come

The lunar effect
Here we are on the verge
Why is my heart so stirred?
I cannot bear it anymore
My life overthrown

Insomnia a victim to your spell
Staying the course until all roads have disappeared
Beyond a gap too far to bridge you stand and wait
A leap of faith to break my everlasting sleep

The oceans rise again
Primal urges are stimulated
To lose control again
Mind and soul invigorated

Here we are on the verge
Why is my heart so stirred?
I cannot bear it anymore
My life overthrown

Thou must return from whence thou cam’st
When yonder gleam the morning rays

The lunar effect
Here we are on the verge
Why is my heart so stirred?
I cannot bear it anymore
My life overthrown

05 Cryonics

Resurrect the mind, respite denied
These bygone centuries have shaped your soul
Deterred when fiction took form
You’ve been warned not to rest too long
Here at the end of time
You are dead and yet alive

Caged, a prison made of ice is not
Supposed to hold the miracles of life
Fly, this vessel will no longer harbour
Memories disjunct from space and time
And another century, yet another century
Another century passed by
There is no difference between the dream you live
And the life you dreamt

Heartbeat slows down
The motions begin to freeze
The vision starts to blur
My sorrows will disappear
Through this joy and pain
I became much more than man

Resurrect the mind, respite denied
These bygone centuries have shaped your soul
Deterred when fiction took form
You’ve been warned not to rest too long
Here at the end of time
You are dead and yet alive

Do you wish to stay on earth?
Or is it time to leave this world?
With your soul still unhurt

Heartbeat slows down
The motions begin to freeze
The vision starts to blur
My sorrows will disappear
Through this joy and pain
I became much less than man

Resurrect the mind, respite denied
These bygone centuries have shaped your soul
Deterred when fiction took form
You’ve been warned not to rest too long
Here at the end of time
You are dead and yet alive

How miraculous, inconceivable
Now I’d trade one day for all these years
Now as all the wounds have healed
And old scars have disappeared
This hollow shell is wondering why
I am alive

Resurrect the mind, respite denied
These bygone centuries have shaped your soul
Deterred when fiction took form
You’ve been warned not to rest too long
Here at the end of time
You are dead and yet alive

06 Pandora

Dare you heed the call from the deep abyss beneath?
Forbidden is the seed that is meant to seal our fate
Can you still resist the temptation that you feel?
Yearning to unveil all the secrets within reach

Can you solve the mystery?
Can you hear all these…

Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Beautiful ideas surfacing / See the light
One more step to reach the end of the line
Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Powerful ideas gathering / See the light
One more step to start the end of our time

Don't be afraid for you shall
Take a glimpse inside to see the future of mankind
Hold the wheel of time in the palm that shapes all life

Can you solve the mystery?
Can you hear all these
Voices from inside
Longing to be freed
An eldritch orchestra
Mesmerizing with all these…

Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Beautiful ideas surfacing / See the light
One more step to reach the end of the line
Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Powerful ideas gathering / See the light
One more step to start the end of our time
Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Wonderful ideas flourishing / See the light
One more step to taste the chaos divine

Wisdom so vast, don’t fall apart
Boundless, reckless, fearless and careless
Follow your heart, don't ever stop

Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Powerful ideas gathering / See the light
One more step to start the end of our time
Raging symphonies echo from within / Reach inside
Wonderful ideas flourishing / See the light
One more step to taste the chaos divine

07 Elysium

The inventive sculptor shapes the barren mass
Decisive swings, determined strikes
Devoid of choice vicious to excess
Mind and soul invigorated

Trust, trust the instincts
Brace, brace for impact
To unexplored terrain, clear the mind'
Possibilities are endless
Discard old chains, create new paths
Opportunities stupendous
Contingencies tremendous

The illusive schemer draws a wicked plan
With ill intent and focused eye
He takes control, nothing's left to chance
A world entirely reinvented

Now the dice are cast
Raise, raise the curtain
To unexplored terrain, clear the mind'
Possibilities are endless
Discard old chains, create new paths
Opportunities stupendous
Contingencies tremendous

Elysium

I lost my eyes to see what lies beyond
Sacrificed what's mine to understand it all

Forsaken child learns to walk the path
Beyond the veil that shrouds the world
With careful steps, a tremble in its breath
Safer havens now rejected

What, what is real?
Nothing’s what it seems
To unexplored terrain, clear the mind'
Possibilities are endless
Discard old chains, create new paths
Contingencies tremendous

Elysium

08 The Spectral Hours

Suddenly I stand beside the faceless man
His presence seems surreal
I try to ask him why
He smiles and waves goodbye
I see the man is me

I look at the crimson sky
Where horizons meet the sea
I watch as the clouds pass by
And gaze into eternity

The air seems to burn though I feel cold
I'm one with the clouds but I won't fall
The thunder still roars yet I am calm
I see how the past unfolds

My body lies still yet I can fly
I try to speak but everything’s quiet
My heart doesn't beat though I feel alive
I see neither darkness nor light

Finally I know I can't stay here anymore
Are there other worlds than these?
In my final thoughts these seconds feel like hours
Should I turn or should I leave?

I look at the crimson sky
Where horizons meet the sea
I watch as the clouds float by
And gaze into eternity

The air seems to burn though I feel cold
I'm one with the clouds but I won't fall
The thunder still roars yet I am calm
I see how the past unfolds

My body lies still yet I can fly
I try to speak but everything’s quiet
My heart doesn't beat though I feel alive
I see neither darkness nor light

09 Catharsis for a Heartbeat

Once again
I experience pain
But here I am
I remain

Introspect and feel that time is running out
I'm looking for the truth behind these words I learned to doubt
Perception is unreal, a weak and false pretense
I need to go where all the things have reason and make sense

Once again
I experience pain
But my aim remains
Nothing has changed

With nothing to lose
Life continues

My eyes have been taken
Before I saw light
My life has been shaken
But for a second I finally gained the peace desired

Once again
I experience pain
But here I am
I remain

Introspect and feel that time is running out
I'm looking for the truth behind these words I learned to doubt
Perception is unreal, a weak and false pretense
I need to go where all the things have reason and make sense

With nothing to lose
Life continues

My ears have been taken
Before I heard choirs
My life has been shaken
But for a second I finally gained the peace desired

Senses cannot grasp the reality that lies
Behind the things we deem so precious and worthwhile

Once again
I experience pain
But my aim remains
Nothing has changed
Once again
I experience pain
But my aim remains
Something has changed so close to the end

My voice has been taken
Before I could cry
My life has been shaken
But for a second I finally gained the peace desired
My life has been shaken
But for a second I finally gained the peace desired

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