Collateral Damage

From the beginning it wasn't clear
Where did it start and why it ended here?
What was the reason and how could we failed
To see this flames of concentrated hate

How can we fight a war without any weapons
against an enemy without remorse?
What can we do to stop their holy intention
before there's nothing to protect, anymore?

Nobody knows their next attack
Hijacking planes or shooting in the back
In every corner a homicide
Innocent victims in fire line

How can we fight a war without any weapons
against an enemy without remorse?
What can we do to stop their holy intention
before there's nothing to protect, anymore?

From the beginning it wasn't clear
Where did it start and why it ended here?
What was the reason and how could we failed
To see this flames of concentrated hate

How can we fight a war without any weapons
against an enemy without remorse?
What can we do to stop their holy intention
before there's nothing to protect, anymore?

Seele bricht!

Du nimmst Freud, du gibst Leid
Raubst den Mut, schenkst Einsamkeit
Was ist der Sinn von diesem Leben
Nach welchen Zielen soll'n wir noch streben

Du sähst Hass, erntest Gewalt
Entfachst den Zorn durch Bitterkeit
Für unsre Sünden soll'n wir büßen
Du trittst den Stolz mit deinen Füßen

Doch wenn der Lebensmut weicht… der Schmerz im Herzen sticht.
In dieser Hoffnungslosigkeit…eine Seele bricht!

Ein Stern erleuchtet in der Nacht ein kleiner Lichtblick in der Dunkelheit.
Am Horizont ein heller Schein er weißt den Weg in die Unendlichkeit.

Du treibst Frevel, schaffst Tyrannei
Entfachst das Feuer der Heuchelei
Du fällst ein Urteil ohne Gnade
Des einen Fluch, des anderen Gabe

Du bringst Elend und Verderben
Du schürst die Angst in deinem Namen
Führst den Menschen hinters Lich
Versteckst dein wahres Angesicht

Doch wenn der Lebensmut weicht… der Schmerz im Herzen sticht.
In dieser Hoffnungslosigkeit…eine Seele bricht!

Ein Stern erleuchtet in der Nacht ein kleiner Lichtblick in der Dunkelheit.
Am Horizont ein heller Schein er weißt den Weg in die Unendlichkeit.

Counterpart Two

In a rotten world, where the sun went down
And the skies are grey, covered by dark clouds
At this cold dead place, where all dreams seem lost
Only shadows remain and gold turns to rust

Wide opened eyes reflect like a looking glass
Our memories remain as an image of the past
And from far away a rising siren wails
But in spite of warning, we just walk the trail

As the rain comes down, like a waterfall
It fades the light away and we're afraid to drown
And when the last child cries and it lost its smile
If there's no sing of hope, maybe it's time to die…

Fast Pain Relief

Wasted money for a terrible price
Senseless loss of precious time
Countless spam mails to advise:
Non-prescription medicine

Empty promise to improve your life
Well designed by modern science
Only intended to incite even more greed
Don't you see, it's all deceit

What you expect is what you receive, cause we deliver fast pain relief
You always wanted and now you believe the pain that hurts has disappeared

False impression of what's really going on
That, which doesn't kill you, makes you strong?

Psychological addiction will put you to chains
Chemical reactions may damage your brain

Please enter your name and your email address
You are just one step away from temporary bliss
Severe side effects of a long-term therapy

May God bless all the pharmacy!

What you expect is what you receive, cause we deliver fast pain relief
You always wanted and now you believe the pain that hurts has disappeared

Odyssey Of Mind

Look in the mirror and tell me what you see
Is there something you remember or anything you feel
You look for answers which are hard to find
But is this now reality or an image of your mind

With a heavy load on my shoulders I continue to arrive
At a final destination on my odyssey of mind
I keep firm hold on my spirit and the free will of mankind
In our pursuit of awareness from the darkness into light

Look in the mirror and tell me what you see
Is there something you remember or anything you feel
You look for answers which are hard to find
But is this now reality or an image of your mind
Lost in confusion and captured in a dream
Explore new horizons that explain your memories
Reasons are hidden deep in fantasies
Perceptions are elusive and the truth not what it seems

The truth is difficult to find, there’s something wicked in my mind

With a heavy load on my shoulders I continue to arrive
At a final destination on my odyssey of mind
I keep firm hold on my spirit and the free will of mankind
In our pursuit of awareness from the darkness into light

The truth is difficult to find, there’s something wicked in my mind

Pale Candle Light

Turn off the light, the show begins; we hide ourselves in innocence Enough is enough

The truth is hard to comprehend; accept the loss of common sense Enough is enough

We're always falling to the ground, destroying everything we own Enough is enough

How many tears still must be shed until the last one understand Enough is enough

First when the rain keeps falling and our world stops turning

Another candle-light still burning, even if the tide won't turning

A false conclusion leads into disputes; it's time to replace the existing rules Enough is enough

How many bombs must be dropped till we see, the worst crime of it all is our apathy Enough is enough

First when the rain keeps falling and our world stops turning

Another candle-light still burning, even if the tide won't turning

First when the rain keeps falling and our world stops turning

Another candle-light still burning, even if the tide won't turning

Delight

You found happiness for a short moment
Like a tender kiss you felt safe, well and free,
But the appearance deceives, because you try to hide
Your face forced with a smile, the bitter truth behind

Now you’re dancing in delight; all your dreams are fulfilled
Your wish comes true, you reach the sky; climb the highest mountains
If it has lasted a long time; you wonder how it happens
But now you’re dancing in delight and nothing else matters…

You seek desperately the courage to prevail
Tears are your silent screams, but faith is your shield
Everything you tried always seemed in vain
It wasn’t satisfied nothing has really changed

Now you’re dancing in delight; all your dreams are fulfilled
Your wish comes true, you reach the sky; climb the highest mountains
If it has lasted a long time; you wonder how it happens
But now you’re dancing in delight and nothing else matters…

Now you’re dancing in delight; all your dreams are fulfilled
Your wish comes true, you reach the sky; climb the highest mountains
If it has lasted a long time; you wonder how it happens
But now you’re dancing in delight and nothing else matters…

Apologize

Like a fool, I was stumbling between words full of misunderstandings
I wonder how things are running out of time
Where are our manners going? Don’t ask me why!

If romance failed, whose heart it breaks?
The line that separates our sympathy, shouldn’t be true
But nothing changes your point of view

I’m sorry for the things that happened; I can’t soothe your pain…
I do regret everything; I swear, everything

Now it’s too late, the chains are broken
Nothing more to say, the last words are spoken
One last time I’m holding your hand
I’ve tried to listen, but I did not understand

If romance failed, whose heart it breaks?
The line that separates our sympathy, shouldn’t be true
But nothing changes your point of view

I’m sorry for the things that happened; I can’t soothe your pain…
I do regret everything; I swear, everything

I’m sorry for the things that happened; I can’t soothe your pain…
I do regret everything; I swear, everything

Downfall
(Dedicated to Steffen “Dave” Heinze, in quiet memory of our greatest fan)

Walk on thin ice, the frozen surface
Begins to break down just under your feet

You look for hold but you find nothing
Except refusal for a cause without need

It doesn’t matter what goals you achieve

Nor does it count, even if you should succeed

As long as we can stand in rain, as long as we accept the pain
The more we want, the more we see; this life has not much luxury

Once I noticed you was one fire and you decided to enjoy the fall
I realized that it’s too late now; nothing left to change our path

It doesn’t matter what goals you achieve
Nor does it count, even if you should succeed

It’s a hopeless misery

As long as we can stand in rain, as long as we accept the pain
The more we want, the more we see; this life has not much luxury

As long as we can stand in rain, as long as we accept the pain
The more we want, the more we see; this life has not much luxury

Still Alive

I'm on the run to the Promised Land where all my suffering comes to an end A place of complete bliss and peace but sometimes it seems out of reach

And on my journey of an unknown path I will continue to strive towards A life without any tears that overcomes our primal fears

I need no mercy, I need no might because I have the power to survive I don't know how, I don't know why, I'm always here and still alive

Complete exhausted and without a support, I concentrate all my efforts To proceed the foreseen way; hope that I'm not being lead astray

And when I come to the final stage, whether it takes my last reserves I will defend to pass the test; the reward is my eternal rest

I need no mercy, I need no might because I have the power to survive I don't know how, I don't know why, I'm always here and still alive

I need no mercy, I need no might because I have the power to survive I don't know how, I don't know why, I'm always here and still alive

Counterpart

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Homesick

What was my intention at this time; so many confused thoughts that brought me here Why did I leave all the ones I loved to cross old borders to break new ground

I tried it once again to find the right direction That leads me straight back home, where I felt self-protection With every step I make to reach the destination I come closer to this place, where I found consolation

How can I ignore my origin; too many miles away from familiar When will I regret the things I said; so many wasted years for nothingness

Here, here I stand alone again and watch the stars To find my way back home!

I tried it once again to find the right direction That leads me straight back home, where I felt self-protection With every step I make to reach the destination I come closer to this place, where I found consolation

Here, here I stand alone again and watch the stars To find my way back home! Here, here I stand alone again and watch the stars To find my way back home!

War & Peace

In a world of troubled times, politics are redefined Thoughts and actions are the way, that change the path we see today Bombs & missiles miss their mark, a futile point we can't embark Peace requires consciousness, or fall beyond the great abyss

Predict the fate you want to see, create the world reality Lessons learned are somehow lost, another major holocaust Change requires discipline, a subtle point where we begin Start with changing your own mind and open it to see mankind

In times of hate, anguish and pain, a precise mind seems lost again It isn't easy about to decide, what is wrong and what is right The simple truths are all inside, leave the past we left behind War or Peace is just a choice, spread the word in your own voice

Predict the fate you want to see, create the world reality Lessons learned are somehow lost, another major holocaust Change requires discipline, a subtle point where we begin Start with changing your own mind and open it to see mankind

Predict the fate you want to see, create the world reality Lessons learned are somehow lost, another major holocaust Change requires discipline, a subtle point where we begin Start with changing your own mind and open it to see mankind

Self Deception

When I was a child my dreams were the sky Above the clouds when I learned how to fly Now I'm a man who standing on the ground I found the balance but I still fall down

I can't go out of line; I cannot change my mind I waste an eternity, I wish I could turn back the time I seek for a guarantee, a key that sets me free Another lie seems just a self-deception

When I was boy my dreams were the ocean Along the waves when I learned how to glide Now I'm a man who standing on the water I found the balance but anyhow I still drown

I can't go out of line; I cannot change my mind I waste eternity, I wish I could turn back the time I seek for a guarantee, a key that sets me free

Another lie seems just a self-deception Who has the key that sets me free? Another lie seems just a self-deception

I can't go out of line; I cannot change my mind I waste eternity, I wish I could turn back the time I seek for a guarantee, a key that sets me free Another lie seems just a self-deception

Who has the key that sets me free?

Existence

Extinction of the world, in which we exist infected by the curse of a devil's kiss corruption is the highest depravity but nothing changes our morality

Chorus:

Together we must face our destiny if you want to find your own identity forever bound in the same recurring dream alone in the dark, the answer so far:

Who rescue me?

Pollution of the ordinary mind inflicted through the evil of mankind relentless on advance to eternal fame possessed by effects of the kindled flames

Chorus:

Together we must face our destiny if you want to find your identity forever bound in the same recurring dream alone in the dark, the answer so far: Who rescue me?

Fast Forward

Increasing the efficiency reducing all complexity improving your capacity to reach the best productivity

Imagine inconceivability to find your own individuality

Chorus:

Go further, as faster as you can beyond the limits of mankind`s development the process still running straight ahead a further step forward is in progress

Accelerating the velocity searching for causality using your capability to get high flexibility

Chorus:

Go further, as faster as you can beyond the limits of mankind`s development the process still running straight ahead a further step forward is in progress

Sense of belonging

It's about time always on the run to searching for something bright light to warm up my heart and reduce all suffering tired of life looking around for a moment of resting a lifetime in loneliness seems everlasting

Chorus:

What have I done, whether I lost or won, not the smallest notion, where I belong all these feelings inside, whether wrong or right I did it with devotion

The dark inside me

Every moment I have failed was a torture for your soul steered by demons, who had climbed up from my own

I close my fingers to a fist try to figure, how it feels when the wickedness comes over me again

Chorus:

And for the first time I went too far, there's no excuse, the things I've done I can't deny and for a last time you say goodbye, don't waste a tear it isn't worth to save a lie

Every single word, I said, hurt you more, than I expected mental scars that never heal and will remain forever,

I close my eyes so I can't see the dark that is inside of me and the wickedness comes over me again

Chorus:

And for the first time I went too far, there's no excuse, the things I've done I can't deny and for a last time you say goodbye, don't waste a tear it isn't worth to save a lie

Pandora's box

Why does each journey start with an unknown course? Why do so many prayers remain unheard? How can we explain, without to undertand? And what does it means, when all comes to an end?

Chorus:

Is knowing worth the price it costs, to stare inside Pandora's box? Does yearning means to guide us to the knowledge of the paradox?

Who decides which life is worth to fight? When do we finally come to own insight? What kind of choice does really make a sense? And where can we find our way to discernment?

Chorus:

Is knowing worth the price it costs, to stare inside Pandora's box? Does yearning means to guide us to the knowledge of the paradox?

A Passage (Beyond)

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Miracle

Something went wrong, I don't know why and how strong it already has pulled me down onto the ground Loss of control, I'm tumbling around I don't know really what happened to me

Refrain: And as I opened my eyes (it's like a miracle) things became more clearer inside (first seems invisible) The truth hurts more than misery (almost inconceivable) but for a moment I felt free (and then familiarly)

I'm searching in vain for responses I've lost in earlier times when I still knew whom I could trust The truth before eyes and the mirror in the hand I place myself the question about the sense

Refrain: And as I opened my eyes (it's like a miracle) things became more clearer inside (first seems invisible) The truth hurts more than misery (almost inconceivable) but for a moment I felt free (and then familiarly)

Refrain: again How many wonders we'll still see (nothing seems like before) how long we'll be able to believe (there is always hope) and how much time will passes by (we are waiting for) until the moment if we die (together, forever)

Watching over you

You move in circles
around a darken place
locked up in a cage
of frozen identity

Lost in deception
of transferred memories
disturbed perception
real confused reality

Trapped in a nightmare
waiting for release
drowned in own despair
longing for security

Still alive in distance
from the place of being
far beyond existence
captivated in a dream

Refrain:
You're falling deeper into sleep
and nothing seems like it should be
the only thing that I can do is watching over you

Paralysed emotions
sudden stroke of destiny
no-one knows the answer
who created our griefs

Falling in a black hole
deeper into misery
find yourself in emptiness
nothing seems eternally

Overkill

Just another act of crime
thousands of innocent lives had to die
The fear and the fright are spreading around
now we are standing on a trembling ground

The silence clouded by a veil
corrosive dust turns the day into night
The biting smoke just dims my eyes
there is nothing left to hide behind

Refrain:
We are the suffering of hell
caused by a terrible overkill
We were touched by the darkness and will allways to remind
to the crucial day as the humanity died

Flames of fire are rising high
downfalling wreckage from the sky
These attack against our faith and trust
earns deepest contempt and disgust

Reasons are not to be explained
I am so sorry and ashamed
It's in our nature to destroy
we may not do it justify

Refrain:
We are the suffering of hell
caused by a terrible overkill
We were touched by the darkness and will allways to remind
to the crucial day as the humanity died

Refrain: again

Do You Feel?

My emotions are not strong enough to express what I feel
And in my mind I wish I could to explain this neverending fear
Lost in my thoughts I walk around looking for the truth
probably it was not in vain because now I know I miss you

Refrain:
Do you feel the light in the sparkling sun, which shines down on you
Do you remember the time, when we fell in love and everything meant new
Do you feel the time, makes the world go around and nothing could stop it all
Do you see the stripes, reflecting in the sky from the stars high above

Slowly I lose my faith in hope 'cause nobody understand
that I only like to protect you from any circumstance
All my efforts remained without result to show you I repent
And I will promise to do everything, that it takes a happy end

Refrain:
Do you feel the light in the sparkling sun, which shines down on you
Do you remember the time, when we fell in love and everything meant new
Do you feel the time, makes the world go around and nothing could stop it all
Do you see the stripes, reflecting in the sky from the stars high above

The Essence Of Mind

Time is moving faster than your thoughts
Of one moment to the other hand without cause
Unknown destination seems predetermined
You are seeking for an answer where it ends

Refrain:
It's just a simulation, all memories fade away
trapped in repeating timeloop, nothing will remain
This is a new consciousness, subjection of mankind
Keep your eternal secret, what's the essence of mind

Ignore all false promises they've made
clean your soul from stupid minds try to awake
Runing through an labyrinth of fear
it doesn't matter what you want or what you feel

Refrain:
It's just a simulation, all memories fade away
trapped in repeating timeloop, nothing will remain
This is a new consciousness, subjection of mankind
Keep your eternal secret, what's the essence of mind

Crossworlds

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Secrets

I have found the reason, the reason for the pain
as long as nothing changes, we have to take the blame
I have found the answer (for) what we are looking for
why all these things are happen which we try to ignore

Refrain:
Secrets; what's the truth behind
there's nothing we can really explain
I don't know, if we waste our time
to understand our real emotions

I believe, in strange things like these
to find the hiding place of our stolen memories

I have found a remedy, a means to heal the disease
to alleviate our injuries and to uncover all intrigues
It's an illusion, from there it seems no escape.
The only possibility is to awake from our dreams.

Refrain:
Secrets; what's the truth behind
there's nothing we can really explain
I don't know, if we waste our time

to understand our real emotions

I believe, in strange things like these

to find the hiding place of our stolen memories

Secrets; what's the truth behind
there's nothing we can really explain
I don't know, if we waste our time
to understand our real emotions

Wasteland

Suddenly came from somewhere
a threatening storm of dreadful fear
This slowly rising became fast
more critical and dangerous

It filled the air with dust and dirt
and swallowed the light from the earth
The sky stands under burning fires
spread the age of dark empires

Refrain:
See the tears in my eyes
take a look to the skies
there's nothing to prevent
we are waiting for the end
our world is dying
mother earth is crying
there's nothing to prevent
we are waiting for the end

Devastated landscapes everywhere
breathe contaminated air
Feel and taste the acid rain
falling down, increasing pain

Last days of the whole mankind
senseless race against the time
In a world without a chance
where nothing still remains

Refrain:
See the tears in my eyes
take a look to the skies
there's nothing to prevent
we are waiting for the end
our world is dying
mother earth is crying
there's nothing to prevent
we are waiting for the end

The Edge Of Life

Fragments of a broken time
tells a story of decline
nothing venture, nothing gain
it is always just the same
when the clouds covered the sky
and you're tired of this life
self compassion is the wrong way

Refrain:
If there's somewhere a last spark of hope
change your opinion about things, which you don't know
I wish it would be like in former times
when you filled the area with light
if there is a chance to recognize the blame
try to imagine, how you realize the aim
you can`t ignore there's a truth behind
that followed us until the end of time

All things come to those who wait
do your best and keep the faith
pictures falling out of frame, build the parts up once again
when the moonlight shining bright
whispers echoing in the night
you will see, what is to be done

Refrain:
If there's somewhere a last spark of hope
change your opinion about things, which you don't know
I wish it would be like in former times
when you filled the area with light
if there is a chance to recognize the blame
try to imagine, how you realize the aim
you can`t ignore there's a truth behind
that followed us until the end of time

Paradise

Slowly we are moving into darkness
straight ahead towards the setting sun
on the road of our redemption
we are prepared to bringing out the guns

Most we are hiding in the shadows
fading traces to protect our skin
no understanding for other opinions
'cause we are living in a world of sin

Refrain:
Such a silent night, where angels don't need to fear and to hide
nothing can stop us we are guided by light
this place seems to be paradise

We are the hunted without mercy
lost in aggression and despair
but this makes us only stronger
to resist all the hate and fear

Refrain:
Such a silent night, where angels don't need to fear and to hide
nothing can stop us we are guided by light
this place seems to be paradise

Refrain: again