Stratovarius - Visions Of Europe (2002) by Stratovarius (보컬) on maniadb.com

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

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

I hear footsteps dosing in recognizing them from my early days. The times are different the image remains the same, repeating back flashes 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 haunts me once again.

In your private chamber, you're all done. The well earned silver pieces falling to the floor. The flame of the candle costing movements to the wall, your eyes filled with guilt keep staring at the door.

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 their lives?
Can we still laugh
And joke about things like before?

There's no need to hide
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 shouldn't 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 learned 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
Coz 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 learned so far?
Tell me father time - tell me now

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 a while, I tried to sleep
But watched two movies instead
The fear struck again, How I hate this plane
I 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

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

Distant Skies

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

I fly through the night
No sign of the light
I fly through the night
Distant Skies

Season of change life feels so strange
Look into my eyes, do you see the truth?
I'm lost and alone, feelings unknown
They 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 thing 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 spinnign 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 are 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 I cry

Season of change ...

Today is just another day of my life too short to live.
I should have somekind 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.


-by 성우-

I'm entering into the woods.
I left everything behind.
I have to follow my heart.
Don't know what I'm looking for.
Starlight's 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
to 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.

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

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?

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

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
coz 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

I stand alone in the darkness
the winter of my life came so fast
memories go back to 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

난 홀로 어둠 속에 서 있어요.
내 인생의 고달픈 시기가
너무 빨리 왔지요.
내가 아직 기억 할수 있는
어린 시절을 회상해 봅니다..

그때는 얼마나 행복 했는지 몰라요.
아무런 슬픔도 없고
어떤 고통도 없으며,
눈부시게 햇빛을 받으며
푸른 들판을 걸어 다녔지요..

난 어디든지 늘 그곳에 있는것 같아요.
난 바람에 날리는 먼지와 같아요.
북쪽 하늘에 있는 별과도 같지요.
난 결코 어느 곳에도 머물러 있었던 적이 없어요.
난 나무곁에 날리는 바람과 같아요.
당신 나를 영원히 기다려 주겠어요

<< Black Diamond >>
--- Stratovarius

Again I see you standing there watching me.Your
gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly, inviting
meto 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.

AGAINST THE WIND
(Music: Tolkki / Lyrics: Kotipelto)

Once again I tried 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 every time? Seems to me that's my destiny.

Is it all that's left for 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 got so much power inside we will never give up.
Against the wind we go, towards the new shore.
Together we forget the sorrow it's forever gone.

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 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.

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
We 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
We 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 memories we gained inside our hearts

Faster than light, higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
We never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the Legions of the Twilight

Raise your hands for us!