ANUBIS GATE LYRICS

1. Emergence

A troubled sadness lies
Between myself and resurrection
That I never managed to dissolve
But lately my condition
Had me searching for direction
To embrace the present and evolve

Go on, you'll be all right
Out of mind and into sight

I put my doubts aside
Pretending that the world's indulgent
I force myself

To let it out
Plain and loud
Emergence out of nowhere
A mortal soul thriving on self-control
An intricate affair

Where there's a will
There is a way to fix the unpredicted
Circumstances we dismay
The fate that's on its way
A bitter yesterday
Turned into an overwhelming situation
On your knees and pray

Let it out
Plain and loud
Emergence out of nowhere
A mortal soul with limited self-control
A desolate affair

Let it out
Plain and loud
Emergence out of nowhere
You've found the key to get at this jealousy
A lethal love affair

2. Ignorance Is Bliss

Drowning your tears in solitude
Coming clean so truly
Everything we find out, rest assured,
Will never leave this room, I repeat:
Never leave this room

Speak your mind, give in
Or behind that mirrored door
The solitary life will come true

Don't you dare shift this onto me
As if I'd caused you this pain and misery
I promise you your symptoms will be severe
Until you've dealt with why and where

Is it madness going on?
You've got to find out on your own
I'll be pushing hard to get you out there
All along you rummage through a dormant danger zone
Ignorance is bliss until it's gone

Deep inside you've stories to be told
It would be wise to help me unravel and unfold
I need to learn exactly what you know
Before I let you go

Is it madness going on?
You've got to find out on your own
I'll be pushing hard to get you out there
All along you rummage through a dormant danger zone
Ignorance is bliss until it's gone

There's a battle going on
You've got to fight it on your own
Reconciliation's not an option
All along you rummage through a dormant danger zone
Ignorance is bliss until it's gone

3. Number Stations

Are my eyes deceiving me?
This I can't believe
Ciphers show what we feared most
Could we be wrong?
We must be sure before we go

Numbers on displays
A glimpse of yesterday's
News encrypted in secrecy
When the day is done
Deciphered, read, one by one
It's ingenious diplomacy

Forced to play this game
Or our world might fall to pieces - pieces
Are all lives defined, like mine,
By desperation?
A Number station
Racing against time

On the radio
An ally? Friend or foe?
It's a risky cooperation
'Cause it's built on trust
In times rather treacherous
Life or death lies in translation

Knowledge is the key
Our foundation for survival
Rivals on the verge of war - not free
This innovation is our salvation
Our guarantee

This is real, war is on
The enemy wants us dead and gone
On its way, atomic toys
Leaving us with no actual choice
Ready, set - T minus ten, nine, eight...

4. The Phoenix

Rest your hand in mine
I promise you'll be fine
I'll make your efforts seem worthwhile, but you must redesign
Your life accordingly (Give it some attention)
A new reality (It could be your redemption)
Has turned your pages upside down and you still need to see

Do you believe

In a second chance?
A mitigating circumstance
You've got the power to change its course by paying in advance
Throw off your old disguise (Shaking off the old you)
You'll come to recognize (Gain a different world view)
That you don't need to hide behind those petrifying eyes

Hold on now, baby
You're gently approaching
I'm pushing you hard to come through

There's a treasure to be found
But you'll have to turn around
To see the lightning strike and realise
You can go it on your own
'Cause it's written in the stone
That this broken bird will rise

Once there was a fool
Who disobeyed the rule:
Don't underestimate yourself or you'll end up as a tool
The faith you have is strong (I know you have it in you)
But you've got to turn it on (It's vital to your rescue)
Or slowly sink into oblivion until you're gone

Hold on now, baby
You're close to the edge
And I'm pushing you hard to let go

There's a treasure to be found
But you'll have to turn around
To see the lightning strike and realise
You can go it on your own
'Cause it's written in the stone
You shall be the queen of kings
So spread your wings

You're a phoenix deemed to rise
From despair to paradise
To repossess your throne
And someday soon
You'll be a phoenix rising up
From the ashes to the top
In a world you'll call your own

5. Equations

I feel the heat's back on
The kind of trouble I've managed to avoid
I'm up against the wall
Falling to pieces, painfully annoyed

Grasping at straws?
I'm back in the game
The dubious situation
You used to lock me up to protect your world
Well, hello there...

Stop!
You've seen the damages caused by this untied leash
You better grab it and

Find the equations in your mind (mind now)
Leave deviations well behind (behind now)
And all desperation will be in decline

I hear the ancient roar
The most alluring smell of vengeance and contempt
But I resent myself
Shutting down this old whim I desperately attempt

Back in the spotlight!
I jump at my chance
To cause a great commotion
I'm resurrected deep within your battered core
To get you burning

Find the equations in your mind (mind now)
Leave deviations well behind (behind now)
And all violation will be in decline

Whatever held it back
Now tends to wake the beast you've kept within
Conflicting parallels
Ego and alter ego: Which will win?

It's so plain to see
Back in the ring with the force that once destroyed your life
Awful duplicity
Turn off the power and

Find the equations in your mind (mind now)
Leave deviations well behind (behind now)
And all violation will be in decline

6. Dissonance Consonance

Eyes are gazing
Contemplating
From a distance
Coexistence

Learning why
You've got a room with a scenic view
Reserved for the precious few
And why
I must live in a darker space
Before I can obtain your grace

Ears are aching
Simulating

Every cry
That was yelled in the combat zone
Goodbye to the life we've known
But how?
A disturbance of harmony?
It's our new reality

I was out on the road to nowhere
Cooling down my urge for warfare
Contradictions threw me in the deep end
Big expenses, way too little to spend
Made a tough and definite decision:
To keep you safe from fierce confrontations
Eventually my choice will make you lonely
But as they say: Better safe than sorry

That is why
No one's coming to rescue you
Still tied to the same old view
No change
Our worlds interfere with life
One strange non-productive strife

7. The Intergalatic Dream of Stardom

Breathing in silence
Watching the lights change
Awaiting the countdown
Quiet before the storm
Imagine what it takes to turn this monster on

The ground is shaking
A sudden wake-up call
I'm trapped inside here heading for a fall
I think of loved ones
The living and the dead
A million thoughts keep running through my head

Up in the sky now
I can't look down
I feel like burning up to this hell-raising sound
A forceful farewell
A careful hello
To the life of tomorrow
Other worlds yet unknown

Credentials and prowess once paved my way for this odyssey
The catalyst of fiction to actuality

"Breaking through the stratosphere
Tremors might occur
Hold on to your heart and soul
You've got to stay in control"

High expectations relate to the grandeur of outer space
It may hold the secret to update the human race

There's a reason
There's a reason for your attempts
All the good things you've done trying to make amends
Dig much deeper
As you're travelling through the dark
In a rocket-fuelled capsule to stardom

Weightless in motion, I'm dying to master the exercise
Alone in the dark I'm beginning to fantasise
Of uncharted planets, civilisations, biology
A far more progressive and faultless technology

There's a reason
There's a reason for your attempts
All the good things you've done trying to make amends
Go much further
You're still wondering in the dark
An enlightening journey to stardom

Touching down, I hold my breath
Doors about to reveal what's outside
The promised land or sudden death?

Restless mind allured to find its true identity
Wasted years evoking tears as I face reality

It's so cold and lonely
An achromatic site
Unsuitable for human interplay
Life was so good, so why
Seek to rectify

Ease your mind, I've redesigned
No longer in pursuit
All this time my only crime
Was to leave in solitude

Off the ground now
Heading back home
It's time to settle down in my domestic dome
No more illusions
I'll strive to get high
With my feet on the Earth as I look to the sky

The ground is shaking
A sudden wake-up call
I'm trapped inside here heading for a fall
I think of loved ones
The living and the dead
A million thoughts keep running through my head...

8. World of Clay

Righteous men know not where to turn
Recent actions evoke concern
The crooked minds spot an utter hero
I promise delight

Shaking up the well-established tree of lies
Before my ethics disappear
They've left me out to dry
(Hoped no one would find me here)

Introverted, fluctuated
Hidden in a world of clay
Imperfections, aberrations
Everything comes into play
All the powers in the world can't seem to slow me down
Sill merely regarded as a clown

By pulling strings in this shadow play
I can shape this cruel world of clay
Threats bring forth disillusioned men
The harder they come...

Bursting out
Like Jonah from inside the whale
They speak of things we'd only dream
A real life fairytale
(unlikely as it may seem)

Introverted, fluctuated
Hidden in a world of clay
Imperfections, aberrations
Everything comes into play
Knowing who and what to do were crucial to this plan
Executed swiftly by one man

Your work won't be forgotten

Closing down
The end of this situation
My work is done
New one's just begun

Introverted, fluctuated
Hidden in a world of clay
Imperfections, aberrations
Everything comes into play
"All the powers in the world" - a quest for the extreme
In a wrong and obsolete regime

Introverted, fluctuated
Hidden in a world of clay
Imperfections, aberrations
Everything comes into play
All the poison in the world just couldn't get me snuffed
Guess the antidote was strong enough

9. Interference

First sit or lie down in a comfortable position
Turn your attention to an empty void
You eventually visualise a perfect circle
The circle is considered to be the first, simplest and most perfect form
The circle is a shape found all throughout nature
The circle is timeless and universal
Visualise a perfect circle or simply empty space

Trapped outside the perfect circle
It's been so long
Since you've had peace of mind

Long way from darkness to light
Fresh out - ready to fight
One more perfect creation!
Imperfect creation?
A latent complexity,
A parasitic enemy
Is in your blood

You break down the door
As often before
Resolved to draw the line
But there's nothing to see
You're likely to be
On the decline
You break down the door
As often before

Full-fledged symphonies
Of discordant melodies
Play alongside the silence
Fighting the silence
And every time that you tried
To turn down the volume inside
You came out short

You break down the door
Can't take anymore
Interference zone
There's no one to see:
You're likely to be
All on your own
There's so many friends at hand
But you're still all alone

You break down the door
Can't take anymore
Interference zone
There's no one to see
You're likely to be
All on your own
The feeling of poverty
Is in your flesh and bones

You're likely to be all on your own...

10. Absence

There's no relief or inspiration in a mind
Where sunbeams fade to black
Every time an umbrella seemed to lead through this land of rain
All your fears came rushing back

You gave in to something completely unknown
A rare act of courage was called on the last day
To let go - go!

By the light of the silver moon
With nothing left to spend
It's the wrong way home,
But this madness has to end
No more pros - no more cons
A decision made
Finally it's much too late for goodbyes







ANUBIS GATE LYRICS