ARENA LYRICS

1. Zhivago Wolf

Could it be my memory has cheated me?
Could it be these memories have lied?
Could it be a fiction written in my head?
Circumstance beyond control, no reason and no rhyme

Could it be those giant spiders do exist?
Could it be they wait beneath this room?
Could it be part of me is playing tricks?
Even now the logic fails I can't escape this fallen tune

Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Brought to me by kids TV
My father played that melody
Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Different moments close in time
Pathways merge into a single line

Could it be I threw my cap into the ring?
Could it be she really tamed those bears?
Could it be my long lost friend began to sing?
Curious experience my conscience will not let me share

Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Brought to me by kids TV
My father played that melody
Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Different moments close in time
Pathways merge into a single line

Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Recollections so bizarre
Only I know what they are
Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Brought to me by kids TV
My father played that melody
Zhivago wolf playing in my mind
Different moments close in time
Pathways merge into a single line
A single line!

2. The Mirror Lies

You dare to wear the emperor's clothes
But we see right through your games
You brag a thousand golden shows
There's a void behind there claims

You try to raise yourselves so high
By attacking those around
Every grain of truth is fried
In your hunting ground

Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Throw that mud at the wall
Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Going to sucker them all

Writing cheques your ego can't cash
It's a bubble that will burst
You wake up and it's gone in a flash
And you won't have been the first

You try to put yourselves on top
By treading others down
You boast of everything you've got
It's just a paper crown

Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Throw that mud at the wall
Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Going to sucker them all

Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Do you need this fools disguise?
Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Can't you see the mirror lies?

Floating around your fantasies
Losing track of what is real
So convinced that we believe
Convinced of your appeal

You built a man with feet of clay
Fearing to be overthrown
And now to keep the wolves at bay
You stand alone

Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Throw that mud at the wall
Spin and spin 'til your followers give in
Going to sucker them all

Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Do you need this fools disguise?
Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Can't you see the mirror lies?

This fiction grows
How far can you go?
This fiction grows
Don't you think we know?

This fiction grows
The seed you sow
Ho far... how far can you go?
How far can you go?

Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Do you need this fools disguise?
Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Can't you see the mirror lies?

Whoa oh take a good hard look now
Can't you see the mirror lies?

3. Scars

So little time
So far to go
But your life was
Torn into shreds by the people you know

So little time
So far to go
But your hopes were
Thrown to the wind by the raining of blows

Help me to find a way to talk to you
You can't ignore
What went before
Help me to show you what we need to do
Long before we met
Both our stories had been set

So empty now
Too scared to feel
Hide away and
Wait for the wounds to scar over and heal

So empty now
Too scared to feel
Nothing left but
Swear to the world that these tears are not real

Help me to find a way to talk to you
You can't ignore
What went before
Help me to show you what we need to do
Long before we met
Both our stories had been set

Help me to find a way to talk to you
You can't ignore
What went before
Help me to show you what we need to do
Long before we met
Both our stories had been set
Help me... Help me!

4. Paradise Of Thieves

They say it's not been worth it
That I don't deserve it
Is my presence just a multitude of scams?

Now this road I'm taking
Is it all just faking
Am I here through sleight of hand?

A paradise of thieves
Don't ever let me leave
A paradise of thieves
That no one would believe

Is there someone near me?
Who can always hear me?
With a helping hand
That threw a lucky six

Is it intervention?
Or some new invention
Is this just a bag of tricks?

A paradise of thieves
Don't ever let me leave
A paradise of thieves
That no one would believe

A paradise of thieves
Don't ever let me leave
A paradise of thieves
That no one would believe

5. Red Eyes

Better than I saw you
With my red eyes closed
Rely upon my mind
To tint my vision rose
Every moment shared
Was on the breaking wheel
It was stronger then because
We never made it real

Virtually invisible to you
I am virtually invisible no matter what I do

I can't walk right into any room
Yes walk right into any room

Better that I find you
With my blindfold tight
Tap in all the codes
To begin another night
Every moment shared
Was on the breaking wheel
Give me more intensity and thrills

Virtually invisible to you
I am virtually invisible to you

Here I sit at the centre of my web
Spinning out my charms and promises
Every fragile second every magic thread
A chance to share my sickness my viruses

Virtually invisible to you
I am virtually invisible to you
Virtually invisible to you
Yes! I am virtually invisible to you

I can walk right into any room
Can walk right
I can walk right into any room
Can walk right in!

6. Poisoned

I thought I had more time left
For the wild and the new
Looking for the signpost
Never threw me a clue
And now you say you're sorry
But there's nothing you can do
Well sorry's not an answer
There's still nothing you can do

No matter what I try
I'm ending up right here
Alone to face the darkness and the fear

Where's the miracle I need
Where's the dream to set me free
I've been poisoned again
When I'm clinging to the day
As the future fades away
I've been poisoned again

Searching for a chance now
I only need a thread
Going to make this fight my own now
Got it clear in my head
I am not a hostage
There is hope in every breath
No, I am not a hostage
There is hope in every breath

No matter what I try
I'm ending up right here
Alone to face the darkness and the fear

Where's the miracle I need
Where's the dream to set me free
I've been poisoned again
When I'm clinging to the day
As the future fades away
I've been poisoned again

No matter what I try
I'm ending up right here
Alone to face the darkness and the fear

Where's the miracle I need
Where's the dream to set me free
I've been poisoned again
When I'm clinging to the day
As the future fades away
I've been poisoned again

7. The Legend Of Elijah Shade

[I. Veritas]

You have seen me before
In the myths and the legends
But I'm not as you think I should be
A monster that feeds
On the human desire to be free
Enslaving the spirit
He dines on the souls
Of the ones far too weak to escape
He has walked amongst men
Since no one knows when
If he's seen it's already too late!
You are wrong!
You misjudge me
My truths are obscure and unknown
You are wrong!
Let the one without sin be the one to throw stones
To throw stones
You are right there is evil
That lurks in the shadows
But fear is a foolish disease
No - Don't be too quick
To let ignorance guide your beliefs
You are wrong!
You misjudge me
My truths are obscure and unknown
You are wrong!
Let the one without sin be the one to throw stones
Life is never black and white
Many shades can hide from your sight
Life is never black and white
Good may still prevail through the night
Life is never black and white
Good may still prevail through the night
You are wrong!
You misjudge me
My truths are obscure and unknown
You are wrong!
Let the one without sin be the one to throw stones
To throw stones

[II. I Am Here]

For the first time
I walk into your lives
A most unwelcome stranger
A traveller arrives
I know that look
There's suspicion in your eyes
That look of hesitation comes as no surprise
I am here
For better or for worse
I am here to heal you
To lift that curse
I am here
Though you'd throw me down to hell
Despite your fears only time can tell
But every time
I walk into your lives
I'm seen as the big bad wolf
In sheep's disguise
Though I'm not near the innocent that dies
Those looks of doubt and loathing
They come as no surprise
I am here
For better or for worse
I am here to heal you
To lift that curse
I am here
Though you'd throw me down to hell
Despite your fears only time can tell

[III. Saevi Manes]

You're the judge
You're the court
You're the jury
You have bought into a lie
Do you even know why?
So strange
What you see isn't real
Not the 'me' you think you know
Watch the paranoia grow
Just because I choose to take
A twilight path of my own making
So hide!
With your heads in the sand
You've been fed a fairy tale
It's a suicidal trail
Just because I choose to take
A twilight path of my own making
Now!
I will banish all these ghosts
Now!
I will banish all these ghosts
You're the judge
You're the court
You're the jury
You have bought into a lie
Do you even know why?
Invite the beast with open arms
He fooled you with his empty charm
Now!
I will banish all these ghosts
Now!
I will banish all these ghosts
Now!
I will banish all these ghosts

[IV. It Lies]

On a feather bed it lies
Cocooned in a haze of midnight sun
Unconscious
To the forces gathered at its tomb
Just steps away they cower
Behind the hopes of stake and cross
Wrapped in a fragile veil of faith
And driven by their sense of loss
This is for Ken
He was too young to die
And Agatha
Why did she leave us so soon
Dear Jennifer
Oh such an innocent soul
And this is for Brian and this is for June
Bowed in fear
They choose to walk the path to hell
Far too late
That resting peace lies somewhere else!
This one's for Dan
In the prime of his life
And Tommy who truly would not hurt a fly
There's Alice and there's Sarah
So cruelly erased
It just makes no sense
Did they all have to die
Bowed in fear
They choose to walk the path to hell
Far too late
That resting peace lies somewhere else!
They can't win
That's why I'm here
I'm here to help!
Like or not
I'm the best chance you've got
Like it or not
I'm the best chance you've got

[V. Tenebrae Down Here]

I can see them glowing
Glowing in the dark
These cold and empty souls
Watch them glowing in the dark
Down here
I can find them wandering
Wandering in the dark
These cold and empty souls
Wandering in the dark
You are their nightmare
But I am yours
I am more than just myth!
Down here
I can see them fading
Fading away
These cold and empty souls
Watch them fading away
You are their nightmare
But I am yours

[VI. Omens]

Writing's on the wall now
You should have seen the signs
Read between the lines my friend
Read between the lines

[VII. Redemption]

It is gone now
I took the pain away
It is gone now
It is corrupt and decayed
You couldn't outrun the shadows
Where the terrors of the night await
You could cover your head

Pretend you're dead
But you knew that you couldn't escape
They dwelt on the periphery
Their claws upon your shoulders
Whatever you tried
There was nowhere to hide
Your world got a little bit colder
If hope has paled to nothing
If you need a helping hand
Just call for me
I will pull you free
Together we will stand
We will stand!
I will always find you
Yes!
I will always find you
Before the day has ended
As the light begins to fade
Oh you will not remember
My presence or my name
This curse has now been lifted
You've broken from your chains
But you will not remember
My presence or my name
For an age I've travelled
A thousand year crusade
They have known me before
They are the ones I found
The ones I saved
I will always find you
Yes!
I will always find you
I will always find you
Yes!
I will always find you







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