EPICA LYRICS

1. The Great Tribulation

[feat. Fleshgod Apocalypse]

Istud malum
Numquam visum
Terra numquam ita laesa est
Mundus miserabilis
Tantus furor non iam oritur
Postquam haec subiimus

This is the greatest tribulation
Don't give in to all the fear
It will cause pain and suffering
We can't escape
It's part of our evolution
Do not dwell on elegy
Trust your instinct, it will always guide the way

This is the full annihilation
Just give in to our fate
It will destroy all dignity
We can't escape
There will be no absolution
Do not breathe in all the grief
Trust your instinct, it will always guide the way

Laws of time
Dictate our lives

This moment we live in will drive us faster to the arms of solitude
This torment will force us to open up the doors to our awakening

Spread light
Let that inner force be on your side
Spread light
Trust
The path
Our fate
Put into practice what you got along the way

Tanget omnem iste horror
Creaturam
Contra cladem nos armemus
Te praepara

Dancing on ruins in search of more power
But we have forgotten to water the soil that forgives
Let it live

The moment we're living reveals our true identity

This moment we live in will drive us faster to the arms of solitude
This torment will force us to open up the doors to our awakening
This moment we live in will drive us faster to the arms of solitude
This torment will force us to open up the doors to our awakening

Laws of time
Dictate our lives

2. Wake The World

[feat. Phil Lanzon & Tommy Karevik]

Outside the world
Turning to dust
Our hearts are longing
To heal the wounds, a new age is dawning
If I could see
Not only hear
The voice of music
Could that awareness
Save our souls from echoed tragedies?

Can we cure our pain with harmony?
(You are never gonna change your world)
Ride the waves, for human eyes remain to see, blindly
(You are vulnerable)
Will we paint the sky in symphony?
(Music cannot redeem)
Can our music heal the world?

The time will come
Turn dreams into melodies
By bringing our hearts together
A simple tune, a song
To wake the world
And light the way
Forever

And I know

No time to waste
No time for change
No more tomorrow
All that we see is born from sorrow
Is this a dream?
Not sure what's real
The world is crying
A seed within begins to bloom into a symphony

Can our music triumph over tragedy?
(You are never gonna live your dreams)
Clear the dissonance so that we finally, will see
(You are durable)
Can our music heal the world?

The time will come
Turn dreams into melodies
By bringing our hearts together
A simple tune, a song
To wake the world
And light the way

The time will come
Turn dreams into melodies
By bringing our hearts together
A simple tune, a song
To wake the world
A guiding flame

The time has come
Turn dreams into melodies
(Dreams into melodies)
By bringing our hearts together
A simple tune, a song
(The music in my mind)
(The music's here)
To wake the world
And light the way
Forever

3. The Final Lullaby

[feat. Shining]

Everything dies

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Who will be the one to destroy us all
Mirror, mirror, can't you see?
It's written in the stars that it's you and me

They're gonna burn this world down to the ground
Guns are going off, can't hear a sound
Toxic in the air, I can hear you pray
Will you stay with me? Can you hear what I say?

You said, "Let's live forever now"
But that was yesterday
I guess it's time to say goodbye
The world goes to sleep, the final lullaby

It is time
Don't you cry
Say your prayers
Wave goodbye
As the darkness comes down
The world ends and everything dies

Mirror, mirror on the wall
Do you think we can survive this all?
Mirror, mirror, can you hear?
They're coming for us, it is what we feared

They're gonna tear this night up at the seams
Lies are all around, nothing's what it seems
Tear gas in the sky, I can't breathe
Will I see you again? Will you remember me?

You said, "Let's live forever now"
But that was yesterday
Now blood flows and fills the sky
The stars begin to fade
I hear you say, "It's over now"
There's no time to cry
I guess it's time to say goodbye
The world goes to sleep, the final lullaby

It is time
Don't you cry
Say your prayers
Wave goodbye
As the darkness comes down
The world ends and everything dies

You and I will find a way out here tonight
Ooh

(You said let's live forever now)
So here we are, hand in hand
(Everything dies)
Watching the world end
(It's now, everything dies)
(I guess it's time to say goodbye)
The rain is pounding down on us, from a broken sky
(Everything dies)
But we will live somehow
(It's now)

I hear you say, "It's over now"
But there's no time to cry
I guess it's time to say goodbye
The world goes to sleep, the final lullaby
Bye

It is time, have no fear
It's the end, it is here
Say your prayers
Wave goodbye – as it ends
And everything dies

4. Sirens - Of Blood And Water

[feat. Charlotte Wessels & Myrkur]

Do you remember your home?
Fruit that shimmers like gold
Blossoms, like flaming fire
In your garden they grow
All the corals and pearls
At the heart of the world
All the castles of amber
Await your return

Little sister
The sun is sleeping
Come with me before
Crimson fills the air
Every creature below
Is weeping for your fate
So take my hand now

Will you take this dagger from me
Sweet sister
Don't linger
Come on into the water
'Cause our blood runs deeper
And I miss you

See this knife, it's sharp
Plunge it into his heart
Send his soul to the heavens
Far above the stars
Shed no tears over him
Guilt and sorrow don't swim
Once you dance on the waves
You will find love

Will you take this dagger from me
Sweet sister
Don't linger
Come on into the water
'Cause our blood runs deeper
And I miss you

Will you take this dagger from me
Sweet sister
Don't linger
Come on into the water
'Cause our blood runs deeper
And I miss you

So handsome in his salt sailor skin
Bathe in the sea, like a child living free
Tonight I dance and laugh at defeat
A dying heart, bleeding feet
I'll return to the sea

We are the sisters of the sea
Inside the waters we are free
You ride the currents of my tears
As our goodbye is drawing near
We are the children of the sky
Come earn a soul that never dies

(Will you take this dagger from me
Sweet sister
Don't linger
Come on into the water
'Cause our blood runs deeper
And I miss you)

5. Death Is Not The End

[feat. Frank Schiphorst & Björn "Speed" Strid]

Free
Your mind
From your pain
Death is not the end

Wounds in my mind
The raging train left me behind
Blood's all I see
War's eminent brutality

Lost in darkness

Worlds intertwined
Reality seems out of sight
Blood's all I see
War's sycophant catastrophe

Pain

Lost in sadness
Dying from the madness

Breathe through my final breath
Fear of a never-ending trail of tears
Death is not the end
Blood all over your hands
Guilt preserves the pain, and I can't make amends
Take that final breath
For this death is not the end

Dig deep within
The chains of fear are weakening
Pain as the key
To rise above the suffering

Pain

Lost in madness
Climb out of the darkness

Breathe through my final breath
Fear of a never-ending trail of tears
Death is not the end
Blood all over your hands
Guilt preserves the pain, and I can't make amends
Catch that final breath
Mortal death is near

Surf the waves
And do not fear
Reinforce
The pilot flame
See through the lies
Break through this sphere
Lift the veil
Find liberty
Trust yourself
Wipe off your tears
Eliminate
The toxic shame
Be who you are
You're almost there
Face the truth
Relief is near

Overthrow the inner state that pulls you down
Release all of the pain
And face your sorrows

Lost in sadness
Dying from the madness
Lost in vastness
Killing for a conquest

Breathe through my final breath
Fear of a never-ending trail of tears
Death is not the end
Blood all over your hands
Guilt broke you down for all those countless years
Catch that final breath
Mortal death is near

Breathe through my final breath
Bear no more of these burdens
As you'll see
Death is not the end
Death is not the end
Catch that final breath
Death is not the end
You'll understand

Your essence will remain
Don't evade, embrace your pain
End your suffering
Clear the sky, the end is near
Eternal as you are
Don't evade, accept your fate
Embrace the end as it is near
Inhale the air, you're finally free

Be free

6. Human Devastation

[feat. God Dethroned & Sven de Caluwé]

Madness surrounds me, anger growing, disbelief
Chaos erupting, turmoil brewing, fires blaze
Madness within me, final stage of tranquility
Madness with you, anarchy is looming

Defcon 4, prepare for war
Distrust and desperation
Unaware of mayhem to come
Human devastation

Madness around me, radiation frying our brains
Knowledge deceiving, sources manifesting hate
Madness within me, every day goes on and on
Madness within you, apathy is dooming

Defcon 4, prepare for war
Distrust and desperation
Unaware of mayhem to come
Human devastation

Insanity
Taking hold
Humanity
A dying breed

Desperately clinging
Onto existence of pain
Tormenting future
No one to save us now

Desperately clinging
Onto existence of pain
Tormenting future
No one to save us now, we're dead

Madness surrounds me, anger growing, disbelief
Chaos erupting, turmoil brewing, fires blaze

Defcon 4, prepare for war
Distrust and desperation
Unaware of mayhem to come
Human devastation

7. The Miner

[feat. Asim Searah, Niilo Sevänen & Roel van Helden]

Suffocated by misery
In search of the endless treasure
All that glitters is not gold
Crowning dust of mysteries
Just to own a few pieces of pleasure
All that is bitter will unfold

Through these tunnels I walk alone
For I will claim the throne
Though this darkness burns my soul
But I will reach the goal

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for, that doesn't feel right
And an illusion of a haloed night
There is nothing hopeful that is in sight
Another sacred desire
Now all I am longing for is just to feel alive

Calculating my destiny
In the arms of this precious leisure
Gazing into the unknown
Breathing in the fantasy
Just to choke on these desperate measures
Swiftly drifting into the unknown

The burden of silence
It wearies me down this road
Deep within my soul, the gratitude
Is lost in the lore that's sold
The shadow of sadness
I carry till the break of dawn
On the journey towards my solitude
I'm lost in these Halls of Gold

Conceived by this evident creed
To honor the very prevalent breed
I'm destined to break the chains
In this realm of lies

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for that doesn't feel right

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for that doesn't feel right

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for that doesn't feel right
And an illusion of haloed night
There is nothing hopeful that is in sight
Another sacred desire
Now all I am longing for is just to feel alive

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for that doesn't feel right
And an illusion of haloed night
There is nothing hopeful that is in sight
Another sacred desire
Now all I am longing for is just to feel alive

I think I see a shallow light
Intrusively in this abyss I fight
Another victim, I'm blinded
By all I am longing for that doesn't feel right
And an illusion of haloed night
There is nothing hopeful that is in sight
Another sacred desire
Now all I am longing for is just to feel alive





EPICA LYRICS