MEDEA LYRICS

1. Room XVII

[Eyewitness:]
Welcome and hear
Let me tell you about this old theatre
Come, walk with me
Then I'll guide you to a forgotten chamber
Keys are lost and all the doors stay closed
The fear rules for the danger of falling in

Inside this room
Decorated with Rembrandt's portraits
Lies, questions rise
Find the answers hidden in this chaos
Left behind by 'Lords of Seventeen'
And will they ever meet again at night?

Eyes, cold as ice
Proudly staring through the dust of twilight
See what I see
Shiver by a silhouette that came in
Sight, a man in fear, he's bowing down
With hands brushing his hair colouring red

Blood on his hands
Makes him guilty for a crime committed
Sweat on his head
Falling down like rain along his body
Can you tell me what this man endured
A devastated mind confusion

Forgotten chamber is hiding a story
Of a man and his lifeline, it lies here inside
The past and present united in one's memory
The story unfolds now in this room seventeen

[Soul:]
A minds confusion, a disillusion
Of a man and his lifeline, it lies here inside
Won't find the answer created by the music
The key of a memory will be lost now

[Eyewitness:]
Forgotten chamber is hiding a story
Of a man and his lifeline, it lies here inside
The past and present united in one's memory
The story unfolds now in this room

[Soul:]
Forgotten chamber is hiding a story
A man and his lifeline, it lies here inside
The past and present, forever united
The story unfolds now in this room seventeen

2. Farewell?

[Texel, October 28th, 1628]

[Jeurian:]
Close your eyes
And keep the memory
The reason why
You know we'll get better in time
It's just a temporary need
My choice is not a choice

[Lavinia:]
Close your eyes
And keep the memory
The reason why
You know I'll be waiting for you
Until the end of time will come
Please hold me in your arms

[Jeurian:]
Now here I stand
The coast leaving behind
"How will it end?"
It keeps on running through my mind
To take a forward step
I never realised

[Both:]
How deep the flood was around me
Should I say farewell?

3. Endless Knot

[Instrumental]

[Lavinia:]
"Wait...
Please, would you take this with you on your journey?
I ask you to wear it on your chest
Keep it in mind as a symbol of our love through eternity
Then... I wish you all the best"

4. Maiden Journey

[Cadets:]
One man airs the cabins, one man scrubs the deck and
One relieves the watch and be aware for mutiny in furtive
One meal after praying, one of groats and raisins
One meal beans with butter, there may be some leftovers for a last meal
One day storm is coming, one day sun will rise
The heat is unbearable, one day I will realise forever

[Commodore:]
One day I will sail
Sail with me over sea to far horizons
Try to defy storm and heat, don't leave in silence now

[Jeurian:]
Try to find
My hammock is hanging in darkness here
Before the mast
The hold of the ship will be ours
Sleep, can't sleep near beside of my fellows

[Cadets:]
Oppressing me

[Jeurian:]
Breathe, I'm leaving my breath here inside
It's killing me softly now
Can you feel?
My body is aching this coldest night
Can't you stand?
The tropical heat during day
Long, I'm longing for water so cold and fresh

[Cadets:]
Please drink with me

[Jeurian:]
Food, a poison that hurts in the flesh
It's killing me softly now

[Cadets:]
One man airs the cabins, one man scrubs the deck and
One relieves the watch and be aware for mutiny in furtive
One meal after praying, one of groats and raisins
One meal beans with butter, there may be some leftovers for a last meal
One day storm is coming, one day sun will rise
The heat is unbearable, one day I will realise forever

[Commodore:]
One day I will sail
Sail with me over sea to far horizons
Try to defy storm and heat, don't leave in silence

[All:]
Sail with me over sea to far horizons
Turn, turn the waves avoid the graves, don't leave in silence
Sail with me over sea to far horizons
Try to defy without lies, don't leave in silence and
Trade to the East with me

5. My Dual Mind

[Conrad:]
I shall lay my ear to the wall of this old room that was
Always disconnected by them, the Lords of Seventeen
Day by day I come to this place, a little smile on my face
As long as nobody knows my hidden room here belongs
To the young lady, she plays on her piano and stays

In all her ignorance, leading me in my dual mind
Then, I'm loosing contact with ground, when listening to the sound
That leads me into a world of never being a lonesome
Man that I ever was will disappear by the first
Notes she's playing, while leading me in my dual mind

I, I will ever return
To desires that burn
In the rooms of my heart feels empty
I won't give up and I try
Long before that I die
We'll unite in my dark divided mind

[Conrad & Jeurian:]
Hear the music play the game
Overture without a name
It's leading me in my dual mind
Reaching all the world in trance
Following the epic dance
She leads me to...

[Conrad:]
Every time you reach out your hand to touch the key with a blend
Of pianissimo and a kind of passion, I wait until I enter my quest
With all the moments that passed
To see my lady again in a beautiful land
So please,
Don't leave me here all alone, cause every time you are gone
I feel afraid to be left and ask myself if you won't or
Will return to my greed and let me hear what I need
To end my journey inside my divided mind

Tell me will I ever return
To all desires that burn
Show me will I ever return
My desire burns

[Conrad & Jeurian:]
Hear the music play the game
Overture without a name
It's leading me in my dual mind
Reaching all the world in trance
Following the epic dance
She leads me to...
Leading in my dual... mind

6. Dance Of The Deals

[Commodore:]
Parts of the world, we will combine

[Saleswomen:]
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
For the range of the silk
For the barter in spice
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
I would take it for once
Would you take it for twice

[Commodore:]
Dance, come dance with me
We try to find commodity for more
We know we risk a war
But it won't matter anymore and that's sure
Horizons fade, there where we trade

[Saleswomen:]
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
For the range of the silk
For the barter in spice
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
I would take it for once
Would you take it for twice

[Commodore:]
Dance, come dance with me
We try to find commodity for more
We know we risk a war
But it won't matter anymore, that's so sure

[Eyewitness & cadets:]
As the wind will blow let the current flow
Gold is in your eyes, would you be surprised
Would you be so kind to leave all behind
Would you risk a war, would you go so far
To the victory, to monopoly
In commodity with variety

[Commodore & cadets:]
As the wind will blow let the current flow
Gold is in my eyes, I won't be surprised
I will be so kind to leave all behind
I 'll risk a war, I will go so far
To the victory, to monopoly
In commodity with variety
Let me take the East, let me take the South
Let me take the West, let me take the world

[Saleswomen:]
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
For the range of the silk
For the barter in spice
Show me textile, gold, silver and wine
I would take it for once
Would you take it for twice

7. Graveyard Island

[Commodore:]
My skipper saw a shimmering of light

[Jeronimus:]
How can he see in deepest of dark nights

[Commodore:]
He thought to see reflections of the moon

[Jeronimus:]
You fool, you're wrong, you'll pay for it as soon...
Pain... as the fear runs through your veins

[Both:]
We ran aground, is this the tragic end?
The maiden journey couldn't reach the land

[Jeronimus:]
The mutiny, now waiting for the dead
The island's slowly turning into red
Pain... as the fear runs through your veins

[Jeurian:]
It won't justify your fight

[Jeronimus:]
Fight... without reason without pride

[Jeurian:]
For the fear I try to hide

[Mutineers:]
Bad reign of terror leads through the head
Know where I stand in command of the treason
Give me the smallest excuse for the dead
Feed me with orders to kill without reason

Fighting your own war to stay alive
And save your breath with violence

Don't swim against
Fit in the plan
Don't swim against the current, the current

[Jeurian:]
Can you tell me what to do
My choice is not a choice

[Jeronimus:]
So leave your conscience
Take my orders in

[Both:]
Preservation of your own life

[Jeronimus:]
Pain... as the fear runs through your veins

[Jeurian:]
It won't justify your fight

[Jeronimus:]
Fight... without reason without pride

[Jeurian:]
For the fear I try to hide

8. State Of Suspense

[Jeurian:]
Reflecting on my life, surrounded by the stones
I'm waiting for my time, the cold runs through my bones
There's nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
Nowhere to go

[Both:]
Embrace a thinner line of hope

[Lavinia:]
Another day has died, can someone ease my pain?
I'm counting tears I've cried, I'm crying all in vain
There's no one to hold
No one to touch
Nothing to share

[Both:]
I walk a thin line of despair

[Jury:]
Take his life, bring him down, hang him on

[Jeurian:]
My fate will be done

[Jury:]
A branch of a tree near to the sea, what if we
Don't believe words to speak, no one cares

[Jeurian:]
My pride won't be gone

[Jury:]
A life to be torn, no one to warn, what if we...

[Commodore:]
The sands of time are running so low
Can't justify your deeds
I can leave you in a state of suspense
Or should I leave you to their greed?

[Lavinia:]
A new life has begun, thank God he gave so much
In emptiness he's born, yearning for your touch
So give me a sign
Show me the line
Keep it in mind

[Both:]
To be a father for my son

[Jeurian:]
The guards will march me out the courtyard comes in sight
My soul is crying loud with angels on my right
They're making me strong
Prove to be wrong
Fate will be done
I'll be a father for my son

[Lavinia:]
You'll be a father for my son

[Jury:]
Take his life, bring him down, hang him on

[Jeurian:]
My fate will be done

[Jury:]
A branch of a tree near to the sea, what if we
Don't believe words to speak, no one cares

[Jeurian:]
My pride won't be gone

[Jury:]
A life to be torn, no one to warn, what if we...

[Commodore:]
The sands of time are running so low
Can't justify your deeds
I can leave you in a state of suspense
Or should I leave you to their greed?

9. Chaos Solution

[Part I: The Closure]

[Eyewitness:]
Now the time has come for the end of a long
Secret story that lies here inside
A forgotten tale must give way to a new
Change in history lines of this room
The teacher prepares for the closure
The student will never return

[Part II: The Missing]

[Conrad:]
Back in my room, emptiness in my mind
Fears of silence scream in my ears
Waiting for you now, waiting for somehow
Don't leave me here without your company
Don't close doors to my dual mind
I'm missing you now, missing you somehow

[Eyewitness & Soul:]
When the fear is running through your veins
Confusion comes to play her game
Always someone to pay for all
So let the teacher fall
The chaos in mind couldn't set you free
The fury makes blind for your dignity

[Conrad:]
No need for words, what do they mean to me
In words I won't find my self here
Won't feed me reasons, don't change my seasons
Restless hands of time, ticking away
Fate draws near to embrace my deed
Pain 's growing stronger, my will stands no longer

[Eyewitness & Soul:]
When the fear is running through your veins
Confusion comes to play her game
Always someone to pay for all
So let the teacher fall
The chaos in mind couldn't set you free
The fury makes blind for your dignity

[Part III: Chaos]

[Instrumental]

[Part IV: Solution]

[Conrad:]
Why, see what I've done
See this man drowned in my own blood
Try to understand it
'Cause how should I know that before
I just saw his "Endless Knot"
Cry for this man, try to understand
Why in my own blood, with my Endless Knot







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