NIGHTINGALE LYRICS

1. Nightfall Overture

[Swano]

Just another midnight hour
Enjoying the cold of a dark winter night
I see the darkness devour
Everything that once was light
And the stars in the sky
Are so lifeless and so grey

I’m walking in the light of the moon
When the night repairs the day
From the trees comes a mournful tune, oh
I am not alone I can hear them say
The moon is your guide
There is no place you can hide

Oh, when the night comes down
And all the colours turns black and white
Oh, when the night comes down
And the dark is conducting the nightfall overture

Who am I in the eyes of the world
What have I done that will remain
Who am I? Will I ever know?
But right now I am the king of this winter lane, oh

Is there anybody out there?
In the middle of the mist in the field
The air here don’t relieve me anymore
Something is here that I have never felt before
I’ve never felt before...

I am lost in the maze of the night
I’m surrounded by lights so dark
Am I losing all track of time?
I'm trying to come out of this endless park

And the air is so dry
I can hear the daylight cry

Oh, when the night comes down
And all the colours turns black and white
Oh, when the night comes down
And the dark is conducting the nightfall overture

2. Dreamreader

[Swano]

I fly away to another dimension
Far beyond reality
I fly away from these evil voices
Is it time to meet my destiny?
It brings me back to my childhood
And the hateful memories
The show is rolling before my eyes
And once again I see the tragedies

Dreamland is calling I am drifting away
Far from the shadows that's haunting my day

Now I can see the old wood hillside
That's the place where we used to play
I brings me closer to the place I fear
The place where my best friend passed away
I didn't mean it, I didn't know
But what I did made him fall dead to the ground
I get to see the scene repeated
And then I hear the voices call

The dreamland is showing the dark of my past
One with the shadows, the die has been cast
...And I lost...
...And I lost...

Let me awake, let me open up my eyes
Back to reality
This nightmare seems so real
There is no way to be free
I must return to my body
I will die if I don't wake up
The voices say that I should stay
I wish that I could make them stop
The dreamland is hell and I know it for sure
I need to stay alive and this ain't no cure

I feel that I am fading away
The shadow come closer and it force me to stay
I'm falling apart with every beat of my heart
The frost in my soul is so cold
And in the haze I see a hand to hold
I try to reach out but it's moving away
And the voices are laughing
Laughing as I pray...

3. Revival

[Swano]

I’m no longer a shadow, once again I walk the face of the earth.
I'm in his body, I'm free to live,
And I will make sure that he will see no rebirth.

He'll never find the answer, he'll never know the way.
I'll never ever forgive him for what he did to me that day.

I don't know how to be in this world, I left so long ago.
Now I'm back in the shape of another,
But that is something that no one ever will know.

I'll never tell the secret. No one would believe it anyway.
Well nothing's going to take me away, no. I have decided to stay.

I see the horizon through the eyes of a stranger,
the one that I'm living inside.
For seventeen years I've been held in the darkness,
My life is no longer denied.

I wonder where he is right now'
Probably trapped in the parallel sky.
I've been there, I have felt all this darkness.
Though I was reprieved,
I was far too young to die.
I regained the power. I was strong, I returned
Like a breathing shadow, I will receive what I've earned.

I see the horizon through the eyes of a stranger,
the one that I'm living inside.
For seventeen years I've been held in the darkness,
My life is no longer denied.

Even though I pretend I am someone else,
I’ve finally had my revenge.

I see the horizon through the eyes of a stranger,
the one that I'm living inside.
For seventeen years I've been held in the darkness,
My life is no longer denied.

My life is no longer denied.

4. Steal The Moon

[Swano]

Now he's here inside her ocean sky.
He's dreaming again, he's released from all his fears.
Oh I'm standing here watching the world through his eyes,
There's no reason to leave since I know no time never dies, no.

And I can fell the rain upon your cheek.
You don't know that I could steal the moon for you.
You don't know I'd sing an endless croon for you. oh.

Oh It's strange in here, knowing I'll have your name.
I will never be me, I'm like art in a stolen frame, oh.

And I can fell the rain upon your cheek, oh oh.
You don't know that I could steal the moon for you.
You don't know I'd sing an endless croon for you.

And if I would die, would I be reborn like you,
And start all over again, with a life so fresh and new?
A combination of love hate and jealousy.
I'm stuck in here but you will soon be free.

You don't know I could steal the moon for you.
You don't know I could steal the moon for you.

You don't know that I could steal the moon for you.
You don't know I'd sing an endless croon for you.
You don't know that I could steal the moon for you.
I’d steal the moon for you.
You don't know I'd sing an endless croon for you.
I’d steal the moon for you.

Steal the moon for you.

5. Alonely

[Nouga / Swano / Schect]

I'm all alone
Waiting for no one
And I see the daylight fade away
I'm so afraid
I know you're around me
And I hear you crying in the wind

If I could bring you back
If I had the power,
I'd give you my world and my life,
You'd have it all.
But life’s not a game,
And I know the rules,
And I know I must follow them every single day.

I feel that I'm loosing it all.
There's nothing left to live for.
I'm ending it all in my dreams.
It always seems so easy in my sleep.

I'm all alone, waiting for darkness.
And I wish the sun would slip away
And I still believe that you didn't leave me.
And I see your shadow in the haze.

If I could have some peace
Ending the nightmare, closing the chapter.
And join you in your sleep.
But life is not a game
And I know the rules,
And I know I must follow them every single day.

I feel that I'm loosing it all.
There's nothing left to live for.
I'm ending it all in my dreams
And deep inside I knew that there was one part of me,
That tried to save you from yourself.
The other let you go and I will
Never deny, I was walking on the line
Of here and nevermore in selfish pride.

I feel that I'm loosing it all.
There's nothing left to live for.
I'm ending it all in my dreams.
It always seems so easy in my sleep.

6. I Return

[Swano]

Day and night just come and go
I hate that life is so deceiving
I feel this urge to turn away
From all the sadness and grieving oh

I find my way back to the place where we we’re parted
All I hear is my heart pounding inside
I'm so afraid of what I'll see when I return
There's a part of me that needs to say goodbye
Until we meet again

Now and then he reappears
In my dreams
In my illusions
Pointing out the chosen path
It feels so real
Am I really dreaming?

Soon I'll see what time has done to my creation
Hell on Earth is just a few steps away
The Sun is hiding
I am in the heart of darkness
I'm closing in on the godforsaken tree

The moment I defy the pain
Is here again, in another way
All the fear in my life
Is erased from my soul
I never knew that my fantasies
Could be oh so close to reality
And what I see here right now
Is so hard to believe

I see the rope, my friend is gone
His body is nowhere to be found
I hear him whisper in the wind
I hear him calling out my name
Am I going insane?

The moment I defy the fear
Is here again, I can feel he's near
All the fear in my life
Have returned to my soul
I never knew that my fantasies
Could be oh so close to reality
And what I'm hearing right now
Is so hard to believe

7. Shadowland Serenade

[Swano]

I can't believe that this is happening to me
So many years of being young, and wild and free
When I'm asleep I'm living like a refugee
A plague upon my soul for all eternity?
How come I never knew until the night that she had spoken?
Why did she have to tell me 'bout the way we used to be?
She made a sacrifice for the sake of your survival

I'm awake in shadowland
Somebody take me to the landscape where the dawn awaits
Wide awake in shadowland
Let me unite with my reality in the light of day again

The spirits took me to the valley of the light
Where the rays of dawn prepare for battle with the night
Withering dandelions are scattered in the wind
And right there by a gateway, no! I can't believe the sight.
Someone is standing there in a silver blue reflection
You see the one that you were in the life you had before.
Oh It's just a memory, they come alive here by the gateway.

I'm awake in shadowland
Somebody take me to the landscape where the dawn awaits
Wide awake in shadowland
Let me unite with my reality in the light of day again

As I enter the gateway I can see it disappear into the mist
It feels like there is no return from here
I feel so peaceful inside, like my soul is led to rest.

The landscape is so enchanting, and I'm spellbound by the light.

The dream is taking me to places unknown
I'm not so sure that I wanna be here anymore
I've lost the power to control my awakening
(Imprisoned in the world of sleep.)

I can't believe that this is happening to me
A plague upon my soul for all eternity?
Yeah! Right here in front of me I see the angel of illusion.
She's just another image from the comers of your mind.
She's just a fantasy from your imagination.

I am lost in shadowland
Nothing can take me back to where the dawn relight the day
All alone in shadowland
And I wonder if I'll ever feel alive again

8. Glory Days

[Swano]

Like I'm alive!

All I can feel is the beat of my heart
And I count every breath that I take
The darkness will drain all the pleasure and pain
And delete all emotions inside of me

(The tears that I cry)
Through the eyes of the betrayer
It might be the last that I taste in this life
(There's no room for the sorrow) in this is image of a lifetime
Only delight and the joy life has given me

Oh, it's taking me back to the glory days
I smile as I fade in this empty space
The memories awake and it feels like I'm alive
(Like I'm alive) in the glory days.

A view from the past will remind me of the good times
That I had in the innocent days
I was one of the young with a spirit so strong
Never knew make believe from reality

(The tears that I cry)
Through the eyes of the betrayer
It might be the last that I taste in this life
(There's no room for the sorrow) in this is image of a lifetime
Only delight and the joy life has given me

Oh, it's taking me back to the glory days
I smile as I fade in this empty space
The memories awake and it feels like I'm alive
(Like I'm alive) in the glory days.

I know the end will soon be here
And all I am will disappear
I wish I could stay in wonderland
And relive the glory days

Oh, it's taking me back to the glory days
I smile as I fade in this empty space
The memories awake and it feels like I'm alive
(Like I'm alive) in the glory days.
(It feels like I'm alive) again.
In the glory days.

9. Losing Myself

[Music by Dan Swano, Lyrics by Jonas Renkse]

Losing time, counting hours
I'll never see myself again
And even though I'm alone
I can't remember what I'm missing
So I leave it be

Closing down
I expect the hopelessness and everything
And even though I'm alone
I can't remember what I'm missing
and that's all I need

I am lost
I feel I am sinking now
like I was made of rain
Like a wave I roll into the endless night

[Chorus:]
I am not afraid
as the darkness starts to make its way
I breathe as hard as you as I end my day
I sigh in silence as I try to sink that deep
as deep as you and make sure that I won't fall asleep

Losing days, I need no hours
I'll never be myself again
And even though it's killing me
I can't remember what I am missing
so I leave it be.

I'm closing down
I expect the hopelessness again tonight
And even though it's killing me
I can't remember what I am missing
But it might be you

I am lost
I feel I am sinking now
like I was made of rain
Like a wave I roll into the needless night

[Chorus]

That I won't fall asleep

[Chorus]

[Dan Swano: Lead vocals, all guitars, bass]
[Banny Larsson: Drums]

10. Better Safe Than Sorry

[Swano]

When I was young I thought the world around could see the vision through my eyes
Communicating through my melodies, I knew the world would help me through
Then I grew up to find that all the dreams I had in mind required more then my gift
More of the pain than the pleasure

Better safe than sorry
And here I am, losing everything again
I'll never have to worry about the game
I'll never win, I'll never lose
I'm not playing at all
Never gamble at all

Many years ago I met the one, and all my dreams of angels faded away
I opened up and even let her in, to kill the enemy within
And even though she tried to keep her love for me alive
Oh it kills me to say, I let it wither away again

Better safe than sorry
And here I am, losing everything again
I'll never have to worry about the game
I'll never win, I'll never lose
Better safe than sorry
And here I am, losing everything again
I'll never have to worry about the game
I'll never win, I'll never lose
I'm not playing at all

Oh, when I'm lonely
Without someone by my side
I long for the only person in this world who's a part of me
I'm taking back of all the things I've been going through
You gave me strength to carry on
I'll do the best I can to make you want to be around
I really need you in my life

And maybe I was born to wander through this world alone
I left a good life behind where my heart beats at night forever

Better safe than sorry
And here I am, losing everything again
I'll never have to worry about the game
I'll never win, I'll never lose
Better safe than sorry
And here I am, losing everything again
I'll never have to worry about the game
I'll never win, I'll never lose
I'm not playing at all







NIGHTINGALE LYRICS