THE CHRONICLES PROJECT LYRICS

1. Prologue: Our Souls

Our souls...we cannot see them, we merely sense that there is more than flesh and blood and bones! It's something beyond measurement and yet something, the existence of which is beyond denial.

Our souls, so legend has it, are but splinters of the ancient ones, insignificant to those of beings that once controlled the fate of our universe, more powerful than we could ever imagine. But legend also tells of their undying restlessness and their unending search for answers to their questions.

Until they found them... each one of them a different one. Upon their realization of the existence of different truths they would start to dispute, which of those was the one ultimate truth. Until eventually a terrible storm of hatred would rage among them, this led into a war which almost annihilated their entire population.

How all this relates to us, the legends do not tell. Only that our souls are all that's left of those fallen ancients; tiny fragments, scattered throughout the universe. But the legend also comes with a prophecy: that the sleeper is about to awaken and that he will come to repossess what was his forever ago: Our souls.

2. Forever

[Verse 1]
[Twilight:]
We are shining in the dark
We shall never be apart
We will always be together
From the secrets of the past
Through the time that's moving fast
We were always here forever

[Chorus:]
I wonder why, I have this feeling
Here by your side, forever we are one
We are meant to be together
We are one till the end of all time

[Verse 2]
Through the descent of my mind
I recall a dream of solitude
All the moments that we've had
Reflecting forever my soul

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
Nightfall: I need to talk with you, let me in
This isn’t research, this is sin
You are about to lose control
We know you try to save her soul
Twilight inseparable is what we are – we live forever and ever... forevermore!

[Chorus]

3. Void Of The Damned

[Verse 1]
[Sirelius:]
Are they too blind to see, why can't they just realize
The freedom, that they seek, is releasing the demon inside
Now here comes salvation, we bring you the truth
The human equation is what we induce.

[Pre-chorus:]
Now we are all that lies between survival and demise
No matter what sacrifice it takes, we prevail, through ashes we shall rise!

[Chorus:]
Here we stand, the battle rages on, across the land
Here we stand, fighting the emptiness, the Void of the Damned

[Verse 2]
Thousands of light years, we travelled so far, throughout the known galaxies
And as long as we live, we have to keep on, searching an eternity
But aeons of darkness, they come at a price
Deranged and demented, the rage in their eyes

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

[Solo]

[Bridge]
Time has come now, time to fight, now here we stand

[Chorus]

4. The Last Embrace

[Introduction]
[Nightfall:]
Well, here you are, hiding her, in a church? Really? It won’t help though, now that the hunt is on, she’s mine.

[Verse 1]
The hunt is on, once again I'm assigned
I still hear the calling echoes in my mind
Like a prelude to a tragedy
Days of sorrow lie ahead
There's no tomorrow, for the life we once had
Murderers we are and there's no one you can trust
There's a demon inside all of us!

I have lived my life in vain
Oh god, if you're with me, please release me from this pain!

[Chorus:]
I need hope
I need strength to carry onTo forget the things I've done
Please forgive me, 'cause I live this lie
God above
What's the reason of it all?
Tell me why we had to fall into disgrace?
Could this be your last embrace?

[Verse 2]
Senses darkened by the light of the day
Night will come and doubts fade away
I found your trace, now it's me you'll have to face
We protect what lies beyond the rivers of oblivion
Can you hear me? Can you tell me?
Can I still believe you set me free?

I have lived a life in agony
Oh god, please release me from this demon inside of me!

[Chorus]

[Solo]

[Verse 3]
Now here I stand
There's a gun in my hand
Close your eyes
'Cause this is your demise!
Now hush, don't you cry
I'm your sweet lullaby
Eternal life they promised me, can't you see
Eternal will it be!

One last kiss is all it takes
One last kiss of death before the one awakes

[Chorus]

[Outro]
[Nightfall:] Mary?
[Mary:] Yes?
[Nightfall:] Do you believe in god?

5. A Dangerous Journey

[Verse 1]
[Mary:] Where have you taken me?
And why am I here?
A place too dark to see
A place so full of fear

[Chorus 1]
[Nightfall:] This is the Void of the Damned
This is the land where the darkness rules...
[Mary:] I hear voices I can’t understand
[Nightfall:] A dangerous journey is lying ahead
Until we reach the sands of time...

[Verse 2]
[Mary:] What’s this light we are heading to?
[Nightfall:] My eternal life
[Mary:] And tell me who are you?
[Nightfall:] I will be your guide
[Mary:] Oh take me back please where I belong
[Nightfall:] I will take you home
[Mary:] I feel a goodness inside you
[Nightfall:] Where my memories roam

[Chorus 2]
[Nightfall:] This is the Void of the Damned
This is the land where the darkness rules...
[Mary:] I hear voices I can’t understand
[Nightfall:] A dangerous journey is lying ahead
Until we reach the sands of time...
Where you will be mine, once again, you will be mine

[Nightfall:] Hush now quiet here they come
Searching for the dead and gone
Soul Scavengers of the darkened one
[Mary:] It is so strange, I can see them in the dark
Feel the coldness of their hearts
Hear their evil voices calling out my name

[Nightfall:] Stop, stay behind me close your eyes
‘Cause before you realize
They will cast a spell and mesmerize you
Tantalize you
Neutralize your soul!
[Mary:] No! I don’t want to die
I’m still too young
And haven’t lived my life!
[Nightfall:] I can’t give you back what I’ve taken away
But I swear I’ll be back and I show you the way
To the life you never had and the things you’ve never done
To the memories that you left at a place somewhere beyond the sun
[Mary:] Will he be there beside me?
[Nightfall:] I take you home
[Mary:] Will he spread his wings and fly with me?
[Nightfall:] Where you belong
[Mary:] Cause without him I can't live on
[Nightfall:] Someday you will remember me and I will be there!
[Mary:] No, no he won't be there!
[Nightfall:] I’ll show you places you never saw!
[Mary:] I'm so lonely and scared
[Nightfall:] I thought I lost you so long before
[Mary:] It’s a pain I can't bear
[Nightfall:] Someday you will remember me
You will see, it must be... and I will be there!
[Mary:] I think I travelled this road before...
[Nightfall:] I will be there...
[Mary:] I now remember the light we saw
[Nightfall:] I will be there...
[Mary:] Beyond the light lies eternal agony!
I will be there...

(Reprise)
[Mary:] Will he be there beside me?
[Nightfall:] I take you home
[Mary:] Will he spread his wings and fly with me?
[Nightfall:] Where you belong
[Mary:] Cause without him I can't live on
[Nightfall:] Someday you will remember me...

6. Into Infinity

[Verse 1]
[Twilight:] I found her lying by the window
Her darkened blood was everywhere
Her velvet skin once warm now so cold
Innocent fear within her empty stare

Now I see the memories
In my dreams she never died
All I promised was a lie

Why she’s not here by my side
To protect me from the night?
Where once was light is now a pain inside!

You were trying to save her from redemption, but her soul
Cannot be free, until the sleeper is released.

You are immortal, you're the one who should have known
We travelled a thousand worlds and we must go on
But we wander this pathway alone!

[Chorus:]
Deceased, a love not meant to be
And we can't stop your fall
Into Infinity
Denied, betrayed by your own kind
And no one hears your calling
Into Infinity, endlessly

[Verse 2]
[Twilight:] You took her away like a thief in the night
And you dare to judge what is wrong and what's right
I believed in her, she believed in me
Irretrievably

[Sirelius:] I swear to god we saw evil will come
So he took her soul and it can't be undone
On another day, in another life
She will be by your side!

[Chorus 2:]
[Twilight:] Tell me why do all things have to die
And I can't stop from falling
Into Infinity
Denied, betrayed by my own kind
And no one hears my calling
Into Infinity, endlessly

[Solo]

[Chorus 3:]
[Twilight:] Oh why
[Sirelius:] We have been chosen
[Twilight:] That’s a lie!
[Sirelius:] Our time is frozen
[Twilight/Sirelius:] We are falling into infinity
[Twilight:] Alive
[Sirelius:] But dead inside
[Twilight:] Demoralized
[Sirelius:] Unjustified that
[Twilight/Sirelius:] we are falling into infinity, endlessly

[Chorus 4:]
[Twilight/Sirelius:] We are falling into infinity, we are falling into infinity, endlessly

7. Interlude I: The Confession

[Nightfall:] Forgive me father, for I have sinned
[Kthora:] You have indeed
[Nightfall:] Who..? You!
[Kthora:] Hahahaha.. I knew I would find you here
[Nightfall:] You can't be.., that's impossible
[Kthora:] You should stop praying to this human god
Don't you realize I am more of a god than he will ever be?
[Nightfall:] You are no god! What do you know about faith?
[Kthora:] I only know that you are wasting your time with your faith!
[Nightfall:] Get out of my head, now!
[Kthora:] Hahahahahaha, I will go, but remember, we have a deal. I don't care for this one soul you are hiding from me, but your salvation is near and it doesn't come for free... hahahaha
[Nightfall:] God what have I done? Oh what have I done?

8. When Darkness Falls

[Verse 1]
[Sirelius:] You only did what was right, it must be this way
She couldn't survive, it's the law of the light!
[Nightfall:] I never saw things so clear, it is me who you fear,
Stop telling me these lies, I saw the truth in her eyes!
[Sirelius:] The only hope will be the chosen ones
And there's no forgiveness for the damned
Why can't you understand?
[Nightfall:] You'll never realize the truth
We're facing the nemesis we called
[Sirelius:] But we can't deny ourselves
[Nightfall:] And I cannot escape my fate

[Chorus:]
[Sirelius/Nightfall:] When darkness starts to fall
There's no hide away from judgment day
It will blind your eyes
And steal your pride
And your life will fade away
When darkness starts to fall
No matter what the wise men say
Caught in space and time
In this realm divine
When darkness falls the angels start to die

[Verse 2]
[Sirelius:] Let me tell you the reason why the young girl had to die
‘Cause eternal life, it has a price and you sometimes pay it twice
It’s a gift from heaven and a curse from hell
But it can’t be given - even we must conform to his will
[Nightfall:] Will there ever be a choice for us?
Will we rest in peace, once we are deceased?
How can dreams not turn to dust?
And how long can I carry the pain of this world with me?
He offered eternity and I couldn't believe
I gave my soul but I was fooled, now I change the rules!

[Chorus]

[Solo]

[Chorus]

9. Believe

[Verse 1]
[Kthora:] I just had a vision
I have seen the world's demise
And rivers turned to blood before your very eyes
For evil had risen
And it spun its web of lies
When angel's wings were torn and demons filled the skies

[Pre-chorus:]
Now the beast has been unleashed
Come join the feast

[Chorus:]
But I can save you from your fate—if you believe in me
And I can take your pain away—if you believe in me
And all your troubles are passé—if you believe in me
Just say the words and you will see—you’re save if you believe in me

[Verse 2]
When chaos was reigning
You heard their helpless cries
As all your cities burned while oceans turned to ice
The prophets were slain and then tossed into the fires
This is your fate as I have witnessed with my eyes

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I am the shadow of your mind
I am the dark that makes you blind
When anger takes control—I will be there
[Twilight:] You are the evil that men do
and all this pain is caused by you
You cannot take control
I’ll never surrender my soul!
And when the darkness falls
then she will be my guide!
She will guide me through it all
Into the light!

[Solo]

[Chorus]

10. My Revolution

[Verse 1]
[Twilight:] Let me grief
Let my soul bleed
Through the stains of blood
Watch my hate grow inside
A part of me has died
But I can feel it now
Like a dark shadow
It's crawling deep inside

[Chorus:]
Darkness falls within
Drifting from the waves of hate
This is my revolution age

[Verse 2]
Another day brings an empty life
A darkened mind is soaking into hatred
My eyes are cold and my heart so black
This aggravation slowly feeds my pain

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
[Kthora:] Hahahaha, only now do you realize your foolishness!
How many times have I shown you the way But you decided to waste away your life
Are you willing to pay the price? Now that you’ve seen they are lying to you... Will you believe all I said was the truth? Will you consider my offer to you?
But first help me break free from this curse! I am the great redeemer I am the one to set you free I am the only solution
You shall become my believer You shall become a part of me Join the revolution
Join my revolution

[Twilight:] Let me bleed, let me cry, let my sorrow be my guide
A light from heaven in my lonely nights
High, high, let me fly away
Higher than the sky by your side
One day we might be together again
One day we will meet again

[Chorus]

[Kthora:] For too long you’ve been their guide
The anchor in the storm
But this part of you has died
And all hope is forlorn
When they stabbed you in the side
They left a poisoned thorn
Now a part of you has died
And revolution’s born!
They have used you
And abused you
Now it’s time to
Realize who
Comes to rescue
Comes to save you
Now it’s time for revolution!

11. Interlude II: Release Me

[Kthora:] How many aeons have I waited for this day to arrive?
Now set me free!
Release me, step into the fire completely
Fulfill your desire, I show you how to save her soul
Awaken the powers that you have forsaken
I know you are destined to break those ancient barriers
Hahahaha.. Set me free!

12. The Dark Symphony

[Verse 1]
[Nightfall:] When you feel the cold is it tearing you apart?
And do you cry for every soul?
Is it true this world has really come so far?
Just to die and turn my heart to stone...

[Bridge]
A new world, a new tomorrow
A dream not meant to come true
Destined to fail
Only ashes remain
Memories of moments with you

[Verse 2]
Behind a million skies
I see your empty eyes
And they look down at me
Watch my every step
And as the day unfolds
I'm all alone in my kingdom of souls
A kingdom that I've never chosen to rule

[Pre-chorus 1:]
And I never wanted to hold the masque of the death
But who am I now, forever in chains, a shadow is all that remains

[Chorus:]
Now I play the dark symphony every night
To guide all the souls to the kingdom of mine
We dance to the dark symphony I composed from misery
'Till someone plays for me

[Verse 3]
All of a sudden I hear someone play the violin
Could this be the moment, could this be the day I'm released and free from sin?
Illusive refractions, no peace of mind, only echoes of my own cries
A melody that never dies

[Pre-chorus 2:]
And I never wanted to be
A reason for sorrow and pain
But look at me now
Through the dark you can see
A shadow is all that remains

[Chorus]

[Solo]

[Chorus]

13. Promised Lands

[Intro]
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] For the promised lands, the promised lands, the promised lands

[Verse 1]
[Sirelius:] We have released what we tried to keep away for so long
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] In darkness we kept what was wrong
[Sirelius:] Like a disease it now spreads ‘til the day that we're lost and gone
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] The darkest of days soon will come
[Sirelius:] It grows stronger and no longer we can ignore what we ever since knew
We’re denying that we are dying, our salvation is long overdue

[Pre-chorus 1:]
[Nightfall:] Last night I saw them coming down onto the earth
Man-made machines now abused for their means
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] And no longer are things what they seem

[Chorus:]
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] Can you hear the call going out to all far in the distance?
The forces of darkness ascend
Fighting side by side, for eternal light, join the resistance
Brothers together we stand, we give our lives for the promised lands!

[Verse 2]
[Nightfall:] It’s been awhile since I felt this way
For so many years my mind went astray
Out of the darkness and into the light
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] Together we stand and together we fight
[Sirelius:] They hunt the living, they’re unforgiving
The ghosts in the machines made to kill fast and clean

[Pre-chorus 2:]
[Nightfall:] They found them everywhere and no one could explain
[Sirelius:] The rage and the fires, the blood on the wires
For our damnation they came
[Nightfall/Sirelius:] This world will no more be the same

[Chorus]

[Solo]

[Chorus]

14. Until You're Mine

[Twilight/Mary:] Although I promised you I'm always by your side
And now we're all alone in the darkness that divides
But I will search for you until the end of time

I will die for you and arise for you,
Until you're mine, 'til you're mine...

15. Conclusion: Still Alive

[Radio voice:] Hello? Can somebody hear me? If someone is listening, stay away from the Machines, they... just... just stay away. There’s so many of them, I don’t know how to stop them. I... I really hope... I hope some of us are still alive out there. Can you hear me?







THE CHRONICLES PROJECT LYRICS