Press Release
Ricochet
hear me breathe
from the other room
so which of all the lies you told
should i keep as my own?
the metaphors are lost on me
what i see is what i see
the earth is moving - time to say goodbye?
only sky ahead
love's so hard to find
i saw it coming,
saw it go wailing down the line
will i see you again?
a window closed, an opened door
some seven steps away
my actions caught up finally
beyond the watchword wait and see
beyond the undecisive ways of mine
only sky ahead
love's so hard to find
i saw it come and saw it go
somewhere down the line
down the line
the dream machine's on speed
my head's up in the clouds
we met up on the ledge
and i could read your mind
and though things fall asleep
nothing ever dies
i caught it on the bounce
and now we float
- hands outstretched -
along the river
The Great Unknown
Finally we are on our way
Where no man's gone,
launching deep into the great unknown
Space and time passing by,
but the world outside
is swallowed whole by the starless sky
I turned the key in the door
It’s been a long time a-coming
I’ve been a long time gone
I can't believe this is happening to me
We have passed the sun
and something tells me this has just begun
I turned the key in the door
It’s been a long time a-coming
I’ve been a long time gone
All the forces of the cosmos lead me on
as we shoot through the galaxy
I'm coming home!
From Within
sleep
golden city
behind bolts, bars and stone
dream
mighty city
of the wind and the sea
stars shoot a line across the sky
no way in
from the outside
no way out
from within
stars call me down from the sky
weep
sleepless city
in your room
deep within
and the stars shoot me down from the sky
In For A Ride
How long ‘til I’m set free,
until I find a tie that binds?
How long until I see
the words that rhyme?
But when the blinding lights have all gone down
you are in for a ride
How long until we meet,
until our lines will entwine?
How far until we hit
the other side?
But when we’ve passed the point of no return
you are in for a ride
Fate came by and leaned in close to me
I skipped a heartbeat
What if this is what I’ve waited for?
Then what will come of me?
Maybe the timing is more wrong than right?
Signs of panic…
But I’ve bought that ticket and I’ll take that ride
There’s no way back to sleep
when you’ve woken up the beast…
Suddenly the dice were cast,
the bones were dancing madly on the table
Don’t think about tomorrow
Don’t dwell on the mistakes that you have made
This is the time, this is the place
And when the blinding lights have all gone down
you are in for a ride
The War Is Over
a light shines above
a trace of the sky
reflecting in my lover's eye
the sun going down
on a war, lost or won
all is silent in this newborn world of peace
we're the only ones awake to see
it's not a case of right and wrong
it's all about to be
you and me
so come and bless my soul
it's all about to be
a blue whippoorwill sings
on the other side of the rain
we're through with the games
we survived the hate and the pain
the storm's gone away
so come my kingdom come - come today
Monolith
a storm
will arise
building up
from the hearts of the moons of mars
be prepared
for the day
when we walk from the darkness
out into light
dawn
drawing near
comes a time
‘cause the system is breaking down
be prepared
for the day
when we walk from the darkness
out into light
A Sky About To Rain
How did it ever come to this?
I can’t pretend that nothing’s changed any longer
I’ve drowned the doubts and chewed the lies
Ignored the space between the lines
Don’t act so surprised
when you knew it all along
Each and every lie
burns a hole into my soul
Then you asked me how this came to be…
A quite selective memory…
In what dirty river did you find
the water that would make you lose your reflection?
Heard you say we're both to blame...
It's just a lame attempt to ease your pain...
Don’t act so surprised
when you knew it all along
Each and every lie
burns a hole into my soul
A Sky About To Rain
Every Step I Take
(instrumental)
Groundbound
how long the wait?
clouds are hanging over me
obscurity prevails
wearing the face
of doubts, hopes and promises
i wish that you would stay
don’t blunt the edge
i breathe through my senses
the flesh and the divine
delicate moves
surrender into strangeness
and i can’t make out the signs
fall through the air
groundbound and giving away
your secret is safe
unless it would break in two
heaven’s still unbound
cling to my wings,
the dreams and the things we knew
now would you want it to?
fall through the air
groundbound and gliding
giving away
Gravity
soon an angel's leaving
they're ruled by laws of gravity
soon this door is closing
and you'll never know unless you go
no, you'll never know if you won't go
wishing well of wonders
glitter box of dreams
inside lie bitter pills
you know i never wanted
to sing for your lover
but the angels sang of love
and outside the night was falling
fly - fiery angels kiss the sky
won't you shine your light down on me
fly - through the blazing cosmic eye
no, you'll never know if you won't go
eleven ways to lose your mind
seven ways to shine
four doors that may take you in
one that's closed behind
i should have seen you leaving
but i never thought you'd go
no, i never thought you'd walk away
it's getting dark, too dark to see
and angel's a long time gone
too many things i can't combine
with logic reason
how can i tell the black from white
if all is black and blue?
god knows where i'm going
when the keeper waves me through...
When I Turn
sometimes it seems
like the void is larger than life
and i’ve nil to give,
nothing to say
at the ending of the day
when i turn to go
man made prints in the snow
lines entwine
and in time it will show
the new day fades in grey
i won’t let me slip away
DISC TWO
Sad Rain
the neon dawn has just begun,
the day is here that wasn't meant to come
she's walking by the frozen sea
trying to count the stars that she can't see
a distant sound of black rain in the water
the pale moon shining soft through a cloud
the sun is turning black in the horizon
the wind is slowly tearing her apart
and so our time has come, my friend
the child who cries and no-one seems to care
the echoes of the birds are gone
the sky is painted grey, but it's so warm
searching for a light in the darkness,
trying to keep your eyes from the dirt
taste the bitter wine of tomorrow
i'm walking on a path that never ends
Wheel
my mind's falling down endless tunnels
until i find myself in the void
somewhere down there i could hear them calling me
through walls of silence i heard them weep
the wheel was just about to roll me over
and for a moment i lost control
stars were falling and worlds colliding
i always knew that they would track me down
tried so hard to break through to the surface,
but entered into yet another dream
i held tighter on to the lifeline
and sensing light i broke free!
The Old Man & The Sea
the storm has raged here for hours, the water's plunging in on me
the remains of my creation is swallowed slowly down
by the troubled sea
into unconsecrated ground
gone eternally, gone eternally
feeder of my visions, carrier of my soul
the last hope for the dreamers, now crashing to the shore,
pinioned and torn
in presumption and with my foolish pride i challenged the storm,
i challenged the storm
i'm the sole survivor, the only one left alive
now my limbs seem to fail me and time has blurred my mind
i'm doomed to this fate
the deal has already been signed and the hour's getting late
the hour's getting late, much too late
Nucleus
awaken - i am reborn - seeing - calling - roll away the stone - rising
pacing through the ashes, holding fast the rope
finally believing in love and life and hope
beauty - sky, earth and moon - always moving - beating in tune - turning around...
reaching - drawn to the light - wanting - shooting into the night - glowing
getting ever deeper, closer to the core
the purpose and the meaning, the essence of it all!
Book of Hours
watching the world through the eyes of a child
leaving the past behind me
curiously peeping behind each door
already longing for tomorrow
there's no need to fear as long as you're here
it's not always easy, not always plain
you cannot evade your sorrow
those are the terms in this old game
give and forgive for tomorrow
there's no need to fear - i will be here
all of the reasons were lost in the wave
i scrabble around for reassurance
dragging my grapnel athwart the sea
scanning my book of hours
This Far From The Sky
the works of wonder pass me unseen
so close in distance, yet so much lies between
seeing with blurry, myopic eyes
stuck in a limbo - so far from the sky
one-way devotion and a one track mind:
i am still yearning, though it clearly won't be mine
too much confusion: all "how?" and "why?"
i need you near me to guide me from this storm i'm passing through
a moonlit path runs deep in the dark
guided by stars i follow with my heart
rely on comfort, rely on time
hope for direction and mercy
from that far, erratic sky
30 Pieces
Did you see me?
Did you bother when my head was under water?
When the road was hard and winding
Where were you? Where were you hiding?
You were nowhere to be found
when I searched the heavens and the ground
Or was I too blind to see?
That was what you kept on telling me
So the truth shall set me free?
Well, I'm cold and I am hungry
Tell me why I should believe
I see death and I see you and me
Darkness falling down on me
The betrayal burned a mark so deep
Thirty pieces at my feet
No Lord above my soul to keep
The silver coins lay on the ground - they blind my eyes
What would it take to make all my dreams come to life?
Only a word,
give me just a sign
Just a tiny lie…
Prince Of The Ocean
Stood by the gate at the foot of the garden
Am I too late? Are you gone now forever?
So many things I never did tell you
So many things, but still not much getting done
Examining memories, dissecting dreams
Looking for visions and great, long lost schemes
Half-baked ideas were all that I found
No guide to my future, no key to what I've become
I am an island, a ship on a sea
I drift with the winds,
where the currents will lead
I am an island, a star in the night
I scan the horizon for beacons of light
Long are the hours
Still is the sea
When you had gone through the lost and the found,
what were the things that stuck in your mind?
When you were tossing and turning in bed,
what were the thoughts that went through your head?
I know that you're longing for some greater plan
A welcoming harbour, a safe place to land
Abandon the anchor, go set the sail
Lashed to the mast, follow the nail!
