01 - Inquisition
When they first gained consciousness
Their senses yet dull and unrefined
All they could do was follow their calling
And so they set out
Full of hope
Full of purpose
Towards the center of civilization
Towards the capital
But they were rejected
Frightened by their mere appearance
The common folk hunted and captured them
And after the clerics declared them
Blasphemous creatures
One by one they were destroyed
Now only a few of them remain
Gathered around a fugitive
Who escaped the inquisition
They move at night
Stay off the road
As they head from the borderlands to the capital
So the world might be mended
02 - So The World Might Be Mended
(Raise your swords)
(Praise your lords)
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
(Oh-oh)
She was foreseeing
That the world adapts
To reject our changing times
Oh-oh but in revealing what her visions said
She was imprisoned
And they would rise
There were reports
All across the countryside
Of unsightly beings appearing
For seemingly no reason
And being hunted down
As soon as they approached the towns
The council declared them a threat
And the cleric’s decree had the same effect
Forsaken by steel and cloth alike
They turned to me
You turned to me
For I was the one who was able to flee
When she got accused of blasphemy
Oh-oh blasphemy
Now I will lead you back
(So the world might be mended)
Stay off the beaten tracks
(So the world might be mended)
You have three more moons
To make it to the capital
Where the high priestess waits
To reveal to you your purpose
And your fate
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-hoooo
(Raise your swords)
So the world might be mended
(Praise your lords)
So the world might be mended
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
Oh-hoh
So the world might be mended
As a party of four we move on
My retinue used to be thirteen
But two went off unseen
And we lost five more souls
When we encountered a patrol
You need no sustenance
But a bolt to the chest
Will still spell your end
Two stayed behind
At the bridge as decoys
One lost mind
And was destroyed
Now I will lead you back
Stay off the beaten tracks
You have two more moons
To make it to the capital
Where the high priestess waits
To reveal to you your purpose
And your fate
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoh-hoooo
(Raise your swords)
So the world might be mended
(Praise your lords)
So the world might be mended
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
(Forge on)
Oh-hoh
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoooo
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoooo
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh
Oh-hoh-hoh-hoooo
So the world might be mended
Oh-hoh
Oh-hoh
You have one more moon
03 - Moonbeams
You return what is broken
And take something new
You remember what’s spoken
It’s all wrong and all true
The other side is but a smile
In the mirror of our time
Pass it by or stay a while
And listen
You give me a shadow
I’ll give you a ring
If you give me a heartbeat
I’ll pay you in strings
Of so many moonbeams
So many dreams
So many stars at once
You return what is broken
And take something new
You remember what’s spoken
It’s wrong and it’s true
This world isn’t one thing
This whirlwind’s just something
Turning you ‘round in a dance
A thimble of sadness
And a sprinkle of regret
You add a cup full of happiness
And a measure of the
Good things people said
Stir seven times
And let the moment give
Pour over smiles
And drink a life well lived
What you hide
Is not a crime
But an ache in your mind
Carry on
Stay on your side
Become your vision
You give me a shadow
I’ll give you a ring
If you give me a heartbeat
I’ll pay you in strings
Of so many moonbeams
So many dreams
So many stars at once
You return what is broken
And take something new
You remember what’s spoken
It’s wrong and it’s true
This world isn’t one thing
This whirlwind’s just something
Turning you ‘round in a dance
Oh every night
When the moonbeams are shining bright
Look to the stars
Let it into your heart
The moonlight
The luminous guide
Take to the sky
Feel the night advance
Join the endless dance
Be part of this heavenly art
Your moonlight
Your luminous guide
The soothing wind in your mind
Let it go
Become your vision
You give me a shadow
I’ll give you a ring
If you give me a heartbeat
I’ll pay you in
So many moonbeams
So many dreams
So many stars at once
You return what is broken
And take something new
You remember
What’s spoken is true
This world isn’t one thing
This whirlwind’s just something
Turning you ‘round in a dance
(Look to the stars)
(Let it into your heart)
04 - For Gold Prevents The Grief
The sea is high
The sun is low
The treasure sets our hearts aglow
Our homes are far
The journey’s long
We follow the song
Not a single map will show
The island where we have to go
We can feel it in our bones
We are not alone
The wind is heavy in our sails
Chasing us to our graves
The captain fell long ago
To the call of the gold
The midnight call of the old man’s gold
A treasure beyond belief
There’s not a friend we haven’t sold
For gold prevents the grief
We are following the tales
From the harbours to the waves
Hailing every single port
For another clue to sort
The trail was once so clear
Our desire’s drawing near
Nothing as our guide
But the golden glow at night
Just a few more leagues to go
The wind will lean just so
Not even sirens have a hold
It’s the call of the gold
The midnight call of the old man’s gold
A treasure beyond belief
There’s not a friend we haven’t sold
For gold prevents the grief
Chased by eerie sounds
As we step over bones
Onto golden grounds
Almost within reach
When we are caught by the
Voice of the deep
We are the drowned
We are the servants of the rolling deep
Light our hearts
Free our souls
There is gold enough
There is no grief
The midnight call of the old man’s gold
A treasure beyond belief
There’s not a friend we haven’t sold
The midnight call of the old man’s gold
A treasure beyond belief
There’s not a friend we haven’t sold
For gold prevents the grief
For gold prevents the grief
05 - Letters To The Other Side
I catch the sunrise every morning
Follow the tide back to the shore
The seasons turn
The future’s calling every day
The children grown so tall
The ones who taught us where we came from
And kept watch since we were born
We know one day they will be torn from our lives
And we will doubt it all
Ooooh-ho-hooooo oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho
And sometimes
I catch myself
Writing letters to the other side
Across the emerald divide and
Sometimes
I burn
Letters to the other side
Memories of a different time
A different life
They say that time’s the greatest healer
(The greatest healer is time)
They say don’t worry, you’ll be fine
(You’ll be fine)
Time, it turns out, wages war against us all
Will rule us all
Resist the loss you fear
Resist the forces that drive you from here
Write your letters to the other side
The other side
Ooooh-ho-hooooo oh-ho-ho-ho-ho-ho
And sometimes
I catch myself
Writing letters to the other side
The emerald divide and
Sometimes
I burn
Letters to the other side
Memories of a different time
A different life
(Resist the loss you fear)
(Resist the forces that drive you from here)
06 - In The Hallway
Night falls
All the guests retired
Except for that young couple
Still discussing all their struggles
In the garden pavilion
They too will soon be gone
Family can be trouble
And for yours
That goes double
Yet despite all
We’re still here
Stay with me
Until the dawn draws near
Come sit with me in the hallway
Find peace
If brief
The world will wait
Let your mind wander off
Let your thoughts sway
There’s silence in the hallway
Allow the gloomy light
To wash it all away
All away
All away
In the hallway
Breathe
I breathe
Let the silence envelop your mind
In my mind
And you will find
A sense of relief
That’s how you know the worst is over
That’s how I know that
Night has fallen
The darkness is calling
An eventful day but
We are still here
And I can feel
The allure of the dim light
The glamor of the night
And the coldness of the wall
At the end of the day
This small break we take
Makes it worth it all
Come sit with me in the hallway
Find peace
If brief
The world will wait
Let your mind wander off
Let your thoughts sway
There’s silence in the hallway
Allow the gloomy light
To wash it all away
All away
All away
In the hallway
Oh Harmony
But they had other plans
At lunch they fought like vultures
So obscene and so uncultured
Over the inheritance
Like you were not even present
Wayward, rash, misguided
Animosity, divided
And I was blinded by
Assurances they gave
Stories they relayed
And the outcomes that they feared
At the end of the day
Discarded, betrayed
All we need is here
Come sit with me in the hallway
Find peace
If brief
The world will wait
Let your mind wander off
Let your thoughts sway
There’s silence in the hallway
Allow the gloomy light
To wash it all away
All away
All away
All away
All away
All away
All away
In the hallway
07 - We Will Fly
At the darkest hour
Our wings will be restored
That was promised by the powers
That we were drawn towards
We traded freedom for certitude
And longevity
But now the time has come to leave
We will fly
The herald’s warning
War will come
By the next morning
All this beauty will be gone
And so will we
For we’re about to flee
We say goodbye and
We will fly
It is not much longer now
Until we conquer the skies
Yes tonight
We rise above the treetops
Out of sight
And the whole world stops
Tonight
We fly
After all this time
We will fly
We can feel
The rumble from the distance
Drawing nearer as we speak
It seems time is running out
We must take above the clouds
Escape above the clouds
Right now
Still shackled here
But we did negotiate
Our wings await
Yes tonight
We rise above the treetops
Out of sight
And the whole world stops
Tonight
We fly
After all this time
We will fly
What is this music we perceive
Like a lost divine motif
And this feeling that we’ve heard it before
In old times of yore
A being manifests in front of us
An ascended one
A god
And it speaks
Please do not fear
I come in peace
You have served for centuries
As your reward
Your wings shall be restored
The only thing I ask in return
Anything
Take me along
As long as we will fly
For I do not have wings of my own
We agree to this deal
Return our wings
And we take to the sky
We will fly
We will fly
We will fly
We will fly
(Yes tonight)
Fly
(We rise above the treetops)
(Out of sight)
We will fly
(And the whole world stops)
We Will Fly
(Tonight)
(We rise above the treetops)
(Out of sight)
We will fly
(And the whole world stops)
(Tonight)
Fly
(We rise above the treetops)
(Out of sight)
We will fly
(And the whole world stops)
We will fly
(Tonight)
(We rise above the treetops)
(Out of sight)
And the whole world stops
08 - Iridescent Embassy
I get out of bed
Aching back
Heavy head
That is when I hear the voice again
It repeats like an advertisement
In a cadence unrelenting
Oh-hoh-ho-ho
And it goes like this
From everywhere they come to see
The iridescent embassy
You should plan your trip right now
The spots go quick
My brothers and sisters
From across the sea
Visit the iridescent embassy
The first night is free
Rheumatism diagnosed
And a treatment was proposed
When the cunning woman gave me herbs
I think I was supposed to
Put them on my back
But I did smoke them instead
Oh-hoh-ho-ho
And ever since I hear that voice
Repeating again and again
From everywhere they come to see
The iridescent embassy
You should plan your trip right now
The spots go quick
My brothers and sisters
From across the sea
Visit the iridescent embassy
The first night is free
One night in my dreams
I hear the woman’s voice
Speak to me
Oh what you have you done
Oh-oh please
I beg for help
Although I am aware
I brought this on myself
Well in that case
There is one way
You should pick your fights
And quickly cast aside
The ones that you can’t win
Embrace it
Give in
No, no, no
This isn’t right
Take away the voice inside
Oh can you hear the voice inside
Oh what have you done
What have I done
Embrace it
No
Concede it
I will not be defeated
Face it and repeat it
There’s no escape from it
I will escape from it
From
No
From
No
From
From
From everywhere they come to see
The iridescent embassy
You should plan your trip right now
The spots go quick
My brothers and sisters
From across the sea
Visit the iridescent embassy
The first night is free
09 - Hidden In Plain sight
We were deceived by the epitaph
We were tricked by the light
Oh did not foresee the aftermath
Of adhering to the rules
Of listening and believing
That was the truth
Iron key
Golden hourglass
But the answers did not appear
Did not appear
So what do we do now
Now
Where do we go from here
The tales they write
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Hush hush
Lest a truthful story will rise
Now we recognize
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Always hidden
Hidden in plain sight
Lead us
Feed us
Treat us
And complete us
That was the idea
Turned into fear
Fear that the guiding hand is absent
And has always been
And that without magic
It can not be seen
It’s not here
Nor there
Nor anywhere
Where the light shines
Storms rise
The order aligns
And the truth dies
So what do we do now
Oh where do we go from here
The tales they write
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Hush hush
Lest a truthful story will rise
Now we recognize
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Always hidden
Hidden in plain sight
Hidden in plain sight
Always hidden in plain sight
Oh has our faith been a crime
Is this punishment divine
Was there any other answer
That we missed
Now the magic is gone
It was elusive all along
Where did it come from and
Where do we go from here
The tales they write
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Hush hush
Lest a truthful story will rise
Now we recognize
It’s all hidden in plain sight
Always hidden
Hidden
Hidden
Hidden
Hidden
Hidden in plain sight
10 - Stones Of Sorrow
Speak to me now
This room stands abandoned
Please let me hear
Your voice once more
Like before
When we made our stand and
Were unjustly brought down
Brought down
Oh speak to me now
The war has ended
You stood guard for millenia
Rulers changed
Laws were amended
The old ways disavowed
Speak to me
Speak to me
Heal me
Come near me
It is weak
Barely audible
But a sign nonetheless
At your peak
Your voice was extraordinary
Now I must confess
I do not know
Why you still stand there
Enshrined in the stones of sorrow
So many years
I am aware that you miss her
Things turned out as I feared
Let me hear
A little more than a whisper
More than a plea
Heal me
The link is broken I tried
Come near me
Oh remember the curse he applied
We are accursed to be eternally
Enshrined in the stones of sorrow
Agony
No serenity
No tomorrow
Stones of sorrow
Break out
Break out
Break out
Break out
Break out of the stones of sorrow now
A first step
A first warning
Of what the world will hear
Once you're released
A new hope
A new age
A new dawning
Erasing the grief
Goodbye agony
Soon you'll be free
Free
Free
Free
Heal me
The link is broken I tried
Come near me
Oh remember the curse he applied
We are accursed to be eternally
Enshrined in the stones of sorrow
Agony
No serenity
No tomorrow
Stones of sorrow
But alas
What you seek
Is no longer here
This is not a fairytale
Did you expect a happy ending
Yes indeed
Long forgotten relic of the past
You might as well give up
Did you think
I had forgotten
Did you plan to leave
Without my decree
Understand your endeavors are laughable
Snarl and seethe
Lash out and scream
You remain here
Enshrined in the stones of sorrow
Stones of
Stones of sorrow
Oh architect
Please consider that
Fate did not leave us a choice
When the sanctum was attacked
And we turned our backs
On the elders
Oh please spare me that
It was you in fact
Handing the keys
To the enemies
Your ideas of betterment
Did not come about in the end
All you achieved
Was for her to leave
The gods went with her
All three of us miss her
Her wisdom
Her candor
Her grace
A loss for the ages
And all that remains is
This lonely, lonely place
And yet all that pales
Next to his crimes
Brother
Brother
Break through
Break through
Break through
And reach out
Brother
You have forfeited
Any claims you had
Heal me
To the ties of family
For what you did
You will never be freed
Come near me
Oh-oh architect
It has been millenia
Let go of your grief
And remember
Yes remember
And let go
No
The stones of sorrow
Stand as a testament
To your crimes
I was kind in letting you
Keep a part of your form
But I now realize my mistake
Long forgotten relic of the past
Your defiance ends now
Heal me
It pains
Blood flows
Once more
Through my icy veins
Millenia of hate
Channeled for this day
You will pay
When the stones of sorrow
Break
I must admit
This is quite unexpected
Be welcome here
So many years
So many stones were erected
Just listen
Do you hear
Heal me
She could be one with you now
Come near me
Oh if only you
Did not break out
I won’t fall for your tricks
Spare me the theatrics
I have broken out
And she will as well
Snarl and seethe
Lash out and scream
When I drag you down to hell
Tough words
For a reject
You should save your breath or
You will regret that
You had any part
In her suffering
Suffering
Suffering
Right back at you
Prepare
At you
Prepare
The futility
Of this wrath you undergo
The stones of sorrow grow
To infinity
Further below
As you as a fellow architect know
An acknowledgement
Of the power I control
The clout I once again hold
A wave of my hand
And here we go
Welcome back
Ooh-oh
This is not the way
That her prophecy foretold
With you at each other’s throats
Put your grief out there
Then let it go
We once shared a common goal
I know you hear her sometimes
Fear that sometimes
You were wrong
In these millenia of life
Not all curses must survive
You don’t have to dwell on your sorrow
You are not your mistakes
Surrender your hate
On the altar of tomorrow and
Heal me
Oh why, why, why
Come near me
Oh why was it me who survived
We are accursed to be eternally
Bound to the stones of sorrow
Agony
No serenity
No tomorrow
Stones of sorrow