ss state
Exile! You've crossed the line this time
You've thrown it all away

And you can drag this new pariah down
'Till the lifeless body breaks
I can see it in their angry faces
They're opening the flood gates

Shout loud that burning mantra
With the unity of fear
Let it be me
Who sets you free

Exile! You show no mercy
You're living in a mindless state
Exile! You've crossed the line this time
You've thrown it all away

Exile! You show no mercy
You're living in a mindless state
Exile! You've crossed the line this time
You've thrown it all away



An angel falls

(Mitchell/Nolan)

An angel falls, so fragile and exposed
Soon lies crushed and wasted, too delicate to hold
A soulful melody, innocent and pure
Rises to the sky and is lost forever more

As guilt rains down
And scars the faith of man
It flows into the ground
We will never wipe the bloodstains from our hands

A failing heart, vulnerable and weak
Waiting for the moment to beat the final beat
Surely there is someone who'll reach out
Surely there is someone who'll reach out



Painted man

(Nolan/Pointer)

I am the painted man with a frown on my face
And a language you don't understand
A wild refugee
That is all you people can see

I am the painted man with a smile on my lips
And a living tattoo on my hand
That's no guarantee
Of the truth you people can see

Why? With poison so strong in our hearts
And the world torn apart
Why? When our actions bring nothing but pain
Can't you see that we're painted the same?

I am the painted man with bile in my veins
From a dark and sinister plan
Blind and deceived
That is all you people believe

I am the painted man, no thought for the world
I was here when the nightmare began
Wrongly conceived
That is all you people believe

Why? With poison so strong in our hearts
And the world torn apart
Why? When our actions bring nothing but pain
Can't you see that we're painted the same?

Come down from your ivory towers
Corruption devours us all
Come down from your ivory towers
The hunger devours us all



(This way) madness lies

(Nolan/Pointer)

Instrumental track



A spectre at the feast

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

There's a spectre at the feast
Feeding on my soul and drinking my hopes away
There's a wind from the east
My heart grows cold, my rainbows turn to grey

There's a spectre at the feast
Tearing me up and tossing my bones to the wolves
On the brink of defeat
We're moving the goals and changing the rules

Hey, don't fall asleep!
Don't close your eyes
And drift away to some foreign land

I know who you are
My fate is in your hands

There's a spectre at the feast
Panic has a face, it's looking at me right now
There's the shadow of defeat
Got to rise and bring those demons down

Hey, don't fall asleep!
Don't close your eyes
And drift away to some foreign land

I know who you are
My fate is in your hands

Are they so pure that they should judge me everyday?
Am I so low in estimation that none will hear a word I say?
Are they so sure the human race should turn away?
In every home to be unwelcome and none will hear a word I say

This brave new world
Has fallen and decayed
Are there no heroes?
Just men with feet of clay

Are they so weak that they despise me everyday?
A painful demonstration that none will hear a word I say

This brave new world
Has fallen and decayed
Are there no heroes?
Just men with feet of clay

Are you so pure?
Are you so pure?
Are you so pure?
Are you so pure?

This brave new world
Has fallen and decayed
Are there no heroes?
Just men with feet of clay



Never ending night

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

Just a simple thought, cast into the light
Leads to such destruction, never ending night
In my blind obsession to avoid the fools I've seen
How could I not recognize the fool was always me?

As guilt rains down
And scars the faith of man

It flows into the ground
I will never wipe the bloodstains from my hands

This seed of hate was carried in my soul
Waiting for the moment when it could take control
Surely there is someone who'll reach out
Surely there is someone who'll reach out

A failing heart, vulnerable and weak
Waiting for the moment to beat the final beat

As guilt rains down
And scars the faith of man
It flows into the ground
I will never wipe the bloodstains from my hands

Is there someone who'll reach out?
Surely there is someone who'll reach out



Skin game

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

Knowing what I know
I'm never free to come and go
But when I try to open doors
I burn when daylight hits the floor

Playing the skin game
Breathing the blue flame
Playing the skin game
In sight, insane

Knowing what I know
I've been looking for a space to grow
And maybe I can set you free
Yes, maybe I can set you free

Playing the skin game
Breathing the blue flame
Playing the skin game
In sight, insane

I'm content to live in the vacuum I have made
A comfortable existence on my own
The problems of the world are there for others to debate
I prefer to face my days alone

Kneeling down before I sleep
Never said a prayer that I believed
One day you'll understand

Why have I become this way?
Maybe it's another quirk of fate
Yielding to my DNA

Try to live on my own
Reborn once more as a whisper on the telephone
Unafraid of it all
Every thought, every dream, I will call, I will call

Now I'm living alone
And all I am is a whisper on the telephone
Making sense of it all
Every thought, every dream, I will call, I will call



Salamander

(Nolan)

Blue fire spreading across
From my finger tips, a powerful chaos
Ice cold consuming all
Unstoppable advancing wall of

Radiance marching forth
For the final throws of a world war
Bow down before the truth
I hear the cry, too late to stop you

Burn like a moth to the flame
We'll burn as the fire calls us by name
Burn like a moth to the flame

Blue fire spreading across
From the farthest shore, the final cost
Go back to the other place
Another side of a well known face

Blinding light, the world falls down
I will draw you in to the slightest sound
Reach out, follow your heart
To the end of time, you will not be the last

Burn like a moth to the flame
We'll burn as the fire calls us by name
Burn like a moth to the flame

Blue fire, a creeping curse
There is nowhere safe in the universe
Too late, you are hypnotised
By the gentle waves as they dive and rise

One strike of a single match
And the human race is reduced to ash
Bow down before the truth
I hear the cry, too late to stop you

Burn like a moth to the flame
We'll burn as the fire calls us by name
Burn like a moth to the flame
We'll burn as the fire calls us by name



On the box

(Nolan)

Instrumental track



Tsunami

(Nolan/Pointer)

A wave that rushes headlong through the darkness
An eternal flood that violates our minds
A mighty river thirsty for our sanity
A waterfall that crashes down upon mankind

The foam that smashes deep into the shoreline
A tidal force that's pumping through our veins
A wordless voice that echoes in our beating hearts
Driving every living soul insane

Ooh, there's nowhere to hide now
Ooh, there's nowhere to run

A skyline that is changed beyond redemption
The planet with it's back against the wall
Man was overflowing with self confidence
The time was overdue that he would take the fall

Ooh, there's nowhere to hide now
Ooh, there's nowhere to run
Ooh, there's nowhere to hide now
Ooh, there's nowhere to run



Bitter harvest

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

We've sown the seeds now
Don't know where they may fall
Just lonely ghost towns
Empty churches, empty town halls

We've travelled far now
And so into the wilderness we crawl

I'm floating through the debris
Of reference books and catalogues
Climbing over sun baked bones
Of kings and queens and demigods

You can take away my crown
But you'll never bring my spirit down
I won't give in

Try to push me off the rope
I will float down on the wings of hope
I won't give in

I wander through the dead lands
Computer chips and stereos
Powerless technology
Instruction books and videos

You can take away my crown
But you'll never bring my spirit down
I won't give in

Try to push me off the rope
I will float down on the wings of hope
I won't give in

Time may fly
And I will search the world for you
Rainbow skies
And I will cross the seven seas for you

Race on by
And I will find my way to you
Rainbow skies
And I will cross the universe for you



The city of lanterns

(Mitchell/Nolan)

Oh, my brother! Kneel with me
And share this dream of paradise
Through this cold and freezing night
We will survive

Oh, my sister! Walk with me
And share this dream of paradise
Through this unforgiving night
We will survive

As the lantern city lights
Burn ever bright



Riding the tide

(Nolan)

Instrumental track



Mea culpa

(Nolan)

So here I am
Sitting on a pile of stones
Waiting for the rain to fall
To wash away the dust from my hands

So here I am
Sitting on a pile of broken bones
Waiting for the sun to shine
Just to find my way to another day

I hear you call to me
But there's nothing I can do
I hear you call to me
But I can't help you

So here I am
Nothing more to give the world
Hoping for another chance
As I try to make a stand against the tide

And now I walk in fire
I see the flames are grower stronger, dancing higher
And voices from the blue
Their screams will not be silenced as I stand accused

I look for mercy in their eyes
But only find despising gazes

So here I am
Wasted and torn apart
Waiting for the end to come
Release me from the guilt I've had to bear

So here I am
Sitting on a pile of broken hearts
Waiting for the end to come
And take away the burden of my fear

I hear you call to me
But there's nothing I can do
I hear you call to me
But I can't help you

I can't help you
But I can't help you

So here I am
Sitting on a pile of stones



Cutting the cards

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

Some bitter puppeteer
Tore away my right to choose
Dealt me shit instead of cards
Watched me bluffing from the start

Some warring cavalier
Rode the truth into the ground
Dragged me screaming by the feet
Left me sprawling in defeat

Right, right to the end
We are joined 'till the universe fades into darkness again

Some deep deluded author
Wrote new chapters in my life
Threw my hat into the ring
Let the lady start to sing

So here we face each other
In the blackness of the night
I don't care how it appears
This ends now, this ends here

Right, right to the end
We are joined 'till the universe fades into darkness again

I can read your mind
Your future's so defined
Beware! You've crossed the line this time
Are you so sure of what you'll find?

A victim of your lies
A witness to your own demise
There's nowhere else to turn

Right, right to the end
We are joined 'till the universe fades into darkness again

I can feel your craving
The way that you behave
I can hear the thunder roll
The pleading of a million souls

You've done this to yourself
You've done this to yourself
There's nowhere else to turn

Right, right to the end
We are joined 'till the universe fades into darkness again
And you know, yes, you know
We can't survive alone on our own



Ascension

(Mitchell/Nolan/Pointer)

I feel vindicated
Looking back on what I've done
Not so complicated
When moments meet as one

Are you ready to part the veil?
And write a new beginning to this tale

Rising up
I see creation from the sky
I'm learning to fly

Rising up
I see creation from the sky
This freedom is mine

Standing on the mountain
The olive leaf in hand
Drinking at that fountain
So that I might understand

Are you ready to start once more?
With no idea of what's in store
Are you ready to part the veil?
And write a new beginning to this tale

Rising up
I see creation from the sky
I'm learning to fly

Rising up
I see creation from the sky
This freedom is mine

Rising up
I see creation from the stars
We've travelled so far

Rising up
I see creation from the stars
We've travelled so far

Rising up
I am rising up