Ο τίτλος εμπνευσμένος απο το ομώνυμο βιβλίο -όχι και τόσο- επιστημονικής φαντασίας του Άγγλου συγγραφέα Aldous Huxley... (είναι γνωστό εξ'άλλου οτι ο αρχηγός -ένας είναι ο αρχηγός- λατρεύει το διάβασμα και δεν είναι η πρώτη φορά που εμπνέεται για να γράψει κάποιο τραγούδι)
Ήταν η πρώτη δουλειά μετά τον "επαναπατρισμό" των μεγάλων απόντων των δυο προηγούμενων δίσκων, Bruce Dickinson και Adrian Smith και όπως καταλαβαίνει κανείς, η ανυπομονησία για το αποτέλεσμα ήταν μεγάλη...
Το τραγούδι είναι εμπνευσμένο απο την ομώνυμηcult ταινία του 1973, που αναφέρεται στις θρησκευτικές αιρέσεις, οι οποίες υπόσχονται αιώνια ζωή μέσα απο την θυσία...
Ghost of the Navigator
Εδώ έχουμε μια αναφορά στην Οδύσσεια του καθενός μας... Την καθημερινή μας αναζήτηση για το νόημα της ζωής, ή ακόμα για να βρούμε την Ιθάκη μας
Brave New World
Αναφορές στο ομώνυμο βιβλίο, που απο μόνες τους (αν το έχεις διαβάσει ) φτιάχνουν ενα κολάζ απο εικόνες και νοήματα... Αν δεν το έχεις διαβάσει ακόμα... καν'το ΤΩΡΑ!
Blood Brothers
Εδώ έχουμε αναφορές στους πολέμους και την "κληρονομιά" που μας αφήνει απο γενιά σε γενιά. Το πόσο αμαθής παραμένουμε απέναντι στην ιστορία...
The Mercenary
ΟΚ, εδώ είναι προφανές οτι αναφέρεται στους μισθοφόρους...nothing more to say
Dream of Mirrors
Εδώ έχουμε λίγο ψωμί... Μια ακόμα αναφορά στην αναζήτηση του εαυτού μας, της ζωής μας και αν πάμε λίγο παραπέρα, μιλάμε για τον πόλεμο που έχουμε μέσα μας με την ηθική, με τους "δαίμονες" μας -κατάθλιψη κτλ-
The Fallen Angel
Σε αυτό το τραγούδι έχουμε αναφορά στον Azazel, αυτή τη βιβλική φιγούρα, ο αποδιοπομπαίος τράγος κοινώς, ο οποίος είναι ο υπεύθυνος της διαφθοράς στον άνθρωπο
The Nomad
Εδώ, πέρα απο το προφανές, δεν κατάφερα να καταλάβω αν υπάρχει κάτι πίσω απο αυτή την ιστορία (αν είναι μύθος ή κάποιο υπαρκτό πρόσωπο)...Οπότε μένω στο οτι απλά κάνουν αναφορά σε εναν νομαδικό μύθο...
Out Of The Silent Planet
Αλλη μια επιρροή απο ταινία, αυτη την φορά απο την sci-fi ταινία του 1956 "Forbidden Planet"
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
Εδώ έχουμε αναφορές στην ηθική, στην κοινωνία μας που απλά μένει αμέτοχη στα όσα κακά συμβαίνουν γύρω της στην ελευθερία του ανθρώπου να διαλέξει αν θα είναι καλός ή οχι και σε γενικότερη εικόνα πόσο λεπτές είναι οι ισορροπίες μεταξύ αγάπη-μίσους
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Ακόμα σαν χθες θυμάμαι την συναυλία στο ανοιχτό του Αγίου Κοσμά... -που ακόμα έχω την άποψη οτι ολόκληρη η Ελλάδα με χρωστάει ενα ευχαριστώ που ήρθανε για την τελευταία συναυλία της περιοδείας....(δεν νομίζω να έστειλε κάποιος άλλος e-mail παραπόνων direct) ... παρακαλώ Ελλάδα...
Το ανυπόγραφο σουβενιρ απο το δέρμα του Nicko που ήρθε και αναπαύθηκε στην αγκαλιά μου χωρίς να κάνω καμία παραπανίσια κίνηση, παρά να ανοίξω τα χέρια μου -τωρα τα πετάνε με υπογραφές μη γαμ.σω -
Την μπλούζα που πήρα απο το stand και την φορούσα με καμάρι για τα υπόλοιπα 3 χρόνια, και που ήταν ο λόγος που γνώρισα τον κολλητό μου, τον δικό μου blood brother, nimlot (Λ) και συνεχίζουμε και μετράμε 18 χρόνια
Tip#2 Ο Χοροπηδαω-πολλες-φορες-χωρις-λογο-αλλα-γραφω-κομματαρες Janick Gers είχε πέσει απο την σκηνη σε Live στην Γερμανια και ακυρωσαν τις επερχομενες συναυλιες τους including Athens...Ποιος είδε τον eltthoughts και δεν τον φοβήθηκε...Τα υπόλοιπα ανηκουν πια στην ιστορια....
Tip#3 Η πρώτη -ουσιαστική- δουλειά στην μετα-Birch εποχή, με τον Kevin Shirley στην παραγωγή, που έμελλε να ειναι -μέχρι τώρα- μόνιμη η συνεργασία τους...
Tip#5 Το 2001 παιδιά ειπαν "και δεν πάμε να παίξουμε στο Rio de Janeiro?" ε και πήγαν... ε.. και είχε 250.000 κόσμο...ε..αυτά....
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The Wicker Man
Hand of fate is moving and the finger points to you He knocks you to your feet and so what are you gonna do Your tongue has frozen now you've got something to say The piper at the gates of dawn is calling you his way
You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Say goodbye to gravity and say goodbye to death Hello to eternity and live for every breath
Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come
The ferryman wants his money you ain't going to give it back He can push his own boat as you set up off the track Nothing you can contemplate will ever be the same Every second is a new spark, sets the universe aflame
You watch the world exploding every single night Dancing in the sun a newborn in the light Brothers and their fathers joining hands and make a chain The shadow of the Wicker Man is rising up again
Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come
Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come Your time will come, your time will come
Ghost Of The Navigator
I have sailed to many lands, now I make my final journey On the bow I stand, west is where I go Through the night I plough, still my heart, calculate and pray As the compass swings, my will is strong, I will not be led astray Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, but I know, but I know
I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, navigator's son, Chasing rainbows all my days
Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so, Nothing's real until you feel
I steer between the crashing rocks, the sirens call my name Lash my hands onto the helm, blood surging with the strain I will not fail now as sunrise comes the darkness left behind For eternity I follow on there is no other way Mysteries of time clouds that hide the sun But I know, I know
I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days
Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel
I see the ghosts of navigators but they are lost As they sail into the sunset they'll count the cost As their skeletons accusing emerge from the sea The sirens of the rocks, they beckon me
Take my heart and set it free, carried forward by the waves Nowhere left to run, Navigator's son Chasing rainbows all my days
Where I go I do not know, I only know the place I've been Dreams they come and go, ever shall be so Nothing's real until you feel
Brave New World
Dying swans twisted wings, beauty not needed here Lost my love, lost my life, in this garden of fear I have seen many things, in a lifetime alone Mother love is no more, bring this savage back home
Wilderness house of pain, makes no sense of it all Close this mind dull this brain, Messiah before his fall What you see is not real, those who know will not tell All is lost sold your souls to this brave new world
A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world
Dragon kings dying queens, where is salvation now Lost my life lost my dreams, rip the bones from my flesh Silent screams laughing here, dying to tell you the truth You are planned and you are damned in this brave new world
A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world
A brave new world, in a brave new world A brave new world, in a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world In a brave new world, a brave new world
Dying swans twisted wings, bring this savage back home
Blood Brothers
And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life What do you think you'd expect you would see? Just like a mirror reflecting the moves of your life And in the river reflections of me
Just for a second a glimpse of my father I see And in a movement he beckons to me And in a moment the memories are all that remain And all the wounds are reopening again
And as you look all around at the world in dismay What do you see, do you think we have learned? Not if you're taking a look at the war-torn affray Out in the streets where the babies are burnt
There are times when I feel I'm afraid for the world There are times I'm ashamed of us all When you're floating on all the emotion you feel And reflecting the good and the bad Will we ever know what the answer to life really is? Can you really tell me what life is? Maybe all the things that you know that are precious to you Could be swept away by fate's own hand
When you think that we've used all our chances And the chance to make everything right Keep on making the same old mistakes Makes untipping the balance so easy When we're living our lives on the edge Say a prayer on the book of the dead
And if you're taking a walk through the garden of life
The Mercenary
Pay to kill, die to lose, hunted, hunter which are you Diablo come again to make trophies out of men Lose your skin, lose your skull, one by one the sack is full In the heat dehydrate, know which breath will be your last
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain
Human heart, human mind, intellect intertwined Focus sharp in the night, watch the jungle burning bright Toe to toe throw the line, everyone's caught hand tied Iron will iron fist, how could it have come to this?
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay live Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, you've got to kill to stay alive
Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain
Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain Show them no fear, show them no pain
Dream Of Mirrors
Have you ever felt the future is the past, but you don't know how? A reflected dream of a captured time, is it really now, is it really happening?
Don't know why I feel this way, have I dreamt this time, this place? Something vivid comes again into my mind And I think I've seen your face, seen this room, been in this place Something vivid comes again into my mind
All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Have I found my destination? I just can't take no more
The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true
Think I've heard your voice before, think I've said these words before Something makes me feel I just might lose my mind Am I still inside my dream? Is this a new reality Something makes me feel that I have lost my mind
All my hopes and expectations, looking for an explanation Coming to the realization that I can't see for sure
I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, please save me from myself
The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true
I get up put on the light, dreading the oncoming night Scared to fall asleep and dream the dream again Nothing that I contemplate, nothing that I can compare To letting loose the demons deep inside my head
Dread to think what might be stirring, that my dream is reoccurring Got to keep away from drifting, saving me from myself
I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself
Lost in a dream of mirrors, lost in a paradox Lost and time is spinning, lost a nightmare I retrace Lost a hell that I revisit, lost another time and place Lost a parallel existence, lost a nightmare I retrace
I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself
I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself I only dream in black and white, I only dream cause I'm alive I only dream in black and white, to save me from myself
The dream is true, the dream is true The dream is true, the dream is true
The Fallen Angel
Azazel is beside you and he's playing the game Demons are inside you and they're making their play Watching and they're hiding as they wait for the time For a devil to get ready and take over your mind
You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the only one You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one
Beaten fallen angel but I've risen again And the power is inside me, I've decided to pray As I wait for Armageddon and it's coming my way It's an honour to be chosen and I wait for the day
You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know I am the only one You and only god would know what could be done You and only god will know that I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of my world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face all this on my own Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one
Could it be it's the end of our world? All the things that we cherish and love Nothing left but to face this all on my own Cause I am the chosen one
The Nomad
Like a mirage riding on the desert sand Like a vision floating with the desert winds Know the secret of the ancient desert lands Your are the keeper of the mystery in your hands
Nomad, rider of the ancient east Nomad, rider that men know the least Nomad, where you come from no one knows Nomad, where you go to no one tells
Undercover of the veil of your disguise The men that fear you are the ones that you despise No one's certain what you future will behold You're a legend you own story will be told
Nomad, rider of the ancient east Nomad, rider that men know the least Nomad, where you come from no one knows Nomad, where you go to no one tells
No one dares to even look or glance your way Your reputation goes before you they all say Like a spirit that can disappear at will Many claim of things but no one's seen you kill
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands No man's ever understood your genius
Those who see you in horizon desert sun Those who fear your reputation hide or run You send before you a mystique that's all your own Your silhouette is like a statue carved in stone
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands No man ever understood your genius
Legend has it that you speak an ancient tongue But no one's spoke to you and lived to tell the tale Some may say that you have killed a hundred men Others say that you have died and live again
Nomad, you're the rider so mysterious Nomad, you're the spirit that men fear in us Nomad, you're the rider of the desert sands No man ever understood your genius
Out Of The Silent Planet
Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are
Withered hands, withered bodies begging for salvation Deserted by the hand of gods of their own creation Nations cry underneath decaying skies above You are guilty, the punishment is death for all who live The punishment is death for all who live
Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, Come the demons of creation. Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, Come the demons of creation.
The killing fields, the grinding wheels crushed by equilibrium. Separate lives, no more disguise, no more second chances. Haggard wisdom spitting out the bitter taste of hate. I accuse you before you know the crime it's all too late. Before you know the crime it's all too late.
Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, Come the demons of creation. Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, come the demons of creation.
Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are. Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are.
Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, Come the demons of creation. Out of the silent planet, dreams of decimation, Out of the silent planet, Come the demons of creation.
Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are. Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are. Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are. Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are, Out of the silent planet, out of the silent planet we are.
The Thin Line Between Love and Hate
When a person turns to wrong, is it a want to be, belong? Part of things at any cost, at what price a life is lost
At what point do we begin, fighter spirit a will to win But what makes a man decide, take the wrong or righteous road
There's a thin line between love and hate Wider divide that you can see between good and bad There's a grey place between black and white But everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes
We all like to put the blame on society these days But what kind of good or bad a new generation brings
Sometimes take just more than that to survive be good at heart There is evil in some of us no matter what will never change
I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever
Just a few small tears between someone happy and one sad Just a thin line drawn between being a genius or insane
At what age begin to learn of which way out we will turn There's a long and winding road and the trail is there to burn
There's a thin line between love and hate Wider divide that you can see between good and bad There's a grey place between black and white But everyone does have the right to choose the path that he takes
I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever
I will hope, my soul will fly, so I will live forever Heart will die, my soul will fly, and I will live forever
