Lyrics

Premonition

Another silent word
Another premonition
The seeds of our destruction have been sown within our hearts
I’ve seen it all unfurled
A dreadful revelation
Too late to change the past
The moments last

With God as my witness I’m betrayed as I’m forewarned
I still proclaim but you can’t hear at all
You look so bewildered are you wondering at last?
What consequences wait and will they ever come to pass?

You’re living for today
You’re living in the moment
It’s always been the same it seems you’ll always be this way
“Are you contented now?”
I cried in all my torment
Or are these just imaginary sounds?

I’ve seen into the future and perceived the course of time
A prophet or an oracle well I just can’t decide
I’ve seized an opportunity to change the things to come
I didn’t quite persuade you now whatever have we done?

Echoes

Who was I yesterday?
And will I be the same this time tomorrow?
Do you recall my name?
Perhaps you know how long I’ve been this way?
But if I’m not mistaken
I once knew your face quite well
You’ve changed and what you’ve suffered I can’t tell
Who’s casting this reflection and who stands before me now?
There’s someone you remind me of somehow

Should I remember you today?
The sacrifice you made
I’m helpless but I’m not afraid
Are you an echo of the past
Returned to me at last
From all these years apart?

Intangible and rare
The glimpses of a life I once remembered
Like vapours in the air
They drift away in silent motion there
And though you seem so different some small trace of you remains
I recognise the evidence this way
You’ve come here to remind me of a promise made back then
I wonder if we’ll ever meet again

Four Walls

Within my room
All sorrow seems so far away
And oh so soon
They’re drifting in my wake
And when they’re gone
I won’t preserve a cherished thought for long
They’re all consumed
In time within my room

From these four walls
There’s no escape at all
There’s nothing else I’m sure
I feel afraid no more
Where I belong
These walls and not beyond
Invulnerable and strong
I’ll miss them when they’re gone

There’s no sunlight
No windows and no furniture
It’s cold at night
Asleep to all the world
But I’m just fine
Protected from the threats that lurk outside
Are all my fears
Inconsequential here?

The Reckoning

In a heartbeat
My whole life flashed by
Though I’m silent and I can’t speak
I still know the reasons why
My accusers
Line up one by one
They delight as I discover
The true source from which they come

Close my eyes for the reckoning time
Don’t break my fall
In the silence
You’ll hear my cries no more
All these promises worthy and kind
Won’t save my soul
Every virtue
Redeems no crime at all

In an instant
All this will be gone
In this moment I consider
The life I’ve known so long
No defences
No resistance stands
No illusions or defences
We leave with what we have

Fade In TIme

I’m searching the sky
Across the horizon
I see the world on fire from where I stand
I’m certain to find
The end at hand
Tall flames that dance and blaze across this land

And when the evidence is gone
We’re in the shadows there beyond
Will we awaken in the end?
And from the ashes rise again

We fade in time
Will we escape with all our lives?
To waste outside
Among the ruins left behind
For all our fears
Will we prevail beyond destruction far and near?
In time out here

Proud arches and towers
Outstretching before me
Great monuments to last a thousand years
I look for them now
But they’re not here
Fine halls and vast stone walls that once stood near

Are we forsaken here today?
And will our legacy remain?
In undiscovered vaults and shrines
Beneath the surface in decline

In Your Name

You whisper to me
I hear your voice
You pull the strings and I don’t even have a choice
You paint a picture
A place in time
And as you bend me to your will I fall in line

Am I the weapon in your hand upon this day
You understand that I’m defending you this way
Will I consent to your demands
Just like a prisoner in your arms
I’m torn apart on your command and in your name

Without instruction
You guide my hand
When I dispense your justice nothing else will stand
As you work through me
In ways unknown
Are you inside or are you testing my resolve?

However can we save them all in time?
A pity for the ones still left behind

Mistakes (Album version)

I don’t know what you want
I don’t know what you need
I’m so possessed it’s hard to see reality
You inhabit my thoughts
I imagine you’re near
But when I get too close you turn and disappear

So I made mistakes forsaken one
Do you still believe you’ll never fall in love?
Sometimes when I see your face in dreams
Everything becomes just like a memory

I’m afraid all the time
I don’t know what to do
There’s something indiscernible about you
And wherever you are
And whatever you chose
I’ll try to understand if you still want me to

I’ll make the same mistakes again
And choose the path of least resistance then
I hear a voice that makes no sound
But only words can reconcile us now

The Condemned Part I

You’ve seen the thoughts
Here in my mind
You know their forms and I’m betrayed again this time
They all bear witness to the things I’ve said and done
Am I condemned and will your retribution come

The Condemned Part II

I see the same day pass before my eyes
Am I a memory of life?
And every moment in this lifetime knows no end
Whenever will I wake again?

These hands before my face seem real right now
They feel the same somehow
The air I breath is cold upon my face
Who dares to leave this place?

Now every day for all eternity right here
Alone for all these years
And still the same events transpire again each day
They always end this way

The Awakening

Suddenly the waves are all around
We drift upon the water and descend before we drown
And as we swirl into the vortex one last time
The depths arise to meet us and we’re buried here alive

Are yours the only words of which I’m sure?
You follow in my footsteps and appear to me no more
And I perceive your final resting place right now
The half remembered faces on the streets and in the crowds

Mistakes (EP version)

I don’t know what you want
I don’t know what you need
I’m so possessed it’s hard to see reality
You inhabit my thoughts
I imagine you’re near
But when I get too close you turn and disappear

So I made mistakes forsaken one
Do you still believe you’ll never fall in love
Sometimes when I see your face in dreams
Everything becomes just like a memory

I’m afraid all the time
I don’t know what to do
There’s something indiscernible about you
And wherever you are
And whatever you choose
I’ll try to understand if you still want me to

Broken

I feel so paralysed today
Your voice once so familiar seems mysterious and strange
I choose my words like weapons now
And weave them into sentences to wound with every sound

And if you think we’ll be alright
Have you considered what we’ve broken?
Have you forgiven me tonight?
Are you asleep or are you woken?

I wonder where you were last night
Without your reassurances I fear the worst this time
Your silence menacing and cold
I try to close my eyes in time
I try to let you go

I can’t forget your face it seems
I can’t release you from my dreams
I feel the same when you appear
I can’t believe that you’re not here

Surrender

I heard that you were moving far away now
You’ll have a house to overlook the sea
I wonder if you have regrets
Is this solution best?
Your absence leaves a bitter emptiness

Here’s my surrender
You never felt so strong
I wonder if we’re closer now you’re gone
I guess we’re searching
Perhaps we never learn
I trust you’ll soon forgive these careless words

I’m looking at the photographs you left me
Your image fills my vision and my soul
Perhaps I’ll draw your portrait for your birthday sometime soon
And frame it for your mantlepiece to view

Asleep one night I dreamed that you got married
And I was there upon your wedding day
Whatever was I doing there?
I never understood
’cause when you entered I could barely look

Why did you become so cold?
Was there something unresolved?
A rift appeared between us
There are things I’ll never know
Are you happier like this?
Do you even still exist?
A chasm separates us
Was there something that I missed?

Embers

Sometimes it’s hard to picture you
Illusions in a daydream
And though I’m sure it won’t come true
These images sustain me
And as I’m still afraid of you
I guess you like to scare me
Despite the pain you drift away
It’s cold and I’m still trembling

Forget the things we used to say
They belong to yesterday
And all the things we liked to do
They’re reminding me of you

A long embrace within your arms
You’re slipping through my fingers
Eternal longing in my heart
The embers of our winter
I summon all my strength these days
I tried to catch you falling
Our whispered names still sound the same
Whenever you still call me

Without You

I know the number of my days before my time
And Prayed I’d never die in your arms
If you don’t see me then suppose I’m still alive
I’d never disappear from your heart.

In the higher places
Are you searching still?
And if you can’t find me
Then who ever will?
And you know I’ll miss you
Though I never cried
Will you ever find me?
Would I know you’d tried?

It’s not so difficult to lose the one you love
When you can always find another
It’s not that simple when the ones you love lose you
Will you remember me tomorrow?

The months have passed the ones we never knew
And the many days without you
As nothing lasts remember me this way
With our dreams to guide you always

Running from the Dawn

We stand
We stand upon the threshold now
Let’s stay
We’ll say no more
We understand
I held you in my arms when we were all alone
I’m sure I’ll never forget you when I let you go

Running from the dawn before the morning light
Make believe I’m yours beside you here tonight

I searched
Among the faces in the crowd
I saw
I’m sure I saw you as you danced
A secret in your eyes
Betrayed with every glance
It’s just a matter of time before you take my heart

Running from the dawn before the morning light
Make believe I’m yours beside you here tonight
Let us stay like this until the moment’s gone
Closer as we wish the dawn would never come

Take the time to consider if we should change our lives
Surely I’ve been searching for you all this time?
If you leave in a while before this moment ends
Tell me: will we ever meet again?

And now
When I pretend you’re near
I know
I wish that you’d stayed right here

Nothing to Hide

There’s nothing to distinguish day and night
And I won’t choose between them now
It may be hard to refuse but I know how

I disappeared from your sight
Within a flickering moment
I’m only here in disguise
Just like a passing illusion

Do you remember for a while I hardly slept
Perhaps you wondered why that was?
Forgive and never forget where I belong

Pale eyed, betrayed, helpless one
Are you a fading emotion
I can’t repair what I’ve done
I had the purest intentions

I find
I’m only here when there’s nothing to hide
But I’m always here in disguise
I only fear when there’s nothing to hide

I only care when I try
I’m only scared when there’s nothing to hide
I’m always here in disguise

I only fear when there’s nothing to hide

My Child

Searching for the traces
Of how you were before
Sometimes you perceive familiar faces
But I’m never really sure
Tell me you still hear me
I suppose you understand
Why do you appear to see right through me
When I’m the only one you have?

Still, silent wretch with joyless smile
Why so bleak you seem this morning?
I’ll still be with you for a while
Will you not be woken for me?

My child
Would I ever let you fall?
Is there something in your eyes?
Or is there nothing there at all?

Every time I see you
You don’t recall my name
Sometimes I pretend you still remember
But it doesn’t feel the same
I hardly recognise you
But you’ve been away so long
Can’t you see I’m still right here beside you?
And will you notice when I’m gone?

Worst case for sure, they’ve even seen
Only life without sensation
No-one can find the help you need
Seems your mind’s become too vacant

Miracles

When I asked the ones who knew you
Why you’d been away so long
I learned of your confusion and devotion
And despite your own afflictions
You still tried to bear your cross
Do you still believe things happen for a purpose?

Did they seem like miracles?
With grace, redemption
Don’t raise your hopes for wonder, in your heart
When they left with your conviction
Did they leave behind your scars?
Well I hope you see your miracles at last

When they placed their hand upon you
When they prayed in Jesus’ name
Did your faith sustain you long enough to stand again?
I guess they warmed your heart with tales of footprints in the sand
But He doesn’t seem to carry you right now

Well they all lined up and testified of suffering and pain
And how long they’d all endured this torment every day
Then they claimed some kind of miracle of God, a healing power
Do you wonder why he never helps you now?

Last Chance

See me before escaping
The ruins of a true love
Fleeing apart
Embracing a vision of the future
Facing a new direction
Still seems so unfamiliar
If on the way I met you
Would we become like strangers?

Will you change your mind? Will you remember me?
How fast the years roll past
Will you draw near?
Though it’s been so long it seems like yesterday
Will I ever see you smile again this way?

Walking away without you
And without sense of purpose
Knowing I can’t replace you
I’ve never been so certain
Smother the old emotions
Before they leave by my mouth
Cover the dreams we’ve broken
Like shattered glass on the ground

Will you change your mind? Will you remember me?
Last chance, the years still pass
Will you draw near?
Though it’s been so long it seems like yesterday
Will I ever see you smile again this way?

Will you change your mind? Will you remember me?
Last chance, the years roll past
Will you draw near?
Though it’s been so long it seems like yesterday
Will I ever see you smile again this way?

Forgive us Now

I think of all the things we said and I wonder if you heard
It seems we sometimes talked for hours and you didn’t hear a word
Awaiting your reply again as we wait for your return
We listen for a still small voice in the silence on the earth

Forgive us now
Will you still deliver us somehow?
Will you reappear to save us now?
Did you hear when I invoked your name?
‘Cause you never seemed so far away

You moved among the crowd tonight as we all stood gathered there
And we swayed and fell and danced as well in our fervour and our prayer
I saw your faithful servants as they lay upon the floor
Though I can’t quite say I felt that way and I don’t see you at all

Forgive us now
Will you still deliver us somehow?
Will you reappear to save us now?
Did you hear when I invoked your name?
‘Cause you never seemed so far away

Lost for Words

I hear you
And feeling much more nervous than you are
Will you say something heartfelt soon?
Surprise us
Enrich us with your grace and with your charm
It may be hard to work this room

If you’re overcome now
Then I think I understand
I feel so proud of you right now
Did you let your guard down?
Are you fighting back the tears?
You’ve never wept in all these years

You stumble
Upon your words
Whatever must they think?
You’ve always been misunderstood
You try to break the silence but you can’t say anything
I’d say them for you if I could

You had your doubts this time I’m sure
A torn-up script arranged in pieces on the floor
A year’s work spent and nothing said
These scattered pages
Never spoken
Never heard

Wide Awake

I’d like to see the world before I’m gone
No time to realize my dreams
I haven’t got too long
It’s hard to comprehend eternity
There’s no-one on the other side to wait for me you see

Stayed wide awake all night
Well I’ll dream today
Still afraid I’ll close my eyes and fade away
When sound asleep at last
You elude my mind
Will I ever wake again, in Paradise?

I’ve seen the end
My dearest friends
Wherever are you now?
A silent watch before you cast me down
Make no mistake
I’ll leave this place whenever I so choose
I never meant to leave you all so soon