A Theater of Dimensions

Music by Marco Heubaum/Dianne van Giersbergen/Joost van den Broek

Lyrics by Marco Heubaum/Dianne van Giersbergen

Guest Vocals by Henning Basse of Firewind

[Part 1 - Awakening]

Father, oh father you told me to see

The world with my eyes and not just believe

So I was learning from the old books

The wisdom of a time that no-one knows

I've seen our freedom

In the mist of time

The old signs I'll follow

For the day of relief will be yours and mine

Mother, oh mother you told me to go

Where the sun will lead me away from the snow

I have turned for a last goodbye

Now I do know it's my fate to try

I've seen our freedom

In the mist of time

The old signs I'll follow

And the day of relief will be yours and mine

[Part 2 - The Machine]

For years I have been searching

To find the missing blueprint

In corners of my mindscape

Deep inside those shades

The answers are a secret

Forbidden by the black kings

They keep us in this prison

Slavery is our fate

In the dark I can see

What nobody else can see

Oh this world is a cage

How can we all ever be saved?

I'm making my contraption

A strange machine construction

Einstein to Hawking see me

Watch me build your dream

This device makes me go

Where nobody else could go

To the past, to warn you all

So the sword can never fall

I'll change (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

the world (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

for you (to the days - in the haze of time)

We all will be together again

Flying (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

through (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

space and time (to the days - in the haze of time)

Laying our hands on the uncertain

I'll change (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

the world (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

for you (to the days - in the haze of time)

We all will be together again

Flying (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

through (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

space and time (to the days - in the haze of time)

Laying our hands on the uncertain

"How fragile your childish dreams

Ignorance, ha! It suits you well

No ray of light shall accompany you

For it is darkness, in which you dwell"

[Part 3 - A Parallel Sphere]

All stars falling down

Such gold, such green, gleeful they gather

Stirring the sky like I've never seen

An emerald bee tingles my brow

Until it dissolves into a puny sea

Hear the hollow willow, hear!

Like a miser weep

Like leviathan shrieks

I fear - my delirium's here - it's here and now:

Are there monsters out to get me?

Who will tame or heed their growls?

Who is mocking me, who dares to?

Show your face, come forth now!

This new world you found might seem unreal

Who is mocking me, who dares to?

Mirror to your mind and to your soul

Show your face, come forth now!

We will abduct your senses forever

We will lead you into your dark night

You will give in to all the drugs served here

You will feel like you are dreaming

Slowly you'll forget where you came from

No power left to stay strong

"Yes, it's true...

now you are my creature...

a puppet in my theater of dimensions

The key that will unlock the entire universe to me!

Soon you will do all my bidding

and you will be unable to escape this waking nightmare!

Ha ha ha..."

[Part 4 - A battle of Minds]

I'll take you down with me

And I will steal your memories

You'll never be released

And you will never live in peace

You came here you fool

And now you will serve as my tool

My demons will haunt you

And I will use your powers soon

I'll take you down with me (Laughters rises from the darkness)

And I will steal your memories (Whispers from a smiling carcass)

You'll never be released (Creatures of your childish nightmares)

And you will never live in peace (Grab you with their rotten fingers)

Fear - You came here you fool (Laughters rises from the darkness)

only fear - And now you will serve as my tool (Whispers from a smiling carcass)

Fear - My demons will haunt you (Creatures of your childish nightmares)

is everywhere - And I will use your powers soon (Grab you with their rotten fingers)

Fear - I'll take you down with me (Monsters and ghosts dance with you in a labyrinth)

only fear - And I will steal your memories (Demons and clowns laughing loud while you're suffering）

Fear - You'll never be released (Witches delude you with their dark sorcey)

is everywhere - And you will never live in peace (Taking you down into hell's fiery kitchen)

I can see my strength is fading (We can see your strength is fading)

In my mind, a last chance waiting (In your mind, a last chance waiting)

I will turn my demons back on you (You will turn your demons back on him)

So you want to fight

Yes, I will free my mind

No, you cannot win

Hahaha! I'm not going to give in

What is happening?

Now your creatures are with me

Oh what have you done?

Now it's you has to run!

Oh world,

bright abyss

Let us reminisce

Come dawn's warm embrace

all hearts will be...

Sanctified, saved and whole

Turned away from evil's toll

To free the world from its cage

Lay me down into my grave

I'll change (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

the world (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

for you (to the days - in the haze of time)

Wish we could be together again

Flying (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

through (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

space and time (to the days - in the haze of time)

Caged in this parallel dimension

I'll change (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

the world (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

for you (to the days - in the haze of time)

Wish we could be together again

So fly (Fly! Fly away, fly away, fly away to the days)

with me (To the days, to the days, to the days in the haze)

through space and time (to the days - in the haze of time)

Caged in this parallel dimension

Who dared to mock me? Oh!

I stood my ground

fierce and proud!

Oh let me living die!

The dark's defied

the time is nigh!

Till death does come

till death does come!

[Part 5 - Home in a Dream]

Children, oh children, when you'll be born

Your world will be no longer torn

I will watch your from afar

Down on our little blue star

And you'll see your freedom

In the mist of time

The old signs you'll follow

For the day of relief will be yours and mine

Finally it's yours and mine