1. LIFE ON THE EDGE

Taking stock of all the blood that you bleed
Loading up or is it down?
Go to hell or hammer out what you need
You see the tears of a clown

They told you this won't work
They never would believe
A false reality
The fears that never leave
They said you'd fail at this
They'll see
Keep going, that's the key
And stand in victory

Life on the edge
The edge of your dream
A life on the edge
To the extreme

Off to Sweden where the rock never dies
Or locked up in Alcatraz
Some say the wild fire raged in the north
Yet you know it never has


2. DEFIANCE

The here and now, the start, the end
The make believe, you don't pretend
The way you live, the way you breathe
The sahadows hide you underneath
And if it seems you might dispair
And if the people stand and stare
Just raise your fist up in the air

And shout resistance, opposition,
You will never die
And shout defiance, combat mission,
Blood is in your eyes

Defiance, our liberte is never turning
Defiance, egalite will never burn
Defiance, fraternite is never turning
Defiance, our pauvrete will not return

Your memories will save the day
And never let you fade away
The force, the fuel, the heat, the cold
The endless tale, the story told
And only if you let it go
And all the pain, you're feeling low
No turning back, on with the show


3. RISE AGAIN

No matter how often you knock me to the floor
I always rise again, I'm taking it no more
This is the season to stand up & do what's right
To take your mortal sins & cast them to the night

I see, I hear, I know, let go

The planets rising up, their shadows hit the light
The stars will lead you by the hand into the night
And when you think you're down & feel you're at the end
Resolve is your best friend, you always rise
You always rise again
You always rise again

I see your face, the human race
Look into space, you rise again
I see your face, the human race
Look into space, you rise again

I see, I hear, I know, let go

The planets rising up, their shadows hit the light
The stars will lead you by the hand into the night
And when you think you're down & feel you're at the end
Resolve is your best friend, you always rise
You always rise again
You always rise again


4. FISTFUL OF HATE

One day they made a fatal mistake
Leaving me cold but alive
One day they'll pay a price that I'll say
Is worth more than their precious lives

As I'm approaching they open the gates
Cowards they run from my fistful of hate
My fistful of hate

Ablaze they will see if they tread on me
The man who is made of pure steel
Stand and be proud, shout it out loud
A vision that seems so surreal

Fear inside their hearts
I am one with God
Strength within my soul
I am in control

As I'm approaching they open the gates
Cowards they run from my fistful of hate
Standing so proud on this world is my fate
Gazing up at my own fistful of hate
My fistful of hate


5. NEVER BE THE SAME

Always fighting, escape from this room
All I can see from my window
Always try to escape from this gloom
So far from home is where I will go
Never feeling a victim of change
All I can hear, phantoms below
Only searching, I don't fear the strange
Always look for the positive flow

Shooting the arrow, burning the flame
Live for this moment, you'll never be the same

Always rising to this universe
All of my strenght, all that I need
Saving time to escape from my curse
All of my power, gathering speed


6. ALARMS

Call it what you wish to, call it what you will
A difference of opinion, a dash of overkill
A touch of Cain and Abel, a tear from eyes that fill
Part of all we stand for, the urge that's hard to still

We narrow down our vision
Open up our arms
But by then it's far too late
To hear our own alarms
Our own alarms

Every time we spill out words, or bottle up our thoughts
The killing and the passion, can only come to naught
We feel our way in darkness, with all our senses taut
We try and find the one thing, we know that cannot be bough


7. CONNECTIONS

The soldier lies there dying
No further point in trying now, so broken, alone
He's wounded, takes his last breath
The enemy brings his death now it's over, he's gone

She feels his soul
His final moment

Gone
Not forgotten
Reach out
And yet still close by
Here
Lasting connections
Not just goodbye

A mother's final remorse
Her child can sense her life-force spill, her spirit, like Steel
Her consciousness now fading
Her love for him is reaching still, so strongly, so real

He feels her soul
Her final moment


8. MIDNIGHT SCREAMS

It's all too quiet as you sit within your space
11:55pm you watch the time
The seconds tick away, so slowly on your face
The bells of horror hour will chime

And as you face your fear
A thousand eyes
Rain falls like burning tears
From broken skies

As midnight screams
It haunts your dreams
The terror grows
Your horror shows

The evil falls across the land that you call home
It's nearly time, feels only moments til you die
You hear the howling wolves, the pack will surely roam
Silent assassins fill the sky


9. LIFE AND DEATH

Life and death is what we see
With a break in the company
The time we take to catch the air
Between the thoughts and the sense we share

Sense decision, dare not test
Dedication, not obsessed
Seek perfection, engage time
Self-perpetual sublime

Logic toned with timed debate
To sanction love and banish hate
Yet open minds a concept bleeds
An opend book the teacher reads


10. ECLIPSE

Holy night in this frozen world
The hour is drawing near
The darkness it comes to you
And feeds on your own fear

And the moon shines so bright

Rising up to humanity
The body of a life we lost
Holding on to security
We're lying here in the dust

When the sun sets at night
And the screaming at the sight

Eclipse
A shadow closing in
Removing all the light
Eclipse
Reckoning closes in
Destroying all our sight

The eclipse destroys the light


11. WHO DARES WINS

When the wolf is at your door
You've never been this way before
When making love is no release
Because she fights you for the peace
When peace of mind is in your heart
But heart and mind are worlds apart
When your soul gives up the ghost
The ghost by needs becomes the host

Then take a chance, ignore the flames
Just take a chance, don't act so tame
And take a chance, ignore the flames
Shout out the words, who dares wins the game

When paradies becomes your aim
Sunshine sets your eyes aflame
When rainy days re all there are
With savings gone you can't go far
When desperating first sets in
The will to lose will always win
And when you think the race is lost
Look down the track and count the cost


12. REFLECTION

When you look into the mirror
Tell me what you see
Eyes of an empty body
A stranger in front of me
Be careful what you wish for
The journey will be steep
All your days are numbered
Will you set me free?

Time to see the reflection
Of what you've done in life
Be happy with your choices
There won't be a second time

Lead the path you choose
You will find the way
If you die tomorrow
We will all cry and pray

For years I'll try
Until I die

Go far
Be strong
Go through
Reflection keeps you true
Be smart
Live long
Reflection keeps the bond