1. BLACKENED

This morning the sunlight was faint
Dense fog risen from the earth
This morning the light of my soul was faint
Dark feelings risen from my heart
This morning I felt that the daylight was waning
This morning I felt that my lust for life was fading
Lost in thousand thoughts of darkness
My soul wanders through this blackened dawn
Give me life
Give me hope
Give me joy
Too heavy is this burden
To bear alone
Here I go!
And so did the morning rise after all
Through all sorrow
Through all the darkness
And so did the morning rise after all...
"Time after time you lift me up and time after time I fall again"
You are the light of my day
You saved my soul once again
You are my home in times of grief
Where else could I ever go?


2. WITHERING LEAVES

Withering leaves, withering trees
Tell me that autumn is here
Withering joy, withering life
Tell me that death is here
Colors changing from gray to black to gray again
Emotions changing along them
Little candles lit there and there
Extinguished by the neverending rain
Remembrance...
Candles burnt out
I travel to live those moments again
I travel, just to find the smoking ruins
In the midst of falling rain
When no bird sang
In my depression I kneeled down and prayed
For human shall never be immortal
I set my eyes to the sky above
Hoping to see even a reflection of the light divine
Eternal sorrow and despair on my mind
forgotten sunrises of yesterdays...
Eternally caught in my cursed mind
Soul wounded looking for life...
It has been months since the last time I cried
Dressing my sorrow in black, hiding my tears...
Amid of all sorrow and rain
Just one phrase came unto my lips
After gray had changed to black again
The same phrase still haunted me
"Hallowed be Thy name"
What else can I say?
For that is the only thing
That keeps a depressed heart alive
Oh, lift the stone heart from my chest
Save me, spare me, please!


3. STARLIT THOUGHTS

Tonight I sit alone
And gaze into the dark sky
Thinking of all the wasted years
Tonight I sit alone, and think
This so called life is not leading me anywhere
Tonight our paths separate
I'd like to say goodbye
But it is too late to cry
You go that way, me this way
In your darkness I cannot stay
Tonight our paths separate
I'd like to say goodbye
But it is too late to cry
My friend, you go that way, me this way
For I want to live for the light
I pray, there is just emptiness
At the end of your way
Just like you said
You did not believe in eternal pain
Neither did I but tonight I can only pray
Now, my friend, we have come to a point
I've made my decision, and I hope you will too
Prodigal son, beloved son
Hear your father cry
Look into the face of the old man
Look at his eyes...
He's still sitting beside the window
Waiting for your return
Run, run, for soon it is eve
And the gates are closing
Run, run, run, run
The gates are closing
Run, run, run, run
The sun is setting
Run, run, run, run
The gates are closing
Run, run, run, run
Your light is waning
Run, run, oh prodigal son
Will you not come home?


4. TEMPORARY

The cemetery filled with withered flowers
The cemetery filled with leaves
People once so proud
People once so blame...
A pile of bones, the ruins of a soul
The fiery chariots riding through the sky
Far above these mortal fields
Gloom of the night
Is lifted by the light
The fire, the glow from the sky above
Eternal life, eternal death
So does earthly pride vanish
Lost in sphere of thick and cold darkness
Reaching for light
Reaching for freedom
You are my life
You are my salvation
You are in my dreams
You are my dream
Would you hear me now
Would you understand?
Give me words of live
Give me joy
The nightsky is lit by a heavenly light
Upon this sacred soil
To sorrow of death a grace will be brought
Upon this soil of death
Eyes blazing open wide
Heading for the night
You are the fire in my heart
Thus I am ready to go!
In the midst of night I cried and cried
Sorrow and pain running down my cheek
You gave me hope
You gave me new light
You are my all
Forever I shall exalt thy name...!


5. DREAM OF ETERNITY

The last shadows are fading away
On this last day I feel no pain
I saw the river of life
Sparkling like crystal
And the tree of eternity
And its green leaves
No more pain
No suffering
Oh, never anymore
Just an endless joy
In eternal light
Too many years
Too many tears
On the way there is
Too many tears
All too many tears
Until I get there
The minutes passing by
I hear people cry
How long it will take?
"One night I had a dream I was walking through a forest. I came to a lake and in its surface I saw faces from my past passing by. Dear friends I saw and I saw my old enemies. All of them had a place in my life and all of them had their story to tell."
A little later I stood beside a throne
Watching those people come and go
Some of them were singing
While the others were crying
Some of them went upwards
Some went downwards
Cold waves shivered my spine
As I realized where I was
"Some time passed by and one night again I dreamed I was walking through that same forest again. This time the forest was filled with supernatural light. All was quiet and all was still and then I came to a lake."
In its surface
I saw a new kingdom
I saw my destination
I saw the river of life
Sparkling like crystal
I saw the Eternal One
Oh, won't you take me home


6. VOITON PAIVA

Ja niin koitti päivä, jota me odotimme
Odotimme niin kauan kyynelin ja kirouksin
Sinä päivänä kansa nousi kansaa vastaan
Hävitys ja suru levitettiin ylle tämän maan
Nyt kun me katselemme tuhoa ja turmelusta
Joka tullut osaksemme on, osaksi tämän maailman
Suru mielen täyttää, kyynelvirta vuolas
Itkut kaduilla kaikuu ja huudot lasten tapetuin
Tänä päivänä vihan malja täytyy
Tänä päivänä vihan malja ylitse vuotaa
Ja niin aikamme loppuun käy
Enää ei valheet auta
Tullut täyteen on päiviemme määrä
Turhaan kaikuu itkut yössä
Jo kaikuu laulu enkelten
Hukkuu huuto kärsivien
Kutsu kävi / vastasitko sinä siihen?
Jo kaikuu laulu enkelten
Hukkuu huuto kadotetuin
Kaikuu riemu ikuinen
Kaukana yllä helvetin
Koittaa aamu uusi
Ikuinen valkeus
Taakse jäänyt on maailman valitus
Koittaa aamu uusi
Ikuinen valkeus
Kun kansa viimein perille päässyt on


7. GEHENNA
(Instrumental)


8. EXILED

Lying dying, calm and still...
Light fading from those eyes...
Last words of a dying man...
They're telling you to run!
Everything that was before is now gone
He's telling you to hide
Run, run, run
Away from this land of death
Run, run, run
Away from this land of ever-frost
Sun brightens the darkness of the night
At every dawn the dusk retreats
But who will brighten the darkness of these souls
Heal these blackened hearts torn apart?
The eyes of a dying man you still see in your dreams
Still in your mind is your quest for remembrance
Years have passed in exile
Aged and hardened you return to your home
These fields, these hills, these forests
Of your homeland
These places full of memories, the places of your dreams
These burned homes and empty gazes in their eyes...
When will you see your children smiling?
Will the scars ever disappear?


9. SONG OF AUTUMN

How should I know about the truth
How should I know about good and evil?
I just witness what I see
And I confess the evil within
Little I know about demons
And even less about angels
But I see what bears fruit in me
And which thoughts I want to feed
My faith is like a dying tree
Looks still strong but rots within
I need a new direction, a new life to live
And roots that grow deep
There is still so much to see
So much life for me to live
But is this despair my cross to bear?
In these silent moments of suffering...
Leaves make these cliffs slippery
Beneath, I see the sea furious...
These trees grew on a solid stone
Oh, they grew without roots
At the edge
One step from the edge...
Who would watch my step
Who would take my hand?
Dark clouds of a rising storm appear
Wind blows, trying to make me fall
These rotten trees no longer offer me protection
I try to flee
My life is like these dying trees
I look still strong but so fragile I'm within
No longer can I stand on my own
No longer can I pretend to live
Far away in the distance
Rays of sun hit the waves
Until the storm is over
I need You to hold me
Lost again in these thoughts...
Show me the path to go
And I'll go wherever the path takes me
Wherever it leads me
Oh lead me through the dark!
Guide me, lead me through the dark!


10. SHADOWY GARDEN

Once again I walked these streets
They led me to a forlorn place
I decided to open the gates
And step into this shadowy place
Not a long time ago
I used to sit here from hour to hour
From day to day
From month to month
All the beauty I saw around
Was in these dying plants and dried soil
Still those trees and flowers grew for me
But they withered before they bloomed
Now I'm sitting in these shadows again
Remembering things I've seen and felt
Remembering things I hoped I had forgotten
Too much darkness
Too much pain for one garden to take!
Back on my feet I leave this place
It's too much for my heart to face
I close the gate and walk away
But when will I have to come back again?
Shadowy garden, I thought I left you for good
But here I am again, standing at your gates
Shadowy garden, I tried to forget you
But time after time I stumble across you!
Shadowy garden, forever you'll be there
But know that now I have also other gardens to stay
Perhaps one day
When I have the strength
I'll take one withered flower
Away from your poisoned ground
I'll move it to some other garden
And plant it into good soil
And one day
I'll watch the dead come alive
Shadowy garden, it has come time for me to move on.