1. MUSICAL SILENCE

The years went by
Without a tone
Without a single note
I felt I'd lost myself to silence.

The winters passed and
My mind turned closed
Numb from inner blockades
Struck by a musical silence.

Where're the days when we laughed and let go?
Where're the song that spins a million times in a row?
Please bring me back to the days on yhe road!
Bring back the tunes, to have and to hold.

After a grand deja vu
Disposed to break new grounds
Eager to unleash my inner sound.

Oh give me the strength
To endure the rough
Double- faced game
Erase my musical silence.


2. HANG ON

Hang on
Don't say the word good bye.

By myself I drift away
No destination
Off course I've strayed
In stormy waters I've rowed enough
The swallows rocks have been too rough.

I will let go
Time to close my eyes
The pain is still here
No matter how hard I try.

Hang on
Hang on
Don't say the word good bye
It's too soon
It's too soon for you to die
Hang on
Hang on
I wish for you to stay
Please don't leave
We can always find away
(There's always a way)

In my dreams I see myself drown
In slow motion I'm falling down
I'll abandon this sinking ship
Before it finally hits the ground.


3. THE DEMONS IN ME

Now the nightmare's true
Deep inside I knew
The ghost of a chance
Like a doomed romance
All the voices – hard to tame
Put an end to this pain
Arouse a haunting cloud of shame
Making my brain go insane.

Let the lights glow
Open up my eyes and let me see
Through my heart and through my soul
There’s a shadow standing over me
And I can't see
Nothing more than misery.

From myself I flee
Anxiety
But there's no place to hide
Lacking all my pride
The demons in my veins
Seesaw in the same old ways
Tired of these wicked games
Do you hear my cry: now it's do or die!

Nothing to say
Just leave me
Leave me all alone
Never return
Just leave me
I’m done with you
Go away
Never again
Never again
All alone
Leave me all alone.


4. LONGING FOR LOVE

Another fight
Another chance to break apart
Collect the fallen heart
Before the cold war starts

The butterflies
Flown away to better skies
The politeness disappeared
Less laughter than tears

One to lie beside you when you're frozen stiff at night
One to hold your hand and say: it’s gonna be all right
One to share your greatest dreams
One to kiss good night
One to miss the very moment you are out of sight

True love
They say it lasts forever
But when daily life turns in
You just can’t seem to win

Is this right?
Is it possible without more fights?
We have our common goals
But we just can’t mend the wholes

Why is it so hard to love me?
Why is it so hard to restore peace?
Why is it so hard to believe?
Why is it so hard to forget and forgive?


5. I AM FREE

I used to think
This world is just not meant for me
These unhappy faces
Struggling to fulfill the others' goals
But times have changed
Decided not to sell my soul
I feel so free
Forever
Let me be…

…As an eagle so high
The king of the sky
Open up my wings and fly
Lighter than air
The wind in my hair
In my mind there’s no despair
Want to unwind
Left sadness behind
The burden's off my back
Now I am free
No one can never ever stop me.

From above
I view a pic of misery
Don’t want to share in
This self-destructive world we're living in
Away from the cross I forge ahead
Towards the horizon blazing red
I feel so free
In this moment
There's only me.


6. SORROWFUL

The dawn has broken
The birds yet woken
But the quilt still covers my back.

An empty coffee cup
Calling: get up!
But the pillow still covers my face.

When you left me
A great piece of me died
I hold my breath
Life is waiting outside
Don’t shed more tears
Your darkness - in vain
Let shadows pass
Good memories remain.

Sunday’s coming
No dinner’s ready
But the table’s still perfectly laid
Sunset fades out
The last glimpse of daylight
Still await you to return.


7. ALL I WANT

The minutes lost
You yearn to regain
The more you try
The more energy drained
You know, it`s crazy how time flies
I’m losing a constant battle
All I want is to behold those blue eyes.

Long to see your smiling face in the doorway
Long to hear your laughter on a rainy day
Every second apart from you
Like a life untrue
Every breath in your absence
Without meaning.

Our borrowed time here on earth
Empty words, they have no worth
You know, when doing this and that feel wasted
All I want is to embrace you
Great clock of life: please stand still!

All I want is to hold you in my arms and be near you
Every cell in my body aches when you`re feeling blue
Desire to be there for you whenever you need me
Stroke your hair and hold the moment for a while…


8. NOW OR NEVER

Time and tide wait for no man
So what do you think you're waiting for?
It's now or never
Don't waste your life no more
Don't spoil your chance once more.

With regret you're looking back
On all the years that you should have lived
Day by day they all just passed
It all went so painfully fast.

Frustration, anger and hate
Was it worth it? Was it that great?
To walk around with the head turned down
In your soul no warmth, no hope, no faith!

Over the moon for the fruits of the past
But the joy didn’t seem to last
Your concerns were tomorrow’s plans
And the stroke of luck slipped out of your hands.

One day the end will come
Just admit: it never crossed your mind
The sands are running out
How could you be so ungrateful and blind?


9. LENGSELENS HAND

I kveldsskumringens lys
Og himlens røde favn
Då ittelate du deg
Et dypt savn.

Tross trenås viskane ord
Og bekkens rennane trøst
E sporå itte deg som en evig røst.

Lengselens hånd holde fast tak i meg
Eg kan ikje se for meg
Et liv uden deg
Mødes der solå aldri går ner
I ringanes speil eg ser
På vår egen elv
Av heila mitt hjerta eg håbe og eg ber
Om Å få se deg igjen der.

Fossens dundrane brøl
Som gjenklang fra rommet i meg
Så tomt og ensomt det står
Uden deg.

Bølgene skomme mot land
Og drar med seg alt på sin vei
Men minnene itte deg e
Ennå skreve i sand.

Du ittelate deg et dypt savn.


10. HANG ON (GROWLING VERSION)

(See lyrics on track 2)


11. THE DEMONS IN ME (GROWLING VERSION)

(See lyrics on track 3)