1. ONCE YOU WERE HERE

Don't let me fall into this night
Don't let the troubled waters clear
Until the stillness of my mind
Answers the questions that I fear

I never saw the bridges burn
Maybe now you realise
Left with nowhere else to turn
With you the final answer lies

Father hide me from this fate
Where will you go when your not here
Will it help me if I pray
Or will it justify my tears

I never saw the bridges burn
Maybe now you realise
Left with nowhere else to turn
With you the final answer lies

Mother I've done all I can
I just can't seem to fight the changes
I've tried to be the things I am
But somehow I feel wasted

I never saw the bridges burn
Maybe now you realise
Left with nowhere else to turn
With you the final answer lies

And you never said goodbye
And I never cried
Sometimes I feel you by my side
With you the final answer dies


2. FIRE IN THE SKY

I felt a bitter wind tonight
The stars were just too bright
Like a ghostly pantomime
They played across my mind, and softly mesmerised

Oh.. and I know I touched the sky
Oh.. Now I'm falling

Now in my twisted memories
Lie the threads of sanity
How can a star so far away
Burn as bright as day, are they coming back for me

Oh.. I try to hide my face
Oh.. I'll wear these scars forever

If I close my eyes
The fire burns twice as bright inside my mind
And I realise I just can't ease the pain
I've tried, I can't escape the fire in the sky

If I hide my face
It only takes me back to a place of twisted dreams
And you'll look at me
Your hands before my eyes bring back the memories

And I'm afraid to fall asleep
Wake up dead or sink too deep
Lifting up my eyes to find
Another fire in the sky


3. ESCAPE REALITY

Got my systems loaded
Oh, it's shining in my eyes
Watch the web unfolding
Who I am is my disguise

Call my name I will appear
Say the words you want to hear

In my secret playground
Life is just a game I play
Program your illusions
My deception on display

Call my name I will appear
Say the words you want to hear

I am everything you need
I am every word you read
I am every dream, every time you turn to me
Escape reality (x2)

[Interlude]

I am everything you need
I am every word you read
I am every dream, every time you turn to me
Escape reality (x2)


4. THE SHADOW OF THE MAN

My heartbeat, this burning flame
Pressed close together one to tame
I'm reaching out, your pushing in
Impact is imminent again

Breathe in this paper dream
Burn now in nightmares oh it seems
I'm falling fast, Your hands are tight
Impact is imminent tonight

The road to hell is paved with my intentions
I wear a crown of thorns upon my eyes

I'm in deep the rivers run
So now the torment has begun
I'm looking out, your staring in
Impact is all we have "my friend"

Bite down, thin air surrounds
Just close your eyes and make no sound
Still reaching out, your pushing through
Impact is all we ever knew

The road to hell is paved...

I live in the shadow of the man
And he touched me with his hands
I live in the shadow of the man
And I do the best I can
I live in the shadow of the man
And I try to understand
I live in the shadow of the man
And I do the best I can