1. PRELUDE TO REBIRTH

(Instrumental)


2. THE CURSE OF THE NILE

In a land far away is where this legend begins
Tells the story of a king consumed by hate and greed
Were his sins the demise that brought pain and misery?
And one day disappeared and the curse set him free

Left behind was a mystical land where the snakes kiss the Sun
A false prophet, the bringer of pain, this is the curse of The nile.

Now the people will look for the next one to crown
None knew that chosen one was found in the nile
Not a prophet but a man that will bring you salvation
And no more will his people be facing damnation

Left behind was a mystical land where the snakes kiss the Sun
A false prophet, the bringer of pain, this is the curse of The nile.

Power and destruction
Did not matter how pure his heart was
Greed and corruption
Seized his mind and his soul and the curse starts again

Left behind was a mystical land where the snakes kiss the Sun
A false prophet, the bringer of pain, this is the curse of The nile.


3. THE MIRROR NEVER LIES

“For some, promises mean everything in the world;
But once broken, sorry means nothing at all.”

Running faster and faster, you think you are getting away
Falling deeper and deeper, never reaching the end
Lying your poisonous (wicked) tongue, unleashing daggers Of hate
Praying day after day, hoping your life could’ve changed

You pray for absolution hope to find the peace inside
Always looking down on others, never regretting the past
Hoping for your sins to be forgiven without paying a price
All the anger trapped inside will consume your mind/life

Screaming louder and louder, wishing your cries could be Heard
Weeping day after day, tears are rolling again
Begging for one last chance, your troubles won’t go away
Dying on your last day, this time you’re going to hell

You pray for absolution hope to find the peace inside
Always looking down on others, never regretting the past
Hoping for your sins to be forgiven without paying a price
All the anger trapped inside will consume your mind/life

Why don’t you look inside, the mirror never lies
Trying to reach redemption from heaven
The gates of oblivion will open again

Why don’t you look inside, the mirror never lies
Trying to reach salvation from heaven
The gates of oblivion are open again

No chance for absolution, never finding peace inside
Always one step behind, never escaping your past
Sins that will not be forgiven, back are turned, you pay The price
Bridges burned, left alone; hate consumes your life

Why don’t you look inside, the mirror never lies
Trying to reach redemption from heaven
The gates of oblivion will open again


4. CONDEMNED

Crossing the path I was told to never walk alone
Fell into darkness I don’t see that clear anymore
Speaking the words I was cursed when I used them before
Seeing this madness around will never let me go

The beast in the night
Is trying to find
The sinner in me
Now I reveal…

Never to trust on a stranger that smiles in the night
You never know, it is the devil that’s trying to find
One step away from damnation your soul will be taint
Now it is too late you’ve become soulless and condemned

The beast in the night
Is coming to find
The sinner in me
Now I reveal…

The truth in me
I will follow whatever you lead
Through the valley of the damned
My soul will be condemned.
Now I reveal the truth in me
Through the valley of the damned
My soul will be condemned

The beast in the night
Is coming to find
The sinner in me
Now I reveal…
The truth in me
I will follow whatever you lead
Through the valley of the damned
My soul will be condemned.
Now I reveal the truth in me
Through the valley of the damned
My soul will be condemned


5. A NEW HORIZON

Is it the end of the road for me?
Where the last drop falls to infinity
My blood, my sweat, my tears, now vague memories
No turning back from this reality

I’ve given everything away
You got the best of me, I’m drained
You’ve taken everything away
What is left of me is slipping away

I’ve drawn the line this time
Save your words, please spare me all the lies
Crying out your name as I take my last breath
Nothing else for me to say, a new horizon I will find

I’ve given everything away
You got the best of me, I’m drained
You’ve taken everything away
I’ll take what’s left of me, I’m walking away

A new sunrise has arrived
Behold your dark and empty sky
Forced to live with this choice
No longer will you hear my voice

Now you’re left to walk alone
Emptiness will greet your soul
No last rites, no last words
Forever lost you’ll wander this road

My reflection now I see
No longer incomplete, this time is me.
The choice is mine; no longer ache inside.
From the fire I’ll return, it’s time for me to rise.
A new horizon in sight.


6. WELCOME TO THE MASQUERADE

Can you believe all the lies?
And the promises broken
Leaving all behind
You forgot all the promises

Can you take away the mask?
And tell me who you really are
No more tears no more lies
One more chance - before all this ends

Now look at me tell me what’s in your mind
Open your eyes and drop the mask
Now look at me show me what is deep inside
Open your eyes and drop the mask

Have you ever looked inside?
Or you still believe in this lie
Is your reflection a pure image or a disguise?

Do you dare to play this game?
We will see who loses all again
Can you face me this time?
And reveal – the truth inside

Now look at me tell me what’s in your mind
Open your eyes and drop the mask
Now look at me show me what is deep inside
Open your eyes and drop the mask

Now look at me tell me what’s in your mind
Open your heart and drop the mask
Now look at me show me what is deep inside
Open your heart and drop the mask


7. MAN OF THE SEA

Stood a man at the helm on a ship in the storm
Strong his will and rigid in form
Seeking the light with the coming of day
Lost in the night between the foam and the waves

Whispered the wind, talking to me
They call him the man of the sea
Not by your hand, bound unto land
The man of the sea is free!

Determination would beat the storm so grand
The man of the sea will be the last to stand
Holding it tight in his quest for the light
Although betook by fright in the endless night

Whispered the wind, talking to me
They call him the man of the sea
Not by your hand, bound unto land
The man of the sea is free!

Outmatched and outclassed I did stand my ground
Viciously and forcefully the storm pound me down
To the voice of the wind I laughed with glee
Largely I grinned at the rage of the sea

The next morning with the coming of day
The crew found the man hadn’t been washed away
Stood the man proud and free of his life lost at sea
And the tale spread across for all to hear

Whispered the wind, talking to me
They call him the man of the sea
Not by your hand, bound unto land
The man of the sea is free!


8. YESTERDAY IS GONE

We’re expected, to compare, what you’ve lived and what You’ve done before
How your life, was designed and the changes you’ve made to Evolve
You recall memories; from a past that’s been washed away By the wind
The mistakes, from your past; come to haunt you day and Night

Looking for answers that will never come
Answers to questions that you’ll never know

Yesterday’s gone
All the pain that you felt through the years
All the tears you cried
Are gone forever
Yesterday’s gone
All the promises once made now broken
Now is time to start another day

Felt the pain, wore you down, unchain the feelings that Try to keep you down
Let the feelings, locked inside; flow and start to live Your life once again
Close the door, to the past; slave to my nightmares I will Not become
Now it’s time set them free, don’t be afraid of what the Future beholds

Think of the past but you must let it go (don’t dwell in The past and you must let it go)
The future is brighter than ever before!

Yesterday’s gone
All the pain that you felt through the years
All the tears you cried
Are gone forever
Yesterday’s gone
All the dreams you ever had now broken
Now is time to start another day


9. AFTERLIFE

Do you ever wonder why we are here?
Wonder why your actions turn the way they do?
Are we all part of this reality?
Or should we reveal our true identity?

We live, we rock; we die
Our deepest secrets come true

In the afterlife, in another time,
We will fly together free as one
In the afterlife, in another time,
We will fly together free as one

Is this game quickly coming to an end?
How much longer do we live in this misery?
Scramble through the lines and the lies beneath
Try to find the truth that reveals our true destiny

We live, we rock, we die
Our deepest secrets come true

In the afterlife, in another time,
We will fly together free as one
In the afterlife, in another time,
We will fly together free as one


10. ARISE

Rising up like a phoenix from the bridges I've burned
Stirring ashes of my life into the wind of your concern
Second light in the darkness that’s beyond what you can see
Second trail still blazing on the path from you to me

Light me on fire
Until I burn you a new sunrise
Flying high
But my ashes cloud your skies
Like-a scar-high above and beauty that can’t be denied
And you know this is how the phoenix flies

There is an arc in the sky like a tear from heaven's eyes
I’m reborn and re-forged there is a fire in my eye
My fury and wrath are the spirit that flies across the sky
They are temper a soul that exists- beyond these lies

Light me on fire
Until I burn you a new sunrise
Flying high
But my ashes cloud your skies and burn

Like -a scar-high above and beauty that can’t be denied
And you know this is how the phoenix flies

Light me on fire
Until I burn you a new sunrise
Flying high
But my ashes cloud your skies

Like-a scar-high above and beauty that can’t be denied
And you know this is how the phoenix flies

Like-a scar-high above and beauty that can’t be denied
And you know this is how the phoenix flies

‘Go on now, just remember, only the strong will remain”