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EDWARD REEKERS:
Once upon a time, as in ancient history
High upon a hill, in a shroud of mystery
Loomed the abbey, as we journeyed through the night
And wended our way towards the light.

As we entered through the gates, we heard the silent calls
There was something evil that lurked within these walls

1. Phase I: Singularity
I. Prologue: The Blackboard
II. The Theory Of Everything Part 1
III. Patterns
IV. The Prodigy’s World
V. The Teacher’s Discovery
VI. Love And Envy
VII. Progressive Waves

Silence fills the air
Echoes fade away
Of sadness and despair
On that cruel and fateful day

My body lies motionless
Upon the kitchen floor
The Earth has died, the world's at rest

Once upon a time as in Ancient history
High upon a hill in a shroud Of mystery
Loomed the abbey as we Journeyed through the night
And wended our way Towards the light

As we entered through the Gates
We heard the silent calls
There was something evil

And now this Rainbow Bridge: an iridescent span of tears - so fragile and yet so strong. Will
it support your mortal shells? Or will you fall into the fiery brine below?

[knight]
I hark back to olden days
to her and her magic ways
two souls in harmony
in an endless sea

Песня о расе под названием Вечность, технический прогресс которых достиг абсолюта. Обретши бессмертие они потеряли при этом все эмоции.




"Эпоха Тени"
Мы предвидели и не ожидали этого
Гордость пришла до нашего падения

There is danger ahead.
But do not be afraid.
For I am with you like breath itself.
Darkness will lead to light - colour will bleed into the night.
Beautiful colours, the like of which you
have never seen. Let the dream of confusion lead you into the virgin light!
Be gone!
Be all-seeing, be brave...

Lying on my back on a railway

Looking at the sky and its full moon
In the back of my head I feel the rumbling wheels
Shaking my memories
It's getting darker and darker and darker
My hands are frozen and steam comes out of my mouth
As I whisper my last words,

"It is 2800 B.C. I quietly witness the astounding secret behind the creation of a
mysterious monument in Wiltshire, England."

[Damian Wilson]

The moon sheds no light on Salisbury plain
The day turns to night and the bonfires cease burning

[hippie]
was this a dream I just had?
I have my doubts
I can't make out the truth
from the lies here inside
what kind of trip have I been on?
where did I go
I'd like to know just why

[A. Ayreon's fate]

AYREON DESPERATELY ATTEMPTS TO CONVINCE MERLIN OF HIS SINCERITY,
BUT MERLIN WON'T HEAR OF IT AND CASTS HIS SPELL ON POOR AYREON.

[AYREON:]
misguided Merlin
you fail to understand

I overheard the elders telling each other stories about the days when they were young back on Planet Earth
I wish to learn the secrets of those who lived before me so I program my computer for a flight to Planet Earth
Blue skies over the oceans sail on the wind to the valley below rise high over the hills to where the wildflowers grow

And I ride ride ride the waves of time
Fly fly fly beyond the sky
We've abandoned all emotions whether good or bad up here in this station far from Planet Earth
I can't tell if I'm happy I don't know if I'm sad but I do know I'd have been at home back on Planet Earth

We've arrived at our new home
We call the Bay of Dreams
Our abode beneath the flow
Of endless silver streams
Will I ever be free (be free) from the ghosts of my past?
Will I ever succeed (succeed) to find peace at last?
Overhead, a savage sky
Beyond our placid bay

[Beneath The Waves]

[Daniel Gindelow:]
The water breaks the golden sunrays
Silver dances on the wave
But a memory...

I often dream about the old days

Ready for the enemy hungry for the battle
fighting hard for victory in the army of the king

Armed with shield and sword we mounted our horses
leaving on a sacred quest
on our way to fight the holy war

They attacked from different sides

Ready for the enemy
Hungry for the battle
Fighting hard for victory
In the army of the king
Armed with shield and sword
We mounted our horses
Leaving on a sacred quest
On our way to fight the holy war

"Сейчас 6 век. Вот где все началось. Мое уставшее тело исчезло, но когда-то истерзанный дух теперь свободен. Мое имя ... Эйреон"

I've crossed the edge where time disappears
My life has been taken by the charm of the seer
My conscience is clear, I committed no sin
My spirit roams free now, carried by the wind

My mission has failed, the spell has been cast

"I am the last human being alive. I am inside a machine called the Dream Sequencer on a
deserted Mars colony. I have selected the program called "The Universal Migrator". This
program creates a form of hypnosis which allows me to return to the very beginning of
life itself. From the safety of the energy tank in which I lie, I travel all the way back
to the period before The Big Bang where matter, energy and time itself all intermingle in
the chaotic unformed vacuum of proto space."

[Lana Lane (voice)]

No need to feel the pain,
No need to feel betrayed,
No need to feel inane,
No need to feel afraid.

Mmm, wake me up before I die, hold me close.
As I gaze upon the sky, comatose.
Mmm, no reason to survive, I suppose.

Let me take you back
To the time when we were chasing all the girls
Two maniacs
Indulging in the pleasures of this world

So much to see, so much to live for
Questions to answer, places to go
So much to be, so much to care for

"Computer Eyes"

Lost in a world created by man
I can't recall how it all began
tell me who am I?

Fictional stars in lost galaxies
synthetic dreams and false memories

[The Historian:]
I can't believe it really happened, it's all slowly sinking in
I left behind a hopeless race to fight a war they cannot win

[The Chemist:]
My petty life, it seems so trivial, a whole world is about to die
If all those billions fade away, then who am I... to stay alive

Ty:
I hugged the wife and drove to work today,
It was only a few miles.
Was in no hurry but the lights were changing up ahead,
So I stepped on the gas.

I checked the Mac,I left it on overnight,
Downloading all the latest files.

NATIVE AMERICAN GIRL:
Spirits flying, I soar on the breeze...
Mortals dying, I soar on the breeze...
Into the sun...

Lovers crying, I soar on the breeze...
Demons sighing, I soar on the breeze...
Into the sun...

"The Big Bang has created one soul, the Universal Migrator. The Universal Migrator
divides itself, and each Migrator flies off independently in search of a habitable planet
in order to breathe life into it. I follow the migrator that will eventually reach our
planet Earth."

[Russel Allen, Damian Wilson]

At the birth of time, the beginning of beginnings

[Reason]
Think hard, you are lying here in a hospital bed
Disregard the emotions inside your head
Concentrate on the real world beyond your mind
It's not to late to leave your burdens behind

[Fear] We won't let you go
Take you down below

It's time to awaken, the journey's almost done
The quest is over, a new one's begun
And when we reach our destination, our lives won't be the same
We're on our own now and free of the 'Frame
We're closing in on Sirrah's halo
Behold the glow of our new sun
An arc of light, a cosmic rainbow
But far beyond, buried in space

It is the 16th century. I am Queen Elizabeth sending out the brave Sir Francis Drake to
defend the English realm against the invading armada.

[Lana Lane]

Times are dark now, our empire's gone astray
Forces from down south, armada on the way
So we call our greatest men to run the barricade

A cry in the silence
A shine in the dark
Like a rising star
The dream is coming

Images of violence
A flight through time and space
It's such a lonely place

The future's doored ingress! What lies beyond? One of you - ah, survived so much! - are you man
enough to force this door upon its golden hinge? You craved the answer - but can you bear the
truth? The door --! The Future --!

[futureman]
our hope's dissolved
for man's evolved into another state of being
have we "progressed" beyond the need of feeling?

[A. Eyes of time]

IT SLOWLY DAWNS ON AYREON THAT THESE VISIONS HE IS EXPERIENCING
ARE VISIONS OF THE FUTURE BUT HE DOES NOT FULLY COMPREHEND
THEIR IMPORTANCE YET.

[AYREON:]
I cannot see with these eyes

I am of the stars. I am called "forever". Eternity courses through my veins. It is cold beyond
your sun where we come from. We seed the universe with the milk of a million moons. You are that
seed. Your earth is our experiment. We vanquished the dinosaurs with the careless trajectory of
a child's lost meteorite. We peopled your planet to experience your emotions - such feelings
lost to us aeons ago. How we envied you your loves and passions, your dangerous desires.
The fires of your emotions gleamed like lost beacons in the darkened depths of the fathomless
universe. And eight of you, plucked from Time. Not randomly, you understand. Representatives of
your world's turbulent history. We have observed your tribulations from nameless nebulae.

In a dusty room on a stormy night
Away from all the crowds
I rise above the clouds

Into a world once so bright
Where now the shadows fall
And a thousand voices call

(a) The Eye of Universe

A dark sphere surrounds us
Surreal...oblivious...
In the centre of the galaxy
A hidden force has found us
Powerful...mysterious...
At the boundary of eternity

Let The Journey Begin

HIGHLANDER:
What heathen place is this that I've arrived in
is now the time I pay for all my sins
I can't believe that this is God's creation
this realm was fashioned by the Deil's ane hand

"I join the Migrator on its long journey through time and space in search of the planet
Earth. On my journey I encounter many fantastic astronomical phenomena."

[Ralf Scheepers]

Fly me across the sky
Fly me to the edges of space
Show me the wond'rous sensations

[Jonas Renkse:]
Once a world, endless and free, horizons unbroken
Now a world of bounded frontiers, the elders have spoken
(our home)

[Daniel Gindelow:]
Once a world, eternal and blue, floating, escaping
Now a world that's blinding my view, shadows shaping

AYREON WARNS THE PEOPLE THAT IF MAN DOES NOT MEND HIS WAYS,
MAN WILL CONTAMINATE THE SKIES, SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE AIR TO BREATHE,
HE WILL POISON THE SEAS,
SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE WATER TO DRINK AND HE WILL POLLUTE THE LAND,
SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE FOOD TO LIVE ON.

[AYREON:]
all the trees have fallen

[Father] Look at you, lying there, defenceless and alone
See I am no fool, I always knew you wouldn't make it on your own

Cos you're just like your mother, well, where is she now?
You'll end up like her soon, 6 feet under ground, loser!

I came here to watch you bleed, oh how I love to gloat
If you had any balls at all, you'd grab me by the throat

[Me] Friday night, I had a few
There she was, out of the blue
Thunderstruck, nailed to the floor
I couldn't move, couldn't talk...anymore

[Love] Of all these guys it's you she desires
Secretly her heart is on fire
Waiting for you to ask her to dance

SOMEHOW AYREON SENSES THAT HIS FATE IS UPON HIM,
AND HE IMPLORES,
NO HE COMMANDS HIS FUTURE TORMENTORS
TO GRANT HIM ONE LAST MOMENT OF SPLENDOUR IN PLACE OF ALL THE MISERY
THAT HAUNTS HIS MIND. BUT NO ONE HEARS HIS PLEA...

[AYREON:]
I sense a fear

"As the devastated Prodigy rushes to school to find the Teacher, he runs into the Girl and the Rival. He explains that he's left home because his Father has been secretly dosing him with a drug.

[Cello: Maaike Peterse
Uilleann Pipes: Troy Donockley]

[Prodigy:]
Now I’ve told you everything
Now there’s nothing more to hide

Воля Мерлина

Мерлин, не подвергнувшийся – и более того, игнорирующий, – эксперимент "Временной телепатии", утверждает, что пророчества Эйреона ложные, и поэтому Эйреона нужно заставить замолчать. Или быть может, в его словах скрыта толика зависти?

[Мерлин:]
Эйреон, разве ты не знаешь кто я
Эйреон, ты ведь уже знаешь, что я
Могу зачаровать тебя мановением руки

Vocals:
Floor Jansen (After Forever)
John Edlund (Tiamat)

Daddy where are you now
Forgot about your vow
You promised you'd return and take me to Earth

AYREON RETIRES IN THE GARDEN OF DREAMS SURROUNDING CAMELOT,
ENJOYS THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND REFLECTS ON HIS FATE.
HE NOW FULLY UNDERSTANDS, AND RELUCTANTLY SUBMITS TO HIS DESTINY.

[AYREON:]
I can smell the grass
and touch the flowers
among the trees

[The Incentive]

[Daniel Gildenlöw:]
There must be a way to enrich our lives.
A way to awaken a nation that dies.
There must be a way to revive our past.
A way to break free from a world that won't last.

"It is the 20th century. I am a little boy peacefully asleep. My father comes to wake me
so that I can witness an historic event in the finite story of mankind."

[Edward Reekers, Lana Lane]

On an early summer morning, July '69
As I dream of the planets
I hear a voice softly whisper: 'son, it is time

"We come out of the white hole into the M31 galaxy, which is also known as Andromeda. We
see a planet that looks much like Earth. Could it sustain life? And if, who lives there?"

[Timo Kotipelto]

[A. M31]

And out of nowhere we materialize

Phase 1: Singularity

01 THE BLACKBOARD
8:49 this morning
The dew of morning still glistens on the salt grass that grows along the foundation of the old Lighthouse. It isn’t in active service anymore, but has been renovated to serve as a private dwelling. High in the tower inside, a young man is slumped on the floor in the corner of the room, apparently in some kind of trance. Someone has put a blanket over him. He is deathly pale, but the steady, almost imperceptible rise and fall of his chest shows that he still clings to life. Standing next to him are young woman and an older man. Both are obviously shocked and distressed. Their frequent glances toward the door give the impression that they’re waiting for someone who is yet to arrive. On the wall next to them is a blackboard covered with impenetrable piece of paper – it appears to be a note scribbled in haste by an unsteady hand. What follows here is the story of what happened.

Teacher:
Will we ever understand

Phase II: Symmetry
12 THE CONSULTATION
The Mother takes the Prodigy to a Psychiatrist for assessment. He performs a diagnostic interview and battery of tests on the Prodigy.

Psychiatrist:
I know it's hard to find the words
But tell me all about your world
Do you struggle to adapt?

Phase III: Entanglement

01 FLUCTUATIONS
(instrumental)

02 TRANSFORMATION
The Teacher has become the Prodigy's closest friend - and the only person the Prodigy trusts. He is glad to see the Prodigy's progress, but can''t help wondering if something unhealthly might be behind it. Regardless, he is determined to help the Prodigy, who is having trouble finding his bearings in the strange new world that the drug is revealing to him.

Phase IV: Unification

10 MIRROR OF DREAMS
3 months ago
The Girl has not seen the Prodigy since she told him to leave. She reaches out to his Mother for comfort, wondering if there wasn't more she could have done.

Girl:
I feel his shadow looming over me

[Teacher:]
Where am I going?
How did this happen?
My life has unfolded
Depressingly average

But if I support him
Help him reach his potential

[A. The time telepathy experiment]

THIS IS THE VOICE OF MERLIN. LISTEN WELL,
FOR IT CONCERNS YOU. THIS CHRONICLE COMMENCES IN THE YEAR 2084 A.D.
MANKIND HAS VIRTUALLY DESTROYED ITSELF.
IT'S SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON 'THE FINAL EXPERIMENT'.
SCIENTISTS FROM THE 21ST CENTURY HAVE DEVELOPED
A NEW COMPUTERPROGRAM CALLED 'TIME TELEPATHY'.

[Jorn Lande:] Find your way home, little extremophiles
[Floor Jansen:] Fly, beloved sons
[Tom Englund:] Find your way home, donors of life
[Floor Jansen:] Fly, my chosen ones
[Jonas P. Renkse:] You're on your own, little extremophiles
[Floor Jansen:] Ride your frozen ark
[Bob Catley:] You're on your own, cleaving the skies
[Floor Jansen:] Ride into the dark

Vocals:
Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian)
Bob Catley (Magnum)

Is it too late to prevent their fall?
Are they ready for the key to it all?
The mystery solved, the answer to life
The final solution, a chance to survive

[AYREON:]
noble men in shining armour
knights of the table-round
go out and ride like thunder
cross the sky at the speed of

sound the horn, 'n blow the trumpets
upon the castle wall

The 'Frame is running all our systems, no way to shut it down
Outcries of panic in the distance, fear all around
No satellites, no radio, no TV, I can't even use my phone
We need to wake up from this bad dream, we're not alone!
I've seen the future in a dream
I've seen a sea of machines
I've seen a realm beneath the waves
Another time, another space

Side Effects

"3 years earlier

The Psychiatrist comes to the Father with disturbing news..."

[Psychiatrist]
I'm afraid we've got a problem

"It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the
central American continent."

[Jacqueline Govaert]

Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld
Set me free, chase away the night
Proud Jaguar, king of the Mayan Gods

"Is the Psychiatrist's experimental drug worth the risk? The Mother and Father have vastly different views - and motivations."

[Mother:]
How could you even contemplate
Experimenting on our child?
Were you only thinking of yourself again?

[Father:]

[A. The premonition]

A STRANGE SENSATION COMES OVER AYREON,
AS IF SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS IS ABOUT TO OCCUR.

[B. Dreamtime (words become a song)]

SUDDENLY A VISION EMERGES IN AYREON'S EVER-BLACK WORLD

[A. A new dawn]

A PERCEPTABLE TENSION IS HOVERING ABOVE AYREON'S HOMETOWN.
SOMETHING IS AT HAND.

[B. The gathering]

THE TOWNSPEOPLE GATHER ON THE MARKET SQUARE TO JUDGE OF AYREON.

The Castle Hall

At last! you enter the Electric Castle! Here in this vast hall where even shadows fear the
light - here you must confront your past. If you have killed, beware of the Gathering of Spirits
for they do fish for men. Here, the disembodied Astral World becomes flesh once more. I pity the
men of swords.
For here blood runs cold...

More than a million years ago it came To earth out of the sky from whence it Came is still
unknown and still we Don't know why

Way beyond infinity where time is lost And life has ceased to be there's a Cosmic entity a
bringer of life for all Eternity is this how it all began? the Dawn of man

More than a million miles from earth Somewhere in outer space behold a Planetary birth making

[THE HISTORIAN: ]
A silence so deafening
As the stillness surrounds us
A rush of fear is surging through our veins
A shadow so menacing
Darkens our horizon
What have we done, Is this the end?
When death descends…

I drift above the clouds, upon the veil of a dream
I reach out to touch the planets, something beautiful evolves
Then the dream dissolves
I float beneath the tides, upon the crest of a dream
In a world of hope and wonder, something magical evolves
Then the dream dissolves

A world of blue, dreams to pursue

"Dream sequencer system online"

Good morning colonist. You have selected the Universal Migrator program. Please
lie down in the energy tank and place the electrodes on your temples. Think of
your designation number and drink the fluid from the vessel at the left
terminal.

"Program loaded, commencing U.M. preincarnation protocol"

[Glimmer Of Hope]

[Anneke van Giersbergen:] Through their eyes we will see
[Bob Catley:] With their hands we will create
[Anneke van Giersbergen:] In their world we will be free
[Bob Catley:] With our minds we'll shape their fate

"It is 50000 B.C. The world is almost empty; nature is still untouched by man. Off in the
distance, a clan of ape-like creatures gather near a cliff side. But I am the first to
stand. I must be..."

[Neil Morse, Mark McCrite]

In fields of green, vast as the oceans
Is this a dream, is it evermore?

Behold! The star towers of the Electric Castle! See how it
embraces the sky! How insignificant the mere mortal,
drawfed by the majesty of its electric edifice! But first,
my seven searchers, you must meander through
the verdant vines of the Garden of Emotions. Succomb to its allure.
Breathe deep the intoxicating aroma of endless, entwined emotions...

HIPPIE:

[Teacher:]
It’s time to put things in perspective
Find your way again
Let me take you to the lighthouse
Where you can hide away

[Prodigy:]
I only want to be alone

It is time to reflect upon your "ego-self". Nowhere to hide when the walls echo the you that we
all see. Ah, the smiles dissolve! The pulse begins to race; the face a flush of fear so plainly
painted. The Mirror World - the Mirror Maze: Confrontation...

[A. INSIDE THE MIRROR MAZE]

[hippie]
mirror mirror I can see a lonely child, he kinda looks like me

[A. METAMORPHOSIS]

"For the first time during my journey, the Migrator communicates with me. He speaks to me
directly, but without words. The Migrator tells me that my corporeal body inside the
Dream Sequencer has died. While my body will now sleep forever, my consciousness must
awake to eternity that lays before me ... for I am the new Migrator!"

[B. SLEEPER AWAKE]

"It is the 17th century. I am a noble ensign-bearer posing with my guild for the Dutch
master painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam."

I'm standing proud
In this noble crowd
My banner raised high the coat of arms of Amsterdam
To the mystic sky a magic light enchants the land

"It is the 17th century. I am a noble ensign-bearer posing with my guild for
the Dutch master painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam."

I'm standing proud
In this noble crowd
My banner raised high – the coat of arms of Amsterdam
To the mystic sky – a magic light enchants the land

[1. Echoes On The Wind]

It's the calm before the storm
It's the quiet before the war
It's the time when all will be decided.
(All will be decided)
But nobody heeds
The Echoes on the Wind

Let go, the Source will flow
Awaken our senses and assume control
Inside, the Source provides
Nourish our spirit, dominate our minds
But deep inside our hearts hides a secret yearning
To a former life in a distant world in another time
Now a lost desire
And deep inside our minds lives a hidden longing

He's a stranger I don't know Where he's coming from
Is he a danger to me or just Another man
He knows magic or maybe He's a charlatan
Is it a sly trick he plays does He have a plan

He said he came from a World beyond my dreams
From the depths of my mind
He said he'd burn like star And disappear

[Father]
I'm so close
To the answer
A dazzling symphony of cosmic strings

I feel the pulse vibrating
Just out of reach
The music of space

[Arjen Lucassen:]
Last night I had that dream again
My world was black as night
Plagued by visions of a future world
[Liselotte Hegt:] Mr L, did you take your meds?

[Arjen Lucassen:]
I sang about these dreams

(Arjen Lucassen:)
Last night I had that dream again
My world was black as night
Plagued by visions of a future world

(Liselotte Hegt:)
Mr. L, did you take your meds?

And so it's come to this. Two Gates - two portals await. Let your choice be guided by
collective wisdom. Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good? One gate completes the
circle;one step away from your own dimension, your cherished time. One gate severs all
connections: one step away from the dreamworld of everlasting ebony. You call it Oblivion.
It is a brave soul who makes the first choice.

[barbarian]
behold these gates, the first one plain and old

"As we continue on our journey, we dive into a black hole -- a spiraling wormhole. As it
sucks us in, time slows and images become distorted. Reality itself twists and bends. We
leave the galaxy where our journey began, headed for the unknown. Where will it take us?"

[Fabio Lione, Lana Lane]

Hold on tight, we've reached the gate that leads us to the mystic zone
What a sight! I cannot wait to cross the bridge to the unknown

From the cities underseas.
To the skyways in the east.
From the stations on the moon.
To the planet of Neptune.
I'm a sophisticated man.
And you would say I'd understand.
Is it a virtual design?
Are we launched into a time beyond time.

(a)The Taurus Pulsar

Within a distant nebula in the Taurus zodiac
I hear the wailing of a star, the weak pulse of a fading sun

All its fuel is burning out and its light will fade to black
I can't ignore its hopeless shout as it fires its death cry out in space

"Finally we are approaching our own familiar solar system. But there is something wrong.
Reality begins to break through the illusion. I have an unsettling premonition that even
here inside my virtual journey I will never reach the Earth..."

[Robert Soeterboek]

[A. PLANET OF BLUE]

From the wind-torn ramparts of the Tower of Hope we survey a thousand futures. Release your
dreams from this electric pinnacle. You must have hope...

[hippie]
we're climbing up the stairs
and hope is flowing through our veins

Be joyful, my friends! You will now enter the Tunnel of Light. Let brilliance suffuse your
souls! Make your choice. Your path is incandescend.

[highlander]
don't offer me the light, when I only know the darkness
thats where I want to hide
there's a chill in my bones, that I recognise from another life

[Tom Englund:]
We have to teach them all that we know
Their evolution moves far too slow
Expand their minds and reject compliance
Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science

[Steve Lee:]
This revolution will lead to their demise,

My journey’s over
I'm standing on the edge
And close my eyes
To this world of lies

My will is broken
It's the end of all my dreams
My should yearns

Vocals:
Jonas P Renkse (Katatonia)
Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-Gathering)

Life... imagination...
Missing link in the chain
We will fuel your mind
Colour your thoughts

AYREON SINGS OF THE USELESSNESS OF THE COUNTLESS WARS TO COME,
AND THE ABSURDITY OF THE FINAL ANNIHILATION BY THE PUSH OF JUST ONE BUTTON
BY JUST ONE MAN.

[AYREON:]
echoes of a thousand screams
smoke, blood and fire
a deserted battlefield

[Simone Simons]:
Dear PX, I feel you are the one
What's your name? Where are you from?
I'm in love, though we never met
Looking for clues, I search the net

Dear PX, I'm waiting for your name
Check every hour, to no avail

Voice:
Welcome! You have entered the cranial vistas of psychogenesis. This is the place of no-time and no-space. Do not be afraid for I am merely the vocal manifestation of your eternal dreams. I am as water, as air -- like breath itself. Do not be afraid.
Look around, but linger not. Where I lead you will follow. Mark these words well. Ignite my anger with your delay and punishments will come your way.
You are eight mortal souls of the flesh, chosen from different eras ancient and modern. The trivia of your mortal lives is unimportant - to me... Indeed, some may die...
You have a task: To release yourselves from this Web of Wisdom, this knotted Maze of Delirium, you must enter the nuclear portals of the Electric Castle!

a new horizon
hear the travelers call
behold there lies a kingdom
go forth ye minstrel tall

Sing of your wisdom
spread tidings of joy
a feast of song and laughter

[Wife and Love] Cross that bridge to the other side
Follow your heart, you can't go wrong
Come with me, I will be your guide
And lead you back where you belong

[Best Friend] There is so much to see, there is so much to live for
[Wife] Come with me, my love
[Reason] You feel her warmth, glowing on your skin