Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part II (2002)
1. The Seven Angels
2. No Return
3. The Looking Glass
4. In Quest For
5. The Final Sacrifice
6. Neverland
7. Anywhere
8. Chalice Of Agony
9. Memory
10. Into The Unknown
TESTI:
[Believers:]
Fire
falling from the sky
Rage
of god is coming down
Armaggeddon’s
drawing nigh
Sinner
cry! Heathen die!
Hear
the toll of pain, Gloria, Gloria
In
the fiery rain
Fire
falling from the sky
Rage
of god is coming down
Armaggeddon’s
drawing nigh
Sinner
cry! Heathen die!
Hear
the toll of pain, Gloria, Gloria
Now
the time has come, the end’s begun
And
the only one will come
[Gabriel:]
I
has been foretold
By
the visions of the old
And
the madness in their eyes
Said
his angel will arise
That’s
what they know: “Holy Lord it’s over, oh god
We
have done no wrong
So
we go where we belong
To
the neverending dream
But
for those who lived in sin”
They
claim to know: “Holy Lord it’s over, oh god”
[Pope:]
Hey
Angel, can you tell me
Will
you lead us to the place
Full
of heat, in the fire
For
we only brought disgrace
[Lugaid:]
He
is not the one. If they only knew
[Bishop:]
Hey
Angel, will you take us
To
the judgement of his rage
Hey
will we die
For
we couldn’t close the gate
[Lugaid:]
To
the knowledge as they have been told
[Gabriel:]
I
don’t know how could I prove
Nothing
but the cloven hoof
Reigning
over them as well
While
they keep on fighting hell
Babylon
the scarlet whore has come
We
are the seven, judgement of heaven
Why
don’t we know: We are the angels
It’s
revelation, soul castigation
Fire
will burn us away
We
are the seven, judgement of heaven
Why
don’t we know: We are the angels
It’s
revelation, soul castigation
Fire
will burn us away
[Pope:]
Redeemer,
devastation
Hope
it only has been ment
For
the sin of the dreamer
Who
broke the law you’d sent
[Lugaid:]
He
is not the one. If they only knew
[Jakob:]
Hey,
don’t know but I wondered:
When
we lost the seal again
Maybe
stoned by the incense
Do
we rise or just descent
[Lugaid:]
He
is not the one. If they only knew
[Gabriel:]
I
don’t know how could I prove
It’s
nothing but the cloven hoof
Reigning
over them as well
While
they keep on fighting hell
Babylon
the scarlet whore has come
We
are the seven, judgement of heaven
Why
don’t we know: We are the angels
It’s
revelation, soul castigation
Fire
will burn us away
We
are the seven, judgement of heaven
Why
don’t we know: We are the angels
It’s
revelation, soul castigation
Fire
will burn us away
Solo:
Henjo Richter
[Voice in the tower:]
Woe
to you longing for the wisdom
Woe
to you longing for the light
All
my sons bring me back what is mine
Or
you’ll end burning in this night
Woe
to you longing for the wisdom
Woe
to you longing for the light
All
my sons bring me back what is mine
Or
you’ll end burning in this night
Solo:
Timo Tolkki
[Gabriel:]
Once
I have been lost in what they told me to believe
Until
I felt in burning deep inside to set my spirit free.
And
I escaped to another world to help the little men
Who
make me plunge into philosophy – to feel my mind again…
No
one left to hold me tight – on the ‘real’ other side – but her in chains
I
had been alone till the madman came along
With
the knowledge and the silver long beard
He
was the first man ever teaching how I could be free
Helping
me to find -oh- the mind and the soul
They’ve
been trying to hide it away…
And
he promised we’d help Anna if I’d help him to go all the way
[Lugaid:]
Go
all the way into the world of minds
Open
the gate and do not close behind
Prevent
them from tellin’ us tales
Or
the end of all they scare us with will be a million empty brains…
[Gabriel:]
I
could bring you what you told me
The
seal they need to close the gate forever
But
still I haven’t found a meaning
Anna
will we ever be together
[Regrin:]
You’ve
been fighting for your soul
And
sometimes it takes a toll
Hope
one day you’ll understand
What
it means to hold in hands
What
they call a fantasy
It
is nothing but a key
To
the world that now you’re in
That
they call a wicked dream.
[Elderane:]
When
you’re walking on your own
When
you’re broken and alone
You
may feel us from inside –
On
the other side of life.
Ohohohoh…
[Gabriel:]
I’ve
been fighting for my soul
And
sometimes it takes a toll
Hope
one day we’ll understand
What
it means to hold in hands
What
we call a fantasy
But
it’s nothing but a key
To
the world that now I’m in
That
we call a wicked dream
Oh,
walking on my own
When
I’m broken and alone
I
may feel you from inside
From
the other side of life.
[Lugaid:]
Mental
vigour’s been right on the edge
To
a ‘stupefying’ hole of no return
Now
we dance a holy war is won
But
there must be more we got to learn
[Gabriel:]
Don’t
you know now that I’m here I must go
Into
the morning light – illuminate the night
Be
the guide on our side – the Gnosis
No
return – I will go, follow the call of my spirit
No
return – I must know all that I never could ask
No
return
No
I still can’t leave the world in here
Soon
I feel that I am gonna get her free
But
I’ve smelled at and I long for more
Take
me in, oh I beg, philosophy
Oh
I got to know, more now so I must go on
Into
the morning light – illuminate the night
Be
the guide on our side – the Gnosis
No
return – I will go, follow the call of my spirit
No
return – I must know all that I never could ask
No
return
Solo:
Henjo Richter
[Elderane:]
No
return – maybe you must pay
Many’ve
been in quest for truth
Insanity
has swallowed away
No
return – but I wish you all the best
Go
and face the tree of knowledge and be free
[Gabriel:]
No
return – I will go, follow the call of my spirit
No
return – I must know all that I never could ask
[Gabriel:]
Drawn
by the sound of that wild raving pound
No
one has told me
I
gotta know all about hell and below
They
never told me
[Tree
of Knowledge:]
The
quest for nexus.
In
your life and for all that's beyond...
[Gabriel:]
When
I gaze at the man who is gazing at me
When
I stare into the looking glass
When
I ask what he sees
Then
I'm asking for more and the more
That
I wanna know
I
know what I'll never know
[Tree of Knowledge:]
From
far away, from the state of decay
You've
come to wisdom
Many've
been led, into madness instead
Toll
of my kingdom
The
quest for nexus has brought
Many
man of genius to insanity
[Gabriel:]
When
I gaze at the man who is gazing at me
When
I stare into the looking glass when I ask what he sees
[Tree
of Knowledge:]
Then
you're asking for more, and the more that you wanna know
You
know what you'll never know
[Solo:
Henjo Richter]
[Tree of Knowledge:]
As
long as you long for the whole
You
can't get a part of at all.
How
proud would the buildings of Rome
Look
without all single stones
[Gabriel:]
When
I gaze at the man who is gazing at me...
When
I stare into the looking glass
When
I ask what he sees.
Then
I'm asking for more and the more
That
I wanna know,
I
know what I'll never know...
[Tree of Knowledge:]
Coming
from the wastelands
Full
of reason, common sense
Where
their principles are blocking minds
And
you don't understand
Giving
you belief,
You
never touch, you never see
But
if you dare to try to grip it
You're
accused for heresy
[Gabriel:]
Here
I stand to find the truth
And
for ought I know
You're
the one to show me
You
can tell my spirit how to grow
No,
the more I try
The
more confusion on my mind,
And
no matter how I try
I
feel my eyes seem to stay blind
[Tree of Knowledge:]
No
use in analysing, forget about alchemy
Because
the secret of all truth
Is
the quest for - and you'll feel
When
you knock right on the door
"Forever
locked" they say
A
little man will let you in,
For
you have always tried - to get inside
You're
in quest for more to find the core
Your
journey still ain't over
Your
quest is your purpose, go on
You're
in quest for more to find the core,
It
will be -never- over
Your
quest is your purpose, go on...
You're
in quest for more to find the core...
[Gabriel:]
Staring
into the lake, watching for heaven's sake
faces
screaming in fear
Crying
like at the stake, in the fiery waves
I
can see all the souls how they suffer and howl
in
their eternal pain
Service
taking it's toll, living life in hades
All
the souls that left their mortal
frame
if it's been dead or not
All
the deaf who did not hear the truth
Get
ready for the brimstone -
getting
blisters on the eyes
The
power of the spirit was their final sacrifice
Get
ready for the brimstone -
getting
blisters on the eyes
The
power of the spirit was their final sacrifice
[Jakob's voice:]
Someone
pullin' me out to come back to my flesh
Or
I'm going insane!
In
a world under Rome, in the fiery waves
Can't
you see all the souls, how we suffer and howl
in
our eternal pain
Service
taking it's toll, living life in hades...
Oh
I see you standing on the
shore
of castigation now
We
don't wanna burn no more so pull us out, out, out
Get
ready for the brimstone -
getting
blisters on the eyes
The
power of the spirit was our final sacrifice
Get
ready for the brimstone -
getting
blisters on the eyes
The
power of the spirit was our final sacrifice
Get
ready!
[Solo:
Jens Ludwig]
Get
ready for the brimstone...
[Bishop:]
Caught
in neverland, no purpose to be seen
There's
no point of destination
Neverending
wastelands, such a wicked odyssey
Don't
know what we have done wrong
Lead
us back to Rome to follow you again
Bring
you power, get salvation
I
know less than all but more
Than
many who know less
I
know it's keeping us strong
[Gabriel:]
And
while they are pulling strings
While
they are in command
They're
hanging on strings
And
fate they do commend into another hand
Caught
in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice
Tney
call nether world what we call a paradise
Caught
in neverland and their spirits cannot rise
From
the nether world, they can't see a paradise
And
the Roman whores, the masters and the slaves
Raging
on without they don't know
Good
intentions on their minds
Can't
ask for why they bow down
[Bishop:]
Lead
us to Eden, judge those who bite of more
than
they can chew to serve, without they ask
Or
call in doubt the task
[Gabriel:]
Caught
in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice
Tney
call nether world what we call a paradise
Caught
in neverland and their spirits cannot rise
From
the nether world, they can't see a paradise
[Solo:
Henjo Richter]
Caught
in neverland in the place of many eyes
Make
it be what they are allowed to realise
Caught
in neverland, heat and fire, snow and ice...
[Gabriel:]
I
remember it was long ago
But
when I think of her I feel it grow
Something
begs me to come home again
Something
I can hardly stand
But
I'm to defy, I have to ignore her cry
I
don't know what to do, I'm missing you so bad
Waiting
for tomorrow, for a little ray of light
Waiting
for tomorrow just to see your smile again
Take
away my sorrow from a blistered heart of mine
Where
are you now if you are there anywhere
Please
forgive me for how I decide
But
before I can come with rapid strides
Don't
expect you'll have to understand
Jakob
needs my helping hand
First
I have to go one out of two ways
Which
both are wrong and I'm to go
So
afraid, so ashamed
So
deranged - but I know...
Waiting
for tomorrow, for a little ray of light
Waiting
for tomorrow just to see your smile again
Take
away my sorrow from a blistered heart of mine
Where
are you now if you are there
anywhere,
anywhere...
[Solo:
Henjo Richter]
Waiting
for tomorrow, for a little ray of light...
I
can't wait for you - Are you there – anywhere
[Gabriel:]
Ah
- Hugh!
Show
me the way to the hallways
below
Rome, I will be there
I've
seen them burning in fire
They
all bear too much too bear
[Elderane:]
Why
don't you think of all those who will come
Don't
you waste your life
[Gabriel:]
Don't
you try show me the way
Don't
need 'good advice'
[Elderane:]
Cold
hallways so old, a chalice of gold
A
guard as they say, paralyzed
Follow
the cries from out of the blood
The
wine in the cup
[Gabriel:]
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome
to Avantasia
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome
to Avantasia
Regrin
my friend we are passing the gate
Back
into my world
[Regrin:]
I
am afraid of the guard and I wish
Warnings
had been heard
[Gabriel:]
Welcome
to Rome, it's our mission
to
make tortured spirits rise
[Regrin:]
Something's
in here, oh I wish I could hide
from
it's staring eyes
[Gabriel:]
Cold
hallways so old, a chalice of gold
And
I feel a chill
Staring
eyes, while I hear the cries
From
out of the blood, the wine in the cup
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome
to Avantasia
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome to
Avantasia
[Solo: Henjo
Richter]
No
way out, we got to run to the gate
No
way out, for some of the souls it's too late
Jakob
are you free
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome
to Avantasia
Out
of the wine, out of the chalice of agony
Welcome
to Avantasia
[Falk:]
Oh,
I dare not to sleep anymore
Cause
I see her face in every nightwish
In
all the windows of my haunted house
And
when I dream a dream of flowers
I
wake up in my hand a bloody rose
'Blood
shall come upon you'
So
she spoke to me
Never
knew she'd come back
Now
she's on my dream
From
the faces in my dream
From
an evil memory
As
foretold in their prediction
From
the faces in my dream
They
are coming back for me
As
it was told in their prediction
Is
it just a dream
Or
just a wicked memory... Oh
Now
I see her coming on her besom...
The
smell of brimstone
And
the mark of the beast
From
the open window
Is
it just a dream
As
she's pulling out the dagger to stab
A
thousand times into my hurting breast
Wake
up from the nightmare
Screaming
when I see her stand
with
the face of Jakob
A
bloody dagger in her hand
From
the faces in my dream
From
an evil memory
As
foretold in their prediction
From
the faces in my dream
They
are coming back for me
As
it was told in their prediction
Is
it just a dream
[Gabriel:]
Maybe
his conscience
Will
send him a dream in his dreams
If
I only knew - oh Anna -
If
his soul also came free
Or
maybe if Jakob
Would
talk to the bayliff for you
I
can't come for you,
I
don't know how many souls were set free
To
start a rebellion, don't know if I'll still have to flee
[Solo:
Jens Ludwig]
[Falk:]
Oh
that faces in my dream...
From
the faces in my dream
From
an evil memory...
[Anna:]
Heading
for another life
In
a new world far away
Why
not me, oh Lord
Why
did Vandroiy have to die, why
[Gabriel:]
Dreamers
come and go
But
a dream's forever
Freedom
for all minds
Let
us go together
Neverending
ways
Got
to roam forever
Always
carry on
Walking
down a misty road into the unknown
Heavy
winds may blow into our faces
You
can't kill the dream in killing the dreamer
Can't
tear it down
Someone
carry on
[Gabriel:]
Dreamers
come and go
But
a dream's forever
Freedom
for all minds
Let
us go together
Neverending
ways
Got
to roam forever
Always
carry on
I've
seen dreamers come and go
[Solo: Timo
Tolkki]