Fates Warning : Darkness in a Different Light
Lyrics
DISC 1
1. ONE THOURSAND FIRES
So, we begin, a perfect launch a perfect wind
Pictures pave the road ahead
A winding way, a silent dread
Then I see
One thousand fires
Like stars they fill my eyes
One thousand fires
Flames burning midnight skies
Caution to wind, we push further to the end
And there she stands, all alone
Her tired eyes, her flesh and bone
And I see
One thousand fires
Like stars they fill my eyes
One thousand fires
Flames burning midnight skies
And it's never ending, this sky high white night
Feels like I'm descending out of reason
While mountains burn before my eyes
While mountains burn
Winters end is falling beneath ash on the wind
As the March flames take all away
With one glance, I felt her desperate eyes call to me
Then she turned to give herself away
And so we end, as we began so long ago
Pictures fade, the road behind
Still she stands, still she cries
2. FIREFLY
There, in the silence of the night
I see you shine
Drifting down to me, drift down to me
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand
And as I stand here
Watching stars go shooting by
A thought comes to me, it comes to me
This is how it's supposed to be
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand
And as night turns to day
Alone now I walk away
And as time changes
Your light fades into the gray
Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand
3. DESIRE
Lying on the flood, the world carries on
Life does not wait for me
Trying to pretend that I was
Everything you believed
Drowning in my own desire
All your needs fail to inspire
Miles of vacant years run through my mind
Like headlight through the night
And oceans have their ways
Of getting between what I feel should be
Drowning in my own desire
All your needs fail to inspire
It's not over, it's not crashing down
What's the game, what's the prize?
And one moment of belief
Disturbs the quiet dream for you
When poetic moments
Aren't all they seem
Then reality becomes
The dream
Drowning in my own desire
All your needs fail to inspire
4. FALLING
Take away the part of me
That makes me feel that makes me see
The things that I don't want to be
At least I know that I can count on you
A step ahead I step behind
The things I fear, I've crossed the line
Into a wrold where I feel blind
I always know that I can count on you
Took the time to live a life
To see the world then say goodbye
To my old friends, I don't know why
I always know that I can count on you
Oh, and it's hard to stay this graceful when
I'm falling, falling
Oh, and I have to say that yesterday is calling
Now here I am with eyes shut tight
Not knowing if I'll see the light
Before it's too late in this life
I never knew I could not count on you
5. I AM
My friend, it seems you've been
Where you belong
Take what you deserve, don't make it mine to carry now
Take what you deserve, and never make a sound
When words are walls I am the end
I'll make them fall, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
It's happening
Can't you see the edge calling to us?
In spite of everything
That lives and moves
In silence I breathe again
I flow and descend
I'll take what I deserve but can you help me understand
Why should I deserve a solitary word?
When words are walls I am the end
I'll make them fall, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
Tearing walls down, I am
6. LIGHTHOUSE
Through the rain there is hope ahead
Through the rain there will be a light for you
You believed in those faded maps
And now you find yourself lost and alone
Close to you and yet miles away
A lingering heart beats inside of you
A quiet answer to such fragile things
You're not alone, you're not alone
The lighthouse waits
It waits for you
The lighthouse waits
It waits for you
I know that now it's so hard to see
But in time you'll find, the light, waiting
Boundless and barren oceans surround
But when it's darkest, you'll see the light
You must open your eyes
Then you'll know that the thunder only crashes awhile
And the storm clouds will pass soon
Then you'll see that the lighthouse waits for you
The lighthouse waits
The lighthouse waits
It waits for you
The lighthouse waits
It waits for you
7. INTO THE BLACK
Night is fallen above me, fallen
And I cling to hope and fate
Lingering passions calling
Now it seems they cannot wait
As I wander into the black
Far beyond far, I'm never coming back
Forgive me my darkness for living in light
No more shadows to hide behind
Time, a whispering frail lie, falling
On my deaf ears constantly
Somehow I feel that longing
To hold near what I can't see
As I wander into the black
Far beyond far, I'm never coming back
Forgive me my darkness for living in light
No more shadows to hide behind
This can't be, all that's left now
Light has turned it's back on me
The hourglass is out of sand
Too late to reach out my hand
As I wander into the black
Far beyond far, I'm never coming back
Forgive me my darkness for living in light
No more shadows to hide behind
8. KNEEK AND OBEY
Feel waters rise
Sink down below
Kneel and obey
Breath deep the flow
When the book is open wide
Bow down and pray
Salvation's what you need
Kneel and obey
Feel fires heat
Fall to your knees
Kneel and obey
Swim burning seas
When the book is open wide
Bow down and pray
Salvation's what you need
Kneel and obey
When the book is open wide
Bow down and pray
Salvation's what you need
Kneel and obey
Kneel
Obey
9. O CHLOROFORM
See what you've done, holding your tongue
Now tell me who's the delirious one
So safe and warm o chloroform
Keep us from coming around again
Lets say the sun turns up again
Lets say its the same one that's ever come
No stars can round you up again
They're suffering so long, so long
That photograph tore you in half
So the sane can escape the past
True to form o chloroform
Get the windows and the door
Home on the border
You can write yourself a letter
Wave to the camera
And keep your body warm
Lets say the sun turns up again
Lets say its the same one that's ever come
No stars can round you up again
They're suffering so long, so long
And no one takes over when you fall asleep
Ten hours of eternity
Tell yourself and call yourself a refugee
We're suffering so long, so long
10. AND YET IT MOVES
Start towards morning
We leave the station
Long long miles, ahead
To an unknown destination
Landscape in gray
Meets a tired eye
Like the years unnoticed
It all just rushes by
Falling, floating
Feeling far removed and alone
Dreaming, driftin
No direction, destination unknown
Racing forward
Pushing through the haze
Slipping slowly back
And tripping through the days
Falling, floating
Feeling far removed and alone
Dreaming, driftin
No direction, destination unknown
Horizons shift
Sea and sky combine
Out there, somewhere
Distant points align
Perceptions blur
Time and space collide
Long days, years blaze
Across the great divide
Falling, floating
Lost and far from home
Dreaming, driftin
Destination unknown
Reflections dim
Day and night converge
Routine, unseen
The past and present merge
Falling, floating
Lost and far from home
Dreaming, driftin
Destination unknown
Eyes to the window
Watching the rain come down
Too soon it's over
And we're left with dry ground
And in the evening Shooting stars come passing through
Too soon it's over
And they drift from out of view
But now between sea and sky
Shadows are growing thin
Losing light, lost in time
As the night rolls in
And then under moon and stars
The long day fades and ends
All alone but not lonely
As darkness descends
In the moment all is well
Sea and sky slow and pause
You are small, days are long
And time stands still
(yet it moves, and yet it moves)
In this moment mind at rest
Moon and stars slow and pause
You are tired, nights are long
And time stands still
(yet it moves, and yet it moves)
DISC 2
1. FIREFLY
There, in the silence of the night
I see you shine
Drifting down to me, drift down to me
Is this how it's supposed to be?
Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand
And as I stand here
Watching stars go shooting by
A thought comes to me, it comes to me
This is how it's supposed to be
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close my empty hand
And as night turns to day
Alone now I walk away
And as time changes
Your light fades into the gray
Will you stay, will you go?
Again, this time, how far?
Then you take, and you're gone
No longer need to wait here anymore
Fly, far away
I won't regret at all
Not asking you to stay
I can't make you understand
As I close these empty hands
2. FALLING FURTHER
Take away the part of me
That makes me feel that makes me see
The things that I don't want to be
At least I know that I can count on you
A step ahead I step behind
The things I fear, I've crossed the line
Into a world where I feel blind
I always know that I can count on you
Took the time to live a life
To see the world then say goodbye
To my old friends, I don't know why
I always know that I can count on you
Oh, and it's hard to stay this graceful when
I'm falling, falling
Oh, and I have to say that yesterday is calling
Now here I am with eyes shut tight
Not knowing if I'll see the light
Before it's too late in this life
I never knew I could not count on you
3. ONE (LIVE)
Under the spotlight
I feel our world becoming one
Around me I feel
Everything we are everything we see
I'll take a part of you
You take a part of me
Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one
Above the staring eyes
I sense that we are one
Knowing, showing
Everything we are everything we see
I'll take a part of you
You take a part of me
Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one
After the fading lights
I felt that we were one
I know I need
Everything we are everything we see
I took a part of you
You took a part of me
Knowing at a glance
Where we all stand
Searching for another chance
To make us all one
4. LIFE IN STILL WATER (LIVE)
Feeling the weight of unseen chains
This routine is growing thin
It's a narrow path that we walk
And the walls are closing in
Caving in
Is there room still for us to grow
Within the bounds we've come to know
Beneath the dust of our days
Hides the key to our emotions
And it's been a while since we've been moved
Without going through the motions
No emotions
Is there time still for us to show
Feelings we forgot long ago
Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
You get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone
I think its time now for YOU to know
Holding on is easier than letting go
Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
You get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone
Living life in still water
Blinded by what we've become
You get tired of screaming
When you're not reaching anyone
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