4. As Time Goes By

Do you believe in justice or so-called co-existence?
What's wrong with politicians? - They only want your best

The economic's growin' some tiny holes above
A little radiation wake up this planet fades

You're only watching, you're part of the show
Stand up and ready - your voices say: "No!"

War!
Somebody's always starts again
Hate!
we're getting closer to the end

As time goes by
We never seem to beat the ones who say we can't be free
As time goes by

Do you believe in money? Do you believe in guns?
Bang! Bang!
Do you trust the press, babe? You'd better trust yourself

You're only watching, you're part of the show
Stand up and ready - your voices say: "No!"

War!
Somebody's always starts again
Hate!
we're getting closer to the end

As time goes by
We never seem to beat the ones who say we can't be free
As time goes by

The missiles are launching, the tanks are rollin'
The guns are blazing, the sky is black!

War!
Somebody's always starts again
Hate!
we're getting closer to the end

As time goes by
We never seem to beat the ones who say we can't be free
As time goes by
We're getting closer to the end of our ability
As time goes by
We never seem to beat the ones who say we can't be free
As time goes by
We're getting closer to the end of our ability
As time goes by
Is there a place to run for shelter in a high tech war?
As time goes by
Can you believe and trust in God to help you from above
As time goes by
Is there a place to run for shelter in a high tech war
As time goes by
Can you believe and trust in God to help you from above?

Alive'95 (1996)



1. Land Of The Free
2. Man On A Mission
3. Rebellion In Dreamland
4. Space Eater
5. Fairytale
6. Tribute To The Past
7. Heal Me
8. The Saviour
9. Abyss Of The Void
10. Ride The Sky
11. Future World
12. Heavy Metal Mania
13. Lust For Life
14. No Return
15. Changes
16. Insanity & Genius
17. Last Before The Storm
18. Future Madhouse
19. Heading For Tomorrow

1. Land Of The Free

Somewhere in the desert of the void beyond the wall
we're the last survivors' we're the ones who'll never fall
men inside the circle, leave the night!
darkness all around us, not a single beam of light
all we have is our faith, the will to win this fight
The time has come to break the outer wall (break down the black wall)

grab your heart, I'll show you the way,
now hold your head up high

High above, at the edge of the world
we're searching for glory and peace
When the time has come, you will see
our return to the land of the free

Men inside the circle, tell me what you feel and see
delusions of reality, the mirror of your dreams

hold your ground and I'll show you the way
now hold your head up high

[Chorus]

[Solo : Kai / Dirk / Kai / Dirk]

and when the cracks appear, upon the wall
we know the moment's here to see it fall
and as the sunlight appears again in our sky
no wall, no more, no more will darken our life

[Melody : Both / Dirk]

[Chorus]

2. Man On A Mission

I'm a man on a mission and my diligence won't wait
there are supersonic killers in the sky
everything you do will be analyzed,
they control every step of your life

Well, mankind has gone to a high extreme
to the dark side on the way
All I see is a masquerade
and the termination waits

Oh, I've seen the faces of a million leaving here
Abandoned times and places of a world built out of fear
the quest is drawing near
the mystery of fear is just about to clear

What we need right now, is a miracle on earth
let our hearts cry out, so our voices can be heard
let us walk away together from the never ending rain,
'til the sun will shine for all of us again

So we travel on at speed of light
and the gods will light our way
Gotta change our part in the masterplan
for another break in the race

And the trumpet sound will soon be heard
as the dead in mind awake
and the joyful saints will guide us
on the onward flight that we take

Oh, I've seen a million leaving right away from here
Abandoned times and places of a world built out of fear
the quest is drawing near
the mystery of fear is just about to clear

[Chorus]

Take make hand and you will see, the mirror of your destiny
so many came to read the signs, to understand their meaning
Now I see it's you and me, so try to understand
and we will walk the road of life together hand in hand
I do not dare, I do not dare but something's calling me
for those who dared could not break free
the one who will succeed, I wonder, is it me?

[Solo : Kai]

Give us a chance to live, give us a chance to die,
give us a chance to be free, without fire from the sky
Give us a chance to love, give us a chance to hate
Give us a chance, before you kill us all
before you kill us, kill us all
before you kill us, before you kill us all
before you kill us all

[chorus]

3. Rebellion In Dreamland

Voices are calling from somewhere below
melting on the eastern shore
Rain is falling down on me,
been waiting for eternity...
I'll be there!
Freedom for us all!

And I wonder why, why my heart still yearns
and I wonder why, why the earth still turns
and I wonder why, why the sky turns black
Still I wonder why, but there is no turning back

For all eternity, for all the world to see
we're riding high across the wind
and when the storm begins, to wash away all sins
we'll find a place where we'll begin

There's something wrong with the world today,
only the people that are fighting for...
...a better place in the world today,
they don't believe that they gone too far,
...they're falling down.

By moonlight there's a way... for rebellion
here, the world has gone astray... revolution
Now, the time has come to pray... hallelujah
deep, inside our minds we wait... for rebellion
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters

... and the earth still turns
but I'm on my way, he is on the way, as my heart still yearns
... I'm on my way, now he is on the way, and I cry for more
Yes I'm on my way, now he is on the way, gonna find the secret wall

I have seen the secret dreams of those who know eternity
and makes me feel like a shadow sneaking in
In my sleep I'm searching for a way to find the open do
leading me to where it all begins

There's nothing wrong with the world today...

[Chorus]

[Solo: Kai]

Now I'm riding through the air
going to where no one dares
on the way I'll cross the line forevermore.
For once in life, I do not care
nothing matters, now I dare
On the ride I'll cross the line
forever to be free

[Solo: Dirk]

Have no fear, Rebellion is here!

4. Space Eater

You know who I am, I show you a land
Where you can be free, can get your relief.
Space is all yours, desires come true,
Love of your life waitin' for you

I got no time for wasting all my day,
come on and follow, follow me away
Spaceeater - you're losing control
Spaceeater - and I own your soul

I'll make you happy, ain't no lie,
come eat ma space, you're gonna fly.
Let me control your senses,
And lose your mind, your worries inside.

I got no time to stand and waste my day,
Come on and follow me, follow me away.
Spaceeater - you're losing control
Spaceeater - and I own your soul

A little bit, a little bit, a little sip, a little hit
You're drowning in a lusty whirl, be
Superman or Wondergirl
Oh, we fly away on supersonic dreams, we
ride on universal starshine,
through space.

I got no time to stand and waste my day,
Come on and follow, follow me away.
Spaceeater -
Spaceeater -

5. Fairytale

Now my friend it's time for you to break the spell

Your heart was torn in two and somebody revealed the wall ......

Now we stand together, our fight is to be free
we never will surrender, we ride across the fields

Now it's time to break the silence
and the truth shall be revealed
take the question mark from your head...
let the fairytale be real
let the fairytale be real!

6. Tribute To The Past

He had found a way to leave, to somewhere far from now
traveling in his time - machine a dream that had come true
fly my friend, you will see, something called reality
I feel good, I'm alright, doing what I please - I travel time
Far beyond the rising sun - I ride the wings of fate
prepared to go where my heart belongs - back to the past again.
I just want to save the universe for all mankind
he wants to save the future of the earth
step by step surroundings change as years go passing by
he only stops to gaze a little while

I push the button further on, I just can't get enough
I know I will return again but still I'm movin' on

Far beyond the rising sun - I ride the wings of fate
prepared to go where my heart belongs - back to the past again.

As I'm moving on I see things to come, I see tears and I hear laughter
curiosity, comin' over me what is next and what will happen
and I see the lies and I hear the cries and the marchin' of the people
as they go to war, heaven knows what for - God I think I've had enough now

Too late, too late - I can't go back no more! I lost control of the engine
no light, no light - can't see where I have gone! Can't see where I have now gone to
where am I now - stranded in time

So many years have passed since I had gone and I have seen what's gonna be
but now I know it is useless to travel on
and I will return to the time and place I belong to

Far beyond the rising sun ... [repeat]

7. Heal Me

When I wake up at the end of the day
moon comes out sun fades away
I get myself out of my bed and cry
is it really me now, could this be the real thing
is there someone else to ease the pain.
So easy, so easy now, has it really gone too far?
It doesn't matter anyhow. Sometimes I feel like
an echo in the wind that's not coming back again.

I look inside my head and what I see
are the reflections of the world
and I see Genius and Insanity.

You are alive you're part of the show
you come to foresee the signs on the wall
so many tried in vain they know the truth
learn how to live and fight and learn how to
fight them right and learn how to give and take it all.

You can be strong if you know who you are
the signs on the wall tell you move on before
it's too late.

Can you read them could you be the one
who`s creeping on the floor. The chaos
is a killer and he knows who will fall
help me, I need some help
now is there someone out there
what are you waiting for, you're on the
road to nowhere, the only way I know
maybe I'm wrong I haven't got a clue
don't know where I belong, tell me what is true.

Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me

Think, don't think, what can you see
our life is just a fantasy of someone we will
never see, therefore I break down in laughter
how as I change my point of view there's
nothing left to make me blue, never again, no more

Come on my friend and join the ball
everything is beautiful, even the band
it's magic. Imagine you're a superstar
you gonna fly you gonna go far, so far.

Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me
Oh won't you come to heal me, hear me

9. Abyss Of The Void

Now I must go, I'll wait for you to follow. No turning back.
But there's a light, I've seen it all, riding through, never fall.
When all is done, we must be one. I will return ......
The saviour is calling, he's riding through the night.
The only, the holy, returning from the light.
We fall to the ground and we pray, `cause he's the one.
No demons left in this world since he has won. ....Oh, hear what I say
.....

All men come, to see the king of the world.
The time has come for everyone, the saviour stands for all of us,
now praise the one who'll destroy, the evil abyss of the void.

His armour, still shining, though it's torn from fights.
The brave man, redeemer, he brought us back to life. ....(Oh, yes he did.)

Now fall to the ground and pray, cause he will come.
No demons left in this world, since he has won. ....Now, listen to what I say.....

All men come, to see land of the free.
The time has come for everyone, the saviour stands for all of us.
Now praise the one who'll destroy, the evil abyss of the void.

His armour, still shining, though it's torn by fights.
The brave man, he battled, on through the night.
His eyes, they were gleaming like fire and he's prepared, he's the one.
The young man, he raises his head up to the land in the sun.
Wherever my spirit may fly, up to this heavenly fight,
I know that I will return from a mission beyond our skies. .....Now..

[Solo Dirk / Kai]

[Bridge / chorus 1]