Incentive Epica

stash is what I am All this distress that I have engraved Is forming the path that I defend [Chorus: Mark Jansen] Come with me, acquire the key To unlock forbidden doors Come with me, be finally free The incentive

Incentive Endeavor

It looks okay from here on in. I'm sure that I've seen the worst of what I'm willing to tolerate with myself. The lowest standards that served as the doctrine of my life have been burned down. I've...

Sensorium Epica/Epica

Sensorium Chance doesn\'t exist But the path of life is totally so predestined And time and chronology show us how all should be In the ways of existence To find out why we are here Being conscio...

Cry For The Moon Epica

Follow your common sense You cannot hide yourself behind a fairytale forever and ever Only by revealing the hole truth can we disclose The soul of this bulwark forever and ever Forever and ever I...

Illusive consensus Epica

So sweet caress, never long to last! You entered my soul and gave hope to my life. So sweet caress, never hope to last! You left me behind all alone and aghast Capured inside such an austere Elysi...

The Divine Conspiracy Epica

Quaestio nostra est aeterna Ultima requies fons vitae Sed eam ut novam ducemus We will never know all possibilities to predict what is to come And so we have illusions to think freely Once we ...

Phantome Agony Epica

I can't see you, I can't hear you Do you still exist? I cn't feel you, I can't touch you, Do you exist? The Phantom Agony I can't taste you, I can't think of you, Do we exist at all? [II. Betwe...

Never Enough Epica

Can't you hear me screaming, once again? Voices you can't hear Because you are consumed and incontent With everlasting greed Don't you see me on my hands and knees? Begging and bleeding You're smi...

Chasing The Dragon Epica

Free my mind Heal my scars Erase the past Dark days to forget And memories to last In my heart Free me now Make me forget And forgive There\'s no use To go on and live Show me a way To the sun H...

The Phantome Agony Epica

I. Impasse of thoughts I can’t see you I, can’t hear you Do you still exist? I can’t feel you, I can’t touch you Do you still exist? The Phantom Agony I can’t taste you, I can’t think of you Do ...

Victims Of Contingency Epica

Your words are meaningless, as pain fills the void Hollow words won`t hurt no longer You will regret every life you`ve destroyed Blaming the whole world will never make you stronger Be prepared for...

Cry For The Moon (The Embrace That Smothers - Part Iv) Epica

Follow your common sense You cannot hide yourself Behind a fairytale forever and ever Only by revealing the whole truth can we disclose The soul of this sick bulwark forever and ever Forever and ev...

Sensorium Epica

Chance doesn't exist But the path of life is not totally so predestined And time and chronology show us how all should be In the ways of existence To find out why we are here Being conscious is a ...

Unchain Utopia Epica

We're in a time where all enterprises fall We should beware of the wolves that haunt us They are not all the same, cannot take the blame Await the time to unchain utopia Am I the only one who sees...

The Obsessive Devotion Epica

Don't you ever blind me Don't be a foolish thief - Am I ? Don't you ever bring yourself to grief Don't you ever blind me Don't ever trick my mind - Did I ? Don't you think that you can lie to me - ...

Menace Of Vanity Epica

Compulsive expressions of your social weakness Vented on your countless made up enemies I cannot know how you feel When you don't say anything We don't care what you say We'll never join the games ...

Death Of A Dream~ The Embrace That Smothers Part VII Epica

I followed your rules A willing fool Branded by shame My soul suffers from your hostile ways I bear so many scars, hit me hard Time to change we have to rearrange For this has gone too far, way too...

Living A Lie~ The Embrace That Smothers Part VIII Epica

Don't believe what you see Believe in me and my reality I am a man of God God, can't you give that I am begging you? Don't believe what you hear Believe in me and I will reappear Salvation here at ...

Fools Of Damnation~ The Embrace That Smothers Part IX Epica

Bow for him, bow to the supremacy Bow for him, at last You do believe, so I can say that you are owned by me Bow for him, bow to the supremacy Bow for him, at last You do believe, so let us pray Fo...

Beyond Belief Epica

Wisdom, knowledge, science Develops, always, better, faster This is the final end A voice in the wilderness Fights in futile war Because the strong are deaf More so than before Massive disregard Sh...

Sancta Terra Epica

Sancta Terra: A place which I have searched a thousand times To finally free myself Forever wasn't ever long enough I will refrain I feel a passion washing over me To shed the skin I’m in This evol...

Dance Of Fate Epica

When darkness will reign and blind us all When darkness will reign and blind us all Allegiance will blind us if we do not fall We cannot tell when morning comes Is there a choice to live another da...

Last Crusade Epica

Magna culpa nostra Poena danda nobis Usque ad finem erit dierum Magna culpa nostra Poena danda nobis Usque ad finem erit dierum Ad finem temporum You can’t force yourself upon me And you never will...

Solitary Ground Epica

Living at different places Evading into various spaces My compass has broken I'm losing the way An ongoing madness has led me astray My past breathes down my neck And it seems now that all I can do...

Blank Infinity Epica

Trying to keep myself afloat upon this stream But a thought is pulling me down Pulling me all the way down We are wandering towards a blank infinity And extinguishing will now be the only way to di...

Force Of The Shore Epica

Appearance is deceptive So perfect in disguise There’s more than what you see A semblance is protective A blinder for the eyes A place to hide and flee Flee and you’ll never see What you’re going t...

Quietus Epica

The culprit, you act before thinking Caught in your ignorant sin And lying to your own reflection, you thought you could hide Deprived of my own innocence, denied The infinity of recurring torment,...

Mother Of Light Epica

It always put me on the edge, To think of all the spoiled lives Today I’m one step further Not sure if I’ve survived myself Reality is sometimes stranger than fiction Whatever happens in my dreams ...

Trois Vierges Epica

Memory, fading out Its presence still lingers in my mind Listen to your inner voice There's no escape, there's no other choice A foolish fate that came about Death could not leave without Don't try...

Another Me Epica

If you search for enrichment And injure others Earning more than you can spend You’ll pass the borders When you think you’ve succeeded But something’s missing Means you have been defeated By greed,...

Consign To Oblivion Epica

How can we let this happen and Just keep our eyes closed ‘till the end The only thing that counts is the prosperity of today Most important to us is that our bills get paid Our good intentions have...

Feint Epica

The very brightest candle of all has been extinguished Smothered by those who could not bear to face reality Every beat of your heart tore the lies all apart Made foundations quiver Every wave in t...

Facade Of Reality Epica

Sanguis meus tibi non iam perbibendus sit Macula aeternitatis Numquam detergrenda Quisnam surget et deteget Imaginem veritatis? People created religious inventions To give their lives a glimmer of ...

Run For A Fall Epica

Do not use the past as an alibi For all of your deficiencies always standing by Face your negligence, do not fool yourself Shortcomings will soon appear for weakness shows itself Blind from your su...

Seif At Din Epica

The origin of a dogma Placed in a new millennuim Vilified demons havw been embraced And given a warm welcome The seif at din Hasn't got the ghost of a chance to rust Because it has always been kept...

Adyta Epica

O nate vulnerate Cito veni ad me Te amplectar et vulnera tua lingam Utinam te haberem, mi amor caelestis

The Ghost in Me - Danse Macabre - Epica

When it seems like all hope is goneHear my sinister songWhy don't you sing along?Come forward embrace the unknownYou're welcome in my haunted homeThis abbey where stories are toldWatch closely, a n...

Arcana Epica

Hear meI want you to hear meMy criesSee meAs want you to see meAliveLife,It feels eternal when you’re close to meA bird without its wings cannot be freeYour spirit feelsA cold embraceThat slowly fa...

Unleashed (Live At The AFAS Live) Epica

DecliningAll color fadingDefiningTime coming for meRescindingMy inspirationReceding consciousnessBack in the day, I can recall thatMy thoughts were unclouded and sageThere was no blackStaining the ...

Rivers (Feat. Apocalyptica) [Live At The AFAS Live] Epica

Living for a sign (Living for a sign) To survive raging storms together Through the eye of time (Through the eye of time) You might also like The Antediluvian Universe (”Kingdom of Heaven - Part III”) Epica

Samadhi - Prelude Epica

Solve mentem a molestis Mentem ad concretum dirige Unum e jhanas intra Intra unum e jhanas

Resign to Surrender ~ A New Age Dawns, Pt. 4 Epica

Can't move an inchBut for the act toLeave fingerprintsFreedom farewell!Look in the lensAnswer the questionsAre you a threat?Nec plus ultra[Verse 1: Mark Jansen]After all the grabbing, it's time to ...

Our Destiny Epica

So many days we've spent togetherTrying to get ahead with our dreamsNow we have come to the goal forgottenHurting within left us tornThe road is openWe find our way through ties where brokenSo the ...

Kingdom of Heaven ~ A New Age Dawns, Pt. 5 Epica

Pioneering, big breakthroughsProceeded by the oppositionHold in derision all that's newAfraid to lose their own esteem[Pre-Chorus: Simone Simons]Scorn shall be directed at the geniusRepresses subtl...

The Price of Freedom - Interlude Epica

"No negro leaders have fought for civil rights;They paid for civil rights.They have begged the white man for civil rights.They have begged the white man for freedomAnd any time you beg another man ...

Burn to a Cinder Epica

Deep in the night, boundless violence will seethe with the dangerOur laws collide not allowing another contenderWhen the wine drinks itself, you will burn to a cinderWe're fighting time awaiting th...

Tides of Time Epica

You were always there to hold my handWhen times were hard to understandBut now the tides of time have turnedThey keep changingSeasons range, but you remain the sameA steady heart, a sun to rainYou'...

Deconstruct Epica

If we could see ourselves, the mirror would reflect insanityInstead we camouflage the flaws that lie withinCondone the suffering we witness as we mingle casuallyWe need to right ourselves, or else ...

Semblance of Liberty Epica

Born to fight, and we're born to fleeDoomed to live on ecstasyBorn to lie, and we're born to cheatLook in the mirror, who do you see?Born to flee, and we're born to fightWithout your mask, you're t...

White Waters Epica

I see a silhouette, liquid that movesSkin like a pearl in the seaI cannot resist this, her voice in the windBut is it my eyes are deceived?Is it you I see?Lie down in my armsTrust what you seeSmoot...