Our Destiny Epica

So many days we've spent together Trying to get ahead with our dreams Now we have come to the goal forgotten Hurting within left us torn The road is open We find our way through ties where broken So the

Safeguard To Paradise Epica

left their mark But you live on, every single day In many different ways It’s the truth between his cunning lies That hands him his suspicious alibis Persuading with your force will never be the way To our

Design Your Universe ~ A New Age Dawns, Pt. 6 Epica

Jansen] Don't look back Keep on track to break the curse Take the chance Design your universe [Chorus: Simone Simons] We can't undo what we have done So show us now what we've become Confront us with our

The Ghost in Me - Danse Macabre - Epica

abbey where stories are told Watch closely, a nightmare unfolds It’s time to free the ghost in me Possessed by this beautiful melody Just come with me I’ll make you see To dance with the dead is your destiny

Design Your Universe Epica

through the circle of life and doom Don't look back Keep on track to break the curse Take the chance Design your universe We can't undo what we have done So show us now what we've become Confront us with our

Fools Of Damnation~ The Embrace That Smothers Part IX Epica

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 For all those fools that be fooled Fool, dance with me again I am your destiny

Sensorium Epica/Epica

non existence, a journey with no end No one surveys the whole, focus on things so small But life\'s objective is to make it meaningful Only searching for this That which doesn\'t exist Although our

Arcana Epica

bright and crystal clear Be brave, aim higher and don’t disappear Defy the odds Into eternity and endlessly Heal me I want you to heal me My heart And in the dark I see you hiding from the light Your destiny

Trois Vierges Epica

try to seek A way so this will die Innocence died when they took his mind And they tried to leave him behind Not even a cascade of tears will save you And keep you away from harm Concinnity of destiny

Mother Of Light Epica

the hand that I rejected But I can't forgive myself I am selfish and not worthy To think of, even to die for Serenity is taking over all I am, It gives me peace and all I see are visions of my destiny

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

Consign To Oblivion (Live at the Afas Live) 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 always

Sense Without Sanity -The Impervious Code- Epica

See through the veil Our perspective on life Defines everything we reach Most of us will aim for All the certainties Beyond the veil Our perspective on death Can manifest in many ways Some of us stay fearful

The Quantum Enigma -Kingdom Of Heaven Part II- Epica

move on and keep all leaning on the past We will regret We can't get what we wish for New perspective keep us inspired The quantum enigma All shadows and illusions We tend to believe Are creations of our

Sensorium Epica

The more we learn is the less we get No one surveys the whole focus on things so small But life's objective is to make it meaningful Only searching for this That which doesn't exist Although our

Semblance of Liberty Epica

the virtues of tomorrow Cause the greed of today We won't have a future Nor liberty [Verse 2: Mark Jansen] Born to breathe, and we're born to pursue That's all we are supposed to do The semblance of our

Resign To Surrender Epica

are tied We're panic stricken Wealth out of sight Demolition, the damaged pride The Price of Ambition Nec plus ultra The current system leads to profit seeking deeds Leave behind the traces of our

Canvas Of Life Epica

letter Come on home and return to the canvas of life Shapes and boundaries Will not disappear Detangle the misery And enter new spheres Facing right and wrong While waiting for life Can't change this destiny

Serenade Of Self-Destruction Epica

Never could see what lies deeper seeming that our view can't be changed deciding where to go and believe in your disaster deleting a future untold This is the final deceiver this is the devil in me expecting

Tides of Time Epica

Freezing winds were stayed by warming words To touch your healing to the hurt I'll treasure every lesson learned to the embers Fire fails, blushes pale We will answer the call There's a meaning to all our

Force Of The Shore Epica

If you are afraid to stay Beyond the shore the sea is filled up with sentiment and strength Here lie the thoughts imprisoned A field of forces and laments How can we hide here We need to change our

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

panic stricken Wealth out of sight Demolition, the damaged pride The price of ambition Nec plus ultra [Verse 2: Mark Jansen] The current system leads to profit seeking deeds Leave behind the traces of our

Retrospect Epica

stones break bones and beat us through I remember the light Turn the world upside down Reflecting on the many years That passed us by Once in every now and again hard inside To grasp reality and let our

Dance Of Fate Epica

without meaning The fire to burn away my thickened skin Everything has a reason for its happening Can’t you tell it’s your own spell and Everyone has to dance his dance like anyone Can’t break free of destiny

Living A Lie~ The Embrace That Smothers Part VIII Epica

Don't believe what you see Believe in me and my reality Eternity in me This is the end all and be our last hope Hope is a desert running dry Deep inside You refuse to face the facts But pray for

Deconstruct Epica

should always be ever so clear If we ever look We would never be here Don't force me to believe I'm never needing anyone I only care for me I'm thinking through And mine's the only way We are caught up In our

Facade Of Reality Epica

People created religious inventions To give their lives a glimmer of hope And to ease their fear of dying And people created religious intentions Only to feel superior and to have a licence to kill Our

Victims Of Contingency Epica

your failures on someone else Without any remorse Without your remorse If you don`t face the weakness of your own self You will take the same course You`ll take the same course We can`t blame all our

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

Answers to the great taboos We create the world around us God is every living soul [Verse 2: Mark Jansen] Science, spirituality Will have to meet along the way and We need new drifts, another view Expand our

Unchain Utopia Epica

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 What is a reason to wreck hopes and all our

This Is The Time Epica

what have we got when it's gone away And we need to come to see what the earth should be A sanctuary free All that we've sacrificed in the end has its price A renewed paradise's still alive in our

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

world While I am all you'll never be You've been drilling these Such falsely-based philosophies ...in me The curtain has fallen There's no one behind Corrected one mistake But I am still around Our

Phantome Agony Epica

Tears of unprecedented beauty Reveal the truth of existence We're all sadists The age-old development of conciousness Drives us away from the essence of life We meditate too much, so that our

Incentive Epica

[Refrain: Choir] How can we conduct Symphonies of our destruction? Without having a clue How to interpret the darkest notes?

Martyr Of The Free Word Epica

the messenger You guarantee that he will be made Into a saint A martyr of the free word I will say I will say what I think I will do I will do what I say When liberty seems out of reach We'll fight for our

The Phantom Agony Epica

my dreams Tears of unprecedented beauty Reveal the truth of existence We're all sadists The age old development of consciousness Drives us away from the essence of life We meditate too much, so that our

Monopoly On Truth Epica

The truth isn't just a derivative of your views Truth is a fiction of your views These are my thoughts No discussion My righteous plan Just think it over now Another point of view It's time we realise our

The Phantome Agony Epica

Tears of unprecedented beauty Reveal the truth of existence We’re all sadists The age-old development of consciousness Drives us away from the essence of life We meditate too much, so that our

Natural Corruption Epica

have finally realized Realized, petrified That profit's made from innocent demise Profit's made from tragic demise Another day goes by where money won't suffice A massive gift was meant as contribution Our

Beyond Belief Epica

scars Racing toward a future we don't have Fear is taking over me There is nothing I can see The future is as certain As life will come to an end When time feels like a burden We struggle with our

Burn to a Cinder Epica

Deep in the night, boundless violence will seethe with the danger Our laws collide not allowing another contender When the wine drinks itself, you will burn to a cinder We're fighting time awaiting the

The Price of Freedom - Interlude Epica

Freedom is something you have to do for yourselves And until the american negro lets the white man know That we are really, really ready and willing to pay the Price that is destined for freedom Our people

The Divine Conspiracy Epica

the reality Time is not the entity Like it claims to be Desperately we all Clutch at the last straw We stumble and fall Countdown to die To heal it all We will never reach Our

Rivers (Feat. Apocalyptica) [Live at Afas Live] Epica

Become one with imagination No more fairytales (No more fairytales) Our souls will unite together We will lift the veil (Lift the veil) Your touch has turned to stone No fire in your bones It's time to

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

Become one with imagination No more fairytales (No more fairytales) Our souls will unite together We will lift the veil (Lift the veil) Your touch has turned to stone No fire in your bones It's time to

Chasing The Dragon Epica

Give up the fight here One more life to live for me I want the night just to colour the day The morning to chase all my nightmares away Don\'t you deny that we\'re all human beings We all have our

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...

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...

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...