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Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
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The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer

(2000)
TypeAlbum (Studio full-length)
GenresProgressive Rock, Space Rock
LabelsTransmission Records
Ranked#82 for 2000 , #3,339 all-time
Album rating :  87.7 / 100
Votes :  7
10. The First Man On Earth (7:20)
Track rating :  91.3 / 100       Votes :  4       [ ]
"It is 50000 B.C. The world is almost empty; nature is still untouched by man. Off in the
distance, a clan of ape-like creatures gather near a cliff side. But I am the first to
stand. I must be..."

[Neil Morse, Mark McCrite]

In fields of green, vast as the oceans
Is this a dream, is it evermore?
A million years, fast as a notion
I stand alone here on the silent shore

I'm after prey in the fields
Shelter in a cave from the cold and lonely nights
And now it all seems so real
Warming at the fireside beneath the pale moonlight

This is the dawn of time
I am the first to stand
Looking through the eyes of the primal man
This is the dawn of time
Witnessing the birth
I am the first man on earth

The skies of blue reach to the heavens
They go on and on forevermore
No avenues, no city sidewalks
Planet Mars is but ancient lore

This place has all that I need
No computers glowing screens, no industrial machines
Somehow it all seems surreal
Memories of days gone by, a slowly fading scene

No one here to blame me
No one here to hurt
So much space here to occupy my mind
I can breathe the breath of virgin land

The firefly at nighttime
The sounds of nothing known
And I belong here like I never have before
The wandering child returning home

When twilight falls, red is the sunset
Planets appear across the colored sky
No prison walls, no war, no bloodshed
Hard to believe this new world will die

I wish that I could stay for a while
In the dream world that the sequencer creates
And though it all seems so real
Now I fear the time is gone, I feel its heavy weight

Hold on to this moment in time
Savor a life how it used to be
Hold on to the world in its prime
Breathe in the air, feel the energy
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Ayreon - The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer
The Universal Migrator Part I: The Dream Sequencer - Album Credits
Members
Additional musicians
  • Erik Norlander : Keyboards, Analog Synths, Piano, Vocoder Voice, Hammond
  • Peter Siedlach : Strings
  • Rob Snijders : Drums
  • Clive Nolan : Keyboards Solo (track 3)
  • Lana Lane : Vocals (tracks 3, 6), Backing Vocals (tracks 4, 5)
  • Johan Edlund : Vocals (track 2)
  • Floor Jansen : Vocals (track 2)
  • Edward Reekers : Vocals (track 4)
  • Mouse : Vocals (track 5)
  • Jacqueline Govaert : Vocals (track 7)
  • Damian Wilson : Vocals (track 9)
  • Neal Morse : Vocals (track 10)
  • Mark McCrite : Backing Vocals (track 10)
Other staff
  • Arjen Anthony Lucassen : Producer, Engineer
  • Oscar Holleman : Mixing Engineer
  • Peter van 't Riet : Mastering Engineer
  • Stephen van Haestregt : Assistant Engineer
  • Jacques Marcoux : Layout
  • Jef Bertels : Cover Art
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