The Mirror Maze Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera(1998) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Progressive Metal, Rock Opera |
Labels | Transmission Records |
Ranked | #14 for 1998 , #589 all-time |
Album rating : 93.3 / 100
Votes : 13
Votes : 13
6. The Mirror Maze (6:34)
It is time to reflect upon your 'ego-self'. No-where to hide when the walls
echo the you that we all see. Ah, the smiles dissolve! The pulse begins to
race; the face a flush of fear so plainly painted. The Mirror World - the
Mirror Maze: Confrontation...
Inside the Mirror Maze
HIPPIE:
Mirror mirror I can see a lonely child, he kinda looks like me
staring out into infinity
his father lies, his mother cries, his spirit flies up into the skies
wandering off to another galaxy
FUTUREMAN:
Secret fears we all try to hide
lie dormant deep inside us
defy the ghosts of long forgotten days
here inside the mirror maze
HIPPIE:
Mirror mirror I can see an angry boy, oh well I guess he's me
rising up to the society
he's aware that no one cares and life's unfair so he grows his hair
and takes a trip into eternity
FUTUREMAN:
Secret fears we all try to hide
lie dormant deep inside us
defy the ghosts of long forgotten days
here inside the mirror maze
Through the Mirror
ROMAN:
I see a man, who's unable to withstand his fears inside
KNIGHT:
Inside we're all but frightened men but we have to fight until the end is here
ROMAN:
Hear what I say: I am doomed, I have to pay, I can't go on
KNIGHT:
Go on and persevere for we have to make it out of here alive
ROMAN:
A life is but a dream, for in the mirror I have seen what lies within
KNIGHT:
Within this armor cold and bright lies a noble heart with the will to fight the
pain
ROMAN:
The pain cannot be healed, I'm surrounded by this shield I cannot break
KNIGHT:
Break through the mirror now, follow me, I will show you how
ROMAN:
We've reached the other side, I have overcome my pride and made it through
KNIGHT:
We threw aside our darkest fears and stepped across these new frontiers of time
ROMAN:
Time can only tell what awaits us in this hell full of deceit
KNIGHT:
Deceit, guile and treachery, will they ever set us free again?
ROMAN:
Riding on the wings of time
echo the you that we all see. Ah, the smiles dissolve! The pulse begins to
race; the face a flush of fear so plainly painted. The Mirror World - the
Mirror Maze: Confrontation...
Inside the Mirror Maze
HIPPIE:
Mirror mirror I can see a lonely child, he kinda looks like me
staring out into infinity
his father lies, his mother cries, his spirit flies up into the skies
wandering off to another galaxy
FUTUREMAN:
Secret fears we all try to hide
lie dormant deep inside us
defy the ghosts of long forgotten days
here inside the mirror maze
HIPPIE:
Mirror mirror I can see an angry boy, oh well I guess he's me
rising up to the society
he's aware that no one cares and life's unfair so he grows his hair
and takes a trip into eternity
FUTUREMAN:
Secret fears we all try to hide
lie dormant deep inside us
defy the ghosts of long forgotten days
here inside the mirror maze
Through the Mirror
ROMAN:
I see a man, who's unable to withstand his fears inside
KNIGHT:
Inside we're all but frightened men but we have to fight until the end is here
ROMAN:
Hear what I say: I am doomed, I have to pay, I can't go on
KNIGHT:
Go on and persevere for we have to make it out of here alive
ROMAN:
A life is but a dream, for in the mirror I have seen what lies within
KNIGHT:
Within this armor cold and bright lies a noble heart with the will to fight the
pain
ROMAN:
The pain cannot be healed, I'm surrounded by this shield I cannot break
KNIGHT:
Break through the mirror now, follow me, I will show you how
ROMAN:
We've reached the other side, I have overcome my pride and made it through
KNIGHT:
We threw aside our darkest fears and stepped across these new frontiers of time
ROMAN:
Time can only tell what awaits us in this hell full of deceit
KNIGHT:
Deceit, guile and treachery, will they ever set us free again?
ROMAN:
Riding on the wings of time
Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera - Lyrics
Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera - Album Credits
Members
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen : Guitars, Mandolin, Bass, Minimoog, Mellotron, Keyboards, Vocals
- Ed Warby : Drums
Additional musicians
- Ton Scherpenzeel : Keyboards
- Robby Valentine : Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron
- Clive Nolan : Keyboards
- René Merkelbach : Keyboards, Harpsichord
- Roland Bakker : Hammond Organ
- Thijs van Leer : Flute
- Ernö Olah : Violin
- Taco Kooistra : Cello
- Jack Pisters : Sitar
- Anneke van Giersbergen : Vocals as "The Egyptian"
- Peter Daltrey : Vocals as "Forever of the Stars"
- Fish : Vocals as "The Highlander"
- Sharon den Adel : Vocals as "The Indian"
- Damian Wilson : Vocals as "The Knight"
- Edwin Balogh : Vocals as "The Roman"
- Jay van Feggelen : Vocals as "The Barbarian"
- Edward Reekers : Vocals as "The Futureman"
- Robert Westerholt : Vocals as "Death"
- George Oosthoek : Vocals as "Death"
Other staff
- Arjen Anthony Lucassen : Producer, Engineer
- Oscar Holleman : Mixing Engineer
- Peter van 't Riet : Mastering Engineer
- Jef Bertels : Cover Art, Artwork
- John van der Oetelaar : Layout
- Thomas Ewerhard : Layout
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