Singer: Within Temptation

Armies have conquered
And fallen in the end
Kingdoms have risen
Then buried by sand
The Earth is our mother
She gives and she takes
She puts us to sleep and
In her light we'll awake
We'll all be forgotten
There's no endless fame
But everything we do
Is never in vain.
We're part of a story, part of a tale
We're all on this journey
No one is to stay
Where ever it's going
What is the way?




The conquerors ' army
In the end, Pali,
Erected Kingdom
Now buried in the sand.
The earth is our mother,
She gives and takes away,
Puts us to sleep
With her light, we awaken.
We will all be forgotten -
Infinite glory does not happen -
But all that we do
Never in vain.
We are part of history, part of a story,
We are all in this journey
No one in the party.
Where is all this coming?
What is our path?

Unicorns appear in her sight,
The fireflies lead her trough these woods at night
In search of the legendary amulet,
And it's secret.
In the big oak there is a door
Which will lead her
To the wizard shore,
And she'll ask him
For the wind to sail her home
To the world where she belongs.




In front of her prancing unicorns
The fireflies lead her through the forest at night
In search of the legendary amulet
But it's a secret.
In the stately oak is hidden,the door
Which will lead her
On a magic shore.
She asks about the wind,
To return home
In a world where her place.

In her world of dreams and make believe
She reigns forever
With all her glory.
In this world of endless fantasy
She makes it happen,
It's her reality.




In the world of dreams and illusions
She's always ruled
In all its grandeur.
In this world of endless fantasy
Has everything she wants,
This is her reality.

On golden wings
She flies at night
With her dress.
It's blinding white
Countless diamonds
And her long blond hair.
The queen is coming
So you better be aware.
Her plums and flowers
They're never the same
Blue and silver,
It's all her game.
Flying dragons
And enchanted woods,
She decides, she creates
It's her reality.




On Golden wings
She flies into the night
His costume;
Dazzling Shine
Countless diamonds
And her blond curls.
Know this: the Queen arrives.
All sorts of flowers and fruits,
Blue and silver
It was all her game.
Dragons in the sky
And enchanted forests -
Her ideas, her creation,
This is her reality.

So raise your banner, fight your war
Break the silence, no remorse
Won't die within




So raise your banner and fight,
Break the silence no regrets,
You're going to live.

I'm crowning no man for his armour or rhapsody
For what I see and what I feel




I don't need to magnify for his speech or weapons
For what I see and feel.

Darkness fell on rose,
Fire comes to an end.
Colors created by me
Slowly fly away.
And I'm not fighting with you in the future
Because my choice is mine. This is my destiny.
And I will never bow down
Before the sadness
I'll stand up to all that meet me,
Denying the Devil of silence
Embracing the world on the edge.
The darkness has come to the roses.
The fire is reaching the end.
The colors that I have created
Are suddenly flying away.
I'm not fighting myself, will not follow,
Cause my choices are mine. It's my fate.
And I'll never bow down
From the sorrow.
I'll face all that is coming my way,
denying the devil of silence
embracing the world on the edge

Covered by roses
When this dance is over
We all know our beauty will die.
The choirs have awoken
Left no words unspoken
Remember you as long as I can
We will be showered with roses,
When this dance ends,
We all know our beauty will die.
The heavenly choirs have awoken
Left unspoken,
I will remember you as you can.

You can't live without the fire,
It's the heat that makes you strong,
'Cause you're born to live and fight it all away!
You can't hide what lies inside you,
It's the only thing you've known!
You'll embrace it and never walk away,
Don't walk away!
You can't live without fire,
This is the heat that makes you strong,
You're born to live and overcome them all!
You can't hide what lies in you
Because it's the only thing you know!
You accept that,
And never retreat!

What about us?
Isn't it enough,
No we're not in Paradise.
This is who we are,
This is what we got.
No, this is not our Paradise.
What about us?
Isn't that enough?
No, we're not in Paradise.
That's who we are
Here's what we got
No, it's not our Paradise.

If we can't restrain the beast which dwells inside
It will find it's way somehow, somewhere in time.
If we fail to rein in the monster that lives inside,
One day he will find a way.

It's in your eyes, what's on your mind.
I see the truth that you've buried inside
It's in your eyes, what's on your mind.
There is no mercy, just anger I find.
What you have in mind, I see in your eyes
I see the truth that you've buried.
What you have in mind, I see in your eyes
No pity, just anger...

Stand my ground, I won't give in
no more denying, I got to face it
won't close my eyes and hide the truth inside
if I don't make it, someone else will stand my ground
I'll stand my ground, I will not yield.
Undoubtedly, I have to face it face to face.
I'm not going to close my eyes and hide the truth.
If I don't, someone else will take my place.

You gave up the fight
You left me behind
All that's done''s forgiven
You'll always be mine
I know deep inside
All that's done''s forgiven.