Each Ayreon album tells a different story, but all, with the exceptions of Actual Fantasy, The Theory of Everything, and Transitus, take place in the same fictional, science fiction universe; additionally, Lucassen's solo album Lost in the New Real is also set in the Ayreon universe. Ayreon's music is characterized by the use of traditional instruments in rock music (guitars, bass guitar, drums, analogue synthesizers, electric organs) mixed with instruments more native to folk and classical music (e.g. mandolins, violins, violas, celli, flutes, sitars and didgeridoos). Lucassen writes the music and the lyrics, sings and plays most of the instruments on all of the Ayreon albums, alongside many guest musicians. His most regular collaborator is drummer Ed Warby.
Due to the project's particular nature, Ayreon live performances are rare, and no official Ayreon live show took place until 2017. Several Ayreon songs were first included in two live albums by other Lucassen bands: Live on Earth by Star One (2003) and Live in the Real World by Stream of Passion (2006).
Origins: The Final Experiment and Actual Fantasy (1995–1998)
The first Ayreon CD, released in 1995, is The Final Experiment, which has a mixture of science fiction and medieval themes. The album features thirteen singers and seven instrumentalists, most of them Dutch. The Final Experiment is often mentioned as one of the first metal operas. The album was originally titled Ayreon: The Final Experiment, with the artist listed as Arjen Lucassen, but upon re-release, the title was changed to The Final Experiment, and the artist was changed to Ayreon.
Actual Fantasy from 1996 is the only Ayreon album without a continuous story. With its individual fantasy stories, it can still be considered a concept album, though. There are only three singers and three instrumentalists on Actual Fantasy. Themes inspired by songs on this album can be found on later Ayreon releases, particularly the two Universal Migrator albums. The album did not sell as well as its predecessor.
Continuation of the Ayreon storyline (1998–2008)
The double album Into the Electric Castle followed in 1998, continuing the Ayreon storyline from The Final Experiment. The album features eight singers, each playing a role of a single character, and eleven instrumentalists. Arjen has stated that he wanted this particular album to be a more flight-and-fancy-free record, or "pure escapism" than the previous albums' more serious tones, and portrayed his characters in more of a B movie light. The album was a huge success and is widely regarded as one of Ayreon's best albums.
The twin Universal Migrator albums were released in 2000. The first album, The Dream Sequencer consists of soft, atmospheric progressive rock, whereas the second album, Flight of the Migrator, consists of a more heavy-metal theme. Both of the albums feature around ten singers supported by many instrumentalists. One of the more notable guests was Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden, who made an appearance on the Flight of the Migrator album.
Shortly following Universal Migrator came Ayreonauts Only, an album generally meant to be only for diehard fans of Ayreon. The album itself was the second to not follow a specific storyline; it instead contained alternate versions (With different vocalists or instrumentalists) of existing songs, or the original demos used when recording them. In addition, it contained a preview of Arjen's then-upcoming project, Ambeon. It is the only Ayreon album not to see re-release on InsideOut.
In 2004 came The Human Equation. As on Into the Electric Castle, there are several singers, each playing their own role. With The Human Equation, Ayreon turned away from the usual science fiction and fantasy themes with a seemingly semi-normal psychological theme.
Starting in 2004, after changing from Transmission Records to InsideOut, Arjen began rereleasing his Ayreon catalog on the new label, with enhancements ranging from basic (The Universal Migrator, issued as a two-disc set instead of two separate albums) to drastic (Actual Fantasy, "Revisited" with completely re-recorded drums, bass, synth and flute). In 2005, to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Ayreon, The Final Experiment was reissued with a bonus semi-acoustic disc.
At the end of September 2006, when Arjen's new studio was finished, he began making a new album entitled 01011001, which was released on 23 January 2008. This album was noticeably darker than previous Ayreon releases, Lucassen attributes this to a depression and his divorce in the preceding year.
On 25 April 2008, Arjen released a new Ayreon EP named Elected. The EP features two tracks from 01011001, one from The Human Equation and an Alice Cooper cover (Elected), with vocals by Arjen and Tobias Sammet.
On 16 September 2008, Arjen announced in his official website the release of Timeline, his second compilation album, that will reunite selected songs from all Ayreon albums and an unreleased one in three CDs and a DVD. The album was released on 7 November 2008 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and all of the EU on 17 November 2008. It was released in America on 13 January 2009.
Hiatus (2008–2012)
Arjen took a break from Ayreon and completed a new side project, Guilt Machine, in 2009. He also went on to release a second Star One album in 2010, and then a solo album under his own name in 2012.
The Theory of Everything and The Source (2012–2017)
The Theory of Everything was released on 28 October 2013. In 2015, The Human Equation was performed in its entirety live in an unofficial full-scale theatrical production called The Theater Equation, with Lucassen making an appearance and helping promote the project. It was performed four times, all at the Nieuwe Luxor theater in Rotterdam between 18 and 20 September. Although produced as an unofficial series of performances, it was recorded and released in June of the following year as an official Ayreon release, The Theater Equation, produced and mixed by Lucassen himself.
The Source was released on 28 April 2017, marking a return to science fiction and the Ayreon storyline. It is Lucassen's first album under his new label, Mascot Label Group.
Focus on live performances (2017–2020)
In November 2016, Lucassen announced the first ever official Ayreon concerts for September 2017, entitled Ayreon Universe. The show featured 16 singers and 11 instrumentalists, all of which had previously worked together with Lucassen on his studio albums. Unlike The Theater Equation, it consisted of unrelated songs from Ayreon performed after each other as in a traditional concert, with a few songs from Star One featured as well. One of the performances was released as a live album/DVD on March 30, 2018, titled Ayreon Universe – The Best of Ayreon Live.
On December 7, 2017, Lucassen stated that a new Ayreon concert would take place on June 22, 2018 at Graspop Metal Meeting, where they would headline the Marquee stage. It featured the same instrumentalists as the Ayreon Universe shows and most of its vocalists, along with Simone Simons and Tom S. Englund, who had never performed live with Ayreon before, and Mark Jansen and Barry Hay, who had never collaborated with Lucassen before; Lucassen himself also performed a few songs.
Between September 13 and 15 of 2019, the album Into the Electric Castle was performed in Tilburg in its entirety similarly to The Theater Equation in 2015, this time as official Ayreon performances. Fish, Anneke van Giersbergen, Damian Wilson, Edward Reekers, Edwin Balogh, and George Oosthoek returned from the original cast, alongside Ed Warby and flutist Thijs van Leer, who also performed on the original album. Simone Simons and Mark Jansen of Epica, Praying Mantis singer John Jaycee Cuijpers, Marcela Bovio, Bovio's husband and VUUR bassist Johan van Stratum, and Ex Libris members Dianne van Giersbergen and Bob Wijtsma were also featured, with actor John de Lancie acting as narrator. One of the performances was released as the live album Electric Castle Live and Other Tales on March 27, 2020.
Ayreon was supposed to headline the Night of the Prog Festival in Germany on July 18, 2020 to perform Into the Electric Castle once again, however the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Transitus (2020–present)
On May 8, 2020, Lucassen revealed on his YouTube channel that his next album would be an Ayreon album, titled Transitus and to be released the same year; the album will be released alongside a tie-in comic book.
On May 13, 2020, he announced the first member of the cast, actor Tom Baker, providing spoken vocals as the character of "The Storyteller". The rest of the cast was announced during the following week, also including Tommy Karevik of Kamelot and Seventh Wonder as the lead character of Daniel, Cammie Gilbert of Oceans of Slumber as Abby, Michael "Mike" Mills of Toehider as The Statue, Amanda Somerville as Lavinia, Paul Manzi of Arena and The Sweet as Henry, Dianne van Giersbergen of Ex Libris as The Soprano, Threshold drummer Johanne James as Abraham, Simone Simons of Epica as The Angel of Death, and Dee Snider of Twisted Sister as Daniel's Father; Marcela Bovio of MaYaN (and Lucassen's former band Stream of Passion) and Caroline Westendorp of The Charm the Fury portray a duo of characters known as the Furies.
Featured musicians include Joe Satriani and former Megadeth member Marty Friedman on lead guitars and YouTube musician Patty Gurdy on the hurdy-gurdy. Keyboardist Joost van den Broek, violonist Ben Mathot, and flutist Jeroen Goossens, all of whom had been featured on every Ayreon album since 2007's 01011001, are also returning. Juan van Emmerloot acted as drummer, making Transitus Ayreon's second album after 2000's Universal Migrator Part 1: The Dream Sequencer not to have Ed Warby on drums, as Lucassen stated that he did not originally conceive Transitus as an Ayreon album, and felt like it would need a completely different style of drummer. Although they had long lost track of each other, the he and Van Emmerloot had worked together 35 years prior, when Lucassen was part of Vengeance and Van Emmerloot was a session drummer; after becoming curious about what had happened to Van Emmerloot since their last meeting, Lucassen looked his drumming videos on YouTube and realized he would be a perfect fit for Transitus.
Etymology
Lucassen said, "Though I do like the similarity of the sound of my own name Arjen and the project name Ayreon, this is purely coincidental. Yet no one seems to believe that! Originally I called the leading character of the first Ayreon album 'Aries'. But then I had to change it because it had to fit the meter of the song. I wanted the new name to sound old fashioned because of the medieval influences, so I used the old-English sounding 'AY' (Aylesbury, Ayrshire). But I also wanted it to sound modern because of the futuristic parts ("2084") so I used 'ON' (electron, neutron, etc.), hence 'Ayreon'."
Age of Shadows
Ayreon Lyrics
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We never saw this coming
Pride comes before a fall
We never heeded the warnings
Buried deep within us all
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] Giant machines blot out our sun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] I won't accept what we've become
[Steve Lee] We stand to lose more than we've won
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Tom Englund]
Our quenchless thirst for knowledge
Our urge to change and grow
Our need to expand the nation
Made us rise from the depths below
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] Giant machines blot out our sun
[Steve Lee] Frozen minds becoming numb
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] I won't accept what we've become
[Steve Lee] We stand to lose more than we've won
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Hansi Kürsch] No more aggression
[Floor Jansen] No more initiative
[Hansi Kürsch] No more suppression
[Floor Jansen] No more emotions
[Hansi Kürsch] No more recession
[Floor Jansen] No more of all the feelings we shared that made us who we really are
[Hansi Kürsch] No more possessions
[Floor Jansen] No more euphoria
[Hansi Kürsch] No more obsessions
[Floor Jansen] No more sensations
[Hansi Kürsch] No more depressions
[Floor Jansen] No more of all the passions that shaped our hearts and made us who we are
We Are Forever
[Jonas Renkse]
Time, but a passageway
The beginning of the end
An end that never was
Time, but a curve in space
We are forever
Eternal prisoners in time
We are forever
Caught in our cold inertia
Longing…hoping…waiting…for no one…
[Anneke Van Giersbergen]
Forever we yearn, forever we learn
Forever we live a lie, forever slipping by and
Forever we flee, forever we will be
Forever is but a dream, forever is but a scream and
Forever we try, forever we die
The spell of love wore off
The zest for life not enough
Longing… hoping… waiting… for no one…
(Never enough)
Zero (one) one (zero) one (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (one) one (zero) zero (one) zero (one)
Zero (one) one (zero) one (one) zero (zero)
Zero (one) one (one) zero (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (one) one (zero) one (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (one) one (zero) zero (one) zero (one)
Zero (one) one (zero) one (one) zero (zero)
Zero (one) one (one) zero (zero) zero (zero)
[above translates to 'help help']
Off (on) on (off) off (on) on (off)
Off (on) on (off) on (on) on (on)
Off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
Off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
Off (on) on (on) off (on) on (off)
Off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
Off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
[above translates to 'forever']
No (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
No (yeah) yeah (no) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
No (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
No (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
No (yeah) yeah (no) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
No (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
[above translates to 'sos sos']
Forever we try, forever we die, forever, forever
Forever we try, forever we die, forever, forever
Forever we tie, forever we die, forever, forever
[Jonas Renkse] Longing… hoping… waiting… for no one…
[Hansi Kürsch] No more aggression
[Floor Jansen] No more initiative
[Hansi Kürsch] No more suppression
[Floor Jansen] No more emotions
[Hansi Kürsch] No more recession
[Floor Jansen] No more of all the feelings we shared that made us who we really are
[Hansi Kürsch] No more possessions
[Floor Jansen] No more euphoria
[Hansi Kürsch] No more obsessions
[Floor Jansen] No more sensations
[Hansi Kürsch] No more depressions
[Floor Jansen] No more of all the passions that shaped our hearts and made us who we are
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Jørn Lande] The Age of Shadows!
[Daniel Gildenlöw] Giant machines blot out our sun
[Steve Lee] Frozen minds becoming numb
[Jørn Lande] Blot out our sun! Yeah yeah!
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Jørn Lande] Frozen minds becoming numb
[Daniel Gildenlöw] I won't accept what we've become
[Steve Lee] We stand to lose more than we've won
[Jørn Lande] More than we've won
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Jørn Lande] The Age of Shadows!
[Daniel Gildenlöw] Giant machines blot out our sun
[Steve Lee] Frozen minds becoming numb
[Jørn Lande] Giant machines blot out the sun
[Daniel Gildenlöw] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Steve Lee] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Jørn Lande] The Age of Shadows! Yeah!
[Daniel Gildenlöw] I won't accept what we've become
[Steve Lee] We stand to lose more than we've won
[Daniel Gildenlöw and Jørn Lande] The Age of Shadows has begun
[Tom Englund]
We never heeded the warning
Buried deep within us all
The lyrics of Ayreon's song Age of Shadows lament the advances of mankind which have unleashed unintended destruction on nature and ourselves. The song is structured around repeating verses sung by four vocalists, Tom Englund, Steve Lee, Daniel Gildenlöw, and Jørn Lande, complemented by a chorus of Hansi Kürsch, Floor Jansen, Jonas Renkse, and Anneke Van Giersbergen. The verse sung by Tom Englund highlights mankind's thirst for knowledge and growth, and our urge to expand and advance that originated in the depths and has propelled us to rise to power. However, our pride and arrogance have blinded us to the warnings, resulting in the giant machines blotting out the sun and freezing minds. The Age of Shadows has begun, and we stand to lose more than we've won.
The second verse sung by Steve Lee and Daniel Gildenlöw further amplifies this message. The desire for progress and conquest has led to a point where we no longer have aggression, initiative, or emotions; we are becoming numb. We are losing all the feelings, passions, and obsessions that define us, and we are becoming eternal prisoners in time. Jonas Renkse and Anneke Van Giersbergen echo this theme of being caught in our cold inertia and yearning, hoping, and waiting for no one. The song ends with a third and final verse sung by Tom Englund, underscoring the fact that we never heeded the warnings buried deep within us all.
Line by Line Meaning
We never saw this coming
We were not prepared for what is now happening
Pride comes before a fall
Arrogance leads to failure
We never heeded the warnings
We ignored the signs that something was wrong
Buried deep within us all
The warning signs were present in us, but we chose to ignore them
The Age of Shadows has begun
A time of darkness and despair is upon us
Giant machines blot out our sun
Our dependence on technology has led to destruction of nature
Frozen minds becoming numb
Our intelligence and creativity is being suppressed by the technology we create
I won't accept what we've become
We must take responsibility for our actions and make a change
We stand to lose more than we've won
Our pursuit of progress has led to more harm than good
Our quenchless thirst for knowledge
Our insatiable desire to learn and explore
Our urge to change and grow
Our need for constant improvement and development
Our need to expand the nation
Our desire for territorial expansion and power
Made us rise from the depths below
Our ambition and ingenuity allowed us to advance as a society
No more aggression
We must let go of our violent tendencies
No more initiative
Our creativity and drive has been stifled
No more suppression
We must remove the barriers that limit our potential
No more emotions
Our capacity for feeling and empathy has been numbed
No more recession
Our economic decline has ended
No more of all the feelings we shared that made us who we really are
We have lost touch with the qualities that define us as human beings
No more possessions
Material possessions have lost their value
No more euphoria
We can no longer experience joy or happiness
No more obsessions
Our fixations and compulsions no longer exist
No more sensations
We are numb to the world around us
No more depressions
Our feelings of sadness or hopelessness have disappeared
We Are Forever
We are eternal beings, trapped in time
Time, but a passageway
Time is merely a means of moving forward
The beginning of the end
The start of something that will inevitably lead to our demise
An end that never was
The end is always just out of reach
Time, but a curve in space
Time is a bend in the fabric of our universe
Eternal prisoners in time
We are forever bound by the limitations of time
Caught in our cold inertia
We are paralyzed by our own lack of motivation
Longing…hoping…waiting…for no one…
We are yearning for something that will never come
Forever we yearn, forever we learn
We are always seeking new knowledge and understanding
Forever we live a lie, forever slipping by
We are trapped in a perpetually false reality, always letting opportunities pass us by
Forever we flee, forever we will be
We are always running away from something, and will be forever
Forever is but a dream, forever is but a scream
The idea of eternity is a mere figment of imagination, or perhaps a horror
Forever we try, forever we die
Our attempts at success are doomed to fail in the end
The spell of love wore off
Our capacity for love has disappeared
The zest for life not enough
Our will to live has faded away
Zero (one) one (zero) one (zero) zero (zero)
Help SOS
Off (on) on (off) off (on) on (off)
Forever
No (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
SOS SOS
Forever we tie, forever we die, forever, forever
We are forever bound to our own demise
The Age of Shadows!
The era of darkness has arrived
Blot out our sun! Yeah yeah!
The technology we have created has led to the literal and metaphorical blockage of our sun
More than we've won
We have gained less than we have lost
The Age of Shadows has begun
We have entered a time of darkness and despair
We never heeded the warning
We refused to listen to the signs that something was wrong
Contributed by Zachary N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@cuchalopa
PUBLIC AANOUNCEMENT:
I was trying to decipher all those one's and zero's to see the message behind them: Turns out that there are binary translators out there. Here is how it works: turns out that any combination of 8 one's and zero's can be turned into a letter of the alphabet. Here is the translation to the song:
Zero (one) one (zero) one (zero) zero (zero) = H
zero (one) one (zero) zero (one) zero (one) = E
zero (one) one (zero) one (one) zero (zero) = L
zero (one) one (one) zero (zero) zero (zero) = P
HEEEELP IT SAYS HEEELP D:
@18leianinha
Portuguese lyrics ;-)
Era de Sombras
[Bilhões de anos atrás, em uma galáxia distante, fica o planeta Y, habitado por uma raça aquática conhecida como Eternos. Através do avanço tecnológico, os Eternos quase alcançaram a imortalidade; no entanto, eles se tornaram totalmente dependentes de máquinas e se desviaram da essência de seu ser, perdendo até mesmo sua capacidade de experimentar emoções.]
[Tom Englund:]
Nós nunca vimos isto chegar
Orgulho vem antes da queda
Nunca demos atenção aos avisos
Que sempre esteve enterrado em nós
(Refrão)
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Máquinas gigantes mancham o Sol
[Steve Lee:]Mentes congeladas se tornando entorpecidas
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Eu não aceito no quê nos tornamos
[Steve Lee:]Nós ficamos a perder muito mais do que ganhamos
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Tom Englund:]
Nossa insaciável sede por conhecimento
Nossa urgência de mudar e crescer
Nossa necessidade de expandir a nação
Nos fez ascender das profundezas
(Refrão)
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais agressão
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais iniciativa
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais supressão
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais emoções
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais recessão
[Floor Jansen:]Sem todos os sentimentos que moldaram nossos corações e fazem de nós quem somos
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais possessões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais suspeitas
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais obsessões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais sensações
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais depressões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem todas as paixões que moldaram nossos corações e fazem de nós quem somos
[Jonas Renkse:]
Tempo (tempo, tempo) mas uma maneira de se passar (uma passagem, uma passagem)
O início do fim (do final)
Do final que nunca houve (houve, houve)
Tempo (tempo, tempo) mas uma curva no espaço (curva no espaço, curva no)
Nós somos eternos (nós somos eternos, nós somos eternos) Eternos prisioneiros do tempo (do tempo, do tempo)
Nós somos eternos (nós somos eternos) pegos em nossa fria inércia
Desejando, almejando, esperando, por ninguém
[Anekke van Giersberg:]
Eternos nós somos, eternamente aprendemos
Eternamente viveremos uma mentira, eternamente passando perto e
Eternamente iremos fugir (eternamente iremos fugir), eternos seremos
Eternos como um sonho, eternos como um grito e
Eternamente nós tentaremos, eternamente morreremos
A mágica do amor desgastou
A alegria de viver não é suficiente
Desejando, almejando, esperando, por ninguém
Nunca o bastante
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (um) um (zero) zero (um) zero (um)
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (um) um (zero) zero (um) zero (um)
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (um) um (zero) um (zero) zero (zero)
off (on) on (off) off (on) on (off)
off (on) on (off) on (on) on (on)
off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
off (on) on (on) off (on) on (off)
off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
não (sim) sim (sim) não (não) sim (sim)
não (sim) sim (não) sim (sim) sim (sim)
não (sim) sim (sim) não (não) sim (sim)
não (sim) sim (sim) não (não) sim (sim)
não (sim) sim (não) sim (sim) sim (sim)
não (sim) sim (sim) não (não) sim (sim)
Desejando, almejando, esperando, por ninguém ...
Eternamente nós tentamos, eternamente nós morremos, eternamente
Eternamente nós tentamos, eternamente nós morremos, eternamente
Eternamente nós tentamos, eternamente nós morremos, eternamente
[Jonas Renkse:]Desejando, esperando (de esperança), esperando(de esperar), por ninguém ...
[Jorn Lande - ad libs no último toque de Age of Shadows:]
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais agressão
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais iniciativa
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais supressão
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais emoções
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais recessão
[Floor Jansen:]Sem todos os sentimentos que moldaram nossos corações e fazem de nós quem somos
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais possessões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais suspeitas
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais obsessões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem mais sensações
[Hansi Kursch:] Sem mais depressões
[Floor Jansen:] Sem todas as paixões que moldaram nossos corações e fazem de nós quem somos
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Máquinas gigantes mancham o Sol
[Steve Lee:]Mentes congeladas se tornando entorpecidas
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Eu não aceito no quê nos tornamos
[Steve Lee:]Nós ficamos a perder muito mais do que ganhamos
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Máquinas gigantes mancham o Sol
[Steve Lee:]Mentes congeladas se tornando entorpecidas
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Steve Lee:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Daniel Gindelow:]Eu não aceito no quê nos tornamos
[Steve Lee:]Nós ficamos a perder muito mais do que ganhamos
[Daniel Gindelow:]A Era das Sombras começou
[Tom Englund:]
Nunca demos atenção aos avisos
Que sempre esteve profundo em todos nós
@ioio5050
Lyrics in italiano:
Non ce ne siamo mai accori
l'orgoglio prima di tutto
non abbiamo mai dato ascolta ai segni
nascosti nel profondo di tutti noi
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
Macchine giganti hanno oscurato il sole
menti congelate diventano insensibili
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
Non accetterò ciò che siamo diventati
perderemo più di quanto abbiamo guadagnato
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
La nostra insaziabile sete di conoscenza
il nostro bisogno di cambiare e crescere
Il nostro bisogno di espandere la nazione
ci ha sollevati dalle profondità
Mai più aggressioni
Mai più iniziative
Mai più soppressioni
Mai più emozioni
Mai più operazioni
Mai più emozioni
che hanno dato forma ai nostri cuori
e ci hanno resi ciò che siamo
Mai più possesso
Mai più sospetto
Mai più ossessione
Mai più sensazioni
Mai più depressione
Mai più passioni
che hanno dato forma ai nostri cuori
e ci hanno resi ciò che siamo
Tempo (tempo, tempo)
una passaggio (un passaggio, un passaggio)
L'inizio della fine (della fine)
Una fine che non è mai stata (stata, stata, stata)
Tempo (tempo, tempo)
una curva nello spazio (curva nello spazio, curva)
Siamo per sempre (siamo per sempre, siamo per sempre)
eterni prigionieri del tempo (del tempo, del tempo)
Siamo per sempre (siamo per sempre)
bloccati dalla nostra fredda inerzia
Inseguendo, sperando, attendendo nessuno
Per sempre desideriamo, per sempre impariamo
Per sempre viviamo una menzogna,
per sempre continuiamo a dormire
Per sempre fuggiamo (per sempre in fuga),
per sempre saremo,
Forever è un sogno,
Forever è un grido
Per sempre proveremo, per sempre moriremo.
L'incantesimo di vita si è consumato
Il gusto della vita non è abbastanza
Inseguendo, sperando, attendendo nessuno
Mai abbastanza
Zero (uno) uno (zero) uno (zero) zero (zero)
zero (uno) uno (zero) zero (uno) zero (uno)
zero (uno) uno (zero) uno (uno) zero (zero)
zero (uno) uno (uno) zero (zero) zero (zero)
Zero (uno) uno (zero) uno (zero) zero (zero)
zero (uno) uno (zero) zero (uno) zero (uno)
zero (uno) uno (zero) uno (uno) zero (zero)
zero (uno) uno (uno) zero (zero) zero (zero)
off (on) on (off) off (on) on (off)
off (on) on (off) on (on) on (on)
off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
off (on) on (on) off (on) on (off)
off (on) on (off) off (on) off (on)
off (on) on (on) off (off) on (off)
no (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
no (yeah) yeah (no) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
no (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
no (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
no (yeah) yeah (no) yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah)
no (yeah) yeah (yeah) no (no) yeah (yeah)
Inseguendo, sperando, attendendo nessuno
Per sempre proviamo, per sempre muoriamo,
per sempre per sempre
Per sempre proviamo, per sempre muoriamo,
per sempre per sempre
Per sempre proviamo, per sempre muoriamo,
per sempre per sempre
Inseguendo, sperando, attendendo nessuno
Mai più aggressioni
(Mai più iniziative)
Mai più soppressioni
(Mai più emozioni)
Mai più operazioni
(Mai più emozioni
che hanno dato forma ai nostri cuori
e ci hanno resi ciò che siamo)
Mai più possesso
(Mai più sospetto)
Mai più ossessione
(Mai più sensazioni)
Mai più depressione
(Mai più passioni
che hanno dato forma ai nostri cuori
e ci hanno resi ciò che siamo)
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
(Macchine giganti hanno oscurato il sole)
terre congelate diventano conosciute
(L'era delle ombre è cominciata)
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
(Non accetterò ciò che siamo diventati)
perderemo più di quanto abbiamo guadagnato
(L'era delle ombre è cominciata)
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
(Macchine giganti hanno oscurato il sole)
terre congelate diventano conosciute
(L'era delle ombre è cominciata)
L'era delle ombre è cominciata
(Non accetterò ciò che siamo diventati)
perderemo più di quanto abbiamo guadagnato
(L'era delle ombre è cominciata)
Non abbiamo mai dato ascolta all'avvertimento
nascosto nel profondo di tutti noi
@phosiefox8782
My parents raised me on Ayreon, and I think it had shaped me. I can tell you my favorite song from every album, my fav line from every song. This is incredible music
@msullivan92
Good folks you have.
@mayhemmacy1566
youre lucky; my parents hate music like this; always tell me to turn it off and that they hate it.
@coreyrandall8473
Your parents are cool af
@Rlyeh_The_Dead
what is your favorite song on this album? And favorite line? I'll give mine. Unnatural Selection "We gave them dreams; and what did they dream?"
@phosiefox8782
@@Rlyeh_The_Dead the truth is in here "they speak to me in dreams, they can see all I can see, they have always been my guide; (hush now please, have another pill) I know the truth is out there-if you want to see"
@shit_tiger
Someone please explain to me how i remember every single word, even tho I haven't heard this in almost 10 years?? This is such a surreal experience. It has honestly shown me how memorable this music project was.
@prassykes
Psychologic path on Pyschedelic.
@maximerocheleaupelletier3137
Its the same thing for me with To the quasar, its been almost 15 years since last time i heard it and still i remember every single word.
@sathrielsatanson666
Yeah, Arjen has recorded a lot of splendid albums but 01 has stuck with me the most