1. SUFFOCATION

I can't breathe anymore… I can't breathe
I can't breathe anymore… I can't breathe
The air is too thin… too thin… too thin… too thin…


2. ARTIFICIAL WORLD

Centuries passing in the blink of an eye
Minds caught in a cross-fire of confusion
Mixed emotions as you realise
That you're something less than human

We search the heavens for signs of life
When there's abundance on earth
A common problem, or lack of sight?
A new beginning, rebirth…in this…

Artificial world
Artificial life, artificial life
Superficial face
Molded by a knife, molded by a knife

Kids don't play with each other anymore
They live their lives in seclusion
Interaction to inactivity
Have you reached the same conclusion?

I talk to my friend on the other side of the world
Don't even know my neighbour
I interface and communicate all day
With cybernetic zombies in this…

Artificial world
Artificial life, artificial life
Superficial face
Molded by a knife, molded by a knife

Face to face is not what it once was
Have we lost much more than we've gained,
In this artificial world?

From strength to strength or insecurity's chains
Two steps forward, three steps back
In this artificial world. (x3)

You know that I had to remodel that patient's entire face?
And it was strenuous and very complicated.
Plastic surgery at times seems to me to be…very complicated…

Artificial world
Artificial life, artificial life
Superficial face
Molded by a knife, molded by a knife (x2)


3. NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

We're really making up for the dark ages
In today's enlightened times
Everything running at the speed of light
No time for close contact…no time.

Five hundred years with barely a thought
Labeled a heretic, burned at the stake
Constant derision, judgment and fear
How far have we really come? What difference does it make?

Maybe the boys from Liverpool had it right
When they said 'Come Together'
But even the fool on a hill could plainly see
That nothing…nothing lasts forever

Avatars won't hide the scars deep inside
They're just a cry from the heart
Gentle tears and countless years are wasted…wasted…wasted.
When your life is falling apart

Maybe the boys from Liverpool had it right
When they said 'Come Together'
But even the fool on a hill could plainly see
That nothing…nothing lasts forever

Nothing…nothing lasts forever (x4)


4. NOT HUMAN ANYMORE

The more we fear, the more we hide
Our true expression, our soul's collide
Are we merely us, or one of them?
Do we build our future, or just condemn?

Needles that hide the lines
Faces that hide the smiles
In keeping an open mind
Have we lost a part of ourselves… lost a part of ourselves?

Flickering images, ghostly vision
Connect the dots, share the bandwidth
Expressionless faces, clinical traces
Harder to read but impossible to know

Needles that hide the lines
Faces that hide the smiles
In keeping an open mind
Have we lost a part of ourselves…lost a part of ourselves?

What sets us apart from the animals
Is what sets us apart from ourselves
Pure thought and reason
A life without meaning
Aware we're alive but not living

Like the lamb lies down to slaughter
Or a lion's fearsome roar
Consumed by inner demons
Cauterizing feelings
Or do we let our spirits soar?

Needles can't hide the lines
Faces can't hide the smiles
In keeping an open mind
Have we lost a part of ourselves…have we lost a part of ourselves?


5. TESLA

"Like a flash of lightning, in an instant the truth was revealed." (Nikola Tesla – 1856-1943)

Born at the stroke of midnight
Darkness was filling the skies
Thunder and lightning
The cry of a child
The birth of a mind that would rise

Son of a man of faith he'd find
Blessed with enquiring mind
Troubled and tested
Obsessive, compulsive
Numbers divided by three of a kind

Oh how I loved her
Nothing else mattered
She was my purpose in life
Clear was her message
The light from her eyes
Colorful beams of light

Baubles and jewels, repulsive and crude
Fear of the others unclean
Childhood remembered
Balanced and centered
Order from chaos precisely pursued

Oh how I loved her
Nothing else mattered
She was my purpose in life
Clear was her message
The light from her eyes
Colourful beams of light

Alternating currents and radio waves
Father of the art of Telautomatics
Unusual signals, abnormal life
The ranting and raving of a brilliant fanatic

Machinery driven by a power obtained
From any point in the universe
Fluorescent light globes and cosmic rays
Now let me present to you 'The Egg of Columbus'

Like a beggar clothed in purple, that people take for king
Are all the theories and formulae, the downward spiraling
Fascinates and dazzles, causing all to go blind
With underlying errors, but a trick of the mind

Confusing metaphysics with pursuit of the truth
Clawing at the rubble for the fountain of youth
Alternating, compensating, re-create the soul
Madman, revolutionary, all parts of the whole

We are, we are…all parts of the whole, all parts of the whole (x2)

Showmanship and magic tricks, conjuring the dream
Unending thirst for knowledge carries us downstream
Alienating, complicating, with no self control
All for one and none for all, all parts of the whole

We are, we are…all parts of the whole, all parts of the whole (x2)

Oh how I loved her
Nothing else mattered
She was my purpose in life
Clear was her message
The light from her eyes
Colorful beams of light

Where's the ghost in the machine?
Where's the life blood for the dream?
Have we missed the opportunity to live forever?
In the next ten thousand years
Will we sow and reap with tears?
Does it matter that we reach each new endeavour? (x2)


6. REFLECTIONS

In a time of bitter reflection
In self made solitude
Have we come too far, is it much too late?
Have we overshot the mark?

In a time of desolation
As we search our inner selves
Do we blame each other or curse on high?
Do we live life in the dark?
Put on the mask and hide the pain
Don't let another inside again
Escape from the world, don't let them see
What you keep hidden among the debris

The cry of your heart, the warmth of your soul
Are drowned in the rivers of total control
And all that you had is slipping away
Replaced by illusion that starts to decay

Put on the mask and hide the pain
Don't let another inside again
Escape from the world, don't let them see
What you keep hidden among the debris

The cry of your heart, the warmth of your soul
Are drowned in the rivers of total control
And all that you had is slipping away
Replaced by illusion that starts to decay


7. THE POWER OF 3

(Instrumental)


8. RULE OF 3’S

Three galaxies to explore
Third planet fed by Sol
Three parts of an atom
Spinning 'round and 'round
Third world to gain control

Three notes in a triad
Three chords in the Blues
Three truths for a witness
Three wise monkeys watching you
Do all things come in threes?
The sweet triangular beauty
The soulful symmetry
Convinces absolutely

Three wonders of the pyramid
Reaches to the skies
Honoring three Egyptian gods
A warning to the wise

Three fates dance in triple time
Around three stars of Orion
Three parts to the mythic beast
The snake, the goat and the lion

Do all things come in threes?
The sweet triangular beauty
The soulful symmetry
Convinces absolutely (x2)

Three laws of robotics
Three gifts of the wise
Thirty three and a third
Knock three times to hear me

Do all things come in threes?
The sweet triangular beauty
The soulful symmetry
Convinces absolutely


9. GONE IN THE BLANK OF AN EYE

Gone... in the blink of an eye
Gone... in the blink of an eye

Are you frightened..., of what the future might hold?
Are you paralyzed..., by what some prophet has told?
You bottle it in..., ‘til you’re ready to explode
So you live in the moment..., but you carry the load
Don’t think about the day when it all could be...,

Gone... in the blink of an eye
Gone... in the blink of an eye
You’re left wondering where it all went wrong
In a matter of minutes..., it could all be gone...,
Gone in the blink of an eye

Do you live for tomorrow..., but forget today?
With so many around you..., you feel alone anyway
You can’t predict the future..., no matter how hard you pray
Don’t think about the day when it all could be...,

Gone... in the blink of an eye
Gone... in the blink of an eye
You’re left wondering where it all went wrong
In a matter of minutes..., it could all be gone...,
Gone in the blink of an eye

No premonitions..., it’s all completely unknown
You can’t decode the future..., there’s no Rosetta Stone
In a web you’re entangled..., with no way back home
Innocence is strangled..., reasons overthrown

Do we all want to live forever?
Do we all want eternal life?
Who’s frightened of dying?
Who’s frightened to live?
Don’t think about the day when it all could be...,

Gone... in the blink of an eye
Gone... in the blink of an eye
You’re left wondering where it all went wrong
In a matter of minutes..., it could all be gone...,
Gone in the blink of an eye
Where did it all go wrong?
In a matter of minutes..., it was all long gone...,
Gone in the blink of an eye


10. THE GREAT REWARD

Now it’s time to make a choice
Sing alone or with one voice
In a choir of rescued souls, you don’t have to be alone anymore
Throw off the ties that bind
See through the eyes once blind
Break down the barriers, no need for chains anymore

Maybe the time has come to set things right
To take a chance, and trust the maker
Stop listening to fools and you might plainly see
That some things are built to last forever

Now that you’ve seen the signs
Now you’ve endured the trials
A purpose redefined
You’ve found the part of yourself…that’s been missing?

Now your destiny awaits
As all the past mistakes
Fade like flowers in the sun, flowers in the sun
And all that’s left to do
Is embrace the sweet perfume
And take your place as son, take your place as son

And the artificial thoughts
Give place to all that’s true
They’re dropped into the sea and remembered no more
And the stains are washed away
As you start a brand new day
And receive the great reward for the sacrifice adored


11. WHAT KIND OF WORLD?

I saw the tiny heart beat, I heard the life alive
Every moment growing, preparing for arrival
In a world that’s yet unseen, what new wonders lie in wait?
Will the hope arrive on Eden’s ground, or the fire be quenched with hate?

There is no iron clad guarantee
What will it take for us to realise that it’s not the way it’s supposed to be?

What kind of world are we leaving?
What legacy remains?
Modern marvels or ruined world
Cast adrift with sails unfurled
What kind of world?

We stand upon a precipice, we look out over lands
We see the evidence of us, the working of our hands
A dusty arid wasteland or lush and verdant plains
Smoke filled yellow heavens or sweet refreshing rain

There is no iron clad guarantee
What will it take for us to realise that it’s not the way it’s supposed to be?

What kind of world are we leaving?
What legacy remains?
Modern marvels or ruined world
Cast adrift with sails unfurled
What kind of world?
What kind of world?

Flying by at a blinding pace
Everything changes
Inner self or outer space
It all rearranges
Happenstance and happenings
Occurring every day
But when it comes to this human race
All that really happens is we remain the same

Warning bells and battle cries we’re hearing every day
But like the boy who cried of wolves
We only hear… what we want to hear
And what we want to hear… is not the truth
If it was, then it would set us free, but caged we are… by our effrontery.

Second chances, third degrees and frightened children’s tears
Doesn’t stop the wound so deep
We only hear… what we choose to hear
And what we choose to hear… won’t hide the truth
If it did, then darkness claims the throne, but don’t forget, that we’re not alone
We’re not alone…

Where does it all end?
Now we’ve come so far.
Is it all too late?
Can we turn back time?

In a world so badly broken, in a world so starved of joy
Have we desecrated Eden’s ground, have we all come to destroy?

There is no iron clad guarantee
What will it take for us to realise that it’s not the way it’s supposed to be?

What kind of world are we leaving?
What legacy remains?
Modern marvels or ruined world
Cast adrift with sails unfurled
What kind of world?


12. THIS TIME I THINK WE GOT IT RIGHT

This time, I think we got it right
Come and join the journey
But don’t hold on too tight
This time, I think we got it right
I think we got it right

With everything we do
And everything we say
We justify our actions
We know no other way

It’s a struggle to survive
In this ever evolving world
We adapt to the changes
But have we done things the right way?

Some say there’s a light
At the end of the tunnel
But there’s always, always
Two sides to every coin

Our future, our hope remains
It’s a part of who we are
When everything changes
Have we done things the right way?


13. RELATIVE ME

"Does this feel weird to you?" she said to me
As she leaned forward in her seat
As we waited for the show to begin
I said, "Our life is just a set of complex equations".

It's all relative to me
It's like that place you're in, between the dream and awakening (x2)

She said, "Sorry to hear that it didn't work out".
And I said the same to her, but I'd always had my doubts.
Then your mind starts thinking of all the possibilities
Like a thousand 'what if's?' competing for space in your head

It's all relative to me
It's like that place you're in, between the dream and awakening (x2)