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Ouverture
04:08
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Ars longa vita brevis
Sib tibi terra levis
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Heritors of doom
We forgot all the meanings
Looters, jackals we stole
The nectar of gods
Raping all the ideals
They're observing the Beauty
No one is looking at
Where her gaze is turned
No more salty tears
Lonely insipid raindrops
Merely heirs of might
We’ve lost our own light
Aphrodite is dead
Rest in peace with the dreamers
Those who gave life
To worlds of grace
WE’RE THE HEIRS OF BEAUTY AND WORTH
THE AMAZING WELKIN’S LEADING US FORTH
RIDING IN THE NAME OF OUR ART
WE’LL SHAPE IT FROM THE DARK
Nell’antico cantico, savia e recondita, si schiude all’ermo franto cuor la verità.
Ei tace, ma il petto grida già, nei cieli scaglia il suo ardor.
WE’RE THE HEIRS OF BEAUTY AND WORTH
THE AMAZING WELKIN’S LEADING US FORTH
RIDING IN THE NAME OF OUR ART
WE’LL SHAPE IT FROM THE DARKNESS
WE’RE THE HUMBLE LOSERS ON EARTH
WHO FORGE THE BEAUTY BORN FROM OUR HEART
FROM THE UNKNOWN THE FLAME OF TRUTH
WILL BLAZE UPON THE WHOLE WORLD
When the holy horns will shine again in our time,
With the right and the might, in the night we’ll be bright
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The Wisdom of Us
05:21
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As the wild is forsaken
By our daughters and our sons
It is bound to be rising once again
While the acid is settling
On the leaves and the flowers
In a mantle of dust they scream their pain
While the ears of the masses
Are deaf to the voice of earth
A new generation’s given birth
Among all of the ashes
A new conscience is coming forth
From the ruins of a world to be reborn
REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN
IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL
A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS
TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY REGAINED
Fading darkness is the wisdom of all
Burning as fire the wisdom of us
Dying lore will rise again to our call
Our pride will never
Fall in dusk, it will be dawn to the light
Cleaning with fire the heart of the blight
If skyfall does free the world of its plight
Life again shall rise
Shining and bright, from its natural right
The lamb shall be wolf and the crow shall be white
The weed’s doom shall be the scythe
First a fence to protect us
Then a fence to protect the world
But the dam will be broken by the flood
Life will flow back among us
And drown our legacy
Rebalance the weight of a new world
REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN
IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL
A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS
TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY
REBORN IN THE CONSTANT WEEP OF THE RAIN
IN THE SIGN OF IMMORTAL WILL
A TRACE OF THAT BALANCE RUNS IN OUR VEINS
TO BE FOUND, TO BE FINALLY RETAINED
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Of Heroes and Wonders
03:57
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Of heroes past and gone
And wonders they have done
Our children have been taught
Such greatness we have sought
But cast your eyes about
disunity and doubt
those times are gone
those men are bones
Filled up with our void
We turned to paranoids
Perceiving the enemy
Inside our poetry
But turn your eyes backwards
There was another world
Before the shades
There was our grace
TIME HAS SWALLOWED OUR STRENGTH
HERE WE STAND, AWAITING THE END
HERE WE ARE
FADING MEMORIES OF DAYS
FREE FROM SHADES, OUR HERITAGE
LEFT TO US
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The Mutineers
04:56
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Proud devoted life for the British Empire
Loyal as its hounds and fighting for a few pounds
How sailors can be wrong! How beauty can be
More than tan Nereids greeting a ship!
None of all the curses of Mars and Neptune
Simply among the flowers life is passing by
Is all that I needed in this heavenly isle
Reflected by pure waters swaying in her eyes?
FOR PARADISE FOR OUR LOVE WE ARE MUTINEERS
WHILE CHASING GOLD WE FORGOT THE OLD
NEVERMORE FIGHT NEVERMORE SACRIFICE HERE ALL WE ARE
RICHER THAN KINGS SCREAM “HUZZAH FOR OTAHEITE!”
FOR PARADISE FOR OUR LOVE WE ARE MUTINEERS
WHILE CHASING GOLD WE FORGOT THE OLD
NEVERMORE FIGHT NEVERMORE SACRIFICE FOR THE COMPANIES
OFFERING SOULS TO THEIR ENDLESS HUNGER
“I AM IN HELL! IN HELL, SIR, I’M IN HELL!
GET OFF THE SHIP! SAIL THE WAVES OF FATE
GIVING NO MORE LASHES ON OUR PRIDE! WE ARE MUTINEERS
FOR OUR HEAVEN HERE ON OTAHEITE!”
FOR PARADISE (WE ARE MUTINEERS)
RICHER THAN KINGS (ALL WE ARE)
NO SACRIFICE (NO MORE FIGHT)
HEAVEN IS HERE (HUZZAH FOR OTAHEITE!)
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Orpheus and Eurydice
05:35
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A lyrical supplication for an early broken string
Entices the abyss of damnation
The Furies cry first time like restless souls of Tartarus
The immortal coil awaits his freedom call
IN THE SACRED FOREST WHERE THE GOLDEN BRANCHES GLEAMED
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY FLOWED THROUGH MY LYRA TO THE GREEN
POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS
COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE?
RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY IS CALLING FOR MY GAZE
OH I NEED HER GLANCE AGAIN
The deal is made, bloodily signed, the price is tragically high
Ominous the Lord of the damned warned:
"Never look back at your fair bride or you shall lose her forever"
IN THE SACRED FOREST WHERE THE GOLDEN BRANCHES GLEAMED
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY FLOWED THROUGH MY LYRA TO THE GREEN
POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS
COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE?
RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY HAS CALLED
A MOTH CAPTURED BY THE LIGHT, I CAN'T RESIST
Oh, mio Orfeo
l'amor fa via
Alla luce risorgiam
L'ardor divampa per
Grazia divina,
ma il tuo volto deggio mirar!
No! Amor mio,
non volgerti a me - O troppo amor
alle arcane lande - Oh, come duol
Dolce il tuo desio fatal - Il mio desio fatal
"Ed ella, morendo per la seconda volta, non si lamentò;
e di che cosa avrebbe infatti dovuto lagnarsi se non d'essere troppo amata?
Porse al marito l'estremo addio, che Orfeo a stento riuscì ad afferrare,
e piombò di nuovo nel luogo donde s'era mossa."
Ovidio, Metamorfosi X, 61-63
RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY CALLED ME BUT MY GAZE HAS BEEN HER DOOM
POISONOUS DEMISE, THE SERPENT’S WEDDING KISS
COULD I EVER LIVE WITHOUT ALL HER SHADES OF SHINY GRACE?
CHORUS (CAN'T BLAME MY LOVE MY LOVE)
RISING BACK FROM HADES ON THE WINGS OF A LOVE SONG
HER IMMENSE BEAUTY CALLED ME
HER SOUL NEVER LEFT THE EARTH
OUR WOODS THE WISDOM OF US
OUR MUSE INHERITANCE OF ART
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Chain of Heaven
05:13
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A sharp and cold wind burning to the bone
Among the iced peaks he frightened every man
Masked as a pagan idol carved into stone
A tricky fiend was taking one soul every ten
Then he came, the saint, the holy brave
The raging demon spat: “This pass shall be your grave!”
Shepards and peasants, all they knew the tale
“His stole by divine breath soared gleaming in the air
And turned into a sacred chain
To grab the unholy hell spawn”
HE WAS THE TENTH, HE BLESSED ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN
THE DEMON ROARED HIS SENTENCE OF DEATH
BLAZES, ICE WIND, STORMS OF ROCK, THUNDERBOLTS
FOUR ELEMENTS FELL AS ONE ON THE CLIMBERS
BLIZZARD OF CHAOS SHATTERED BY HOPE
“CHAIN OF HEAVEN, HOLY WRATH, BANISH HIM!”
HE WAS THE TENTH, HE BLESSED ALL THOSE BRAVE MEN
THE DEMON ROARED HIS SENTENCE OF DEATH
BLAZES, ICE WINDS, STORMS OF ROCK, THUNDERBOLTS
FOUR ELEMENTS FELL AS ONE ON THE CLIMBERS
BLIZZARD OF CHAOS SHATTERED BY HOPE
CHAIN OF HEAVEN, HOLY WRATH,
CRUSHED THE INFAMOUS STONE
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La Morte di Venere
05:14
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Oltre il tempo, luce e beltà
Perpetuan la realtà
Dall’arcano, il vento cantor
Promana nel dolor
Floreali effluvi incogniti
Vedran l’onde mai ancor
Sorger l’alta marea
Quieti e immensi oceani d’amor
Nutrivan la poesia
D'emozione ogni color
Tramonta nell’oblio
Dell'antica aurora
Splenda il tuo desio
Quando monti e colli
Danzeranno nell’occaso
TRADITA SPIRO NEL DISAMOR
NEGLETTA DALL'ALME D'OGNI CUOR
ARCHITETTURE CELATE DELLA REALTÀ,
SVANISCON NELLA PERPETUA FUTILITÀ DELL’UMANITÀ
TRADITA SPIRO NEL DISAMOR
NEGLETTA DALL'ALME D'OGNI CUOR
ARCHITETTURE VELATE DELLA BELTÀ,
AFFONDANO NELLA VANITÀ
ADDIO
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Oblivion Day
04:45
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Masters of disguise
From a land who no one knows
Creation of mind
With whom you will fight
Only destiny can tell
Heartless demons of despair
Changeling fiends in a beauty realm
Commanded by hate
Don't you lose the faith
And struggle till the end
Creatures of the flames
Haunted men for all these years
Define what is real
Find the way to heal
To defeat the beast again
Olden beliefs of the past
Bearers of insanity
Chase the good side
Awareness will guide you
Beyond this evil reign
PROUD OF YOUR NAME
FACE THE DREAD
TURN THE RIGHTEOUS PAGE
STOP THE INHUMAN RAGE
PASS THROUGH THE GATES
OF INSANIA
ON OBLIVION DAY
A PRIMEVAL GAME
Weakness of our times
Leaves room for the unreal
So you can’t afford
To succumb to the dark force
Spirits of nowhere
To survive and to collide
With a wretched and cruel world
Staying to claim
A kingdom that remains
Free from all falsehoods
PROUD OF YOUR NAME
FACE THE DREAD
TURN THE RIGHTEOUS PAGE
STOP THE INHUMAN RAGE
PASS THROUGH THE GATES
OF INSANIA
ON OBLIVION DAY
A PRIMEVAL GAME
FIERCE AND DIVINE
IS THE PLAN
TO DECEIVE MANKIND
BREAK THE CURSE TO RISE
FRIGHTENED BUT BRAVE
THE ONLY CHANCE
TO WIN IS TO PRAY
ON OBLIVION DAY
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The Amazing Toymaker
16:30
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“Once upon a time, among the historical streets of an ancient village, a little corner of dreams. There, the magic of
fantasy took the shape of an old gentleman, he wore very colorful clothes and a light heart; his work was to craft
happiness: he was a toymaker. Wooden marionettes, talking puppets and musical carousels, what he sold were little
objects which were nothing but fragments of dreams. The toys were very well packed with sugary colors, but what
mattered was their purpose: through these objects the Amazing Toymaker wanted to bring back to life the mad and
artistic instinct in the people’s heart, the one they forgot behind the gray walls of their minds.
As a tempera drop expands in the water and paints all the glass, through his toys he wanted to plant the seed of
imagination inside the heart of his guests, from the youngest to the oldest, and to show them the incredible world
which only exists inside of us.”
Wandering in dark dimensions
Black from the depth
The old muse has now lost her sight
Without any rule or right
The Great Nothing reigns
O’er the minds of this world
and the wishes of souls
Not all the fairydust
Has been blown away
But the sailing ship’s anchored on earth
The gatherer of all emotions
Will give a show,
By an artistic blaze
You’ll be a child again!
LEAVE THE WEIGHT OF YOUR LIVES, HEAVY CHAINS OF MIND
THERE’S A WORLD INSIDE OF US, KALEIDOSCOPE OF LIGHT AND MIGHT.
OH, EVERYONE OF US HAS GOT A HIDDEN PAIR OF WINGS
COME WITH ME, IF YOU DREAM YOU WILL FLY!
“Well, well, well. What have we here?
Let’s have some fun, shall we?
So, lend me your ears and let me guide you inside the most marvelous tales...haha!”
Hey toys wake up the night has come,
That is cold will now be alive
Believe us this is not a dream
“So, everybody, we have guests, it’s time to wake up!”
I am the sweet doll made of rag
I am the jester always mad
I am the pumpkin with the smile
I dropped my brain!
I sell my candies everyday
The snow is falling above my head
The night is life,
LET’S ENJOY THE SHOW TOGETHER!
Has someone seen my golden tooth?
My wooden nose is growing up!
With my song you will fall in love
So, sing with her!
I am the nightmare in our head
I’m Jack the king of pumpkins’ realm
It’s Christmas time!
WILL YOU JOIN US IN THIS RITUAL?! HA!
I’ll love the opera ‘till I die
I am the screamer of the town
I am the voice of your conscience
Ahhhh go away!
This apple has a horrid taste
Good boy, do you want a red balloon?
Oh, yes, I do!
GO, RUN, FAR AWAY FROM THAT CLOWN!
I’m waiting for my charming prince
I am the rabbit...oh, it’s too late!
I am the lord of Neverland
Hey you! Hands up!
Where will this yellow brick road lead?
Alice do you want a cup of tea? Maybe that pie!
WELCOME TO THE TOYMAKER’S SHOP!
Magic is real in this world
She’s only sleeping inside of you
Hidden in all the small things,
She’ll change your life forever!
“The most beautiful things in the world
cannot be seen or touched,
they’re only felt with the heart”
This comes from amazing stories
Our life’s a universe of
Puppets and jumping jesters
All of that is hidden in you
Don’t be ashamed to act your part in it
What the hell are you doing there,
Leave your fears, your when and where,
You are pale, you have no breath,
Your life will lead you to death!
Underneath!
Don't you hate monotony?
Why do you live that agony?
Be the brave who rides his life
Take your chance to win the strife!
Unleash your inner light and live,
Run, fly, free to be yourself.
Benvenuti, miei graditi
Trallallà
Ma qual broncio,
dond’è ‘l sconcio,
Ancor stupor?
Nessun pegno
pel mio regno
Venghino
Se nel circo entrar vorrai,
L’io dimenticar dovrai!
THE MAGIC OF THE TOYMAKER NOW FILLS OUR HEARTS
THAT TEAR FROM YOUR ADULT EYE’S THE PROOF
A NEW GAZE UPON THE WORLD IS BORN INSIDE OF YOU
DO YOU WANT TO BE PART OF THE ARMY OF DREAMS?
AN EXTRAORDINARY WORLD RESIDES IN OUR REAL
MATTER WILL ITS ESSENCE MOST INTANGIBLE REVEAL
THE WEFT OF BEAUTY IS GLOWING FROM THE STRUCTURE OF OUR WORLD
AND THE GREATNESS OF LOVE IS SPREADING
AND NATURE IS CHANTING UNTAMED
THE PRIMORDIAL DIVINE MIGHT
“You have to know...some of us are looking for magic in our lives.
I am in this world for them, I create my toys for them, because I love them all. I have the gift to feel that infinite source of beauty, hidden in the depth of our essence; wonderful flows of shining lymph come from the ground into my veins and
soul, and through my hands I can bring the magic in this world. My hope is to gift a little smile or a sweet tear, who knows! I want to reveal a secret to you, my dear: the colors, the perfumes, a melody, some circumstances or a tiny toy
like this one, all this repertoire of little things, if truly loved, can give birth to new amazing worlds, and when it happens it is a magnificent thing: those feelings have an endless power! It rises from the Pureness of Everything, something that no
one has ever seen and no one will ever touch; you can only perceive it inside of you, but it exists, believe me! A divine harmony lives hidden inside of the human being from the beginning of Time and it preserves the real and pure
Essence of the Universe. You have its inheritance, believe in it, and one day the world will be a marvelous place.”
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