MASTERMINDLyrics
I lift mine eyes towards the heavens
And I pray that the light I shall see...
Lord grant me strength... and the wisdom
And the will to fullfill my own destiny...
'cause now the rules have changed
And it's a different game
You never know what's coming 'til it hits you
They speak with tainted tongues
There's no where left for peace of mind
And when I go you know I'll really miss you
And when I close my eyes I hear the angels sing
Beyond tomorrow I have seen so many things
And when the race is run... the final day is done
I have to know at least I tried......
It's the End of the World and we're all out of time
Over the limit and 'cross the line
Live for the moment - there's no turning back to the
Worlds we've left behind...... how could we be so blind?
Step back, take a moment to catch my breath
I have so many things to acheive before my death
I will ride the lightening... dance with Kings!
Kiss the sky on dragon's wings
Build an empire... save the day!
In the background the clock still ticks away...
And when I close my eyes I hear the angels cry
Cast off my worldly things I am prepared to die
And when the day is done, the final race is run
I have to know at least I tried.......
It's the End of the World and we're all out of time
Live for the moment - we're over the line
Way past the limit - there's no turning back to the
Days we've left behind.......
And if you had it all to do over again
How many changes would you make before the end?
Please don't tell me, please don't show me
I don't want to know
THE MIGHTY INSTRUMENTAL
It's the End of the World and we're all out of time
Over the limit and 'cross the line
Live for the moment - there's no turning back to the
Things we've left behind......
Ride the lightening... dance with Kings!
Kiss the sky on dragon's wings
Build an empire... save the day!
In the background the clock still ticks away...
Please don't tell me, please don't show me
I don't want to know......
[2] Perchance to Dream
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
Close my eyes and pray for sleep...
Perchance to dream... of a quiet place of refuge
I cannot take it any more, I'm down upon the floor
I tremble on my knees and pray in vain...
Clear my mind in search of peace... beyond the chaos of the day
Pushing and pulling and tearing the fabric of my life away
As we face tomorrow's world, thunderbolts are being hurled
Upon the face of man... was this part of the plan?
On the wings of war, are we insane... Pray in vain...
INSTRUMENTAL
And as I face my own mortality...
And the door is open wide, our dreams have all died...
As the pushing and pulling is tearing the fabric of my mind away
Facing tomorrow's world, thunderbolts are being hurled
Upon the face of man... was this part of the plan?
I tremble on my knees and pray in vain... Burn in flames
[3] 2000 Years
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
Oh Lord... why can't you hear my prayer, are you still there?
Oh Lord... why don't you heal our pain, I call your name!
Oh Lord... it's been 2000 years...
I have befriended Beelzebub, and well I...
I have his message for you
And if you pay close attention here I could show you a thing or two
But your little minds and uniforms are oh so predictable
Soon I will tire of this game...
And if you don't take your place beside me
I will watch you go down in flames...
Oh Lord... why don't you heal our pain, I call your name!
Oh Lord... we've shed so many tears
There's a promise of Paradise
The world we have yet to find
It only exists in our mind
INSTRUMENTAL
We have a friend in Beelzebub who could... show us a thing or two
But your buzz cut brain and uniforms are oh so predictable
Just like the apple you chew...
Oh Lord... why don't you hear my prayer, are you still there?
Oh Lord... why can't you feel our pain, I call your name!
Oh Lord... it's been 2000 years... (2000 years...)
Oh Lord... we've shed so many tears
There's a promise of Paradise
A place we will never find
It only exists in our mind
[4] This Lover's Heart
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
I believed in you...
There's still time to find your missing lover
I believe in... time to find our dreams...
And this old photograph reminds me of you
So many memories I hold to be true
Shifting sands of time have torn us apart
Left a gaping hole in this lover's heart
Time will find your missing lover
I believe there's... time to find our dreams...
INSTRUMENTAL
And this old photograph reminds me of you
So many memories I hold to be true
Shifting sands of time have torn us apart
Can't fill the gaping hole in this lover's heart
Sweet lover... I cried over you
[5] The Queen of Sheba
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
I will dance for you and take away your pain
And in return I ask for nothing...
This gentle kindness I give to you for free
As all my wealth in truth amounts to nothing...
But I have questions that will put you to the test
Without the answers... my soul will never rest
The Queen of Sheba... in perfume and gold
She seeks the answers... of wisdom untold
I kiss you softly to take away the pain
And in return I ask for nothing...
But still I have these questions that weigh upon my breast
And without the answers... my soul will never rest
The Queen of Sheba... in perfume and gold
She seeks the answers... of wisdom untold
The Queen of Sheba... oh in perfume and gold
Has seen the answers... in riches untold
INSTRUMENTAL
The Queen of Sheba... in perfume and gold
Has seen the answers... of wisdom unfold
The Queen of Sheba... with riches untold
Has seen the answers... as a new world unfolds....
[6] With Dignity and Grace - INSTRUMENTAL
Music by Bill Berends ©2000
[7] A Million Miles Away
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
I hear you crying
Out here on my own
I wish I could help you...
'cause I know what it is to be alone
Another day rolls in to night
As another night fades away
You would think by now I would have it down
It just don't seem to be the way
Don't know what's wrong with me
I think I'm losing my mind...
There's a light in the distance
It's shining my way...
From beyond the horizen
A million miles away
I see it clear as day......
My face in the mirror
All twisted in pain
As we stand in the aftermath...
Things will never ever be the same
Don't know what's wrong with me
I think I'm losing my mind...
Can't stop what's happening...
From taking all of my time
There's a light in the distance
It's calling my way...
Far beyond the horizen
A million miles away
I'll be there one day......
INSTRUMENTAL
And the light in the distance
Will show me the way...
Far beyond the horizen
I will be there one day......
And the light in the distance
Is so far way...
And beyond the horizen oh...
A million miles away
A million miles away.......
The light in the distance
So far away...
A million miles away.......
A million miles away.......
[8] The Beast of Babylon
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
Questions of faith as we're toe to the line
If you believe then you're all out of time
Trumpets are calling from Angels on high
As the world_ drinks of the wine of Babylon
So it was written and so it is told
Prophets and demons, the beast takes control
Fire and hailstorms rain down from above
As the world drinks of the wine of Babylon...
Hear me...
Spare me your pain
I have no time for this...
Taste the wine upon my kiss
And leave me on my own...
We all die alone...
INSTRUMENTAL
Hear me...
Leave me on my own...
We all die alone...
[9] The Endless Enigma [Millennium bonus track]
Music & Lyrics by Emerson & Lake (c)1972
Arrangement & Enigma Variations by Bill Berends ©2000
The Endless Enigma - Part I
Why do you stare, do you think that I care?
You've been mislead by the thoughts in your head
Your words waste and decay
Nothing you say reaches my ears anyway...
You never spoke a word of truth
Why do you think I believe what you said?
Few of your words ever enter my head
I'm tired of hypocrite freaks with tonges in their cheeks
Turning their eyes as they speak...
They make me sick and tired
Are you confused to the point in your mind
though you're blind can't you see you're wrong?
Won't you refuse to be used, even thought you may know
I can see you're wrong...
Please, please, please open their eyes
Please, please, please don't give me lies
I've ruled all of the earth
Witnessed my birth, cried at the sight of a man...
And still I don't know who I am
Are you confused to the point in your mind
thought you're blind can't you see you're wrong?
Won't you refuse to be used even thought you may know
I can see you're wrong...
Please, please, please open their eyes
Please, please, please don't give me lies
I've seen paupers as kings
Puppets on strings dance for the children who stare
You must have seen them everywhere....
[INSTRUMENTAL] The Enigma Variations
The Endless Enigma - Part II
Each part was played but the play was not shown
Everyone came but they all sat alone
The dawn opened the play, breaking the day
Causing a silent hooray....
The dawn will break another day
Now that it's done I've begun to see
The reason why I'm here.....
[10] Only In My Dreams [Bonus track]
Music & lyrics by Bill Berends ©2000
I barely even know your name
yet somehow... I am aware
As I reach out through the longest night
I stand beside the flame
And in my dreams, you're always there
Each day I wake up and take it as it comes
I make the best of each and every day
Under the moon one summer night an angel came beside me
I spoke to heaven till the early morning light...
Have we gone too far? Is it wrong or right?
Are we over the edge? Is it day or night?
Like a shooting star 'cross the burning sky
Your flame is only in my dreams...
Only in my dreams... only in my dreams
Today I'm feeling somewhat satisfied and...
Choose to think that nothing's wrong
The empty road lies up ahead, what fortunes will it bring?
'Round every bend I see you standing there. I believe....
Have we gone too far? Is it day or night?
Over the edge... is it black or white?
Like a shooting star 'cross the burning sky
The flame burns only in my dreams...
Only in my dreams... Only in my dreams...
You're only in my dreams...
INSTRUMENTAL
I barely know your name....
Have we gone too far? Is it day or night?
Over the limit... is it wrong or right?
Like a shooting star 'cross the burning sky
Your flame burns only in my dreams...
Is it black or white? Are we over the edge?
Is it day or night? Like a shooting star
'cross the burning sky,
Your name is only in my dreams...
You're only in my dreams...
Only in my dreams...