Open your eyes great centurions
Motions reflected in the sky
Knowledge has dawned on your empire
Light shines unveiling the lies
Starships transcend mortal energy
Bringing the words of the wise
Am I the child of technology?
Pandora's box was opened for mine eyes
Our machines have paved the way
Have we earned the right to stay?
Will they lead us all astray?
Who can say?
Bring forth the promise of our destiny
Rising from the silos to the sky
Am I the child of technology?
Pandora's box was opened for mine eyes
Is this an image we've created?
Or is it a reflection of a dream?
Only you can answer all these questions
Even when you don't know what they mean
You find yourself without direction
You can't remember what they said... No!
Can't take the pressure building in your head
Sometimes you wish you were dead
Don't look outside yourself
For the enemy lies within you
How can you handle all the pain?
And if you lose control to the enemy that is in you
We won't be seeing you again...
Now mother earth is slowly dying
The sacrifice is great but must be made
And you can hear their mothers softly crying
Their little boys are marching far away
You find yourself without direction
You can't remember what they said... No!
Can't take the voices filling up your head
Sometimes you wish that you were dead
(repeat chorus) I can't see you there
The single man will fail to achieve where
others gone before preconceive the glory trail
Inspiration dwells in the hearts of many
who have read it in the charts, we cannot fail
Strong declarations, high expectations
A call to glory... a call to arms
Sacrifice your life for no reason, mortal sins
will not heal your treason... live to tell
Lightening strikes the hallowed ground
causing harmony of spirits will sound...
Ring the bell - Stand at the gates of hell
Strong declarations, high expectations
A call to glory... a call to arms
Victory, oh noble victory... we know our
cause is true now, it's clear we're right
Sympathies, oh holy sympathies...
For those who did not make it through last night
Following the call of the wild
we've shed our innocence, but like a child
We've lost our way... oh holy way
Cat's claw, nature's law, destiny
Eagle's flight, the signal light is clear
to lead the way... oh holy way
Strong declarations, high expectations
A call to glory... Your call to to arms
One thousand miles to the earth below
Achieving orbit and ready to go
We get the signal to start our flight
Now we're headed out across
the void of endless night
Long Distance Love Affair
Trace the signals through the air
And shout his name to the empty sky
You wait in the rain but there's no reply
He looks down from high on heaven
and says goodbye
How many years since you've seen his face
She lost her lover to the human race
She waited patiently but he never came
And they don't known if they're
ever gonna see him again
(Repeat Chorus)
She looks out across the heavens
and wonders why
Is anybody out there? Can anybody hear me?
Is anybody listening? Is there anybody out there?
He looks out across the heavens and starts to cry
(Repeat Chorus)
She looks out across the heavens
and starts to cry
I hear the thunder in the distance
Nowhere to hide nowhere to run
Now it's much too late for our escape
There's nothing we can do
But watch the darkness take the sun
From the eye of the storm....
We had a warning but
we chose to pay no mind
We though we knew just what to do
Now the satellite in deepest flight
The early warning eye
calls on the mighty Titan II
From the eye of the storm...
Caught in the eye of the storm...
I can't believe that we would
do this to ourselves
It's clear to see that we will
spend some time in hell...
Let me out
I get around as a matter of fact
I got the wind in my sails and I'm not looking back
I feel it coming on strong everyday
I got the power, I'm gonna have it my way
So get down get dirty and cheap
I want to play around but I won't be beat
Why don't you show me your point of view
No matter what you say I know what I gotta do
Reach for the Sky - I want to go higher
Feel the heat from my desire
Reach for the Sky
We've got to find a way out of here...
So get down, get ready to rock
I think you'll be amazed at the size of my...
Cock and Bull is what the game is all about
So get ready, scream and shout
I've known the view from up on top
I liked what I saw and now I can't stop
I feel it coming on strong everyday
I got the power, I'm gonna have it my way
Reach for the Sky - I want to go higher
Feel the heat from my desire
Reach for the Sky
I think that we can make it from here
Reach for the Sky - I want to go higher -
I'll withstand their trail by fire
Reach for the Sky
We've got to find a way out of here...
I feel the call of the power and glory
I know tomorrow won't be the same
And if you ask me to tell the story
I'd have to say that I'd do it over again
You've got to give it just one more chance
You've got to give it another try
It's just a matter of time
before we master the game...
Ha!
(repeat chorus)
Searching for perfection
they can't escape collection of fools
Following the faker
They cannot see the breaker of rules
One by one - down the line...
We have been deceived
There is no believing that the web
they have been weaving controls us
In the heat of crisis they're hoping
their devices will hold us
One by one - down the line...
We were told believe
Please take me from here
and show me I was wrong
And ease this burden of mine
From the promised land
comes this last command
Can you stand it? Can I?
Trumpets calling, banners fly
The blades of battle gleam
March across one thousand miles
The glorious war machine
Voice of thunder shakes the land
The weak and helpless flee
Leave behind the living dead
The starving refugee
Triumph! Glory! Gifts from God!
Victorious our display
Leaving only death behind
The dawn of freedom echoes from this day
All music & lyrics written by Bill Berends ©1987,1996
©1996 Bill Berends Music Publishing (ASCAP)