1. Forging

(intro)

2. Architect Of Fortune

Conscious all day, cautious in my own way
Coincidence seems oh so strange
and my actions are estranged
Unconscious, but still awake
Things that are by chance seem to always break

I never knew I could map out my life,
destined to live each and every day
aware of what will come
Deep down inside, I do have all the answers
My misfortune, my burden in life
is to know what will come
Nothing comes undone
Predict and prevail: that's me

A skilled mechanic, the artificer of destiny
An inner panic of knowing what will become of me
Predict the future and my eyes the only ones to see
a heavy burden of endless possibilities
Misled by God, endowed immense qualities
Imprints of guilt, a repenting soul inside of me
My own misfortune a lack of capability
A great success or a minor probability

A wound that will never leave a scar
A pain that won't go away
You still don't know who you really are
Wise words gone astray

Every choice, every thought, every step
Stumbling in my own feet
Every word and every sentence, every line
Everyone comes...comes undone

I never knew I could map out my life,
destined to live each and every day
aware of what will come
Deep down inside, I do have all the answers
My misfortune, my burden in life
is to know what will come
Nothing comes undone
Predict and prevail: that's me

3. Namaste

Carelessness at war
You follow your own orders
With no regards,
you trespass all borders
You grind whatever flesh
the war-mill requires
As you take off your mask,
my sympathy expires

Salutations!
I greet you, I plead to you
My nation!
Now I bow to you
Our religion!
Deny it or succumb to it
One decision!
It's always up to you

We witness the stronghold
of double standards
with the whole world in
the front row seats
Just tune in to your favorite channel
and watch the ultimate defeat
When we are in that place, we are one

Namaste
Bow before me, brothers
Show your respect,
then create devastation
in the name of peace

Carelessness at war
You follow your own orders
With no regards,
you trespass all borders
You grind whatever flesh
the war-mill requires
As you take off your mask,
my sympathy expires

Here I stand before you
I'll bleed for you and die for you

Namaste
Bow before me, brothers
Show your respect,
then create devastation
in the name of peace
Show me your strength,
and together we die
Forever we will live

4. Game Of Life

If we could sense each other
in the presence of another
just for one day,
would it make a difference anyway?
If I knew what you were thinkin',
I wouldn't bother wasting my time
I'd spend my day being out of harm's way

There's no success without will
What you gain ain't free in life
It isn't where you come from,
it's where you're going that counts
You get back into the saddle again
Ride alongside life's rain
and walk out as the winner
when you own the game

Would you live with it or let it go?
Will you remember it all with only one goal?
When time catches up with you,
then I'll know what you'll do
You'll keep living a lie, don't you know?

Now place your bets on this game
and never let the scornful doubts of disbelievers
have your spirit put to shame
You know what you have found,
so close your eyes for the second round

Would you live with it or let it go?
Will you remember it all with only one goal?
When time catches up with you,
then I'll know what you'll do
You'll keep living a lie, don't you know?
Don't you know?

Live it or let it go
Remember it all, if only one goal
Then time catches up with you,
and there is no more to do
in the life that was you

Would you live with it or let it go?

Now would you live with it or let it go?
Will you remember it all?
Live with it or let it all go
(Will you remember it all?)
Now will you live with it or let it go?

5. Reach Within

Don't live a life caught in shadows
Your eyes will miss out on what's here for us
That colors our minds with intentions
That leads us to choose
and take the path less traveled by
Just reach within and shed your skin
Don't be afraid if it leaves a scar
Sometimes it might take you far

Stand your ground, it's time to face your fears
Now become the one you've locked away for years
Looking back, you've always found a reason
for the easy way out
Your life in a reflection

There comes a time when we need the answers
There comes a time when we're all alone
Although we're bound to this together,
you'll have to walk the path alone
I never told you that it would be easy
I never told you I would be around
to save you from yourself
Now you see all the whys
It's time you make your own decisions
and let me go
Let me go...

Stand your ground, it's time to face your fears
Now become the one you've locked away for years
Looking back, you've always found a reason
for the easy way out
Your life in a reflection
(Life in a reflection!)

There comes a time when we need the answers
There comes a time when we're all alone
Although we're bound to this together,
we'll have to walk the path alone
I never told you that it would be easy
I never told you I would be around
to save you from yourself
Now you see all the whys
It's time you make your own decisions
and let me go

6. I Am

I'm searching for a place to land
You have my life unguarded
Like the deserts miss the rain, I feel the pain

I reach to you my weary hand
A petty man so blinded
Can't wait for you to understand

It's just who I am
Reaching deep, and if I can
Then I will know
Underneath my skin, it will show

Although I've have been wounded,
I know that time will heal
the scars we bear,
and that we'll make them our own
I reach to you my weary hand
A petty man so blinded
Can't wait for you to understand
I need to know

Who I am
Reaching deep, and if I can
Then I will know
the stream of life will flow
With judging eyes, who'll pass the test?
Unlike before, distinct from the rest
I'm touching down on naked ground,
then walk away without a sound
I'll try my best to realize

All too often I've tried to change
Destination known like the back of my hand
And still with every time
when it slipped out of range,
the trace it left remained unchanged
A fragile trust...in faith I lust

I reach to you my weary hand
A petty man so blinded
I can't wait for you to understand
I need to know
Who I am
Reaching deep, and if I can
Then I will know
the stream of life will flow
With judging eyes, who'll pass the test?
Unlike before, distinct from the rest
I'm touching down on naked ground,
then walk away without a sound

7. Used

I never thought I'd live to know this feeling
A stream of emotions flowing through me
I used to think that I would learn how to forget
Please help me through the days without regrets

Define or defeat you
Me and I about to collide
I used to hope for a miracle
Decide and fend for me, like all hope was lost
So I got used to the pain of being used

Everything felt and looked transparent
I'm starving from the lack of myself
I'm suffering around my own well-being
Please, someone help me through
and take away the pain

Define or defeat you
Me and I about to collide
I used to hope for a miracle
Decide and fend for me, like all hope was lost
So I got used to the pain of being used

I used to think that this was as good
as it could get: being used

Define myself
It feels like I'm going nowhere
I used to hope for a miracle (miracle)
Decide for myself
It seemed like all hope was lost,
so I got used to the pain of being used

8. The One

I try to be what you wanted me to be,
but sometimes it ain't easy being me
Don't ask me where I'm going,
who I'm with and what we did
Your blinding third-degree interrogation
is pulling me down
Don't need a rainy day
I can hear the people screamin'
Everybody called my name

Every now and then, I feel like I am drowning

You go down on your knees
just because you wanna make me
forget how it really feels
You blame it all on me, one after another
Listen, my "friend," I'm not the only one

I tried to be what you wanted me to be
You thought my life was easy
You could not foresee
I'm not your four-leaf clover
that you carry around
I'm not a wheel of fortune
I'm not your lucky charm
I'm painted on your wall
You want me in the family tree
I can hear the people screamin'
Everybody wants to see

Every now and then, you'd see me drowning

You go down on your knees
just because you wanna make me
forget how it really feels
You blame it all on me, one after another
Listen, my "friend," I'm not the only one
I'm not the only one

How do we choose right from wrong
when we don't know which battles we should end?
Who do we trust when the need of a friend
is what matters the most?
Does it make it right to invade our lives
and breach down the fences around us?
You saved the trees, the polluted seas,
but you won't be the one
The one they'll remember

You go down on your knees
just because you wanna make me
forget how it really feels
You blame it all on me, one after another
Listen, my "friend," I'm not the only one

9. Burn After Reading

When did it come to this?
These drained emotions
I feel guilty for not being inspired
I can see you reaching out to me,
but I leave you floating
after I am free of you
I should be missing what we had in loving memory

To whom do I turn for a new beginning?
All alone until the end
Who do I trust with this task
of solace in loving memory?

I have lost the power to feel
Turned to stone, my heart blackened
I should have seen what was good,
not been so easily blinded
All that glitters isn't gold

Every shimmering rock I've collected
kept weighing me down,
pulling me to the ground
All that I have left of us is a memory,
a picture of you and me
Have I forsaken my destiny?

I have lost the power to feel
Turned to stone, my heart is bleeding
I should have seen what was good,
not been so easily blinded
All that glitters isn't gold

Every shimmering rock I've collected
kept weighing me down,
pulling me to the ground
All that I have left of us is a memory,
a picture of you and me
Have I forsaken my destiny?

10. Last Goodbye

It all came down the other day
I was waiting for the call,
hoping they would say
everything is gonna be all right
and you would come home tonight
I've been having bad dreams
since the day the news arrived
Been living in hope and facing the fear
of losing you and have my life deprived

I can see the pain in your eyes
and the hell you're going through,
and if I could, I would sacrifice
and give my life for you
No, here we are at the end of our road
It's time to say our goodbyes
Last breath of life, with a silent cry

I remember the walks we had,
the nights we never slept
I remember the time when you
turned and said to me:

"I will always love you,
I will never let you go"
In my heart, that's where you follow
Now it's time for you to know
There were times my heart was aching
There were times I thought I'd make it on my own
This is my last goodbye

I see the cloudless skies
Inside my soul it cries

Some say it's like autumn breeze
Some say it's just a game we play
I believe it will go away,
but until that day,
I would be here in my own misery
Misery

When you went away that day,
the world came down on me
We've been best of friends forever,
and now it is time to let you go
Your spirit carries on
as my life continues on alone

"I will always love you,
I will never let you go"
In my heart, that's where you follow
Now it's time for you to know
"I will always love you,
I will never let you go"
In my heart, that's where you follow
There were times my heart was aching
There were times I thought I'd make it on my own
This is my last goodbye

(This is our last goodbye)

I see the cloudless skies
Inside my soul it cries
The scent makes me remember you

I see the falling skies
Inside my soul it cries
The scent makes me remember you

(This is our last goodbye)
(I will never forget you)