"It is the 22nd century. I am the last of the Mars Colonists. The air supply has almost run out on this desolate Mars colony, and the food supplies from Earth have stopped arriving since the fina...

[Glimmer Of Hope] [Anneke van Giersbergen:] Through their eyes we will see [Bob Catley:] With their hands we will create [Anneke van Giersbergen:] In their world we will be free [Bob Catley:]...

"It is 50000 B.C. The world is almost empty; nature is still untouched by man. Off in the distance, a clan of ape-like creatures gather near a cliff side. But I am the first to stand. I must be.....

Behold: the Star Towers of the Electric Castle! See how it embraces the sky! How insignificant the mere mortal, dwrfed by the majesty of its electric edifice! But first, my seven searchers - you ...

It is time to reflect upon your "ego-self". Nowhere to hide when the walls echo the you that we all see. Ah, the smiles dissolve! The pulse begins to race; the face a flush of fear so plainly pai...

"It is the 17th century. I am a noble ensign-bearer posing with my guild for the Dutch master painter, Rembrandt van Rijn, in Amsterdam." [Mouse, Lana Lane] I'm standing proud In this noble...

[1. Echoes on the Wind] It's the calm before the storm It's the quiet before the roar It's the time when all will be decided. (All will be decided) But nobody hears The Echoes on the Wind ...

He's a stranger I don't know Where he's coming from Is he a danger to me or just Another man He knows magic or maybe He's a charlatan Is it a sly trick he plays does He have a plan He said he...

Last night I had that dream again My world was black as night Plagued by visions of a future world Mr L, did you take your meds? I sang about these dreams Warning man of his demise Wasted w...

And so it's come to this. Two Gates - two portals await. Let your choice be guided by collective wisdom. Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good? One gate completes the circle;one st...

"As we continue on our journey, we dive into a black hole -- a spiraling wormhole. As it sucks us in, time slows and images become distorted. Reality itself twists and bends. We leave the galaxy ...

[futureman] from the cities underseas to the skyways in the east from the stations on the moon to the planet of neptune I'm a sophisticated man and you would say I'd understand is it a virtu...

"We are on our way to the quasar, an object as bright as a galaxy. Our hope is that the quasar may contain an unfathomable source of power and peril at its center ... a black hole." "On our jo...

"Finally we are approaching our own familiar solar system. But there is something wrong. Reality begins to break through the illusion. I have an unsettling premonition that even here inside my vi...

From the wind-torn ramparts of the Tower of Hope we survey a thousand futures. Release your dreams from this electric pinnacle. You must have hope... [hippie] we're climbing up the stairs and...

Be joyful, my friends! You will now enter the Tunnel of Light. Let brilliance suffuse your souls! Make your choice. Your path is incandescend. [highlander] don't offer me the light, when I onl...

We have to teach them all that we know Their evolution moves far too slow Expand their minds and reject compliance Upgrade their knowledge, upload our science This revolution will lead to the...

[egyptian] my journey's over I'm standing on the edge and close my eyes to this world of lies my will is broken it's the end of all my dreams my soul yearns for the valley of the queens ...

[Jonas Renkse:] Life, imagination Missing link in the chain We'll fuel your minds Color your thoughts Come to you waking dreams Fire, inspiration Missing branch on the tree We're all rude...

AYREON SINGS OF THE USELESSNESS OF THE COUNTLESS WARS TO COME, AND THE ABSURDITY OF THE FINAL ANNIHILATION BY THE PUSH OF JUST ONE BUTTON BY JUST ONE MAN. [AYREON:] echoes of a thousand screa...