"It is the 6th century. This is where it all began. My tired body has passed away, but my once-tortured spirit is finally free now. My name is ... Ayreon." [Arjen Lucassen] I've crossed the ...

"It is the 16th century. I am Queen Elizabeth sending out the brave Sir Francis Drake to defend the English realm against the invading armada." [Lana Lane] Times are dark now, our empire's g...

"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...

"It is the 21st century. The Final Experiment has failed. The final devastating war that was foretold by the blind minstrel Ayreon has indeed come to pass. The war has destroyed all life on Earth...

"It is the 20th century. I am a little boy peacefully asleep. My father comes to wake me so that I can witness an historic event in the finite story of mankind." [Edward Reekers, Lana Lane] ...

"It is the end of the 21st Century. I have returned to my own childhood. I remember it all as the Dream Sequencer images mix with my own recollections. This is the day my sister and I realised th...

"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...

[A. METAMORPHOSIS] "For the first time during my journey, the Migrator communicates with me. He speaks to me directly, but without words. The Migrator tells me that my corporeal body inside the...

"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...

"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...

"I join the Migrator on its long journey through time and space in search of the planet Earth. On my journey I encounter many fantastic astronomical phenomena." Fly me across the sky Fly me to...

"The Big Bang has created one soul, the Universal Migrator. The Universal Migrator divides itself, and each Migrator flies off independently in search of a habitable planet in order to breathe li...

"I am the last human being alive. I am inside a machine called the Dream Sequencer on a deserted Mars colony. I have selected the program called "The Universal Migrator". This program creates a f...

Lying on my back on a railway Looking at the sky and its full moon In the back of my head I feel the rumbling wheels Shaking my memories It's getting darker and darker and darker My hands are ...

[Hippie] Hey dude, you're so uncool But hey, that's alright Like there's no need to get uptight My eyes reflect the stars And a smile lights up my face We're on an amazing flight in space ...

"It is the 8th century. I am a Mayan girl heading for the Jaguar Temple in Tikal on the central American continent." Shine down on me, Sun of the Underworld Set me free, chase away the night ...

"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 ...

"We come out of the white hole into the M31 galaxy, which is also known as Andromeda. We see a planet that looks much like Earth. Could it sustain life? And if, who lives there?" [A. M31] An...

"We have reached our first destination: the black hole in the Virgo cluster of galaxies. But what will we find inside? Its power is immeasurable. Our hopes and fears intermingle as we stand at th...

[hippie] was this a dream I just had? I have my doubts I can't make out the truth from the lies here inside what kind of trip have I been on? where did I go I'd like to know just why did it...