Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side (1995) + ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hansi Kursch - Lead Vocals, Bass Andre Olbrich - Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars Marcus Siepen - Rhythm Guitar Thomas Stauch - Drums, Percussion Produced by Flemming Rasmussen. Engineered by Flemming Rasmussen and Piet Sielck. Mixed by Flemming Rasmussen. Recorded and Mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen Denmark from August to November 1994 and from January to March 1995. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Track Listing 1) Imaginations From The Other Side (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 7:18 2) I'm Alive (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:29 3) A Past And Future Secret (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 3:47 4) The Script For My Requiem (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 6:08 5) Mordred's Song (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:27 6) Born In A Mourning Hall (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:12 7) Bright Eyes (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:15 8) Another Holy War (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 4:31 9) And The Story Ends (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:56 10) The Wizard (Ken Hensley) 3:16 - Japanese bonus track ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Imaginations From The Other Side (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 7:18 Where are these silent faces - I took them all They all went away - Now you're alone To turn out every light so deep in me (in me, in me) Hold on to late Will I ever see them back again Or did they all die by my hand Or where they killed by the old evil ghost Who had taken, taken - the ocean Of all my dreams which were worth to keep Deep inside my heart I wish I could get them back, get them back - from the everflow Before they'll fade away Chorus: Imaginations from the other side Far out of nowhere it got back to my mind Imaginations from the other side Far out of nowhere it got back to my mind Out of the dark ... back to the light Then I'll break down the walls around my heart Imaginations from the other side Where's the ocean's daughter Was Peter Pan in Mordor No one's there ... to keep alive (2) Yeah All these fairy tales Yeah - May I return to Oz Will I meet the 'Tin Man' 'Coward Lion', where are you (you, you, you) Without brain the scarecrow's lost in the middle of the lake Stranded in the real world Left in a world, no place for daydreams, serious life I fall into, I fall into a dark hole and ... I can't come out Do you know if Merlin did exist Or Frodo wore the ring Did Corum kill the gods Or where's the wonderland Which young Alice had seen Or was it just a dream I knew the answers Now they're lost for me Chorus I hope there is a way back ... with my talisman So I look into myself To the days ... when I was just a child Come follow me to wonderland, and see the tale that never ends Don't fear the lion nor the witch I can't come back I'm lost But still I know ... there is another world Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) I'm Alive (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:29 I run through the dark fields of the plains Reach level 99 The pain cuts deep down through my vain How will I break the ice Welcome ... to my reality - Dream forever Sunlight instead of neon light, how will it be Welcome ... to my grave - and feel the dream is over Nothing can stop me I reach out for the top Chorus 1: Caught in an old cage The system failed - built up on lies Now I see that I'm alone In asylum's cage I'm left alone Chorus 2: I'm alive my friend I can feel the shadows everywhere I'm alive I left the shadows far behind me Another one is waiting ... in the dark They say the system keeps the last chance to survive Caught in this labyrinth of walls and lots of lies Then I began ... to understand ... there's more above than ice To reach the top I crept deep down The answers given in the past A senseless worth in useless - brains Magic runes without a meaning Besides the dark there should be nothing left Chorus 1 & 2 Outside they say death is waiting But it creeps down through the shaft Finds pleasure in ... our helpless fear Fills empty rooms ... with morbid thoughts They've locked the door and hold the key Sitting beside you ... when silent screams Changing my mind and dreams Oh, it's never ending Chorus 1 & 2 I'm alive!!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3) A Past And Future Secret (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 3:47 Oh, I haven't been here for a while In blindness and decay the circle's been closed ... now My song of the end (2) I've seen it all Listen crowd, I'll tell you everything Though I have to say I don't know much Talking about a past and future secret Most called him once and future king Far back in the past I saw his ending Long before it started I knew his name He's the one who took the sword out of the stone It's how that ancient tale began I hear it in the cold winds My song of the end (3) I had seen it in my dreams My song of the end I can't stop the darkening clouds I feel cold when I cry out for the bark Take him back to Avalon Dwell on for a new age, so long sleep well my friend Take him back to Avalon I will wait and guard ... the future king's crown My song of the end (4) It was nice but now it's gone My song of the end It was fixed the whole time My song of the end I saw it all ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4) The Script For My Requiem (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 6:08 Hallowed be the fatherland God he knows how long I'd been away From here I did start ... for a search so full of decease I still hear my cryouts ... from the old cellar's inside Born in the days of medieval My inner voice is always asking why I came from nowhere - without a task, without a name To fear of evil - fate, so god please lead me through Forgotten realms, mysterious dreams In sunless rooms I'd sworn... I'll finish what I started once I'll find my Holy Grail - in the holy land Chorus: Returning of the miracles It's my own requiem The jester's tears, they are inside me Agony's ... the script for my requiem Returning of the miracles It's my own requiem Is the script already written Jester's tears I cry Yes, I cry I went out of my mind ... in desert lands Insanity's pawn out of control Much too long I've been isolated From my thoughts Enclosed by the leader's spell Bewildered ... to march as a glory knight And I tried Still I hear the scream of thousands: "Crucify, crucify Take it all Our gold, our homes, our life But we didn't kill your Christ!!! Reach out for your Holy Grail Enslave us and make us your God's sacrifice!!" Chorus Still I'm confused If I was dreaming Too late I realized I'd been another fool I pay ... the price (2) Returning of the miracles It's my own requiem The jester's tears, they are inside me Agony's ... the script for my requiem Returning of the miracles It's my own requiem Is the script already written Jester's tears I cry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5) Mordred's Song (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:27 I've lost my battle before it starts My first breath wasn't done My spirit's sunken deep into the ground Why am I alone I can hear my heartbeat Silence's all around See hate will rise So don't come closer, fear your child Born with a king's heart But fate fooled me and changed my cards No one asked if I want it - if I like it Chorus: Pain inside is rising I am the fallen one A figure in an old game No Joker's on my side I plunged into misery I'll turn off the light ... and murder the dawn Turn off the light and murder the dawn Nothing else but laughter is around me - forevermore Nothing can save me - no one can heal me I've gone beyond the truth It's just - another lie Wash away the blood on my hands - My father's blood In agony ... we're unified I never wanted to be what they told me to be Fulfill my fate then I'll be free God knows how long - I tried to change fate Chorus I plunged into misery I'll turn off the light ... and murder the dawn Turn off the light and murder the dawn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6) Born In A Mourning Hall (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:12 In fact it was close to a real fallout Everything's under control The speaker said with a serious smile Behind his mask he knew the truth I'll bring a new age of better ways The TV preacher said Just pay today Pay today World's dressed in black On Earth's judgement day And I? I know it can't go on Forbidden signs increase I'm sitting still at home And watching Chorus: Born in a mourning hall Pale clouds feared the unborn child Then it grew up with growing plans of suicide Born in a mourning hall Shadows left the fear inside That Peter Pan will never reach the other side The other side (2) It's frightening, exciting To sit at home and watch the burning fields Get ... hypnotized by the TV snake Obey and work hard and feel no anger Just ... sympathy ... for the higher class There's no chance in changing things Cause I am Chorus: Born in a mourning hall Silent cries ran out when the cradle breaks Broken dreams were unheard on the other side Born in a mourning hall Shadows left the fear in the new born child That Peter Pan will never reach ... the other side The other side (2) And I'm ... a part of the machine A puppet on the strings A rebel once Now I'm an old man Oh, I know this can't go on But the ghost called fear inside Lames my tongue, my nerves, my mind Eternal fall down Someone cut the strings off, I can't move To get back courage, I've to face the truth But not today, goodbye Chorus: Born in a mourning hall Caught inside a web called life The only way to get out soon is suicide Born in a mourning hall Pale souls built a frozen world Infected brains will never reach ... the other side The other side (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7) Bright Eyes (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:15 Fool just another (8) I've been waiting for signs of God Create - enslaved - behaved Everything is out of control Leave me alone, isolation bears hope There's something else waiting A promised destiny Freezing me I feel restless and low These days full of sadness Had joyfully changed into fear My freakshow will start tonight Don't miss the right time Bright eyes blinded by fear of life No Merlin is by my side Everything is out of control (2) In my future plans Everything is out of control No one's left to hurt Everything is out of control Sorrow's gone away Broken memories walking upstairs Step by step I see the whole world burning The poet dies in Neverland - how it burns Hey, mother stubborn I really hate you If you say yes I will say no Ashes to ashes but dust won't be dust If you go there I will go back Bright eyes Blinded by fear of life Betrayed by sunrise Bright eyes Blinded by fear of life No Merlin is by my side Hey, father stubborn You're ying and I'm young I feel alone Who really cares Born into ashes to lose all the games With a smiling face (2) Bright eyes Blinded by fear of life And dark dragons rise Bright eyes Blinded by fear of life No Merlin is by my side So I sit still in my room today Winter's here in summer's season Shall I say I was wrong if I'm right A farewell to my last hope (hope) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8) Another Holy War (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 4:31 I am god the only one I will bring back freedom to your heart you won't believe that blind can see no one else before me ever knew the way to paradise for another bloody crime I shall return I am your light on through the night Chorus: Why am I born will I fail to rise again another crucifixion ... for another holy war another holy war (3) can't stop what's going on Sooner or later you must understand my words bring freedom and rescue for man what else, to call me your Messiah oh, I wish there could be another way cross and nails are already prepared my sell out waits till I'm crucified I will die before my vision ends Chorus Wait for the dawn to take me away what will be if I fail another golden calve never, never ending pain and agony hit me, nail me, make me god Chorus ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9) And The Story Ends (Olbrich, Kursch / Kursch) 5:56 And the story ends insanity said coldly, still waiting for the chance so out of nowhere it will rise oh, and another journey starts - by the call of the moon Was it really me I saw in the mirror screaming I swallowed hate and lies through a thousand cries someone's sucking out my energy Bridge: What can I do on this road to nowhere Heart of dragon lies (at the edge of time) Chorus: And the story ends insanity said coldly, still waiting for the chance so out of nowhere it will rise oh, and another journey starts - into insanity's claws Come with me and join me a new life's waiting for you jump through the mirror leave fear behind no matter where I tried the candle light seemed lost forever before my vision fades - cathedral - falling tears We're not alone there's someone else too, from the mirror's other side reflecting the cruel part of your soul, it's time for your choice Bridge Chorus: And the story ends insanity said coldly, still waiting for the chance so out of nowhere it will rise oh, and another journey starts - by the call of the moon Heart of dragon lies Bridge Chorus 1 I'm not a king, I'm just a bard how can I trust if there's good and bad the wounds of life will remain at least I found a friend ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10) The Wizard (Ken Hensley) 3:16 - Japanese bonus track (from Uriah Heep "Demons And Wizards" (1972)) (Otto Sidenius - Organ; Jacob Moth - Acoustic Guitar; Billy King, Thomas Hackmann, Ronnie Atkins - Backing Vocals. Assistant Engineer: Henrik Vindeby) He was the wizard of a thousand kings and a chance to meet him one night wondering He told me tales and he drank my wine Me and my magic man kinda feeling fine He had a cloak of gold and eyes of fire And as he spoke I felt a deep desire to free the world of its fear and pain and help the people to feel free again Why don't we listen to the voices in our hearts? Cause then I know we'll find we're not so far apart Everybody's got to be happy, everyone should see For we know the joy of life and peace that love can bring So spoke the wizard in his mountain home The vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone And I will dream of my magic night And the million silver stars that guide me with their light ------------------------------------------------------------------------