Eternity lyrics

1. Eternity

As I sit upon these rocks above
I feel the waves crash upon the shore
As the sea sprays on my glowing face
I wish I could embrace the sea
for evermore
As I lay my head to sleep at night
I dream the sea and me we flow as one
But I’m a prisoner of the sands and
no one understands these childish dreams

An old man approaches me
His feeble mind confusing to thee
He speaks in riddles and rhymes
Tales of an old witch that cast him
from the sea
But wait my eyes full of splendor
or could this be some crazy old tale
I look to his eyes for the answer

I will my soul to the sea
for Eternity
I will my soul to the sea
for Eternity

And so the journey begins
The pain and suffering
Are your dreams worth this torment?
You can deal Another hand
But the light in the distance
promises this the journeys end
Great gods of olympus
Great god Poseidon
Accept this mortal never let
Him return, For He’s willed
His soul to the sea
For Eternity

I will my soul to the sea
for Eternity
I will my soul to the sea
for Eternity

2. Black Tower

O Black Tower what is your power?
What makes men run and hide
I’ve foreseen the evil in the
Dead of the night
As the demons they dance in my mind

Telling tales of horror
And the splendor of their torture
Burning flames reach for the sky
The gates of Hell are open wide

O Black Tower
Black Tower

O Black Tower
Why do you devour?
The souls they sleep in the night
Casting evil shadows signs of no tomorrows
Why must I fear for my life?

Telling tales of horror
And the splendor of their torture
Burning flames reach for the sky
The gates of Hell are open wide
Why must the demons dance in my mind?

O Black Tower
Black Tower

Now I know it’s the truth
All the evil men do
They shall pay their dues
Nightmares tell the truth

O Black Tower
Black Tower

Why must the demons dance in my mind?

3. Call Of The Sea

Endless alone lost at sea
It’s a never ending chore to
Keep my head above these waters
I’ve never feared before

The sun has taken its toll
The salt runs in my veins
I’ve never feared before these
Waters I’ve grown to hate
Will I live to see tomorrow?
Or will I die in this watery depth?
The sea is calling me
My will to live is stronger than
These tides could ever be
The sea is calling me
Why won’t I let these waters
Claim me victory?

I long for the place where the
Winds and the tide tear at the shore
But in the twilights of my dreams
The fire rages on

Endless alone lost at sea
It’s a never ending chore to
Keep my head above these waters
I’ve never feared before

I long for the place where the
Winds and the tide tear at the shore
But in the twilights of my dreams
The fire rages on

The sea is calling me
My will to live is stronger than
These tides could ever be
The sea is calling
Why won’t I let these waters
Claim me victory?

4. Proud Nomad

Now I tell you an ancient tale
Of an ancient man
From not such a distant land
Chivalry rode forth on his mighty horse
The crest of the church
Engraved upon his chest

Winding down this dizzy path
Towards the dragon’s lair
The howl of the wind screams beware
Your pulse starts to quicken
Your blood runs with fear
You feel the heat now rising
It tells the dragon’s near

Proud nomad of the past
Beware of yourself for
Your life won’t last
Proud Nomad of the past
Pride has killed a thousand
Men before you
Proud Nomad of the past
Beware of yourself for
Your life won’t last

Proud Nomad of the past
So let not this foolishness
Hold you in it’s grasp
Stop, beware, run for your life
Fear for your life
While there’s still time to choose
Halt don’t go near
Don’t you realize you have only one life
So don’t be a fool

But time and time again
I see it in their eyes
It’s the weakness of mortal men
They live by this creed
Though it will find them dead

Proud Nomad of the past
Beware of yourself for
Your life won’t last

5. Red Sands

SHRILL OF THE HORN SCREAMS MY NAME
POUNDING THE GROUND
THE GAMES BEGIN
THE CROWD THEY ROAR
THE BLOOD IT BOILS INSIDE ME
I FEAR NOT YOU YOU FEAR NOT ME
THE SWORDS ARE DRAWN
AND SHIMMERING
THE TIME HAS COME AGAIN
TO HONOR OUR KING

THE GODS HAVE BLESSED
THIS WICKED GAME
FIGHT WE MUST AND SHOW NO SHAME
FOR THE TIME HAS COME AGAIN
TO FEED OUR BLOOD THIRSTY KING

I LOOK INTO YOUR EYES
REFLECTIONS OF THE SKY
A WHISPER ON THE WIND
AS YOUR SOUL SAYS GOODBYE

REDS SANDS UNDERNEATH MY FEET
STAINED BY THE BLOOD
I DRAW FROM THEE
RED SANDS AS FAR AS I CAN SEE
TAINTED THESE LANDS
STAINED BY HISTORY

WHAT ONCE WAS A WHISPER
NOW IS AN ECHO IN MY HEAD
THE LOOK ON THEIR FACES
AS I STAND IN THIS SEA OF RED
I FEEL THE EVIL RISING
HEAR THE MESMERIZING
VOICE FROM HELL
FEEL THE EVIL RISING
HEAR THE MESMERIZING
VOICE FROM HELL

6. One Of The Hunted

I feel the distant stare
Of a watching eye
Watching eyes of THE woodsman
Quivers of death await me here
I’m blind to their illusion – confusion

Fletching of fowl Slips
Through the wind
Releasing their death with
Their fingers
My fate lies on a tensel line
I must escape but there’s
Nowhere to hide

The now exchanging roles
In this theater of ill HUMOR
The understudy steals
The stage with an encore performance

One of the hunted -
The tables have turned
One of the hunted -
There’s nowhere to run
One of the hun ted -
The tables have turned
One of the hunted -
There’s nowhere to run

In the temples of nature
I hear the laughter
Just another victim on
This lonely trail
They show no emotion for
This loss of life
It reminds me of myself not long ago
And the cries for life that
I’d seem to ignore
The cries for life are now
My very own

One of the hunted
The tables have turned
One of the hunted
There’s nowhere to run
One of the hunted
The tables have turned
One of the hunted
There’s nowhere to run

7. Fire Within

Take a look into the crystal
Take a look at what the
Future may bring
All around you is darkness
As your shattered soul screams
As I stand before the crystal
See my life pass before me
Stand up straight look into my
Eyes tell me what do you see?

Is there no gold at the end
Of this rainbow?
Is there no hope at the end
Of the road?
Will there be strength for
The dreams that I’ve lived for
Or will I just let go?

Many years have passed me by
Many trials of life i’ve survived
stills the head wind blows my way
It’s getting harder everyday

Is there no gold at the end
Of this rainbow?
Is there no hope at the end
Of the road?
Will there be strength for
The dreams that I’ve lived for
Or will I just let go?

The fire within is smoldering
The waters of life are raging In
Once there was passion
Desire to win

8. Warbird

Taking time out to create
His own war
It an aerial assault
It’s the war of the bird
Strapped to his forearm
Awaiting flight,
He’s blind as the night
Set his mask free
Piercing eyes point towards the sea

A waiting white gull
So swift in flight
Flowing like the sea
Shadowed by his wing spread
As the bird takes to flight
He is bound in ecstacy

As the claws sink in deep
He hears the bird start to scream
As his life is taken from him
Another trophy retrieved

Warbird Champion your King
Warriors on wings
Warbird Champion your King
Warriors on wings

Sheltered eyes hide the deep blue sky
Shackles hold the arching wings
Until tomorrow imprisoned
For tomorrow he will be free

Taking time out to create
His own war
It an aerial assault
It’s the war of the bird
Strapped to his forearm
Awaiting flight
He’s blind as the night
Set his mask free
Piercing eyes point
Towards the sea

9. What About Me

It was just another night
She held me in
Her arms so tight
We were dreaming with the
Stars in our eyes
But I never realized

Like The wild in a cage
Waiting to be free
A bird on the ground
With a broken wing
You wanted to fly
You had to be free
But what about me?

It was just another day
You had so much to say
Our love was still strong
But you had to be free

Like the wild in a cage
Waiting to be free
A bird on the ground
With a broken wing
You wanted to fly
You had to be free
But what about me?

Now the sands of time
Have buried the heartbreak
You walked in with the wind
Uncovered the memories
You’re holding your arms out to me
Temptation is all I see
I have to be strong
You had to be free
Cause it’s all about me

Like The wild in a cage
Waiting to be free
A bird on the ground
With a broken wing
You wanted to fly
You had to be free
But what about me?

10. Etude Jongleur

[INSTRUMENTAL]

11. The Gleeman

My entrance purely pleasure
For your riches I ask you not
For I am the gleeman
Who loves to sing
And strike upon my golden harp

So I bow before you o mighty king
In the hopes you hear my song
These feet have traveled far and wide
In a life lived FOR THE song

I claim no land my home
For I know not where I’m from
Traveled mountain peaks
And valleys low
In a life for the son of a bard

Raise your harp my friend
For the song that burns
In your heart
Sing of the heroes
And the days that time forgot
Sing of the days of the Earls and
The Kings and the Knights
That conquered great feats
For these are the things
That we all dream
But only your eyes have seen

A life for a lyric
I’ve traveled these war lands deep
Raging the knights in shining armor
Surely death awaits the weak
I’ve sailed the viking vessels
Plunging the northern seas
Crossing the blue horizon
No land for the eye to see
For the eye to see
Raise your harp my friend
For the song that burns
In your heart
Sing of the heroes
And the days that time forgot
Sing of the days of the Earls
And the Kings and the Knights
That conquered great feats
For these are the things
That we all dream
But only your eyes have seen

Discography

ETERNITY(1995)

Tracklist:

01. Eternity 02. Black Tower 03. Call of the Sea 04. Proud Nomad 05. Red Sands 06. One of the Hunted 07. Fire Within 08. Warbird 09. What About Me 10. Etude Jongleur 11. The Gleeman

DOMINION(1997)

Tracklist:

01. Ascension 02. Heaven 03. Rise Again 04. One Day I’ll Win 05. We Are Not Separate 06. Birth of a Hero 07. Creation 08. Sin 09. Song of Roland 10. Crossing Two Rivers 11. Troubled Mind

SIEGE PERILOUS(1998.)

Tracklist:

01. Providence 02. Millennium 03. King’s Eyes 04. Expedition 05. Where I Reign 06. Parting Visions 07. Once a Dream 08. Rhydin 09. Irea 10. Siége One Day (japanese bonustrack)

THE FOURTH LEGACY(1999)

Tracklist:

01. New Allegiance 02. The Fourth Legacy 03. Silent Goddess 04. Desert Reign 05. Nights of Arabia 06. The Shadow of Uther 07. A Sailorman’s Hymn 08. Alexandria 09. The Inquisitor 10. Glory 11. Until Kingdom Come 12. Lunar Sanctum Can You Remember? (japanese bonustrack)

THE EXPEDITION(2000)

Tracklist:

01. Until Kingdom Come 02. Expedition 03. The Shadow of Uther 04. Millennium 05. A Sailorman’s Hymn 06. The Fourth Legacy 07. Call of the Sea 08. Desert Reign/Nights of Arabia Rare tracks : 09. We Three Kings 10. One Day 11. We Are Not Separate

KARMA(2001)

Tracklist:

01. Regalis Apertura 02. Forever 03. Wings of Despair 04. The Spell 05. Don’t You Cry 06. Karma 07. The Light I Shine on You 08. Temples of Gold 09. Across the Highlands Elizabeth Trilogy: 10. I – Mirror Mirror 11. II – Requiem for the Innocent 12. III – Fall From Grace Ne Pleure Pas (USA & french bonustrack) Once and Future King (japanese bonustrack)

EPICA(2003)

Tracklist:

01. Prologue 02. Center of the Universe 03. Farewell 04. Interlude I – Opiate Soul 05. The Edge of Paradise 06. Wander 07. Interlude II – Omen 08. Descent of the Archangel 09. Interlude III – At the Banquet 10. A Feast for the Vain 11. On the Coldest Winter Night 12. Lost & Damned 13. Helena’s Theme 14. Interlude IV – Dawn 15. The Mourning After (Carry On) 16. III Ways to Epica Snow (limited edition bonustrack) Like the Shadows (japanese bonustrack)

THE BLACK HALO(2005)

Tracklist:

01. March of Mephisto 02. When the Lights Are Down 03. The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) 04. Soul Society 05. Interlude I – Dei Gratia 06. Abandoned 07. This Pain 08. Moonlight 09. Interlude II – Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso 10. The Black Halo 11. Nothing Ever Dies 12. Memento Mori 13. Interlude III – Midnight/Twelve Tolls for a New Day 14. Serenade The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) – Edit Version (limited edition bonustrack) March of Mephisto – Edit Version (limited edition bonustrack) Epilogue (japanese bonustrack) Soul Society – Edit Version (japanese bonustrack)

ONE COLD WINTER’S NIGHT-DVD(2006)

DVD edition tracklist:

DISC 1 – the concert 01. Intro: Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso 02. The Black Halo 03. Soul Society 04. The Edge of Paradise 05. Center of the Universe 06. Nights of Arabia 07. Abandoned 08. Forever 09. Keyboard solo 10. The Haunting 11. Moonlight 12. When the Lights Are Down 13. Elizabeth (parts I, II & III) 14. March of Mephisto 15. Karma 16. Drum solo 17. Farewell 18. Curtain Call/Outro

DISC 2 – extras Journey Within: - HaloVision with Khan – Up Close with Thomas Youngblood at home – Casey Grillo at ddrum – Up Close Interview with Casey Grillo at home – Up Close with Oliver Palotai – Interview with Simone Simons from the band Epica

Videos: – The Haunting – March of Mephisto – March of Mephisto (uncensored) – Serenade – Making of “The Haunting” – March of Mephisto – Live at Sweden Rock 2006

Miscellaneous: – Photo Gallery including 2 slide shows of concert photos and band’s private photos – Band Member Biographies and Top 5’s – Discography

CD edition tracklist:

DISC 1 01. Intro: Un Assassinio Molto Silenzioso 02. The Black Halo 03. Soul Society 04. The Edge of Paradise 05. Center of the Universe 06. Nights of Arabia 07. Abandoned 08. Forever 09. Keyboard solo 10. The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) 11. Moonlight

DISC 2 01. When the Lights Are Down 02. Elizabeth (parts I, II & III) 03. March of Mephisto 04. Karma 05. Drum solo 06. Farewell 07. Outro: Curtain Call

GHOST OPERA(2007)

Tracklist:

01. Solitaire 02. Rule the World 03. Ghost Opera 04. The Human Stain 05. Blücher 06. Love You to Death 07. Up Through the Ashes 08. Mourning Star 09. Silence of the Darkness 10. Anthem 11. EdenEcho The Pendulous Fall (limited edition bonustrack) Season’s End (japanese bonustrack)

GHOST OPERA-THE SECOND COMING(2008.)

Tracklist:

CD 1 01. Solitaire 02. Rule the World 03. Ghost Opera 04. The Human Stain 05. Blücher 06. Love You to Death 07. Up Through the Ashes 08. Mourning Star 09. Silence of the Darkness 10. Anthem 11. EdenEcho 12. Memento Mori (enhanced video: Live from Belgrade, Serbia) 13. The Human Stain (enhanced video)

CD 2 – Live from Belgrade 01. Solitaire 02. Ghost Opera 03. The Human Stain 04. Mourning Star 05. When the Lights Are Down 06. Abandoned 07. The Haunting (with Simone Simons) 08. Memento Mori 09. Epilogue 10. March of Mephisto Studio cuts: 11. Season’s End 12. The Pendulous Fall 13. Epilogue 14. Rule the World (remix)

Members

Roy Khan-VOCALS

Date of Birth: March 12nd, Pisces
Height: 6ft – 183 cm
Eye-color: Brown
Hair-color: Black

Films: Fight Club, Matrix, Lord of the Rings, Gladiator…
Books: Too many to choose from (John Irving, John Steinbeck, a lot of Norwegian authors…)
Actor/Actress: Edward Norton, Robert de Niro.
Sports: Anything (except figure skating)
Food: Hot’n'Spicy.
Drinks: Yes.
Dislikes: Depends on my mood.
Hobbies: Reading, wildlife, working out/sports, hanging out with friends and more music.

EQUIPMENT:
Vocal chords, a variety of keyboards and Sennheiser or EV microphones ++
TKL Cases
Rueblick Picks
Audio Technica Mics

Roy Sætre Khantatat, commonly known as Roy Khan or simply Khan, is the vocalist for the melodic power metal band Kamelot. Before entering the realm of rock vocalists, Khan studied to be an opera vocalist in Norway for three years. Khan possesses a lead broadway-esque voice, similar in some ways to Robert Cuccioli, but smoother. Before Khan joined Kamelot in 1997, he was in the progressive metal band Conception. After Mark Vanderbilt left Kamelot in 1998, the existing members made Roy go skydiving with them to prove himself, and he succeeded. He co-writes all of Kamelot’s songs with the band’s guitarist and founder Thomas Youngblood.

Thomas Youngblood-GUITARS

Date of Birth: May 29th, Gemini
Height: 5′11″ /180cm
Eye-color: Blue-green
Hair-color: Dark brown

Films: Lord of the Rings, Fight Club, too many…
Books: DaVinci Code, Faust, Grisham novels.
Actor/Actress: DeNiro, Portman, Pitt.
Sports: Football, Tennis, Golf.
Food: Italian, Chinese/Thai, Cuban.
Drinks: Water, Wine, Coke, Brewski’s.
Dislikes: Smoking!! Ignorance, Arrogance.
Hobbies: Not much time for hobbies! Computers and Design.

EQUIPMENT:
ESP Horizon II
ESP Eclipse Vintage Black
ESP Custom Eclipse (2)
ESP Viper
ESP Horizon
Peavey Cabinets JSX
Dean Classical Guitars
Ampeg VH-140C Amps
Boss Pedals
TKL Cases
Rueblick Picks
Sennheiser Wireless System
Audio Technica Mics
M-Audio Interfaces and Controllers

Favourite bands: Maiden, Queensryche , Queen and many more.
Favourite musicians: Steve Morse, Strunz and Farrar, Rene Dupere.
Favourite albums: Gladitator Soundtrack, The Rock, Queensryche/Mindcrime, Cirque de Soleil (all), Rising Force/Malmsteen, Saigon Kick.
Favourite cover artworks: Maiden Powerslave/Piece of Mind, Kamelot Black Halo, Rush/Moving Pictures too many!
Favourite album lyrics: Queensryche Mindcrime.

Best tour memory: So far it would be arriving in Japan for the first time, but there are so many from around the world. The Kamelot fans have such a great Karma about them.
Worst tour memory: Not many, even terrible shows have something to learn from.

A Kamelot song which is special for you and why: Don’t You Cry, about my father that passed away when I was very young.

Some words for the fans: I hope our music has touched you in some special way and that through it all you find a message of hope and peace within. We are fortunate to have such incredible fans! Now turn up the volume!!

Glenn Barry-BASS

Date of Birth: November 15th, Scorpio
Height: 6′
Eye-color: Blue
Hair-color: Blonde

Films: The Game, Jacob’s Ladder, The Shining.
Books: Inquirer, Comics, World news, mysteries.
Actor/Actress: Jack Nicholas.
Sports: Football.
Drinks: Heineken, Vodka, Piña Colada.
Dislikes: Long lines, stupid people, Traffic.

EQUIPMENT:
Harke 4-10, 1-15 cabinets
Harke 5000 series amp
ESP basses
Musicman 4 string bass
Ernieball strings (medium)
TKL Cases
Rueblick Picks
Audio Technica Mics

Oliver Palotai-KEYBOARDS

Date of Birth: March 17th, Piscis
Height: 186 cm
Eye-color: Brown
Hair-color: Brown

Films: Ring, Nosferatu, Star Trek, Das Boot.
Books: Lord of the Rings, Terry Pratchett Novels.
Actor/Actress: Robert DeNiro, Sigourney Weaver.
Sports: Diving, Snowboarding, Fitness.
Food: Italian, Vegetarian stuff.
Drinks: Water, Dark Beer.
Dislikes: Tekkno, loud and arrogant people.
Hobbies: Reading, Sleeping.

EQUIPMENT:
Keyboards: Yamaha Motif Series
Guitars: Fame and Gibson
TKL Cases
Rueblick Picks
Audio Technica Mics

Favourite bands: Opeth, Led Zeppelin.
Favourite musicians: Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richie Kotzen, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Jimi Hendrix.
Favourite albums: Well Tempered Piano, Rubalcaba – The Trio, Kind Of Blue.
Favourite cover artworks: Axis: Bold as love.
Favourite album lyrics: Skid Row: Slave to the Grind.

Best tour memory: My very first tour ever (with Doro) – also the one of worst ones!
Worst tour memory: “House of Blues”/ Los Angeles with Uli Jon Roth. Everything went wrong that could go wrong.

A Kamelot song which is special for you and why: “Lost & Damned” – I really like the piano parts in there. Quite unusual for a Metal Song.

Some words for the fans: Joining Kamelot means a lot of responsibility for this incredible music and the fans dedicated to it! I hope I can fulfill the expectations.

Casey Grillo-DRUMS

Date of Birth: October 16th, Libra
Height: 5′-10″
Eye-color: Green
Hair-color: Brown

Films: Seven, Porky’s.
Books: Modern Drummer Mag.
Actor/Actress: Jack Nicholson, Linda Hamilton.
Sports: Water skiing.
Food: Italian.
Drinks: Heineken.
Dislikes: Smoking.
Hobbies: Recording, Composing.

EQUIPMENT:
ddrum Drums
Stagg cymbals
Vic Firth sticks
DW pedals
TKL Cases
Rueblick Picks
Audio Technica Mics
Beatnik rhythmic analyzers

Kamelot band history

Thomas Youngblood and drummer Richard Warner founded Kamelot in Tampa, Florida back in 1992. In 1994 the band signed a deal with Noise Records, and the release of the debut Eternity followed in August of the next year. The press praised the album as one of most promising debuts of all time.

In 1996 the successor Dominion hit the stores, an opus that was even more diverse and varied than the debut.

Then in 1997, drummer Warner as well as singer Mark Vanderbilt had to be replaced. Kamelot found more than just mere substitutes in Casey Grillo and former Conception singer Khan, who had already joined the band during the production of the third album, Siége Perilous. The new line-up undertook an extensive tour of Europe during the fall of the same year, only to return to the Gate Studio in Wolfsburg twelve months later to produce their fourth studio effort, The Fourth Legacy.

The summer of 2000 brought the New Allegiance Tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Greece and Spain, during which the recordings for Kamelot’s first live album The Expedition were made. Only a few months later the band presented their fifth album entitled Karma, which took Khan, Youngblood, Grillo and Barry on yet another European tour.

Epica arrived in 2003 and combined all the fortes of the previous productions with new ideas and majestic sounds, followed by another tour as headliners in Europe, Japan, Mexico and the US, as well many top festival appearances. The Black Halo added another exciting and epic chapter to the band’s brilliant history.

The continuation of their Faustus adaptation about the battle between good and evil that began on the predecessor album, Epica, again combined Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s opus with the band’s own experiences and views. Kamelot’s video ‘The Haunting’ and ‘March of Mephisto’ became huge hits on YouTube and prompted the band to launch their own YouTube channel, aptly titled KamTV. KamTV’s initial launch hurled the band into YouTube’s top 10 music channels and #1 Metal Channel, transcending all genres. With the release of The Black Halo, Kamelot started on a headliner tour in Europe, North America, Japan and Brazil, with countless festivals around the globe.

Following the hugely successful album, Kamelot released their first live DVD, called One Cold Winter’s Night, directed by the well known film company Revolver Films and world-renowned director, Patric Ullaeus. The DVD was heralded by the press and fans alike and set a new standard for DVDs in the genre.

Ghost Opera is the beginning of a new chapter in the career of Kamelot, who still seem a long way from reaching the pinnacle of their popularity.

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