08 In Appearance - A Portrayal Of Figures – Part 2
music: Martin Schnella, Marek Arnold
lyrics: Martin Schnella

Part 1: Invisible
music: Marek Arnold
lyrics: Martin Schnella

John:
Where am I?
What happened?
I'm dreaming
That's my home
But, can this be true?
It seems so real
I can't believe
Please hold me tight!

The Psyche:
So content
To their lives
A twinkle
In her smile
She, can't see you
Can't hear your cries

John:
I feel so invisible
So unapproachable
Please talk to me
Are you still with me?
I feel so left alone
Would you please come home!
Can't you hear my cries?
Please give me a sign!

The Sleeper:
Give it up!
They can't hear you!

John:
What have you done?
Who are you?

The Sleeper:
Tell me, John
What do you feel?

John:
I don't know!
What do you mean?

John:
That's Esther
She's long gone
And Jacob
He was my son
Please let me stay
Don't let them go away

The Memory:
He feels so invisible
So unapproachable
Just talk to him
Are you still with him?
He feels so left alone
Would you please come home!
Can't you hear his cries?
Please give him a sign!

John:
Left alone here in the dark so completely calm
Still I'm focusing the place where they only just roamed
I don't want to see her suffering in this cage
Please don't bother me, spare me this sight.
I cannot run, I cannot hide
Please let me go!

Musicians:
Piano: Marek Arnold
Acoustic- & Electric Guitar: Martin Schnella
Celli: Jens Kommnick

Singers:
John: Johan Hallgren
The Sleeper: Lars Begerow
The Psyche: Anne Trautmann
The Memory: Ted Leonard


Part 2: False Reality (instrumental):
music: Martin Schnella

Part 3: The Appearence
music: Martin Schnella
lyrics: Martin Schnella

Guitar Solo: Arjen Anthony Lucassen

The Eye:
The sleeper takes a look at John,
Who rips the tubes out of his arm
He bursts along the corridor
Aimlessly through every door

The Sleeper:
Do you think of her?

John:
That's got nothing to do with you!

The Sleeper:
I know you miss her!

John:
Why are you doing this?

The Sleeper:
You are like an open book
I know all of your thoughts
You have to follow me
I am your only friend

The Psyche:
You, are like an open book
Yes, you think of her, so concerned

John:
Yes, I think of her
I've saved her life
I'm so concerned
Please bring me back to her
Tell me that she's near

Guitar Solo: Martin Schnella

The Eye:
The corridors seem endlessly
Into a well-lit room he follows him
On a litter she is lying there
By all appearance, she is dead

John:
Is she dead or alive?

Sleeper:
She's only out of it!

John:
I'm afraid to touch her skin!

Sleeper:
There's no need to worry about that!

Piper:
John is it you?
Where are we here?

John:
I am not sure,
but I don't know what's going on!

Piper:
There was this secret place
Somebody led me to

John:
He is called the sleeper
He's surrounding me

Piper:
Am I still dreaming
It seems so unreal

Guitar Solo: Brendt Allman

Guitar Solo: Martin Schnella

Synth Solo: Gary Wehrkamp

The Eye:
They become aware
They have to find a way out
Without sense of time
They're running for their lives

The Psyche:
You now have, to run for your lives
They need you, they won't let you go

The Sleeper:
What are you up to?
That is no good idea!
We still need you in here
I can't let you go!

John:
Where is she gone?
and where are you from?

The Sleeper:
I took over all control
You'll never find a way, there's none

Piper:
Don't fool yourself
He does not care!

The Sleeper:
I am warning you!
I don't mess about!

Piper:
Why are we here?
What do they want?

John:
I know it sounds so foolish
But for them we are just guinea pigs

Piper:
Help's far away
We're gone astray
Let's run away
So far away
There's no other way

Part 4: Noone home
music: Martin Schnella
lyrics: Martin Schnella

John:
Where are all the soldiers gone?
Why are we all alone?

Piper:
We've reached our aim
But no one's really home!

John:
This can't be true
They must be somewhere
This place - so scary calm

Piper:
We have to tell them what we know
The Colonel - We have to warn

The Eye:
They're searching for the Colonels room
They're knocking on his door
Again and again
But no one really cares

They found him sitting in his chair
Silently and alone
But deep inside they felt
That something's going wrong

Colonel Abraham:
They're all dead forever and ever
I am a portrayal of yours
I'm the one who will erase you
I'm your fate - the magistrate
We exist by sucking your souls
We're a cage - a conglomerate of yours
We dominate all over the universe
We tried to prevent, but you did not let

Part 5: Time stands still
music: Martin Schnella, Marek Arnold
lyrics: Martin Schnella


The Psyche:
Suddenly complete silence
Not even a breath of wind, no single sound to hear
Is this the dreaded ending? it seems like time stands still
Oh, is there any reason why...?

The Dreamer:
Look through the broken window
Is there a sign of life, there's nobody to see
Hearing the roll of thunder
Seeing the raging sky as suddenly the world crashed down

The Memory:
Suddenly complete silence
Not even a breath of wind, no single sound to hear
Is this the dreaded ending? it seems like time stands still
Oh, is there any reason why...?

The Eye:
Follow me to familiar
Repress your sentiments and let them fade away
You are the holy saviour
Just when you fall asleep you'll see the light of day

Guitar Solo: Martin Schnella

The Ear:
Look through the broken window
Is there a sign of life, there's nobody to see
Hearing the roll of thunder
Seeing the raging sky as suddenly the world crashed down

The Dreamer:
All the living and the war took place in a drip
Just an overload of souls has brought the world to explode
The whole evolution of the universe was in fact
Just a fraction of a minute
Which has fallen down on earth...