Babylon Lyrics By Stratovarius

Words and music by Tolkki
A new day is rising in ancient Babylon
Revealing mysteries to see
and the endless caravan
never ending it's journey
with the wings of the wind I will fly
I can hear you calling me
I am blind but I see
Babylon
your memory haunts me forever
won't leave me be
Babylon
your glory's stronger than ever
for all to see
Centuries have passed by
but your memory still lives on
In the minds of those who see
Under the summer moon
there comes a sight
that stays with me forever
I can hear you calling me
I am blind but I see
Babylon
your memory haunts me forver
won't leave me be
Babylon
your glory's stronger that ever
for all to see
And underneath the starlit sky
I feel so strong I'll never die
I'm on this road to Eternity
My soul will live forever - I'm free

Coming Home Lyrics By Stratovarius

I Wake up in the morning
So far away from home
Trying to make it through the day
Many miles are between us
I'm sending my love
From this payphone

Through the storms we've wandered
Many mountains we have climbed
But all the bad times are behind
The road is free - I'm coming home

Without you I'm like
A ship without its sails
Calling the wind to save me
I'd climb the highest mountain
I'd cross the seven seas
Just to see your smile again

All the trust that was built along the years
Is coming back to stay I know
Just look ahead the road is free
I'm coming home

With every step I'm closer to home
When I'm back you won't be alone
Soon I see the familiar door before my eyes
and you

Legions Lyrics By Stratovarius

(Tolkki)
Far in the core of the earth
First it was given birth
We heard the call the message was so clear
The tracks were laid for the future to come
Sons and daughters of the Rising sun
The armies in Europe here we come
We run like the wind we play from the heart
Now we are here together we sing
Faster than light higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
We never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the Legions of the Twilight
We survived the hard times
Never accepted the lies
You run like the wind you sing from the heart
Now that we're here together we'll sing
Faster than light higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
We never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the Legions of the Twilight
When we have to go back home again
We'll keep the memories we gained inside our hearts
Faster than light higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
We never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the Legions of the Twilight
Faster than light higher than the sky
Tonight we're together again
We never give up and never give in
Stronger than steel we're the Legions of the Twilight
Legions of the Twilight
Legions of the Twilight
Raise your hands for us!

Against The Wind Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Tolkki/Kotipelto
Once again I try to make things work
facing all the power of society
Searching all the answers of the life
I'll never make it on my own
Was I meant to fail everytime
Seems to me thats my destiny
Is this all that's left to me
Confusion and bad memories
But now my time has come
No more running in the dark
I want much more than this
I really want it all
Against the wind we run
to every place under the sun
We've got so much power inside
We will never give up
Against the wind we go
towards the new shore
together we'll forget the sorrow
it's forever gone

Rebel Lyrics By Stratovarius

You found the truth again
I showed the way
The Path of Wisdom is the only way to reality
You learned to live Your life
The hard way
Your tears put out the fire from your soul

Lost behind the lies I can hear your cries
Now is the time to rise again so strong

Learn from your past
But better make it fast
The time is running out for you to change your life

You must learn to live
There's so much to give
Set Fire to your soul again and be... The Rebel
Hold your head up proud

Nightfall Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Tolkki/Lassila
Shades of night
I'm walking through sleeping village
that is having a dream of thousand dreams
Moon is guiding my way through the land
the snow is silently falling
from the sky that is lit by million stars
Nightfall
I feel the breeze
Nightfall
on my face
Nightfall
and the trees are
Nightfall
covered with white lace

Tears Of Ice Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Tears of Ice falling down my cheeks
forming a lake in it's surface
I see you face and I watch it till it's gone
There were times all I did was cry out your name
only thing I feel now is pain
Tears of Ice frozen heart icy drop fall to the ground
forming stream golden dream
that will lead me to your door
There were times all I did was cry out your name
only thing I feel now is pain
Baby you should see what you did to me
now I am crying tears of ice
Baby you should feel like I felt in those days
now I am crying tears of ice

Sos Lyrics By Stratovarius

I'm waiting for the rain now
To settle the dusty air
Clearing up my emotions
Facing it all if I dare
I've been thinking
I've been trying
But I've always been denying
Wasted days are still inside of me
It's time to set them free
Why don't we see what is going on?
There are not so many years to be wasted
Until the damage is done and the beauty is gone
Save Our Souls
What is the price that we pay?
Save Our Souls
Do we have nothing to say?

Forever Free Lyrics By Stratovarius

(Tolkki/Kotipelto)
They try to give me answers
To questions I've never asked
I'll have no part in their conspiracy
I guess I am the kind of
Guy that will never stray
The thing I need is privacy
Some guiding, depriving
Misleading and combining
They're watching our every move
They can try to bind our arms
But they can't chain our minds or hearts
We will keep our faith inside our souls
And never let it go - we are forever free
You see them making headlines
New pictures tell old stories
Explaining what they have said and done
Media's new illusion
Creating more confusion
But I know that they'll soon be gone
Some guiding, depriving
Misleading and combining
They're watching our every move
They can try to bind our arms
But they can't chain our minds or hearts
We will keep our faith inside our souls
And never let it go - we are forever free
They can try to bind our arms
But they can't chain our minds or hearts
We will keep our faith inside our souls
And never let it go
They can try to bind our arms
But they can't chain our minds or hearts
We will keep our faith inside our souls
And never let it go - we are forever free
Forever free, forever free
Forever free
Forever free
We are forever free
We are - we are forever free

Before The Winter Lyrics By Stratovarius

(Tolkki)
Before the summer turns to winter
Before the dreams will turn to snow
I see the yellow leaves are falling
And soon I know I have to go
But I'll be back before the summer
Next year you're in my arms again
The winter breeze will send my message
It will keep you warm until then
The path to home is long and winding
I'll keep the flame alive for you until I am back
You and I will walk that road together
I'll show that all the dreams are true
If you only let them be before the winter
Before the summer turns to winter
Before the dreams will turn to snow
I see the yellow leaves are falling
And soon I know I have to go
The path to home is long and winding
I'll keep the flame alive for you until I am back
You and I will walk that road together
I'll show that all the dreams are true
If you only let them be
The path to home is long and winding
I'll keep the flame alive for you until I am back
You and I will walk that road together
I'll show that all the dreams are true
If you only let them be before the winter

Thin Ice Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Lassila
I'm walking on a thin ice
Lying paralyzed
There's staying there's alone
Reaching for the unknown
In the mirror I see despair
In the closet I smell death
There's needles in my bed
I've finally lost my head

Twilight Symphony Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
I'm entering in to the woods
I left everything behind
I have to follow my heart
Don't know what I'm looking for
Starlights guiding my way
to old black oak where we meet
now it's full moon
other side is calling me
singing dancing this is no dream
Twilight Symphony
The feast is going on
rapture never seen before
the fury is taking us
into a new level soon
Hearing voices everywhere
telling me what to do
giving me answers
other side is calling me
singing dancing this is no dream
Twilight Symphony
The spirits are calling me
I only wish to die
there is no question why
anymore

Reign Of Terror Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
What the hell is going on
Skijumpers making music that sells gold
There's no talent in this game
Hunting, hunting for the fame
Publicity is all you need
that's why it feels to me like
Reign of Terror
Everything costs so much nowadays
An individuals vanish in the haze
Entertainment for the masses
saving, saving your own asses
Rats are leaving sinking ship
still it feels to me like
Reign of Terror
What the hell is going on
everything is upside down
Hunting, hunting for the fame
terror, terror everywhere

Lord Of The Wasteland Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
I'm going back through time
before the war this crime
who would have believed
that they would do it
One April morning
without a warning
the sirens woke us up
two minutes to live we got
I'm dying I'm crying
still I'm the lord
I'm fighting denying
still I'm the lord
of the wasteland
Now I'm alone here
the last man on earth I'll be
walking through chaos land
there's just black mist and sand
I'm dying I'm crying
still I'm the lord
I'm fighting denying
still I'm the lord
of the wasteland

Tomorrow Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music : Tolkki
Words : Johnson

Staring out the window
Wondering will I soon know
The answers to the questions within
Where should I begin?
Delusioned by a clear winter night
While trying to find some insight
The solution is close at hand
Yet still so far away

I'll turn the tables 'round and find another way
I'll leave all this behind and move on today

I will take things as they come
Look out for number one
And I'll be back tomorrow
Feeling strong and brave inside
My head up high with pride
Yes I'll be back tomorrow

I'm facing my nightmares again
Determined that I won't bend
The answers are coming to me
I'm learning how to believe
I know now that this is the way
I've found my red-letter day
I've been there out on a limb
But now I've finally come in

I've turn the tables 'round and found another way
I've left it all behind for a better day

I will take things as they come
Look out for number one
And I'll be back tomorrow
Feeling strong and brave inside
My head up high with pride
Yes I'll be back tomorrow

Distant Skies Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Went into the plane was scared like hell
tried to relax for awhile
But when we took off I feared we would fall
waving goodbye to this life
I'm flying through winds tonight
no sign of the dawn or light
Silhouettes in the sky
wings are carrying me through the night
Sihouettes in the sky
destination unknown - Distant Skies
Then after awhile I tried to sleep
but watched two movies instead
The fear struck again how I hate this plane
Hope this would come to an end
I'm flying through winds tonight
no sign of the dawn or light
Silhouettes in the sky
wings are carrying me through the night
Sihouettes in the sky
destination unknown - Distant Skies

Years Go By Lyrics By Stratovarius

Look around do you see
So many things have changed
And you should know by now
I never meant to hurt you at all
All my life I have been an outcast
But now I've been reborn
And I see things so clear

Open your eyes and realize
Hard times are over if you want
Open your mind
Reach for the stars
Answer is there for us to find

Years go by
Never know when it's too late
Years go by
Yourself you seal your fate
Don't look the answer from horizon
It's closer than you think
Years go by, oh how they go by

Forever Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music & Words : Tolkki

I stand alone in the darkness
The winter of my life came so fast
Memories go back to my childhood
To days I still recall

Oh how happy I was then
There was no sorrow there was no pain
Walking through the green fields
Sunshine in my eyes

I'm still there everywhere
I'm the dust in the wind
I'm the star in the northern sky
I never stayed anywhere
I'm the wind in the trees
Would you wait for me forever?

Dreamspace Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Looking back through time to my childhood days
I used to have a place where I could escape the reality
But lately things have been so difficult for me
trying to reach for the light in the fall of darkness
Waiting watching my life I'm wasting my time
I'm losing grip from life
Going back to my dreamspace leaving it all behind
soon the things will be allright when I get there
Am I safe in here, nothing left to fear
I will close my eyes and float away with stream
Wandering here in this eternal darkness
no signs of light anywhere I am going in sane
Now I am leaving this life
No hope left I want to die

No Turning Back Lyrics By Stratovarius

So long I have been accepting what I've seen
Never really speaking my mind
Now the heat's leaking out
I'd like to scream and shout
I want to leave it all behind

There's no one else to turn the wheel
I've got my own life to steer

No turning back
Coz I wanna know who I am and I want to live my life
No turning back
Tomorrow's awaiting, I'm on the way

Hard to find the right words
And not to make it worse
A choice that has to be done
It is just my life
Can't make no compromise
And to stop what has begun

There's no one else...

I have all the strings in my hands
The choices that's been laid for me
I am not taking more commands
Coz now finally I'm free

Night Time Eclipse Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, Words by Kotipelto
If I could stay awake for awhile
it would be another morning
don't wanna fall asleep now when
everything seems so far and beyond
Walking down a familiar road
but the darkness is misleading me
I know I should feel fear inside
but still the shadows is where I wanna be
Just an ordinary day stealing all the hope away
wanting me to be the one who has dreams made of clay
My fading confused mind
creating phrases unknown
I know I should't stay awake
if I fall asleep they just might find me
Now all is so clear
I can finally proceed
My fading confused mind
creating phrases unknown
Waiting for the dawn
soon to arrive
so few options that I have
and I can use
Life's circumstances
can be so cruel
If I take a chance I just might
make the wrong move

Black Diamond Lyrics By Stratovarius

(Tolkki/Kotipelto)
Again I see you standing there watching me
Your gaze, those eyes are tantalizing openly
Inviting me to get close to you
Can't help myself
There's fascination in the air
I try to fight this strong sensation
But there's no chance to escape from this temptation
Feels like I've known you before
Repeating phrases
But I yearn for something more
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond
I know I can't stay by your side forever
But I know I won't forget your beauty
My black diamond

4000 Rainy Nights Lyrics By Stratovarius

These empty days are filling me with pain
After I left it seems my life is only rain
My heart is longing to the better times
When everything was still so fine

I wonder why it happens so fast
You give your heart away knowing it might not last
I'm still here waiting for the rain to fall
And to see you once again

4000 Rainy Nights
4000 Nights I'd be with you
4000 Rainy Nights with you

I keep your memory in my heart
You give me hope when everything is so dark
That thing nobody can take away
Forever in me

4000 Rainy...

When The Night Meets The Day Lyrics By Stratovarius

(Tolkki)
Look around there's no time to waste
life goes on nothing's gonna change
Feel the winds of life blowing cold
it won't take so long you are growing old
there is no answer to be found
it is so easy to fall without a sound
Days of loving and gold
kept me from feeling so old
times I'll always recall
when the night meets the day
Gates of heaven I saw
while flying through the misty dawn
those days I'll always recall
when the night meets the day
I don't wanna let you out of my sight
but here I'm lost and alone in the night

Eternity Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Kotipelto
When clouds are covering the sky
I can't help thinking what's behind
In a fading evening
I can feel strange thoughts in my mind
What if we aren't alone here
there's a clone of everyone somewhere
that duplicates all that we do
not like me not like you but our other ego
there ain't no wars or crises
only joy and compromises
time has stood still
why don't you take me there
wanna feel some infinity
why don't we just dare
coz after all remains ... Eternity
A landscape with no trees
and a mist arising from the distance
an illusion just for me
or a proper reward and a chance
there ain't no wars or crises
only joy and compromises
time has stood still
why don't you take me there
wanna feel some infinity
why don't we just dare
coz after all remains ... Eternity

030366 Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
I'm your god computer's my name
Give the password or you will fail
I will lock you into my mind
Your number is all you will find
Don't try to run
(I'll take your life and the will of your power)
Under the sun
(There is no place where you can hide)
If you are a virus instead
Go away there's nothing for you here
Log you out of my system
No use commands are always the same

Father Time Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Kotipelto/Johnson
Walking down the path that leads me to my memories
Pacing all the way without a care in my stride
Where are the friends of my yesterday
have they moved on with they lives
Can we still laugh and joke about things like before
There's no need to hide the past that I have left behind
It's a good resource somewhere for me to find
Why am I waiting for someone to reach out
it should be all up to them
keeping in touch ain't that easy but I'll have to try
Where have all the years gone
that's what I am asking now
What have I learnt so far
tell me Father Time - tell me now
Now I understand I'll take from time what I need
And I store it inside it's there for me to find
I can't deny that the years will pass by
but it won't bother me
Coz now I will set out to realize my dream
Where have all the years gone
that's what I am asking now
What have I learnt so far
tell me Father Time - tell me now

Speed Of Light Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music : Tolkki
Words : Kotipelto

Today is just another day
Of my life too short to live
I should have some kind of meaning
A destiny to believe in
Before I go to sleep

I find some pictures of a time
When everything was still so fine
Although the years have passed by
I will give it all I have inside ... everything

I'm away lost in my thoughts
Everyday my life goes by
At the speed of light

Venus In The Morning Lyrics By Stratovarius

It's 4 in the morning
I'm gazing the sky with
Millions of stars
A moment before the Dawn
The endless Universe fills me all
Where are you now?
Alone just like me and Venus in the Morning?

I touch your face that's filled with pain
I kiss away the tears from your eyes
I've waited YOU for 8000 days
Now I've come here to set you free

But where are you now...

Forget the future don't live the past
Live for today because life goes too fast
Go find the Key to your Divine Mind
Open the Door so many answers you'll find

Like Venus in the Morning

Stratosphere Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki
Instrumental

Winter Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Silence is all I hear
Blackness fills my world
Midwinter days and lonely nights
Depression takes over
my frozen mind
Morning starts a new day
Dawning nowhere to be seen
Oh, won't you break
my chains and let me go
free as a bird in the sky
Winter blows colder
I'm growing older
Visions of darkness
breaking the silence
Winter blows colder
I'm feeling older
Light fades away
I'm here to stay
I'm telling you no-one could ever take your place
open your eyes and you will see

Coming Home Lyrics By Stratovarius

I Wake up in the morning
So far away from home
Trying to make it through the day
Many miles are between us
I'm sending my love
From this payphone

Through the storms we've wandered
Many mountains we have climbed
But all the bad times are behind
The road is free - I'm coming home

Without you I'm like
A ship without its sails
Calling the wind to save me
I'd climb the highest mountain
I'd cross the seven seas
Just to see your smile again

All the trust that was built along the years
Is coming back to stay I know
Just look ahead the road is free
I'm coming home

With every step I'm closer to home
When I'm back you won't be alone
Soon I see the familiar door before my eyes
and you

Eyes Of The World Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Everywhere I go I see people staring at me
It makes me feel so strange
why won't they just leave me be
So take a look in the mirror
and maybe you'll see all the things that happened
while you were looking at me
Am I really so different
In the Eyes of the world
you are no different to me
In the Eyes of the world
is it so hard to see now
Everything we do is running to the sand
And who is to take the food away
from the children's hand
We all could be friends now
and it's not a crime
But we have to be quick now
because we don't have much time
Are we really so different
In the Eyes of the world
you are no different to me
In the Eyes of the world
is it so hard to see now

Paradise Lyrics By Stratovarius

Late at night I find myself again
Wondering and watching TV
I can't believe what's on the screen
Something that I wouldn't like to see

Many rare species will perish soon
And we'll be short on food
Why do we have to be so selfish
We've got to change our attitude

I know that I am not
The only one that's worried
Why don't we all
Wake up, and realize

Like the birds in the sky
We're flying so high
Without making anykind of sacrifice
We've got so little time
To undo this crime
Or we'll lose our paradise

It seems to me that there's no sense at all
Nobody cares it's always the same
Mother nature's crying out in pain
I know we're the one's to blame

Playing With Fire Lyrics By Stratovarius

Hunger grows stronger I feel it day by day
I need I desire her passion now
I see that look the shine in her eyes
Can't let her go she's so divine
There's no one who could stop me now
She'll be mine

She's teasing I'm unfreezing wanting more and more
I'm dreaming just like streaming through the door
I see that look...

Playing With Fire
Hiding inside the flames
Playing With Fire
It's a dangerous game

Uncertainty Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Kotipelto
Learning by trying it's hard to deny it
while paying for what I used to know
Dreams are deceiving untill I'm achieving
the goals I haven't set too low
Waiting for a new day
to wipe away
the Uncertainty that flows around me
once again to stay
So many choices but so few answers
my time slips away while thinking too much
Whom to believe in they're all just repeating
the same old lies so nice to clutch
Waiting for a new day
to wipe away
the Uncertainty that flows around me
once again to stay

Anthem Of The World Lyrics By Stratovarius

The setting sun creates another world
The shadows fall another day is in the end
The Paradise is sleeping peacefully
And one more day is again history

Tell me can we go on like this?
Everybody is living in a bliss
Are these the last times of our Mother Earth?
Or is it just beginning of new Birth?

Don't be afraid we must be wise
Patient and peaceful and strong
Maybe it's like you would throw the dice
Then hope that nothing goes wrong
Remember that you have the right to say
All things that you feel inside
Open your mind and you open your eyes
Together now is the time

Sing the Anthem Of The World
But will we ever learn
To control our hate and to forgive
We must learn to find the way
To just live another day
And be free like an Eagle in the sky

How about if God just let us down?
If he just is polishing his crown?
What's the key to the Universe?
Is life down here just one big endless curse?

Don't be afraid...

Sing the Anthem Of The World...

Will The Sun Rise Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Kotipelto
Throwing my dreams out of my mind
casting them into the sky
canceling tasks I've delayed for so long
now it's do or die
I can't be seen I can't be heard
but I am here and I am wondering
Will the sun rise tomorrow
will it light up my sky
can I wake up with no sorrow awaiting
Will the sun rise tomorrow
will I still see the dawn
and not worry 'bout the future anymore
At the end of each day I promise myself
I'd better start to live
coz sooner or later I'll find out
there's so much I can give
I can't be seen I can't be heard
but I am here and I am wondering
Will the sun rise tomorrow
will it light up my sky
can I wake up with no sorrow awaiting
will the sun rise tomorrow
will I still see the dawn
and not worry 'bout the future anymore

Full Moon (japan Bonus Track) Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Shining there in the sky light our way across the land
Black clouds in front of you face fading into the haze
In this prison of mine my soul lies in despair
My mind wanders through time tell me what is my crime
What is behind velvet lies heart as cold as the ice
in this prison of mine my soul lies in despair
Won't you set me free now I have to leave

4th Reich Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music and words by Tolkki
Sign of the times and writings on the wall
they show me it's time has come
Order of a new kind we will all find
stronger than never before
Things are pretty much the same
like in the year thirty eight
oh won't we ever learn
This time is't gonna be different
so let's all join our hands
And let the children sing
for the last time
4th Reich is rising
can't you see the signs
4th Reich is rising
for the last time
Let's just press more money
don't worry about the inflation
we got to have more weapons to carry on
Unemployment and sorrow cannot be avoided at this point
but thins will be so different when they are
ruling the world
4th Reich is rising
can't you see the signs
4th Reich is rising
for the last time
what will be left to our children
is this our final destiny

We Hold The Key Lyrics By Stratovarius

Music by Tolkki, words by Tolkki/Kotipelto
I'm watching as the morning sun rises
before my very eyes
Revealing all this beauty
Questions fill my mind once again
clearing my thoughs have I been blind
Now I see
The hole is getting bigger in the sky
do you know the reason why nobody seems to care
Everything is so well in your life
did you ever give a dime
to things that you really believed
The future will show
what happens to our world
We hold the key to the door
of salvation eternally
We hold the key to minds
to the future of mankind
It's time to wake up from you dreams
to reality this can't go on believe me
If you just turn your head away
will tomorrow be the same
try to foresee
The future will show
what happens to our world
We hold the key to the door
of salvation eternally
We hold the key to minds
to the future of mankind
What will we find
mountains to climb
more destruction
and hatred we'll discover
Suddenly sounds awake me
birds singing beautifully
Maybe there is hope still left
in this world

Cold Winter Nights Lyrics By Stratovarius

Summer's gone a while ago
The daylight dims away
I'm watching here how the snow begins to fall
Yesterday's like a dream
A memory in my head
Like the life's gone behind the winter wall

I'm lighting up the candles and lock the door
Sitting by the fire
It's time to dream some more

I have to find a way how to survive
I am surrounded by the starlight
I have to find the path
and to escape from the Cold Winter Nights

And in the morning there's no trace of the sun
Just gray fog hanging above my head
All the birds are quiet hiding in the woods
Can't see no movement are they all dead?