Sitting by a table in the commando's mess All playing cards and feeling reckless When all of a sudden, the alarm went off “ALL MAN YOUR BATTLE STATIONS, THIS IS NOT I DRILL, I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!” The war has just begun And now, there's nothing to say, no one to blame and nowhere to run Back to war, back to the day we were just a pawn in a strategy game Back to when we strained to stay alive Bred to fight, bred to kill, ready to be sent to a distant battlefield, Bred to storm the enemy lines or die Sent to fight, we understand We're nothing more to the high command than mere cannon fodder Reusable, disposable, despicable soldiers at war We realize we have definitely lost control over our lives Opening the assignment marked as classified We read through it all, line after line The coronation of self-sacrifice A suicide mission beyond the frontline to make for a shrine To reach for a cosmic device which could turn the odds in the upcoming fights Back to war, back to the day we were just a pawn in a strategy game Back to when we strained to stay alive Bred to fight, bred to kill, ready to be sent to a distant battlefield, Bred to storm the enemy lines or die I look back to memories suspended in time I cry for fallen comrades by my side And now I'm on the verge to go back To hell, but with my mates on the deck (Solo: Douchan / Giovanni) Back to war, back to the day we were just a pawn in a strategy game Back to when we strained to stay alive Bred to fight, bred to kill, ready to be sent to a distant battlefield, Bred to storm the enemy lines or die (End solo : Douchan)

At the center of our galaxy In uncharted territory Always moving, never still A cosmic singularity which tears apart the very fabric of space and time A real brain teaser for our kind A beacon for our redemption Could it bring us all salvation? Black hole A dead and massive star, absorbing all material so even its own light can't escape its Gravity Of a zillion yottatons, does our future really lie in a total and utter Destruction? Past the event horizon, the universe seems to be dying in the singularity before the Creation Of whole new worlds again, in infinite versions and endless realities Endless realities A mind-boggling enigma Tandava then Lasya Through Shiva's eternal dance Is where resides our only chance to set things right and to get back To our planet Earth Before the point of no-return From our annihilation On towards our resurrection Black hole A dead and massive star, absorbing all material so even its own light can't escape its Gravity Of a zillion yottatons, does our future really lie in a total and utter Destruction? Past the event horizon, the universe seems to be dying in the singularity before the Creation Of whole new worlds again, in infinite versions and endless realities (Solo: Giovanni / Douchan) A better new reality is waiting on the other side A better new reality is waiting on the other side A better new reality is waiting on the other side We'll make it to the other side! To the other side!

(Lead guitar: Giovanni)

Captive in nowhere, shut from the daylight Locked in my naked mind I open my eyes, yet no light appears Anguish rushes into me Is there an escape from this dark cell Is this a new sanctuary? Questions unanswered flood through my brain Threatening my sanity Ancient memories are trapped within these walls With dark secrets which should remain untold Terrors and wonders come to life inside this hall Past and future are colliding all along Facing the facts, picturing so many unknowns Will we take the right decision on our own? Trapped in the hub Silence and darkness are surrounding me I'm deafened by my inner scream Tearing the fabric of my life Carried away by the stream Struggling, straining against my bonds Could I get away to safety? Or would I, trying to flee from these grounds Jeopardize my body? Ancient memories are trapped within these walls With dark secrets which should remain untold Terrors and wonders come to life inside this hall Past and future are colliding all along Facing the facts, picturing so many unknowns Will we take the right decision on our own? Trapped in the hub (Solo: Giovanni) Disoriented, poorly guided Applauded and rejected Frustration, elation Torn by conflicting emotions Collapsing, then rising As long as I'm not stalling Subject to, dedicated to Whatever now might lead to Ancient memories are trapped within these walls With dark secrets which should remain untold Terrors and wonders come to life inside this hall Past and future are colliding all along Facing the facts, picturing so many unknowns Will we take the right decision on our own? (Solo: Giovanni) Terrors and wonders come to life inside this hall Past and future are colliding all along Facing the facts, picturing so many unknowns Will we take the right decision on our own? Trapped in the hub

Glancing backwards to when we started and all the years that have fled The good and bad memories will stay Through hardship and pain, through joy and sadness, adversity on our wake We were always proud, and proud we will remain Now we see the time has come To show the world what we are battling for Shout it loud, be true to yourselves And sing the warrior's pledge With the power, and the might and the sheer force of will to believe We are the ones who'll fight to reach for our dreams Barren justice, corrupt minds, whatever might stand on our way We'll take it down and smash all those barriers (Solo licks: Giovanni) Through all the challenges and ordeals We know we can count on our ideals, Our comrades, our friends, and all of those Who'll make with us the final stand United we are, united we'll stay, together we'll rise again, No compromise nor choosing the easy way We're still running on the slippery edge, always true to our pledge We carry on to finally reach our aim Now we see the time has come To show the world where we are heading for Shout it out, true to yourselves And sing the warrior's pledge With the power, and the might and the sheer force of will to believe We are the ones who'll fight to reach for our dreams Barren justice, corrupt minds, whatever might stand on our way We'll take it down and smash all those barriers (Solo: Douchan / Giovanni / both) With the power, and the might and the sheer force of will to believe We are the ones who'll fight to reach for our dreams Barren justice, corrupt minds, whatever might stand on our way We'll take it down and smash all those barriers With the power, and the might and the sheer force of will to believe We are the ones who'll fight to reach for our dreams Barren justice, corrupt minds, whatever might stand on our way We'll take it down and smash all those barriers With the power, and the might and the sheer force of will to believe We are the ones who'll fight to reach for our dreams Barren justice, corrupt minds, whatever might stand on our way We'll take it down and smash all those barriers