Sonata Arctica

Tallulah

Remember when we used to look how Sun set far away',
and how you said: "This is never over"
I believed your every word and I guess you did too,
but now you're saying: "Hey, let's think this over"

You take my hand and pull me next to you, so close to you
I have a feeling you don't have the words
I found one for you, kiss your cheek, say bye, and walk away
Don't look back cause I am crying

I remember little things, you hardly ever do
Tell me why
I don't know why it's over
I remember shooting stars, the walk we took that night
I hope your wish came true, mine betrayed me

You let my hand go, and you fake a smile for me
I have a feeling you don't know what to do
I look deep in your eyes, hesitate a while
Why are you crying'?

Tallulah, it's easier to live alone than fear the time it's over
Tallulah, find the words and talk to me, Tallulah
This could be... Heaven

I see you walking hand in hand with long-haired drummer of the band
In love with her or so it seems, he's dancing with my beauty queen
Don't even dare to say you hi, still swallowing the goodbye,
but I know the feelings still alive... still alive

I lost my patience once, so do you punish me now
I'll always love you, no matter what you do
I'll win you back for me if you give me a chance,
but there is one thing you must understand

Tallulah, it's easier to live alone than fear the time it's over
Tallulah, find the words and talk to me, Tallulah
This could be

Tallulah, it's easier to live alone than fear the time it's over
Tallulah, find the words and talk to me, Tallulah
This could be... Heaven

Mary-Lou

Mamas put your babies to sleep, story too cruel some for them this is
In Junior high she said goodbye to her parents and ran away with a boy
She left her family warm and kind, all of her friends said:
"You're out of your mind"
Life of her own she would find, it's monday and she's gotta grind

A Job as a waitress she sure was to find, beautiful face, mind of a child
Boy got her pregnant, Mary-Lou cried:
"For this I am too young, why did you lie"
You said: "It's okay if we do it today"
I was so scared that you would go away
"Despite all the papers been signed,
mama take me back be so kind"

Only a child, reckless and wild, needs to come home again
He promised the moon but won't marry you
Nothing to do, eating for two, he's goin' out with someone new
Sunshine or rain, it's all the same, life isn't gray, Mary-Lou

Mamas do your children still sleep, in the safe of their cradles so sweet
Story I told you I have forseen, your little angel ain't always so clean
Days to come aren't easy to see, you can change 'em but it isn't free
I see that you don't believe, but you will see

San Sebastian

I could see my life, short film passing my eyes
I tried to look away from her, as always I just tried
Sweetness in her eyes, gone through one million miles
How could I turn my back on her, the sweetest thing alive
I was eager, day time dreamer, waiting time when I'd come alive

Sun of San Sebastian eighteen years young today
She's all I ever dreamed, but now my Skies are turning gray
It was good I got to know her well, because it made me see
That the Sun of San Sebastian is just too hot for me

Look what I have done to my San Sebastian
I wasted all my childhood dreams by staring at the Sun
Back in time with a dream of mine
I try to find my way back to life
Burning fever, night time screamer, waiting time when I'd come alive

Sun of San Sebastian oh why I cannot stay
She's all I ever dreamed, but now my Skies are turning gray
It was good I got to know her well, because it made me see
That the Sun of San Sebastian is just too hot for me

Every single day, for the rest of my way
I live without my love, my God, I have to stay in shade
When I'm old and gray, I remember that day
When she came, that perfect dame and she blew me away
I was eager, day time dreamer, waiting time when I'd come alive

Was it good I got to know her well although it made me see
That the Sun of San Sebastian is way too hot for me?
Now I live my life in shades and I am married to the moon
And the Sun of San Sebastian is warming someone new

Paid in Full

I was nowhere near ready when all it ended
So I hoped we could find a new day, cannot live without you

You gave me the chance, time and again, in vain
Now my feelings for you, every tear, every smile, paid in full
Break the chain, but no longer can I take the pain

It's hard for me to love myself right now
I've waited, hated, blamed it all on you

Needed to be strong, yet I was always too weak
So I can only blame myself for this state we are in
I will take what you have for me now, if it's not too late
Did you change?
I did too
Love can grow from the last grain

It's hard for me to love myself right now
I've waited, hated, blamed it all on...

You...
I need you... less and less...
Every day feeds this moral decay
Yet I have grown to love you even more

I fall back, and I turn another cheek
You mouth the words you're not ready to speak
You're scared of me now; no I never had a clue
That I'd become so much stronger than you

I will take - what you have - for me now, if it's not too late

If you like, I will leave; I will not miss the last train again

It's hard for me to love myself right now
I've waited, hated, blamed it all on you...

It's hard for me to love your face right now
I'm waiting, hating, needing being

Me...
I need you... less and less and less...
Every day leads us farther away...
From that moment

It hard for me to hate myself right now
Finally I'm understanding me
One day we may have whole new me's and you's
But first I need to learn to love me too...

The Misery

I write the lines you want me to, with the words
I dare to use of all the ones that you have taught me, along the years

You cast a perfect shadow on the paper
Fade away with sunlight, I fear the way you know me, love can leave a stain...

You steal my only hope and make me stay awake another night
I wish you bear with me, stay near me
When the autumn leaves have fallen
Solitude, my pain, the last thing left of me...

If you fall I'll catch, if you love I'll love, and so it goes, my dear, don't be scared,
you'll be safe, this I swear
If you only love me

Seven lonely lies written on Deadwinter's night,
open the only book with the only poem I can read...
In blood I sign my name and seal the midnight with a tear
Burn the paper, every line for them I cried...

If you fall I'll catch, if you love I'll love, and so it goes, my dear, don't be scared,
you'll be safe, this I swear
If you only love me back

I am the Playwrite and you are my Crown, make me cry for your love,
like you've done many times, so I know
I can't write these storylines without you, lady pain, make me strong,
can't we be together without them forever...

The words I write can only hurt you, sorry for the rain
Thank you, my only one, you gave me this pain...
I leave you gently on the floor,
take one step towards the door
Where's the letter never written, good night now...

If you fall I'll catch, if you love I'll love, and so it goes, my dear, don't be scared,
you'll be safe, this I swear
If you only love me back

If you fall I'll catch, if you love I'll love, and so it goes, my dear, don't be scared,
you'll be safe, this I swear
If you only love me back

Sing in Silence

You were daddy's girl - nice and sweet
Never in trouble - mommy's honey
Little child who just couldn't see
The pressure from her so called friends
Was simply too much

The monkey slowly climbed on her back
Offering an aid for her pain
Giving love and care
No-one cared, no-one cared...

Fragile like a rose on the snow
Eating all your strength and your money
Walking in the shade day and night
Never letting sunshine in your eyes like before

Cannot shake the monkey off your back
Did I see a spark on your eye
Was it just the last light of hope
That died, hope that died

"Forgive me, Father, my daily sin..."

How can I forgive you, never leave you
You know that if you live like, you will die like
Haven of Emotion, Mournful Ocean
Heiress of the Evening sings in silence

"I need to have now, my daily sin..."

For all your life I prayed for time
To show you where the light lies
Now this is the end
One rose for the memory of the innosence...

"I know, my Father, I cannot win..."

Never will forgive you, never leave you
You know that if you live like, you will die like
How can I erase your pain and aid you
When Death wants to kiss you and you want kiss Him back

Wolf And Raven

Grant me a wish, my master
Take heed of me
I have been loyal servant
Heartfelt, humble

Gave up - what belongs to me
Gave up my greed
My self-examination
Made me see, to be me

I am now like Judas, done
Ashamed of what I've become
Fear for life I wear as a ring
To bask in your favor, I will kill the king

You say I am invincible
I cannot die,
I know, but anyway
The words, they maim me

Grant me a wish, my master
Compassion, please
I'd like be a human
Maybe one day

I am now like Judas, done
Ashamed of what I've become
Fear of life I wear as a ring
To bask in your favor, I will kill the king

Let me go
Master, I hate you so
How can I sleep my nights
When my whole being cries

I tried to be like everyone
Open my soul
But what I had to give
Resulted loathing

Enchanted by the power
Licked by the grace
One beautiful black flower
The end of the human race

With pride now face my faith
King and Queen now lie in state
Fear for life I wear as a ring
I bask in your favor, I have killed the king

Let me go
Master, I hate you so
How can I sleep my nights
When my whole being cries

I had a nightmare
The wolf eating the raven

Entrails of life on my plate
And I ate 'em..

Interested in what I see
Try that Rorcharch test on me
Have you seen the beauty of the
Enticing beast

Let me go
Master, I hate you so
I cannot sleep my nights
When my whole being cries

Let me go
Master, I hate you so
I cannot sleep my nights
When my whole being cries

Full Moon

Sitting in a corner all alone,
staring from the bottom of his soul,
watching the night come in from the window, window

It'll all collapse tonight, the fullmoon is here again
In sickness and in health, understanding so demanding
It has no name, there's one for every season
Makes him insane to know

Running away from it all
"I'll be safe in the cornfields", he thinks Hunted by his own,
again he feels the moon rising on the Sky

Find a barn which to sleep in, but can he hide anymore
Someones at the door, understanding too demanding
Can this be wrong, it's love that is not ending
Makes him insane to know

She should not lock the open door
(Run away, run away, run way)
Fullmoon is on the Sky and He's not a man anymore
See the change in him but can't
(Run away, run away, run away)
See what became out of her man... Fullmoon

Swimming across the bay,
the nite is gray, so calm today
She doesn't wanna wait
"We've gotta make the love complete tonight..."

In the mist of the morning he cannot fight anymore
A hundred moons or more, he's been howling
Knock on the door, and scream that is soon ending
Mess on the floor again...

She should not lock the open door
(Run away, run away, run away)
Fullmoon is on the Sky and he's not a man anymore
Sees the change in him but can't
(Run away, run away, run away)
See what became out of her man

She should not lock the open door
(Run away, run away, run away)
Fullmoon is on the Sky and he's not a man anymore
Sees the change in him but can't
(Run away, run away, run away)
See what became out of her darling man

She should not lock the open door
(Run away, run away, run away)
Fullmoon is on the Sky and he's not a man anymore

See what became out of her man

Shy

I can see how you are beautiful, can you feel my eyes on you
I'm shy and turn my head away
Working late in diner Citylite, I see that you get home alright
Make sure that you can't see me, hoping you will see me

Sometimes I'm wondering why you look me and you blink your eye
You can't be acting like my Dana
I see you in Citylite diner serving all those meals and then,
I see reflection of me in your eye, oh please

Talk to me, show some pity
You touch me in many, many ways
But I'm shy can't you see

Obsessed by you, your looks, well, anyway "I would any day die for you",
I write on paper & erased away
Still I sit in diner Citylite, drinking coffee and reading lies
Turn my head and I can see you, could that really be you

Sometimes I'm wondering why you look me and you blink your eye
You can't be acting like my Dana?
I see your beautiful smile and I would like to run away from
Reflections of me in your eyes, oh please

Talk to me, show some pity
You touch me in many, many ways
But I'm shy can't you see

I see, can't have you, can't leave you there 'cos I must sometimes see you
But I don't understand how you can keep me in chains
And every waken hour, I feel your taking power from me and I can't leave
Repeating the scenery over again

Sometimes I'm wondering why you look me and you blink your eye
You can't be acting like my Dana?
I see your beautiful smile and I would like to run away from
Reflections of me in your eyes, oh please

Talk to me, show some pity
You touch me in many, many ways
But I'm shy can't you see

Talk to me, show some pity
You touch me in many, many ways
But I'm shycan't you
But I'm shy can't you
But I'm shy can't you see

Only the Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful)

So life, your gilded leafs have turned
From "once upon a time" to "darkest hour"
Ember to inferno- the ending is stronger
I burned myself for a page of rhymes

Only the broken hearts make you beautiful
And one has got to be mine
Only a broken heart, turned cynical
Lights my final rhyme

Someone broke the frame and now my picture's gone
Remember what I look like?
You can keep my old umbrella
I'll have my rainy day, thank you for all the pain

That's all I wanted...

Only the broken hearts make you beautiful
And one has got to be mine
Only a broken heart, turned cynical
Love lost, a typical rhyme

Only the broken hearts make you beautiful
And one has got to be mine
Only a broken heart, turned cynical
Love lost, a typical rhyme

Only the broken hearts make you beautiful
And one has got to be mine
Only a broken heart, turned cynical
Love lost, a typical rhyme