STRATOVARIUS
3.
Forever
4.
Freedom
6.
Paradise
8.
Tears Of Ice
9.
Tomorrow
10.
Years Go By
1. Against The Wind
[Words & Music 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
2. Dream With Me
Now it is time for you to close your eyes
They've seen much pain it's slowly filling your mind
Pretty as they are but now so pale
You better leave all your worries far behind
Not long ago when you had the Fire
Burning inside of you brighter than any flame
You were the one that I believed in
Keeping our hopes up high where are you now?
Where do you aim?
Let me take you there
To the place you know
Why don't you Dream With Me
The answers will be found
Now it is time to open your eyes again
See how all the sorrows have disappeared faded away
I am right here waiting for your call
If you still need me to guide your pace
Through the day
Let me take you there
To the place you know
Why don't you Dream With Me
The answers will be found
3. Forever
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 ?
4. Freedom
[Music:Tolkki/Lyrics:Tolkki]
Higher I set my goals everyday I make my own rules that
I will obey each moment As long as I live
This is the life I was born to lead
Unique chance for me to express myself
And fullfill my dreams
I'm in control of this ship of mine
And everything will be just fine
Like the wind I'm free to go anywhere I got my song, it dances in the air
Now I know what I?ll do with my life
Now you will hear my freedom call
All those bad times I?ve had in my life
Change into blessings if I change the point of view I needed them to grow
I've changed so much, I'm finally free
To do what I want without any fear and quilt It's so amazing
I'm in control...
Like the wind...
5. Out Of The Shadows
Out to the light from the mist
From the shadows I go
Facing the new world the odd things
The places unknown
Far away I sail away today
Seeing a new face impression the moment
The thought
Unarmed and naked defendless
My mind is caught
Far away it sails away to stay
Out of the shadows we go
There´s no reason to hide anymore
Out of the shadows we go
Into the new horizon
Towards the new shore we go
6. Paradise
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 any kind 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
7. Speed Of Light
Today is just an other 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
8. Tears
Of Ice
[Words & Music 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
9. Tomorrow
[Music by Tolkki, Words by Johnson]
I'm staring out the window
wondering will I soon know
the answers to the questions within
where should I begin
I'm delusioned by a clear crystal 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
now 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 turned 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
11.
Years
Go By
[Tolkki]
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