Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free (1995)

 

1. Rebellion In Dreamland
2. Man On A Mission
3. Fairytale
4. All Of The Damned
5. Rising Of The Damned
6. Gods Of Deliverance
7. Farewell
8. Salvation's Calling
9. Land Of The Free
10. The Saviour
11. Abyss Of The Void
12. Time To Break Free
13. Afterlife

1. Rebellion In Dreamland

Voices are calling from somewhere below
Melting on the eastern shore
Rain is falling down on me,
Been waiting for eternity...
I'll be there!
Freedom for us all!

And I wonder why, why my heart still yearns
And I wonder why, why the earth still turns
And I wonder why, why the sky turns black
Still I wonder why, but there is no turning back

For all eternity, for all the world to see
We're riding high across the wind
And when the storm begins, to wash away all sins
We'll find a place where we'll begin

There's something wrong with the world today,
Only the people that are fighting for...
...A better place in the world today,
They don't believe that they gone too far,
...They're falling down.

By moonlight there's way... for rebellion
Here, the world has gone astray... revolution
Now, the time has come to pray... hallelujah
Deep, inside our minds we wait... for rebellion
Here in dreamland we will not obey the masters

And the earth still turns
But I'm on my way - He is on the way
And my heart still yearns
Now I'm on my way - he is on the way
And I cry for more
Yes I'm on my way - now he's on the way
Gonna find the secret wall

I have seen the secret dreams
Of those who know eternity
And makes me feel like a shadow sneaking in
In my sleep I'm searching for a way to find
The open door leading me to where it all begins

There's something wrong with the world today...

By moonlight there's a way...

Now I'm riding through the air
Going to where no one dares
On the way I cross the line forevermore.
For once in life, I do not care
Nothing matters, now I dare
On the ride I'll cross the line
Forever to be free

Have no fear, Rebellion is here!


2. Man On A Mission

I'm a man on a mission
And my deligence won't wait
There are supersonic killers in the sky
Everything you do will analyzed,
They control every step of your life

Well, mankind has gone to a high extreme
To the dark side on the way
All I see a masquerade
And the termination waits

Oh, I've seen the faces of million leaving here
Abandoned time and places of a world
Built out of fear
The quest is drawing near
The mystery of fear is just about to clear

What we need right now, is a miracle on earth
Let our hearts cry out, so our voices can be heard
Let us walk away together
From the never ending rain,
'Til the sun will shine for all of us again

So we travel on at speed of light
And the gods will light our way
Gotta change our part in the masterplan
For another break in the race

And the trumpet sound will soon be heard
As the dead in mind awake
And the joyfull saints will guide us
On the onward flight that we take

Oh, I've seen a million
Leaving right away from here
Abandoned time and places of a world
Built out of fear
The quest is drawing near
The mystery of fear is just about to clear

What we need right now, is a miracle on earth
Let our hearts cry out, so our voices can be heard
Let us walk away together
From the never ending rain,
'Til the sun will shine for all of us again

Take make hand and you will see,
The mirror of your destiny
So many came to read the signs,
To understand their meaning
Now I see it's you and me,
So try to understand
And we will walk the road of life
Together hand in hand
I do not dare, I do not dare
But something's calling me
For those who dared could not break free
The one who will succeed,
I wonder, is it me?

Give us a chance to live,
Give us a chance to die,
Give us a chance to be free,
Without fire from sky
Give us a chance to love,
Give us a chance to hate
Give us a chance, before you kill us all
Before you kill us, kill us all
Before you kill us all, before you kill us all
Before you kill us all

What we need right now, is a miracle on earth
Let our hearts cry out, so our voices can be heard
Let us walk away together
From the never ending rain,
'Til the sun will shine for all of us again


3. Fairytale

Now my friend it's time for you
To break the spell

Your heart was torn in two
And somebody revealed the wall...

Now we stand together,
Our fight is to be free
We never will surrender,
We ride across the fields

Now it's time to break the silence
And the truth shall be revealed
Take the questionmark from your head...
Let the fairytale be real
Let the fairytale be real!


4. All Of The Damned

One time in life is all I need, to satisfy my senses
Delusions of reality, are tearing your defenses

I never try to catch the rainbow,
But in the end I have a dream...

All of the damned will be wearing the crown
It's hard to believe as your world's going down
You won't understand why
They served you so well
You won't understand
Why the hopeless are marching through hell

So all you see around you now
Is falling down defenseless
A free life is our only need, for life is only rented
I see a face in my mirror on the wall,
And I don't know what it can be
I see a face inside the rainbow
At the end of the dream,
The face in the rainbow is me

All of the damned will be wearing the crown
It's hard to believe as your world's turns around
No, you won't understand why
They served you so well
It's hard to believe,
Why the hopeless are marching through hell

[SOLO: Kai/both/Kai]

I never though I'd catch the rainbow,
But in the end it's still a dream...
I see a face in the mirror
At the end of the dream,
The face in the mirror is me

'Cause all of the damned
Will be wearing the crown
It's hard to foresee
As the world turns around
No, you won't understand why
They served you so well
It's hard to believe,
While the hopeless are marching through hell


5. Rising Of The Damned

(Instrumental)


6. Gods Of Deliverance

The sun goes down in the western sky
The shadows are gonna return,
I wander alone through the back of my mind,
The twilight of moonstarts to burn

How I can see beyond existence?
I'm leaving into the unknown
I wander around as I hear someone scream,
A voice that is never my own

Oh, how can you dare to dwell
All alone in the back of your head
As we struggle for life in this emotional
We wait for the gods to be there

Gods of deliverance, how can I set free
Souls in the underworld
Calling out for me...They're in my head

Wherever you'll roam in your dreams,
You'll have to remember your name
So many are trapped - down in the abyss
They're waiting for you and they say

How can you dare to stand all alone
On this side of the wall.
As we struggle for life in this emotional
We wait for salvation to call.

Gods of deliverance, how can I set free
Souls in the underworld
Calling out for me...They're in my head
They're in my head

Morning comes around again,
Shadows are leaving the night
Now there's a sense for existence,
I've seen it with my own two eyes
The vision is now getting clearer,
Now that I've seen the unknown
The voices I yearning to live again,
The gods will be guiding us home

And you still dare to dwell all alone
In the back of your head
Still we struggle for life
In this emotional hell,
Salvation will one day be there

Don't you be misled,
By the illusions in your head
Then the gods of deliverance will say
'No more illusions, we're leavin' today

Don't you be misled,
By the illusions in your head
Then the gods of deliverance will say
'No more illusions, we're leavin' today
We're in your head - They're in my head
We're in your head - In my head...


7. Farewell

Do you remember,
How we used to play like kids in the sun
Nowadays, there's no light to see
And we're feeling cold
So the time has come
To say forewell my friends
My fale is calling loud
Now I know - it can get tough
And I don't know where I'll be tomorrow
Do you - do you wanna know it
I don't care about it
Somebody said that we could never, ever die
Oh what a lie

You will see the light again
We'll all be free someday:
I know - cause united we stand

Goodbye my friends, I'm leavin' you today
My quest is hard, but I must be on my way
Now, don't ask why
Goodbye, dear Friends

Don't you try to stop me,
All I know is: I have to go!
There'll be no sense in my life at all,
If I stay
You will never see it - you will never find it
Oh yes I will!
Someone will take my place if I DIE!

[An old man said:]
Some years ago; they've tried it all before
Some men of honour left
And searched for that Land
They did not return. Now it's up to you
To play a better game - remember
When you're out there
Don't look back at all!

Goodbye my Friends, I'm leavin' you today
The Quest is hard,
I hope I'll fine a way home one day

Goodbye my Friends, I'm leavin' you today
The Quest is hard,
I hope I'll fine a way home one day
You will see the light of day
We'll all be free again
All that's left to say is FAREWELL


8. Salvation's Calling

Hello my name is Mr. Know-It-All
My sweet home is deep down in your soul
Let me introduce you to the final call
Salvation is calling for you

Life is just a kind of fairytale
Narrated by a lunatic for man
The hope in life is clouded by eternal haze

Tell me what you mean?
Do you think about ambition?
Why don't you scream? - oh yeah

Don't you realize - What you criticize
Now remove yourself - Away from here

Salvation's calling - Salvation's calling
The walls are falling - Salvation's calling now!

Hey, you think that you have blown it all
Your life, you can't enjoy it to the full
When all your dreams are fading to eternal black
You're lost in the twilight

Now, what d'you mean
What do you think about ambition?
Go out and scream, oh yeah

Now realize not criticize
Remove yourself away from here

Salvation's calling - Salvation's calling
The walls are falling - Salvation's calling now!

Follow your own instinct,
Never follow your illusions
Just remember from all troubles
There is a way out
Turn around and see yourself
Beyond your own horizons
There's an outcry in the void,
There's a way out, from here

Goodbye my friend
It's time to leave you on your own
Get going to find out your own way
Believe in what you're doing,
Cos I'm in your head
You can't hesitate anymore

Don't think about existence
Just move your ass - be yourself

Now realize - not criticize
Now move yourself - take your chance

Salvation's calling - Salvation's calling
The walls are falling - Salvation's calling now!


9. Land Of The Free

Somewhere in a desert of the void
Beyond the wall
We're the last survivors
We're the ones who'll never fall
Men inside the circle, leave the night!
Darkness all around us,
Not a single beam of light
All we have is our faith
Waiting for the fight
The time has come to break the outer wall
(Break down the back wall)

Grab your heart, I'll show you the way,
Now hold your head up high

High above, at the edge of the world
We're searching for glory and peace
When the time has come, you will see
Our return to the land of the free

Men inside the circle,
Tell me what you feel and see
Delusions of reality,
The mirror of your dreams

Hold your ground
And I'll show you the way
Now hold your head up high

High above, at the edge of the world
We're searching for glory and peace
When the time has come, you will see
Our return to the land of the free

And when the cracks appear, upon the wall
We know the moment's here to see it fall
And as the sunlight appears again in our sky
No wall, no more, no more will darken our life

High above, at the edge of the world
We're searching for glory and peace
When the time has come, you will see
Our return to the land of the free
Our return to the land of the free


10. The Saviour

(Instrumental)


11. Abyss Of The Void

Now I must go, I'll wait for you to follow
No turning back
But there's a light, I've seen it all,
Riding through, never fall.
When all is done, we must be one
I will return...

The saviour is calling,
He's riding through the night.
The only, the holy,
Returning from the light.
We fall to the ground and we pray,
'Cause he's the one.
No demons left in this world
Since he has won
Oh, hear what I say...

All men come,
To see the king of the world
The time has come for everyone,
The saviour stands for all of us,
Now praise the one who'll destroy,
The evil abyss of the void

His armour, still shining,
Though it's torn by fights
The brave man, redeemer,
He brought us back to life
(Oh, yeas he did)

Now fall to the ground and pray,
Cause he will come
No demons left in this world,
Since he has won
Now, listen to what I say...

All men come, to see the land of the free
The time has come for everyone,
The saviour stands for all of us,
Now praise the one who'll destroy,
The evil abyss of the void
The evil abyss of the void

His armour, still shining,
Though it's torn by fights
The brave man, he battled,
On through the night
His eyes, they were gleaning like fire
And he's prepared, he's the one
The young man,
He raises his head up
To the land in the sun
Wherever my spirit may fly,
Up to this heavenly fight,
I know,
That I will return from a mission
Beyond our skies - Now

We fall to the ground and we pray,
'Cause he's the one.
No demons left in this world
Since he has won
Oh, hear what I say...

All men come,
To see the king of the world
The time has come for everyone,
The saviour stands for all of us,
Now praise the one who'll destroy,
The evil abyss of the void
The evil abyss of the void
The evil abyss of the void


12. Time To Break Free

Where will you be tomorrow?
Really I don't care
I have seen the future, rising everywhere
Look into the mirror, tell me what you see
Piece by piece you'll vanish,
Until you disappear!

Now, I'm doing, what I say
No more fooling, anyway
Beyond this hell, there is a better life to lead
You're all undone, emotionless,
It's not the way for me

Now I know, there's a better way
Let my heart ride out for a brighter day
Now it's time to breathe in the open air,
With a mind so free, anyway
It's time for a change,...
It's time to break free!

Had enough of fooling, had enough of lies,
Hypocrisy, intriguing, right before my eyes
Had enough of hound dogs, barking all the time
I agree with Elvis, you ain't no friend of mine

Apart from this, there is a better life, I know
You're all undone, emotionless,
It's time for me to go

Now I know, there's a better way
Let my heart ride out for a brighter day
Now it's time to breathe in the open air,
With a mind so free, anyway
It's time for a change,...
It's time to break free!

Now I know, there's a better way
Let my heart fly free towards a better day
Now it's time to breathe, it's the only way,
Let my mind ride out, anyway...

Now I know, there's a better way
Let my heart ride out for a better day
Now it's time to breathe in the open air,
With a mind so free, anyway
It's time to break free!

It's time to be me, FREE


13. Afterlife

Do you believe in the aftreworld
Or the afterlife?
Do you agree there's a place for us
Beyond our life
Where the timeless call for life
Is lost and you will see
The forgotten dreams
That you once had become reality

They will be set free - nother day
You cannot leave if you do not want to stay
In the afterlife - in the afterlife

Life's a dream that you will forget
In the endless space
And the scars you got on planet Earth
Will be erased
You were blind until your eyes
Have stopped to see
And your powers unfold by the moment
You hit eternity

You will be set free
But you'll never return that's the price
You have to pay
In the afterlife - in the afterlife

Now you're gone, without a word,
You didn't say goodbye
I miss you here, where are you now,
An angel in the sky?
Your visit here has been too short,
You left to be set free
But I believe we'll meet again
And together we will stay

In the afterlife - in the afterlife
In the afterlife - in the afterlife
In the afterlife - in the afterlife
There's no return in the afterlife

[Dedicated to Ingo Schwichtenberg]