::lyrics::

in the arms of the dead
i don't mind
i've been waiting for a thousand years
i've got time
in these arms
i am frozen as i stare at you
but i don't mind
things will pass
someday we will get away from here
you and i
i've got time
all the time that i will ever need
so i don't mind

here in the arms of the dead i will wait, i will wait

time goes by
but these colours i see never fade
in your eyes
we don't age
the lustre of your gaze is always here
and so am i
i don't mind
the sun will always rise and set again
for you and i
i've got time
all the time that i could ever need
so i don't mind

here in the arms of the dead i will wait, i will wait

 7/4
time goes quickly when you're here
hours, minutes disappear
feelings end up mulitplied
till i kiss your face goodbye

this is the end now
everything works out
nothing is left out
i cannot get out

light shines from your perfect eyes
sound seems to be amplified
fix me so it hurts no more
i'm here i'm forever yours

this is the end now
everything works out
nothing is left out
i cannot get out

i try; i can't sleep at night
all my thoughts are magnified
you are everything i know
help me, help me live and grow

this is the end now
everything works out
nothing is left out
i cannot get out

i cannot get out
i cannot get out
i cannot get out
i cannot get out

acetate
i'm an acetate
you can take a piece
put me on the wall
and devour me

shine a light into my eyes
there's no life behind the lies

i know everything
but you never ask
i could take away
all you ever had

shine a light into my eyes
there's no life behind the lies

i'm an acetate
put me in a frame
i'm a talking point
let me take the blame

shine a light into my eyes
there's no life behind the lies

shine a light into my eyes
there's no life behind the lies

black and red
light will find a way
to make the darkness go away
and night will turn to day
and when the day breaks we'll be safe

black and red remain
and leave a tidemark of the taste
the hit will numb the pain
and take the source of it away

the window shows the way
beyond reflections on the pane
a tattoo from the rain
helps to wash away all the stains

caves
crawling into smaller caves
hoping that these walls will not give in
it's a good thing i have faith
maybe soon i'll see the sun again

i can never wash my eyes
i can never hide the things i've seen
sometimes they make me afraid
when i remember where i have been

it grows colder at the end
as the residue becomes the flesh
there is nothing in the light
but it doesn't mean i can't pretend

cold contempt
i love the way she smiles at me
in cold contempt and apathy
the way she always lets me down
her painted smile and perfect frown

she hates me when i'm not around
and when i am she hates me more
she pulls my heart from out my chest
and leaves it bleeding on the floor

she always tells me lies and then
admits she's lying, doesn't care
she stultifies my self-esteem
and leaves my ego hanging there

coming up for air
killing
time again
i've lost
my only friend
coming
up for air
i see
that you're not there

falling
from out of grace
i need
to leave this place
can't speak
can't eat or see
what has
become of me

something
is eating me
it's there
it'll always be
part of
the man i am
or was
when this began

consume
consume the pain in me away
consume the world and everything it holds
this emptiness inside of me
consume until i start to overflow

we never open up our eyes
we're scared of what it is
we think we'll see
we never open up our eyes
we're scared of what it is
we think we'll see

the street has caught alight outside
but i just sit here in my little world
everyone else can go to hell
i'm at my greatest when i'm unconcerned

we never open up our eyes
we're scared of what it is
we think we'll see
we never open up our eyes
we're scared of what it is
we think we'll see

don't look down
stay out late, drink too much
falling out, keep in touch
holding hands, still in love
never say, means too much

just don't look down, we're too close to the ground
just don't look down, we're too close to the ground

grown apart, telling lies
need to prove, need new eyes
crying out why i'm here
melted ice of salted tears

just don't look down, we're too close to the ground
just don't look down, we're too close to the ground.

eraser
everything is made of lines
pixels make a shape defined
numbers make the way we are
hide behind an avatar

plug me in and start afresh
erase myself, begin again

languages are obsolete
dead as all those dirty streets
everything is formulae
everything boils down to 'me'

plug me in and start afresh
erase myself, begin again

down a fibre-optic tube
all the world has been reviewed
life begins and ends right here
ones and zeros make this clear

plug me in and start afresh
erase myself begin again

eternal
it's shining, it tells me where to go
this feeling is something i don't know
forever is where i want to be
eternal, a place outside of me

and nothing will keep me
and nothing will hold me back

the darkness can only last so long
i'm waiting for the lights to come on
inside me a universe of hope
eternal, it tells me where to go

and nothing will keep me
and nothing will hold me back

fast train
secret lines and hidden modes
methods, undecrypted codes
fast train, didn't sleep at all
dreaming was impossible

fast train, didn't try to speak
people all looked right through me
message ringing in my mind
ignore it, never have the time

safe here, wrapped in cotton wool
i can't feel it when i fall
silence in a crowded place
fast train, take me home again

i know you want me
this is your last chance
i won't ask again
you can have me now
or you can go without

i know you want me
i know you want me
i know you want me
i know you want me

everything i am
is everything you want
i'm your super man
get me while you can

i know you want me
i know you want me
i know you want me
i know you want me

ignorance is bliss
everything seems strange
the sun is at its highest point
and there's nowhere to shade
confusion makes me make mistakes
no mistakes can be made
when everything is up for grabs
and all the rules have changed

something isn't right
decision time is on me now
and i cannot decide
when everything is up for grabs
i have to take a side
this could be the path i take
for the rest of my life

when did i
leave my innocence behind
i wish i was still blind
where ignorance is bliss

the heat has got to me
the sweat is dripping in my eyes
and i can't even see
i'm on thin ice just one wrong step
could end it instantly
i wish i had someone
to make the decision for me

when did i
leave my innocence behind
i wish i was still blind
where ignorance is bliss

invincible
i just know i'll be alright,
i can see through time
indestructible inside,
would you like to see?
take your best shot
it won't hurt,
i am made of steel
you can't kill me, i don't die,
this is how it feels

i am everything you fear,
the one thing you can't touch
i'm immune to all your words,
unfeeling to your touch
take your best shot
it won't hurt,
i am made of steel
you can't kill me, i don't die,
this is how it feels

this is how it feels.

learned a lesson
these neon lights don't burn so brightly anymore
and all the sounds i hear, i've heard them all before
the lies i used to tell and believe don't ring true
maybe it's time for me to look for something new

maybe i've grown accustomed to being naive
your heart's at risk if you wear it upon your sleeve
i walk through puddles even when it's dry outside
i walk through hurricanes and earthquakes and landslides

it doesn't matter what i say or what i do
everything that i ever touch comes back to you
i think i've learned a lesson that i won't forget
as i look back on this with fondness and regret

magazine
a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried

a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried

i slept too late, i had a dream better than life
if i had never woken up i wouldn't mind
i was a king, i was a god, i was so high
i never wanted to come down, to realise

a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried

a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried

another world, another chance, another me
everything that i could have hoped i'd ever be
a golden path that shone so bright i couldn't see
but i am happy to be blind in fantasy

a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried

a picture in a magazine
that comes to life
and tells me what i could have been
and should have tried.

perfekt
there's a feeling
in my eyes
see me stumble
see me rise
it grows colder
i don't mind
i can stay here
for all time

perfekt silence
tells me lies
makes me wonder
if i'm right
in a mirror
i see light
and forever
is tonight

right all along
i don't care.
i'll go alone.
i know i'm right.
soon i'll be gone.

and if you wake up again
you'll wonder where i went
and when you realise i'm gone
you'll see i was right all along.

i am a god.
i need no one.
i never lose.
i'm never wrong.

and if you wake up again
you'll wonder where i went
and when you realise i'm gone
you'll see i was right all along.
i don't care.
i'll go alone.
i know i'm right.
soon i'll be gone.

and if you wake up again
you'll wonder where i went
and when you realise i'm gone
you'll see i was right all along.

rise
sold yourself far too cheap
wear a smile and dance for me
use it up and lose the thread
you're not going anywhere

rise above it all
til you reach the stars

gave yourself away
should have made them pay
keep yourself as you are
they can change, you're the star

rise above it all
til you reach the stars

salvation
it's not a questionable truth
try to be objective
you've been taken from the loop
and no longer protected
if there's someone to be blamed
i can take the burden
there's a chance you can be saved...

there's a patter if you search
underneath the surface
once you're there you can't return
do you think it's worth it?
i can't help you if you stay
and this is not a promise
there's a chance you can be saved...

subjugation of the soul
a mannequin incarnate
break the chains and take control
how much do you want it?
if there's someone to be blamed
i can take the burden
there's a chance you can be saved...

service with a smile
all i see is neon signs
and flashing traffic lights
faces i can't quite make out
cos i drank too much wine
won't you help me to my feet
so i can see your eyes
do you know that i love you?
service with a smile

do you doubt that i'm sincere?
you're probably right
once this evening's in the past,
in tomorrow's light
if i kiss you don't be scared,
it's alright for a while
do you know that i love you?
service with a smile

all i see is neon signs
and flashing traffic lights
faces i can't quite make out
cos i drank too much wine
won't you help me to my feet
so i can see your eyes
do you know that i love you?
service with a smile

someday soon
it grows closer every day
sometimes i think that it's almost here
i can feel it in a way
i've been waiting for this time for years

and every time i look around myself
i find the same old thing
but someday soon i know it's gonna change
and my life can begin

i can feel it in the streets
i can see it in the books i read
soon tomorrow will be here
and then everything will be complete

and all those times i thought i'd found the truth
it seems it was not it
but someday soon i know it's gonna change
and my life can begin

it grows closer every day
sometimes i think that it's almost here
i can feel it in a way
i've been waiting for this time for years

and every time i look around myself
i find the same old thing
but someday soon i know it's gonna change
and my life can begin
and all those times i thought i'd found the truth
it seems it was not it
but someday soon i know it's gonna change
and my life can begin

speed of light
no more breaking glass
or thunderclaps
stuck in photographs
from the photo lab
i think i lost my way
in a shop display
window dressed to kill
and nowhere to go

sealing envelopes
letters that i wrote
stay here in my coat
never get to go
tapes and secret files
confessions and denials
they stay locked away
and hidden from view

twisted diagrams
of wasted plans
used to make us laugh
now they make us sad
staring fixedly
at the busy street
at least i'm safe in here
safe here on my own.

the future starts today
this is something new to me
technology
neon tubes and silver screens
metal machines

throw the past away
the future starts today

crystal lens and mirrored glass
the science class
leave your headset in the past
it's here at last

throw the past away
the future starts today

flashing lights and microphones
the speaker's blown
wires clips oscilloscopes
the antidote

throw the past away
the future starts today

throw the past away
the future starts today

where the parallel lines meet
keep talking so i can hear your voice
i'm listening i do not have a choice
my mind's made up i say it all the time
i'm hearing for the first time in my life

where the parallel lines meet
that's where you and i are going to be
and where nothing's as it seems
i'll wait for you to come and look for me

if only words were easy as they sound
or i did not get scared when you're around
you seem to understand me perfectly
i never knew you had such faith in me

where the parallel lines meet
that's where you and i are going to be
and where nothing's as it seems
i'll wait for you to come and look for me
where the parallel lines meet
that's where you and i are going to be
and where nothing's as it seems
i'll wait for you to come and look for me