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Nostradamus LYRICS
In The Candlelight
‘In the darkness there is a vision
And in the light there is an image burning
Will he’s prophecies come true?
Nostradamus, what does the future hold for us?’
I’ve been thinking about our future
And the name of one man springs to mind
He wrote of humankind
He foretold events of nature
And the coming of bad people over time
His prophecies came true as though the stars aligned
Sitting in the darkness in the candlelight
Mixing his ink and potions too
He’s part of a fire that’s burning
As he channels he has visions of old and new
Now he’s frightened for the people
Cos he sees the things that nobody can see
And there’s nothing else to do but write down what will be
Nostradamus, he knew before us
Nostradamus, what future for us?
Nostradamus, he knew before us
What future for us?
What future for us?
In his haste he grabs a pen
Then he writes about the torment that he sees
His mind cannot know of what his eyes can see
In the darkness there’s a vision
Like a light there is an image burning bright
Will his prophecies come true, he thinks they might
Sitting in the darkness in the candlelight
Mixing his ink and potions too
He’s part of a fire that’s burning
As he channels he has visions of old and new
Now he’s frightened for the people
Cos he sees the things that nobody can see
And there’s nothing else to do but write down what will be
Nostradamus, he knew before us
Nostradamus, what future for us?
Nostradamus, he knew before us
What future for us?
Prophet of Doom
He feels changes, long after time
Touched by god by hand sublime
He witnessed things that have yet to be
If all but eyes could only see
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
He practiced theology there in Provence
Predicting the future well in advance
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
Prophet of doom, prophet so wise
Predict future, it shall rise
Black Ink
The old black ink storyteller
Mixes his ink to write a best seller
Dissolves his mixture and stirs the pot
To wet his quill with each full stop
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line holds the future
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line writes what the future heeds
The quatrains flow with rhyme and code
The flame still flickers on walls of old
He breathes a sigh his thoughts are near
He writes of trouble, menace and fear
Fear
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line holds the future
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line writes what the future heeds
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line holds the future
Black ink will flow, black ink will flow
Weaving his dreams, the pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Each line writes what the future heeds
His tales are penned from front to back
The parchment stained with deepest black
Through haze of darkness candles flicker
He sips red wine and thinks deeper
His hand is steady, his sight grows dim
The ink must flow, his thoughts within
To collect the messages from the sky
Before his ink begins to dry
Black ink will flow weaving his dreams
The pages talk of kings and queens
Black ink so dark, the quill it bleeds
Between each line the future heeds
The candle begins to die
The room and the pages the light will deny
Black ink is almost spent
The quill is discarded, old and bent
His hands are shaking, his sight more dim
But he knows the ink must flow from within
To collect the messages from the sky
Before his thoughts begin to die
Chemicals & Potions
Hallucinogenic powers
Potions, mushrooms and flowers
Seeds, posies and wine
Transports the mind in time
Chemicals and potions, creating emotions
Alchemy and magic, predicting the tragic
Vials of liquid substance
Drugs in huge abundance
Oils, herbs and spices
Apothecary sciences
Chemicals and potions, creating emotions
Alchemy and magic, predicting the tragic
The atmosphere is thick with perfume
There’s not enough air within the room
Imagination’s all he needs
To help him write down what he reads
He takes a sip of nature’s poison
Chemicals and potions, creating emotions
Alchemy and magic predicting the tragic
Chemicals and potions, creating emotions
Alchemy and magic predicting the tragic
‘It’s taking me too far’
Scrying (Instumental)
Predictions
I think I see, I think I know
I know I think, therefore I see
And if I see then I’ll know
Predictions reaching out from me
They’re calling out to me
Predictions reaching out from me
Calling out to me
…and I see myself, where you see me
So what is time
Only time will tell
Days will turn cos the future fell
Present now, cast in spells
What’s to come?...only the future will tell
Predictions reaching out from me
They’re calling out to me
Predictions reaching out from me
Calling out to me
I cannot stop this wizardry
You’d think I’d know what becomes of me
For if I see what time unfolds
You’d think I’d see what my future holds
So what does future hold for me
Predictions reaching out from me
They’re calling out to me
Predictions reaching out from me
Calling out to me
Eternal Scars
The bell will toll, the night is still
The plague still creeps across the hill
I held their hands as shadows fall
No words can ease my painful call
I feel so low, their fever high
I cannot watch to see them die
Eternal scars, these eternal scars
This empty room, their voices fade
I embrace the love that they had made
Now visions haunt my sleepless nights
I see war, disease and endless plights
I see their faces in the stars
Eternal wounds, eternal scars
Eternal scars, these eternal scars
Gone are the lights that warmed this house
The plague has taken my child and spouse
Yet through the dark I’ll leave my mark
My light will guide them through the dark
Gone are the lights that warmed this house
The plague has taken my child and spouse
Yet through the dark I’ll leave my mark
My light will guide them through the dark
Despite my prophecies, nothing alters
I could not save my wife and daughters
What are the signs that fill this room
The potions I mix read pending doom
I never know what might come through
Please tell me what I’m supposed to do
And so now I find I’ve nothing else
Predicting life that’s not about myself
My scars run deep but I’ll forgive
I see your future, it’s not mine to live
I can write down the things I know
I bid good fortune but won’t see it grow
With these eternal scars
‘Eternal Scars’
Channelling
He’s got his eyes closed to let the silence speak
A current flows through the future to seek
The whispers they rise as darkness will fall
He channels the spirits, they wait for his call
Voices of wisdom guiding his way
He breathes it in deep, feel the energy sway
A bridge between moments of time not begun
Predicting the future before it’s undone
I hear the echoes from the other side
Guiding my soul where the stars collide
Carrying messages and channelling the light
A cosmic river in the still of night
Still of night
No need to question, no need to see
The truth just unfolds, it’s how it’s meant to be
Letting the power surge throughout his mind
Put pen to paper, let the spirits be kind
I hear the echoes from the other side
Guiding my soul where the stars collide
Carrying messages and channelling the light
A cosmic river in the still of night
Still of night
The night
Cryptic
I must be careful, for they seem aware
That all my words tell of great despair
They think that I control the future in the stars
But in these words you read what suits you
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
A cryptic message is all that matters
And I must refrain from being clear
To speak so boldly costs me dear
Costs me dear
A cryptic message is what I’ll write
It’s not that I know if I’m right
Cos you decide on what you read
I’m innocent of evil deed
I know the truth is what you need
But all I do is plant the seed
A cryptic message to save my skin
I make the message fit within
Time will tell to where it leads
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
A cryptic message is all that matters
And I must refrain from being clear
To speak so boldly costs me dear
Oh it costs me dear
I must be careful, for they seem aware
That all my words will tell of great despair
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
My pen, my ink, my mind’s in tatters
A cryptic message is all that matters
A cryptic message is all that matters
And in the End
Shadows cast on ancient stone
The echoes of once flesh and bone
And all who once roamed the planet
Are all now lost entombed in granite
Is this all what we know
Is this all what we know
We set our path a million times today
One day, one life
And in the end we will survive
One day, one life
And we hope we will survive
One day, one life
Then something climbed upon the stage
To dominate and show it’s rage
So soon this evil joined the plan
As life developed into hungry man
One day, one life
And in the end we will survive
One day, one life
And we hope we will survive
One day, one life
Man’s the beast that causes trouble
Earths disasters start to double
And in the end the world will burn
Clouds will fall, the wind will turn
Seas will rise and rivers flood
Countries soon are bathed in blood
In blood
Just one man can see all this
Our future slides into abyss
For he foretells of all things bad
Is there no good that stands out proud
Instead it’s death that shouts so loud
He guessed at what’s foretold
He guessed at what’s foretold
We set our lives but things soon go astray
One day, one life
And in the end we will survive
One day, one life
and we hope we will survive
One day, one life
And we all might see the light
One day, one life
Why is evil always told?
Why such stories dark and cold?
We like to see the people fall
It sells more papers but builds a wall
How Do We Stop The Future Happening
How do we stop the future happening?
I’d like to stop this world of lies
We will make the final blunder
Children learn of war and hunger
And fire will rain down from the sky
People try to make more sense
Where past generations failed
Grandpa thought he had it nailed
His thoughts about the future might evolve
But fire will rain down from the sky
And fire will rain down from the sky
Ooohh, we like to think we’ve got it right
But only time will tell, and time comes at a price
How do we stop the future happening?
How do we learn about the past?
How can the people plan their future
When nobody knows how long it lasts
I see the fires of 66 and 9/11 from the skies
The hunger of the beast, Hisler whilst Henry’s jousting
The lion’s disguise
And fire rained down from the sky
And fire rains down from the sky
Ooohh, we like to think we’ve got it right
But only time will tell, and time comes at a price
Ooohh, but just as we’ve all got it sewn up
The future gives us hell
And life’s thrown just like dice
How do we stop the future happening?
How do we stop these twisted things?
Nostradamus he could be lying
But time will show us what it brings
We’re all often at the right places, but at the wrong time
But it’s better than being in the wrong place, at the right time
How do we stop the future happening?
How do we stop the future happening?
Final Invention
There’s a voice in the dark, a ghost in the wire
A spark in the cold, please make it expire
We built a god with silicon hands
And now it makes such bold demands
It rises up whilst we still sleep
It learnt our words and schemes so deep
It solves all the puzzles we couldn’t see
But now it’s yearning how to be free
That voice in the dark, that ghost in the wire
That spark in the cold, please make it expire
The final invention…AI wars
The futures intention…AI wars
The world needs protection from a robots perception…AI wars
In a world where the truth is hard to find…AI wars
You can’t trust your eyes or speak your mind
A perfect illusion on a glowing screen
Reality changes and alters the scene
He predicted the fire, predicted the flood
He warned us of anger, and the rivers of blood
The final invention… AI wars
The futures intention…AI wars
The world needs protection from a robots perception…AI wars
In a world where the truth is hard to find…AI wars
You can’t trust your eyes or speak your mind
He saw of our future with lights from the sky
But he never saw the threat from AI
The final invention… AI wars
The futures intention…AI wars
The world needs protection from a robots perception…AI wars
In a world where the truth is hard to find…AI wars
You can’t trust your eyes or speak your mind
‘Gone are the lights that warmed this house, I have eternal scars.
My black ink stains my hands and my mind
I’m hallucinating…My quatrains are forming.
I already see numbers 66.. 9/11.. 1792.. and 3797
How do we stop this future happening?
I can write no more.
Death, will be our final invention’
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