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Rating: One morning on an ordinary day, I turned on the stereo to listen to this album I had bought the day before, and as the first notes of the introductory "Imagination From The Other Side" played, I went to my usual mirror to look at myself and freshen up. I looked closely at the mirror and gazed through it: I saw a fantastic world made of ruined houses and skies dominated by dragons moving from one side to the other.
I moved the mirror and entered. The music kept playing, but the place was different. I descended from the mountain where I found myself after passing through the mirror and arrived in the valley where I found Blind Guardian, wearing shabby clothes, playing the song I was listening to. The first I noticed was Thomas Stauch on the drums, but I didn't notice his hands because he was playing too fast, then I watched Andrè Olbrich and Marcus Siepen's guitars, but more with my ears than my eyes; finally, I noticed Hansi Kursch playing the bass and singing with a brutality I'd never seen before. Immediately after, they played "I'm Alive," and at the beginning of that second song, those dragons began to chase me. I ran away, always hearing the song and leaving the Blind Guardian playing. I ran as fast as I could, jumping over bushes and streams until I reached a field. Frightened, I realized that the dragons were no longer there and the landscape was different; so I continued walking. In the distance, I saw a small house with lights inside and approached as the mighty "I'm Alive" was ending. At the door, I heard another: "A Past And Future Secret" which sounded different from the previous two because it was acoustic, played only with classical guitars and drums. I opened the door and saw them again, this time dressed in medieval clothes, playing in front of an audience of 7 elves and 7 dwarves.
Driven by curiosity, I cautiously approached them, who didn't notice my presence. I sat in a chair listening to that song so beautiful and calm. Suddenly the song ended, and another much more violent, screamed, and heavy began, so much so that the ground trembled under my feet, and the dwarves and elves turned their gaze from Blind to me, noticing my presence. I began to run again, chased by the dwarves and elves. My second escape was accompanied by "The Script For My Requiem," with which Kursch's booming voice drilled my eardrum during the run.
Having escaped danger, I found myself near a waterfall where ON THE OTHER SIDE, they were still there, dressed as bards, playing "Mordred's Song" and then "Born In A Mourning Hall." I sat on the ground to admire these two excellent pieces. At the end of the latter, I saw in the distance behind me a hooded man: the blind guardian. That mysterious image could only arouse great curiosity in me, so I began to follow him to see where he would go to the notes of the haunting "Bright Eyes." The blind man led me into an enchanted forest where everything I touched made my hand pass through. It was now dark, and I could no longer follow the guardian well; thus, I lost sight of him, remaining alone. Then came glowing locusts that initially buzzed around me but then showed me the way at the sound of the speedy "Another Holy War."
Once I passed through the forest, I saw four knights in armor, who were them again, this time not playing but coming towards me, and I started running again for my third escape. At the end of the song and the story, "And The Story Ends" I found myself back at the starting point (in the valley) only then realizing that the land I was on was an island and that I had traveled its perimeter (in fact, it seemed to me that I had seen the sea near the forest). I climbed back up the mountain, entered where I had exited, and found myself thrown to the floor of my bathroom with my mother knocking on the door calling me. I got up, left the bathroom telling her everything was fine, and went to turn off the stereo because the album was over.
Now I am in front of the computer, reliving those fantastic moments of pure adventure that actually lasted 49 minutes and 18 seconds but ON THE OTHER SIDE, a day.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Imaginations From the Other Side (07:18)
Where are these silent faces
I took them all
they all went away
now you're alone
to turn out every light so deep in me
hold on, to late
Will I ever see them back again
or did they all die by my hand
or were they killed
by the old evil ghost
who had taken
the ocean
of all my dreams
which were worth to keep
deep inside my heart
I wish I could get them back
from the everflow
before they'll fade away
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
out of the dark
back to the light
then I'll break down
the walls around my heart
Imaginations from the other side
where's the ocean's daughter
was Peter Pan in Mordor
no one's there to keep alive
all these fairy tales
may I return to Oz
will I meet the "Tin Man"
"Coward Lion" where are you
without brain the scarecrow's lost
in the middle of the lake
stranded in the real world
left in a world
no place for daydreams
serious life
I fall into
I fall into a dark hole
and i can't come out
Do you know
if Merlin did exist
or Frodo wore the ring
did Corum kill the gods
or where's the wonderland
which young Alice had seen
or was it just a dream
I knew the answers
how they're lost for me
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
out of the dark
back to the light
then i'll break down
the walls around my heart
Imaginations from the other side
I hope there is a way back
with my talisman
so I look into myself
to the days when i was just a child
come follow me to wonderland
and see the tale that never ends
don't fear the lion nor the witch
I can't come back
i'm lost but still i know
there is another world
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
Imaginations from the other side
far out of nowhere
it got back to my mind
out of the dark
back to the light
then I'll break down
the walls around my heart
Imaginations from the other side
02 I'm Alive (05:29)
I run through the dark fields
of the plains
reach level 99
the pain cuts deep down
through my vain
how will I break the ice
welcome to my reality
dream forever
sunlight instead of neon light
how will it be
welcome to my grave
and feel the dream is over
nothing can stop me
I reach out for the top
caught in an old cage
the system failed
built up on lies
now I see that I'm alone
in asylum's cage
I'm left alone
I'm alive my friend
I can feel the shadows everywhere
I'm alive
I left the shadows
far behind me
another one is waiting in the dark
they say the system keeps
the last chance to survive
caught in this labyrinth
of walls and lots of lies
the bean to understand
there's more above than ice
to reach the top
I crept deep down
the answers given in the past
a senseless worth
in useless brains
magic runes
without a meaning
besides the dark
there should be nothing left
caught in an old cage
the system failed
built up on lies
now I see that I'm alone
in asylum's cage
I'm left alone
I'm alive my friend
I can feel the shadows everywhere
I'm alive
I left the shadows
far behind me
another one is waiting in the dark
SOLO
outside they say death is waiting
but it creeps down through the shaft
finds pleasure in our helpless fear
fills empty rooms
with morbid thought
they've locked the door
and hold the key
sitting beside you
when silent screams
changing my mind and dreams
oh, It's never ending
caught in an old cage
the system failed
built up on lies
now I see that I'm alone
in asylum's cage
I'm left alone
I'm alive my friend
I can feel the shadows everywhere
I'm alive
I left the shadows
far behind me
another one is waiting in the dark
I'M ALIVE!!!
03 A Past and Future Secret (03:47)
Oh, I haven't been here for a while
In blindness and decay
The circle's been closed, now
My song of the end
My song of the end
I've seen it all
Listen crowd
I'll tell you everything
Though I have to say
I don't know much
Talking about a past
And future secret
Most called him once
A future king
Far back in the past
I saw his ending
Long before it started
I knew his name
He's the one who took the sword
out of the stone
It's how the ancient tale began
I hear it in the cold winds
My song of the end
My song of the end
My song of the end
I had seen it in my dreams
My song of the end
I can't stop the darkening clouds
I feel cold
When I cry out for the bark
Take him back to Avalon
Dwell on for a new age
So long sleep well my friend
Take him back to Avalon
I will wait and guard
The future king's crown
My song of the end
My song of the end
My song of the end
My song of the end
It was nice but now it's gone
My song of the end
It was fixed the whole time
My song of the end
I saw it all
04 The Script for My Requiem (06:08)
Hallowed be the fatherland
god he knows
how long I'd been away
from here I did start for a search so
full of decease
I still hear my cryouts
from the old cellar's inside
Born in the days of medieval
my inner voice
is alway asking why
I came from nowhere
without a task, without a name
no fear of evil
fate, so god please lead me through
forgotten realms
mysterious dreams
in sunless rooms I'd sworn
I'll finish what I started, once
I'll find my holy grail
in the holy land
Ref.:
Returning of the miracles
it's my own requiem
the jester's tears
they are inside me
agony's the script for my requiem
Returning of the miracles
it's my own requiem
is the script already written
jester's tears I cry
yes, I cry
I went out of my mind
in desert lands
insanity's pawn
out of control
much too long I've been isolated
from my thoughts
enclosed by the leader's spell
bewildered to marc
as a glory knight
and I tried
Still I hear the scream of thousands:
"Crucify, crucify
Take it all
our gold, our home, our life,
but we didn't kill your Christ!!
Reach out for your holy grail
enslave us and make us
your god's sacrifice!!"
Ref.
Still I'm confused
if I was dreaming
too late I realized
I'd been another fool
I pay the price
Returning of the miracles
it's my own requiem
the jester's tears
they are inside me
agony's the script for my requiem
Returning of the miracles
it's my own requiem
is the script already written
jester's tears I cry
05 Mordred's Song (05:27)
I've lost my battle before it starts
My first breath wasn't done
My spirit's sunken deep
Into the ground
Why am I alone
I can hear my heartbeat
Silence's all around
See hate will rise
So don't come closer
Fear your child
Born with a king's heart
But fate fooled me
And changed my cards
No one asked if I want it
If I like it
Chorus:
Pain inside is rising
I am the fallen one
A figure in an old game
No Jokers on my side
I plunged into misery
I'll turn off the light
And murder the dawn
Turn off the light
And murder the dawn
Nothing else,
But laughter is around me
Forevermore
No one can heal me
Nothing can save me
No one can heal me
I've gone beyond the truth
It's just another lie
Wash away the blood on my hands
My father's blood
In agony we're unified
I never wanted to be
What they told me to be
Fulfill my fate then I'll be free
God knows how long
I tried to change fate
Chorus
I plunged into misery
I'll turn off the light
And murder the dawn
Turn off the light
And murder the dawn
07 Bright Eyes (05:15)
Fool just another
fool just another
...
I've been waiting
for signs of god
create- enslaved- behaved-
everything is out of control
Leave me alone
isolation bears hope
there's something else waiting
a promised destiny
freezing me
I feel restless and low
these days full of sadness
had joyfully changed
into fear
My freakshow will start tonight
don't miss the right time
Ref.:
Bright eyes
blinded by fear of life
no Merlin is by my side
everything is out of control
everything is out of control
in my future plans
everything is out of control
noone's left to hurt
everything is out of control
sorrow's gone away
Broken memories
walking upstairs
step by step
I see the whole world burning
the poet dies in Neverland
how it burns
Hey, mother stubborn
I really hate you
if you say yes I will say no
ashes to ashes
but dust won't be dust
if you go there
I will go back
Ref.:
Bright eyes
blinded by fear of life
betrayed by sunrise
bright eyes
blinded by fear of life
no Merlin is by my side
Hey, father stubborn
you're ying
and I'm yang
I feel alone
who really cares
Born into ashes
to lose all the games
with a smiling face
Ref.:
Bright eyes
blinded by fear of life
and dark dragons rise
bright eyes
blinded by fear of life
no Merlin is by my side
So I sit still in my room, today
winter's here
in summer's season
shall I say
I was wrong
if I'm right
farewell to my last hope
10 The Wizard (03:17)
He was a wizard of a thousand kings
And I chanced to meet him one night wandering
He told me tales and he drank my wine
Me and my magic man kinda feeling fine
He had a cloak of gold and eyes of fire
And as he spoke I felt a deep desire
To free the world of its fear and pain
And help the people to feel free again
Why don't we listen to the voices in our hearts
'Cause then I know we'd find we're not so far apart
Everybody's got to be happy everyone should sing
For we know the joy of life
Peace that love can bring
So spoke the wizard in his mountain home
The vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone
And I will dream of my magic night
And the million silver stars,
They're guiding with their light
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By Fallen
"Close your eyes and let the world around you lose its outlines and colors...a slow, decadent arpeggio opens to a desperate, weary voice."
"You will run to the mirror, to ensure you are still the same...but yes, of course, your face is still there...everything is as it was before...or maybe not?"
By metalselo
The dark melodies open up everything, enveloping and paralyzing us, thrusting us boldly into this 'Other Side' that gives the album its title.
A new style now sacred to many metalheads, who in the face of such originality could only say 'Follow The Blind!'
By PAZZO AL SACCO
This is the Total "Heavy Metal" album!
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