STRATOVARIUS LYRICS album: "Nemesis" (2013) 1. Abandon 2. Unbreakable 3. Stand My Ground 4. Halcyon Days 5. Fantasy 6.

Out Of The Fog 7. Castles In The Air 8. Dragons 9. One Must Fall 10. If The Story Is Over 11. Nemesis 12. Kill It With Fire 13. Fireborn 14. Hunter 1. Abandon [Kupiainen/Kotipelto] I'm waiting for a train To take away the pain and ease my mind I hear the tracks squeal It makes me want to scream and let the world know how I feel One way journey, no need for a seat I'm beat, I won't be coming back And what I'm learning, this life will be turning Around at the end of the tracks Freedom, the life of a drifter Who know, if I'll ever find home When its time to go I'm already there I'm never scared, I'm living one day at a time Freedom is my crime Another hazy night Nothing is in sight, no hope in the air Would I leave behind All that's on my mind, would I forget, would I dare One way journey, no need for a seat I'm beat, I won't be coming back And what I'm learning, this life will be turning Around at the end of the tracks Freedom, the life of a drifter Who know, if I'll ever find home When its time to go I'm already there I'm never scared, I'm living one day at a time The For And I'm sun ain't burning the skies aren't blue me it's a sign to move on what I hear has made it so clear heading towards the new dawn

Freedom, the life of a drifter Who know, if I'll ever find home When its time to go I'm already there I'm never scared, I'm living one day at a time 2. Unbreakable [Kupiainen/Kupiainen/Kotipelto] Reckless wheel of time, we follow how it flies by We still keep believing in white and comforting lies. When it's our turn, together we stay stronger We lay still and silent and watch how our world burns for eternity. You carry me away, 'til 'morrow we're unbreakable I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul You make me whole. I want to live this second forever Always together, forevermore. I hold my breath and wait. Reckless wheel of life, we see how years keep flying by I never really cared until I opened my eyes. The final day awaits, and the firestorm's getting closer Under falling stars we will seal our fate for eternity. You carry me away, 'til 'morrow we're unbreakable I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul, You make me whole. I want to live this second forever, Always together, forevermore. I hold my breath and wait 'til the end, until 'morrow we're unbreakable. [Solo] You carry me away, 'til 'morrow we're unbreakable I hold my breath and wait, this moment is unbreakable I can feel it deep within my heart and my soul, You make me whole. I want to live this second forever Always together, forevermore. We are stronger than ever, always together, forevermore. We are stronger than ever, always together, forevermore. I hold my breath and wait 'til the end, until 'morrow we're unbreakable. 3. Stand My Ground

[Kupiainen/Kupiainen/Kotipelto] This is my way, these are my rules These are my rhymes, this is my song Don't take me for some bloody fool For I still dream, you can't hurt me, I'm strong You can try to bring me down, to keep me down I will rise and I'll be fighting back There's no way you can break my will My dreams are guiding my every step I have a destiny to fulfill No one can bring me down I will defend my beliefs And I will stand my ground I need to see where it leads No one can bring me down I will defend my beliefs And I will stand my ground I need to see where it leads You can try to bring me down, to keep me down I will rise and I'll be fighting back There's no way you can break my will My dreams are guiding my every step I have a destiny to fulfill No one can bring me down I will defend my beliefs And I will stand my ground I need to see where it leads 4. Halcyon Days [Kupiainen/Kotipelto] What I feel inside my mind Is driving me insane It's so hard to explain What lies behind it all, what goes around So I'm twisting here within loneliness And all the pain inside now Don't matter anyhow There's something in the air Something isn't there Something that I had just yesterday Every time I try Reaching for the sky Something's coming up and blocks my way And I know that-I just need To walk away from this There's something in the air

Something isn't there The storm rages on I'm waiting for my halcyon days I will try to avoid it all But they try to pull me back If I try will I fall off this track I don't care cos I'm free I'm still twisting here within loneliness And all the pain inside now... There's something in the air... 5. Fantasy [Porra] Reach a star, travel so far or find out who you really are Climb a hill, learn a skill, all of your dreams you can fulfill Take a dream, make it real, don't let yourself give in to fear Come with me you can make it anywhere Sing along, to this song, and let it show that you're strong Don't pretend, help a friend, they are with you until the end You will see, you can be whatever you would like to be Come with me you can make it anywhere Fantasy, I want to meet you there You will see, fantasy can become reality Come with me, this is my fantasy I believe, fantasy can become reality Can you be my fantasy Take Show Take Come your time, it's not a crime cause life it's always in its prime you care, if you dare, because true friendship's really rare a dream make it real, don't let yourself give in to fear with me you can make it anywhere

Fantasy, I want to meet you there You will see, fantasy can become reality Come with me, this is my fantasy I believe, fantasy can become reality Can you be my fantasy 6. Out Of The Fog [Kotipelto/Liimatainen/Kupiainen/Kotipelto/Liimatainen] Black day is dawning All prayers unanswered, laid to rest If theres a god he aint here now In daunting darkness we will march Towards the end with desperate hearts Too tired to hope, too scared to dream

Let innocence fade, make no sound Let blood that well shed stain the ground No turning back now, the orders are clear Its time to attack, let the shadows appear Heeding the call, brave, standing tall Relentless and ready to die Theres fear in the wind, there is death in the air Thousands of souls screaming out in despair Falling for honor, dying for freedom Making the last sacrifice Rising higher flames will burn A mournful choir of souls that yearn Red rain is falling Baptized in blood and sin we see Everyone was someones son A soldier fighting for someone Just a man defending what he believes in If we found out that we were betrayed Misguided and fallen from grace No turning back now, the orders are clear Its time to attack, let the shadows appear Heeding the call, brave, standing tall Relentless and ready to die Rising higher flames will burn A mournful choir of souls that yearn Let innocence fade, make no sound Let blood that well shed stain the ground No turning back now, the orders are clear Its time to attack, let the shadows appear Heeding the call, brave, standing tall Relentless and ready to die Rising higher flames will burn A mournful choir of souls that yearn 7. Castles In The Air [Johansson] When the day turned into night When the stars run out of light Will you be there to sing my song I call your name To maybe shield the flame Cause the night is dark and long In the kingdom of the visible In the kingdom of the sun Was a man who saw the years go by

He was always on the run And the clock ticks fast for everyone Father time wins every race And the kingdom of the fading sun Itll pass without a trace Our castles in the air We build them in despair But maybe there is no one to answer your prayer Our castles in the air We build them in despair But you can help me smile on this road to nowhere Theres a small black hole inside my heart And its just the size of you And the road goes on forevermore And we will turn to dust Holding on to hope against the hope While the silence rages on We would like to try to shield the flame While we climb a burning rope Our castles in the air We build them in despair But maybe there is no one to answer your prayer Our castles in the air We build them in despair But you can help me smile on this road to nowhere When the day turned into night When the stars run out of light Will you be there to sing my song I call your name To maybe shield the flame Cause the night is dark and long 8. Dragons [Johansson] You wanna go to heaven but you never want to die A silent scream for freedom turn to Fire turn to water turn to Stones the same, the skys the same, it doesnt roll away The other side where life goes on is Close and yet you know its just a lie But youre stronger than they are Feel the wind in your hair And youre faster than they are And it feels that youre lighter than air When youre drawn to the ground by the dragons Would you raise up your head, would you gaze at the sky When youre drawn to the ground by the dragons Would you raise up your head, would you cry

And all the wicked prisons that they built inside your mind And all the wicked borders that unite us, that divide us, until Death ever different will embrace us in the end But roll away the stone, and hear the Wind will whisper out your name But youre stronger than they are And it feels that youre lighter than air When youre drawn to the ground by the dragons Would you raise up your head, would you gaze at the sky When youre drawn to the ground by the dragons Would you raise up your head, would you cry 9. One Must Fall [Kupiainen] Take all that I have left Take everything I have spared for you Tear down all my veils Tear down til you see my naked core Burn down my Eden Burn down all that I had built for you Save me-it is all that I have Spare me-or we all will be damned Save me One must fall- and stay in the shadow Theres no thrall- no hope, no salvation One must fall- under the black rainbow Fight no more and maybe there is a better day But in the end no one will be saved Bring down the rain on us Bring it down so we can drown in the flood Harvest the seeds Ive sown Harvest until you have drained my blood Save me- what are you fighting for? Spare me- or theres no tomorrow Save me- your reign is no more Save me One must fall- and stay in the shadow Theres no thrall- no hope, no salvation One must fall- under the black rainbow Fight no more and maybe there is a better day But in the end no one will be saved But in the end no one will be saved!

10. If The Story Is Over [Kotipelto/Liimatainen/Liimatainen] Once Ive Ive Ive upon a time I was the scribe of all my dreams seen the years turn into dust, now feel the rust in me walked the shores of Avalon, Ive seen the seasons change laughed and cried, Ive lived and died, but only on the page

Now all I have, all I am All I ever was is here, on the page Its all the same, it never mattered anyway Its all a lie so let it burn All empty words and all rhymes will fade As the light of last candle flickers away If the story is over, this chapter my last Let it be my best one, let it be my own I hope its not too late to learn to live and learn to love I yearn to fight, to turn the tide before the tender dark For I never drew the sword from stone, theres no Helen in my Troy I stand alone, I stand forgotten, just gazing into the void Come night, test my will, test my soul Test my faith and test my heart, torn apart Make me strong, make me whole again and Guide through the dark til the morning comes All empty words and all rhymes will fade As the light of last candle flickers away If the story is over, this chapter my last Let it be my best one, let it be my own 11. Nemesis [Kupiainen/Kotipelto] The night turns to dawn The citys left behind Those whove been blind they will be saved White stripes on the road theyre guiding my way Reciting my prayers the road is paved Through all the years Ive carried the flame In the darkest nights as the lightning strikes Im bringing hope to those who walk in the shadows As I drive alone My mission is unknown Will it be revealed for me cause Now Im calling out for Power- streaming through me I will let out the angel or the beast This power- will make you see

As the lightning strikes your pain will be released Free me- thats what I hear you Screaming- in misery Free me- from this pain while Screaming- kneel before mighty Power- my power This power- my power Calling out for Power- streaming through me I will let out the angel or the beast This power- will make you see As the lightning strikes your pain will be released Free me- thats what I hear you Screaming- in misery Free me- from this pain while Screaming- kneel before mighty Power- my power This power- my power 12. Kill It With Fire [Japanese Edition Bonus Track] [Johansson/Johansson] Alone in the prison I made of my mind like many mornings before I stare in the ceiling until I go blind it's hard to take anymore I ask from the fools how they slumber away with all the evil around but no one can answer and no one can say and there's no peace to be found A slumbering demon awakes in the night an ocean away if we are to live we will have to unite kill it with fire! Burning higher! At five in the morning I'm drowning my fears it seems the right thing to do a blanket of calm in this valley of tears tomorrow rises anew A slumbering demon awakes in the night an ocean away if we are to live we will have to unite kill it with fire! Burning higher! Like cockroaches baking in sunlight of day the world is bustling along while lawyers and bankers are nibbling away we have to try to stay strong A slumbering demon awakes in the night an ocean away if we are to live we will have to unite

kill it with fire! Burning higher! 13. Fireborn [Limited Digibook / Japanese Editions Bonus Track] [Porra/Porra] I was born within a dream and awoken by a thunderous scream Fireborn, burning within I can feel it burn under my skin Hold my head up high tonight we're gonna fly be all that we can be go as far as we can see fly high I'll tell you why tonight we take the sky Fireborn Chase the light, capture the star as you race the night, be what you are Fireborn call out your name when you come with me we are the same Hold my head up high tonight we're gonna fly be all that we can be go as far as we can see fly high I'll tell you why tonight we take the sky Fireborn Hold my head up high tonight we're gonna fly be all that we can be go as far as we can see fly high I'll tell you why tonight we take the sky And now head up high tonight we're gonna fly be all that we can be go as far as we can see fly high I'll tell you why tonight we take the sky Fireborn 14. Hunter [Limited Digibook / Japanese Editions Bonus Track] [music: Kupiainen/lyrics: Kotipelto/Vnsk] Those cold black eyes with their empty stare

revealing nothing at all what's on the way and when the air filled with fear he's lurking in the shade unrevealed his aim is concealed He is like a shark when he smells some blood he goes blind and insane as he is chasing down his prey and from the dark he rises and he'll bring evil to light he won't be keeping it at bay Oooh, darkness follows him! Death will he bring! He's hunting from the dusk till dawn he's on the move, he's on the loose and silently he is sneaing upon his game there is no warning there will be mourning he makes his kill Feeling no shame He is like a shark when he smells some blood he goes blind and insane as he is chasing down his prey and from the dark he rises and he'll bring evil to light he won't be keeping it at bay Oooh, darkness follows him! Death will he bring Those cold black eyes with their empty sta He is like a shark when he smells some blood he goes blind and insane as he is chasing down his prey and from the dark he rises and he'll bring evil to light he won't be keeping it at bay

Timo Kotipelto Vocals Jens Johansson Keyboards Lauri Porra Bass Matias Kupiainen Guitars Rolf Pilve Drums Thanks to Hadderoz for sending these lyrics. Thanks to strato-fan for sending tracks ## 12-14 lyrics.