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Open your eyes!
I don´t want to see this world
Going down in flames
Flames of lust and flames of greed
Burning humanity’s last remains
This deceptive dominance
Has blinded our sight
There’s no equilibrium
We are the world’s true blight
We don´t see anything but ourselves
We are creatures wanting to possess
Open your eyes
And take a look at our society
We want to rise
Despite our decay of morality
How many more
Signs do we need
Until agreed
That we are wrong
No conscience, no mercy
No feelings in the way we act
We’re becoming the unworthy
Mother Nature’s ‘bout to counteract
We are too self-confident
To see what we have done
The Earth will be the monument
Of deeds soon not to be undone
We don’t try to understand
Don’t let it be too late for change
Open your eyes
And take a look at our society
We want to rise
Despite our decay of morality
How many more
Signs do we need
Until agreed
That we are wrong
solo (Bankov)
Open your eyes
And take a look at our society
We want to rise
Despite our decay of morality
How many more
Signs do we need
Until agreed
That we are wrong
Open your eyes!
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2. |
A Way to Oppose
03:52
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It comes in three succeeding waves
Never-ending cycle of your days
You seem to have lost that inner voice
That would lead you through this void
Sinking in this mud of despair
The first wave will bring you to your knees
It comes at the smallest hint of you
Obsessing ‘bout your biggest fears
Resigning to self-pity and
Giving up your hopes and dreams
You must never give into seductive voice
This is the easiest choice
You need to find a way to oppose
And let her go
After this everything you are
The most pathetic you so far
This is when the second wave hits
And break the remaining hope to bits
Hopelessness is name of the song
This wicked siren’s lurking you with in the sea
As of now you’re pretty fucked up and lost
Getting beyond the saving quay
Complete surrender’s the third wave
Avoid it, fight before it’s too late
You must never give into seductive voice
This is the easiest choice
You need to find a way to oppose
And let her go
solo (Rusnák)
solo (Bankov)
You must never give into seductive voice
This is the easiest choice
You need to find a way to oppose
And let her go
No, you must never give into increasing doubt
And take the easy way out
You need to find a way to oppose
And let her go
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3. |
Living in Fear
04:54
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solo (Bankov)
Another war has just begun
Another man is killed in fight
Another bloody rain falls on us tonight
Another bomb invention is done
Our future is so bright
Innocence´s not a word that can be used for anyone
And when the morning comes
You can feel it in your bones
That dreadful sound of guns
You are in the fighting zones
They see this as your duty
Not to hide like a rookie
But to die for their selfish needs
This propaganda makes you
A puppet in death’s queue
We are living in fear
Another leader talks in news
Another ‘heard-it-all-before’
Another greedy jerk thinking about how to have more
We are just being played for fools
We’re soldiers who should be AWOL
Cause it’s just a fucking game where the winner takes it all
And when the morning comes
You can feel it in your bones
That dreadful sound of guns
You are in the fighting zones
They see this as your duty
Not to hide like a rookie
But to die for their selfish needs
This propaganda makes you
A puppet in death’s queue
We are living in fear
solo (Bankov)
They see this as your duty
Not to hide like a rookie
But to die for their selfish needs
This propaganda makes you
A puppet in death’s queue
We are living in fear
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4. |
Pilgrim in Doubt
05:33
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Being lost in this wasteland
Plain deserts of dreams gone dry and
Valleys of doom covered in sand
Sands of time carried away
(By the lonely wind as lost as me
Who’s my only company)
How long have I been on this path?
To forget what it’s like to have faith
Where to find hope?
A mountain up ahead is made out of dust
With ashes of those who couldn’t adjust
Even the air as heavy as lead
Soaked with millions of souls that bled
(And when the sun goes away
And the darkness settles in
Seems like no real change
Of this scenery)
Have I taken a wrong turn somewhere?
Can I return or should I regret?
I think I might have gone too far
I can’t turn back
solo (Bankov)
How long have I been on this path?
To forget what it’s like to have faith
I think I might have gone too far
I can’t turn back
(Taken a wrong turn somewhere?)
Can I return or should I regret?
I can’t turn back
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5. |
Missing Colours
08:57
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Feeling a little blind because I haven’t seen
Each and every colour that life is painted with
I feel incomplete
So many sunsets spent in solitude
No lips to kiss, no hands to hold
In this black and white scenery
Trapped in this abyss of no memories
I feel so stray like a wind that lost its way
I want to rise and see all the colours I have missed
I want to feel your fingers in my hair
I long for smile that will light my every day
I pray for love to save me form the fall into the oblivion
solo (Jakobej/Heart)
Years are going by and there is still no one
With whom I have had passionate and sleepless nights
Of lovin’, touchin’, squeezin’
I would trade my untouched heart for a broken one
´cause that would mean that once I had been in love
I want to kiss a girl like I couldn’t live without her
I want to feel your fingers in my hair
I long for smile that will light my every day
I pray to find love that´s simple and kind
Everyone I know
Can write pretty good love songs
But there is no excuse
For me getting lost and still missing that muse
I want to meet those eyes
That will feel the same as I
The cliché ´love at first sight´
But this time on both sides
solo (Jakobej)
I hope it’s not too late for me and my soul
I feel like I don’t know what life’s really about
I want to feel your fingers in my hair
I long for smile that will paint my every day
I pray for love to save me form the fall into the oblivion
solo (Bankov)
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You´re rating your own look
Not deeming yourself aesthetic
The reflection in the mirror seems so pathetic
No matter how hard you look
It brings you only ordeals
When you follow their ideals
It´s everywhere you look
Images of grand design
Influencing you to redefine
To believe that your look
Should be changed in order to impress
So humanly hopeless
Have you seen fake - the new kind of beauty?
Get your upgrade
What is real? No one has to know
In this masquerade
It might happen soon
That you will change your values
You will became freak
But they will call you neat
You may hide your scars
But it won´t change who you are
Just a sad face in disguise
They might let you think
That this is the missing link
To achieve the state of perfection
But behind this illusion
Shallow and wasteful fusion
Sample of degradation
Have you seen fake - the new kind of beauty?
Get your upgrade
What is real? No one has to know
In this masquerade
solo (Heart)
Have you seen fake - the new kind of beauty?
What a parade
What is real? No one has to know
So this masquerade
Is the new kind of beauty to please your eyes
What is real? No one has to know
No one knows what is real
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7. |
Don't Give Up That Dream
04:48
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I don’t want to look back at my life
And regret every chance I have let pass
Too many stories filled with strife
There’s nothing to make them last
So make it count
Every day you can start anew
I want you to scream:
Life is now
There’s nothing you can’t get through
Just don’t give up your dreams
Nothing’s really worse than wasting time
Doing something you will never like
Life’s not ‘bout surviving another day
Surely there’s a better way
So make it count
Every day you can start anew
I want you to scream:
Life is now
There’s nothing you can’t get through
Just don’t give up that dream
It may be hard
To step out of the crowd
Taking risks, losing a lot
Taking your best shot
Breaking rules, falling hard
Getting to the top
So make it count
Every day you can start anew
I want you to scream:
Life is now
There’s nothing you can’t get through
Just don’t give up that dream
solo (Bankov)
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8. |
Cortex Labyrinthus
14:50
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Pt. 1 - Doubts in the Dark
Once it seems I've gone so far I can’t see the starting line
It’s getting harder and harder to remember why
The memory of that spark that kept me going all this time
Seems so distant like it was never mine
The road that leads to my promised land has not been paved before
But emerging darkness cannot be ignored
Suddenly I’m insecure I don’t know which way to go
Alone in the dark I’m searching for a glow
Seems so long since I’ve seen that glimpse of future that might be
Now I’m blinded and left with just debris
The memory of that spark that held those pieces together
Seems so foreign like it’s lost forever
Searching for light in this endless race
To help me find a way through this endless and complex maze
So much time and so much effort, I’ve come such a long way
Many climbed walls kept me going every day
Every battle that I’ve won got me further on my road
Closer to my goal or so I thought
Rambling in the dark I’ve realized all of this has just
Put me right there at the very start
Working so hard to have that road still in front of me
Yet success cannot be guaranteed
Searching for light in this endless race
Since I’ve just got to beginning of this maze
Pt. 2 - Clues to the Maze
One of the most crucial things is to discover
Motivation from within
Than you need persistence for step by step progress
To have your biggest dreams fulfilled
Keep getting better for your own sake
Depending on success is mistake
Enjoy every step that will get you
Closer to the ultimate pursuit
Keep your hopes real high
Just remember to have fun
Sometimes it’s all about delight when you try
Don’t be a slave of your own goals
You may lose all the control
Do your best and appreciate your own rate
Anywhere along the way you should give a helping hand
To those who do their very best
Don’t keep anything you’ve learned just for yourself
Cause when we’re united there’s more progress
Keep getting better for your own sake
Depending on success is mistake
Enjoy every step that will get you
Closer to the ultimate pursuit
Keep your hopes real high
Just remember to have fun
Sometimes it’s all about delight when you try
Don’t be a slave of your own goals
You may lose all the control
Do your best and appreciate your own rate
Keep all clues combined
For soon a challenge you will find
As the essence of the maze
Will soon reveal its true face
solo (Bankov)
Pt. 3 – Elegy for Light
Feeling alone and lost I want to give up
I lack the strength to get back on my path
Exhausted by this perfect cover of dark
Suddenly pierced by many rays of light
Making me not alone in this fight
Pt. 4 – Enlightened
solo (Bankov)
Keep your hopes real high
Just remember to have fun
Sometimes it’s all about delight when you try
Don’t be a slave of your own goals
You may lose all the control
Do your best and appreciate your own rate
Finally I’m able to see
It’s not about how far you reach
Happiness is a way of life
No need for strife
Maybe the maze isn’t real at all
Maybe you’ve put up these walls
Maybe you need to let it go
And just enjoy
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Iako Bei Slovakia
IAKO BEI is a project of a singer, bassplayer, song-writer and lyricist Roman Jakobej. What makes the debut album PURSUITS IN 1IFE unique is its innovative and original interpretation of rock music where the rock's main instrument - a guitar - is absent. The songs in the genre of prog rock and art rock rely on drums, keyboards, bass with many pedal effects and saxophone. ... more
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