Theories of Flight

See what there is to see The view from the rooftops is the same It seems there's no end And the lights below burn cold Thoughts of the past recede They fade into history, and now the rain begins Somehow everything seems right Colors flood into the night And eyes open then There's no room for trying Forget what was known There's no use in hiding From shadows unknown No wall's ever lasted Not brick, steel or stone No thing lasts forever Except the unknown There's nothing that time can't end There's nothing that time can't end How long can darkness live in the empty spaces (All good things will have their end) Until lights collapse and time misplaces (How long till this time is over then) How long till stars have faded and leave their traces (All good things will have their end) Before we collapse and, and time erases (How long till this time is over then) There's nothing that time can't end There's nothing that time can't end There's no room for trying Forget what was known There's no use in hiding From shadows unknown There's nothing that time can't end There's nothing that time can't end There's nothing that time can't end

Submitted by johnmansley — Apr 24, 2025

Sometimes one photograph Can make the whole world fade You'll never be the same You'll never be the same While silent words were read The miles still divide You'll never be the same You'll never be the same Seven stars, destination Calling out my name Seven stars, destination Take me far away Then the slow walk we made Turned the hours into days I'll never be the same I'll never be the same What once was lost is found And I cannot deny I'll never be the same I'll never be the same Seven stars, destination Calling out my name Seven stars, destination Take me far away Yesterday, I could never see A future far beyond, forever And I would stay if you wanted me I know where I belong, forever So now face the day, make the change When the story ends it now begins forever And I've felt the flame, seen the light Of your seven stars that burn at night, forever So now face the day, make the change When the story ends it now begins forever And I've felt the flame, seen the light Of your seven stars that burn at night, forever Seven stars, destination Seven stars, destination Seven stars, destination Calling out my name Seven stars, destination Take me far away

We wait for days The hours can't replace That moment of walking away There's none to blame But buildings still remain Their empty halls fading away And now I I can feel the rain Falling on me I can see the waters rising Undermining me I can feel the rain Wash over me Can the places and the faces In the flood be saved Now the darkness fades And thoughts fall into place Let the flood take away The pain of yesterday Sink or swim Sink or swim So now I I can feel the rain Falling on me I can see the flood is rising Undermining me I can feel the rain Wash over me Can the places and the faces In the flood be saved

Submitted by Lake of Tears — Apr 24, 2025

You confess a lot of things But you confess alone The absence of a person brings The burning question home The nights are long, they turn to days And sleep is not a friend The voices though you hear them sing Are only in your head And you have not begun to fight It slowly takes a toll The burden of that little thing Will never make you whole And I understand that feeling of dread, you're used to it And those empty promises are just the same When our time has come to end, it's over then It's over then, it's over The light and shade of things The light you held is gone And although people change I know it can't be far The light and shade of things And I can't understand How one is more important Than the other You're nowhere now, you're nowhere now I know that it's hard to find A heart that's there inside It's hard to find your heart now Forget falling down, forget all that you've been It's time to face those broken promises Oh, burn the past, this thing has to end I wish that it felt strange that you feel nothing The light and shade of things The light you held is gone And although people change I know it can't be far The light and shade of things And I can't understand How one is more important Than the other You're nowhere now, you're nowhere now I know that it's hard to find A heart that's there inside It's hard to find your heart now Some roads are empty Some roads just go on And though you may walk alone, my friend I know it won't be long It's not over, not over, not yet I know you can remember when You gave away your heart in your hand It's not over then, it's not over The light and shade of things The light and shade of things The light and shade of things And I can't understand How one is more important Than the other You're nowhere now, you're nowhere now I know that it's hard to find A heart that's there inside It's hard to find your heart now I know, your heart is there It's there inside It's there inside I know, your heart is there It's there inside It's there inside It's there inside It's there inside

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Apr 24, 2025

You've looked through eyes Under darkened skies Your world was standing still No one's going to take your soul away It's all your own But innocence was gone, it's gone No surrender, don't give up Never carry that white flag No surrender, now get up Rise and bury your white flag White flag In the days that followed you A new heart now is born You'll never be alone No surrender, don't give up Never carry that white flag No surrender, now get up Rise and bury your white flag And as days pass along Know you've done no wrong Few know sorrow as you did You've made it, you've made it As life dims and fades away Like shadows in vain And when all light is gone I'll be there, waiting No surrender, don't give up No surrender, now get up The echoes there Were more than most could bear Yet no regrets at all No one's going to take your soul away It's all your own But innocence was gone No surrender, don't give up Never carry that white flag No surrender, now get up Rise and bury your white flag No surrender, don't give up Never carry that white flag No surrender, now get up Rise and bury your white flag Bury your white flag

Submitted by Immortal — Apr 24, 2025

See the dark road that's ahead Lit by memories you knew Now the ghosts begin to follow Let it all come back to you Chase that moment Like stars our eyes have seen They slip away, just through your fingers Chase that moment The forgotten become known Once again, their shadows linger Remember November in Turin And streets that said goodbye Remember all those words that now haunt The places that you've been Some say that the moon looks broken-hearted Alone in its orbit Forget what they said when you departed Those memories are your own Chase that moment Like stars our eyes have seen They slip away, just through your fingers Chase that moment The forgotten become known Once again, their shadows linger Now the dark road lies in ruin And the dawn becomes your friend Stand in silence now we all know That every road comes to an end Chase that moment Like stars our eyes have seen They slip away, just through your fingers Chase that moment The forgotten become known Once again, their shadows linger

Submitted by Celtic Frost — Apr 24, 2025

Where I come from, no one's home Twisted branches overgrown Skin-deep roots over broken bone Dust and glass and the ghosts of home Knock at the door, no one's home Empty rooms and shadows flown Down these halls fading memories roam Hand in hand with the ghosts of home Another new horizon Familiar scene of childhood dislocation Fingers traced the colored lines Another road, another destination You said goodbye to empty rooms And farewell to the walls and windows Waved to no one in particular As the lights went out and the doors behind you closed Home again, home again Stranger in a strange land You walk the halls nervous and unseen Keep your head down, don't raise your hand Alone in the crowd, a ghost in the machine Home again, home again Half-remembered neighborhoods Twisted branches in dying woods Broken bones and childhoods Broken homes in lost boyhoods Summer wars in the woods Fleeting blood brotherhoods Hoped to run but never stood Wished to stay but never could What did you hope to find Home again, what could you find? In doorways and window panes, in broken glass and faded frames Can clocks turn back, the years unwind And are you still hiding there now A ghost, trapped behind those walls? So goodbye again to empty rooms And farewell to the walls and windows Print them once more in your memory As the lights recede and the road behind you grows Home again, home again

Submitted by Finntroll — Apr 24, 2025

This track is instrumental.

Is this song not instrumental?