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Long Way From Neverland

by Niovel

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1.
Initiation 01:39
As a new age dawns We once again come together And we once again hear a story This is the story of a man Who at a young age Was visited by a divine being He spent his entire life Locating the place This being told him of And now, he has finally arrived at his destination Only one obstacle stands in his way Stands in the way of the First Acolyte
2.
Twice I set off to find it And twice I failed in the end Inaccurate calculations Parts I did not understand Through trials and tribulations I determined a new location since This time it is the right one I'm convinced Yet another journey In yet another dangerous land There is no returning I hold the answer in my hand Ever since the voice spoke to me I've known my mission, known my role Nobody can stand up to the power I control It's the end of the road As I have arrived at the gate The defenders take note of my sign But react way too late There is no room for diplomacy It's the place where I ought to be The reason I've been blessed twice I need to get inside I'm the First Acolyte Hopelessly outnumbered But I've come prepared I know their minds are encumbered Their fortitude impaired They are guarding these doors They are righteous, of course But they cannot fathom this force Feel the might Of the first acolyte It's the end of the road As I have arrived at the gate The defenders take note of my sign But react way too late There is no room for diplomacy It's the place where I ought to be The reason I've been blessed twice I need to get inside I'm the First Acolyte There was no place for diplomacy The place I had to be And the reason I've been blessed twice I'm the First Acolyte
3.
Another prayer planted In a garden long forgotten Near a castle by the sea The night comes wearing secrets And you still don’t know what the truth is As you make your way back home Everything you left behind For a truth you could not find Oh, can you hear the voice inside Do you know what she’s looking for Are you asleep with open eyes Remember you’ve been here before Remember the true nature and the song Of the voice inside The siren in disguise The dust kisses your feet As you wander empty hallways Always attuned to the song Everything you left behind For a truth you can not find Oh, can you hear the voice inside Do you know what she’s looking for Are you asleep with open eyes Remember you’ve been here before Remember the true nature and the song Of the voice inside The siren in disguise Oh, can you hear the voice inside Do you know what she’s looking for Are you asleep with open eyes Remember you’ve been here before Remember the true nature and the song Of the voice inside The siren in disguise
4.
You once again realize Something went wrong Energy's gone Cut your loss and move on Restart the device It's the end of the night All progress is lost Imagine the cost Of the bounds you have crossed And it's still not quite right But there is still time Keep trying You have been here before But the problem remains A flaw in the core Not enough, you need more Disregard the constraints Should the contract be breached He's not one to forgive The conclusion you've reached Is if you want to live You have got to submit There might still be time keep trying Just a little more Just a little more Just a little more More, more A little more You might have to decide Which path you will take You could turn in a fake Admit your mistake Or pack up and ride You'll make one last attempt At noon he'll arrive One last time you attend To this cursed device Which judges your life There is no more time Keep trying Just a little more Just a little more Just a little more More, more A little more The penultimate town Your senses distort Still you're not slowing down You're making more ground As you head for the port There's salvation at sea It's the only way out The one place where to flee From this dark turnabout That your actions allowed There is no more time, keep riding Just a little more Just a little more Just a little more Just a little more Just a little more More, more A little more
5.
One more night One more curtainå And she bows To the silent hall From the back She can hear a tired voice Is it time to go In her sigh There’s a question In her walk There’s a prayer to the stage No applause And no flowers in her arms It is time to go But tomorrow she’ll be here again With the light in her eyes She’s a long way from Neverland Searching for a better end Fortune and dreams on the go She still believes in her Neverland The journey that never ends Where she is the star of the show She recalls Silver moments In these very halls She was beautiful No remorse Only flowers in her arms So much time to go Yes tomorrow she’ll be here again With the light in her eyes She’s a long way from Neverland Searching for a better end Fortune and dreams on the go She still believes in her Neverland The journey that never ends Where she is the star of the show Yes tomorrow she’ll be here again With the light in her eyes She’s a long way from Neverland Searching for a better end Fortune and dreams on the go She still believes in her Neverland The journey that never ends Where she is the star of the show
6.
To War 08:27
The die had been cast When the truth came to light The call was made Orders are here at last We deploy tonight It's time to strike back We will settle this score Decisive attack Soon we ride to war To War To War To War To War Instructions are clear Route the enemy, advance Break through all fortifications They won't stand a chance This is our fate We have done this before This is our mandate Now we ride to war To War To War To War To War Approach is secured Go ahead, give ‘em hell There is war all around We are duty-bound As they fall to the ground We are advancing Give up and die We are too strong to defy The way you live is misguided We are in the right here Why resist Why do you even exist What are you fighting for Why did you go To War To War To War To War Advance They are no match We are one unstoppable force Despite tactical disadvantage We gain ground, of course This will be their end We draw strength from the oath we swore They refused to surrender And forced us into war To War To War To War To War Stop, stop Stay put, there, there’s a problem The offensive slows down There's still war all around As we fall to the ground We're no longer advancing Yes we are strong Surely they're wrong, wrong, wrong They are inferior, defective We're the ones selected But why do we die Why was all this a lie What were we fighting for Why did we go To War To War To War To War To War To War To War To War
7.
Lies 04:20
There is a dark side to everything There is a winter for every spring There is a feather for every rock Something is broken on every clock Someone is sleeping when you are awake Someone is weeping for what’s at stake There is someone in pain while you still run Something is ending that’s just begun We’re all caught up in the web of life We all have stories we try to hide Like a permanent presence that colors the truth We reject its essence, we always choose All these precious lies All these empty lies We never live by our own advice We create the future we say we despise For all these lies to take root in this world It takes only a thought and a spoken word All these precious lies All these empty lies There is a dark side to everything There is a winter for every spring There is a feather for every rock Something is broken All these precious lies All these empty lies All these precious lies All these empty lies
8.
We had selected the retainers An opportunity to rise But we did not dare to strike Those affected would go on and blame us They would scream and shout We were driven out It's been a month since our last encounter Hostile forces on both sides We are few but we're alive Danger rises at the edge of night When the herald appears And the reckoning nears Still we hope they survive And don't fall prey to its lies Stay where you are Don't leave your home tonight The red moon will indict Anyone in its sight And its jurors are never far So stay where you are A howl of terror As it starts unfolding Periapsis has been achieved But its full power was not reached There’s still hope That they were not deceived But the night is still young There’s still much more to come So we hope they stay at home Not for their sake but our own Stay where you are Don't leave your home tonight The red moon will indict Anyone in its sight And its jurors are never far So stay where you are
9.
She spent a hundred years Trapped inside the bark Like a fool she did believe when you told her there was a spark You thought she’d stay forever locked inside But her time is back in bloom Prepare, she'll break away soon You better run my darling Demigod She’s not forgotten what you did And she’s aching for a fight So run, oh run, my darling Demigod Never cross her sight again Or you’ll pay for all your sins My darling Demigod You’re too beautiful to care About the mess you leave behind All the gods adore you All the girls stay by your side Her wrath will bring all your dark deeds to light No smile will save you now Run for your life You better run my darling Demigod She’s not forgotten what you did And she’s aching for a fight So run, oh run, my darling Demigod Never cross her sight again Or you’ll pay for all your sins My darling Demigod You better run my darling Demigod She’s not forgotten what you did And she’s aching for a fight So run, oh run, my darling Demigod Never cross her sight again Or you’ll pay for all your sins My darling Demigod
10.
Another sunrise Just another day One more loved one To leave behind Another mountain Another climb One more current of life You are getting closer To the shadows in your mind It’s hard to breathe through the pain That haunts your life Falling in circles Waiting for the final sign Horizons align You’re watching the ocean For a ship that never sailed You poured your emotion Into everything and failed The darkness you called Whispers in your ear It speaks in your voice Feeding you fear Your life is waning Before it has begun You’ve sung the song of their grief For far too long Will you keep falling Or will you make the final climb Horizons align You’re watching the ocean For a ship that never sailed You poured your emotion Into everything and failed The darkness you called Whispers in your ear It speaks in your voice Feeding you fear Horizons align Still watching the ocean For a ship that never sailed You poured your emotion Into everything and failed The darkness you called Whispers in your ear It speaks in your voice Feeding you fear
11.
What sleeps in this land Testament to an age of terror and wonder Awaiting resurrection By the hands of its last disciples Who by now do not understand What sleeps in this land What sleeps in this land Remnant of what was once divinity A presence eternal Benevolent origin of kindness Before the crisis that led to its bitter end What sleeps in this land Buried and forgotten As the world went up in flames With its body long since rotten Only anguish remains Just a specter of a past That did not treat it kindly Goodwill didn't last They tormented it blindly When it fell on this land It was seen as an omen A gift from the gods The salvation they sent For the famine ran rampant There was death at each door The plague tore through this land Divided by war Now we must pay for what they have done Return the kindness and repent one by one This is our domain and we make amends Here and now, if we wake What sleeps in this land We're the only ones who know What sleeps in this land It is time to reunite with What sleeps in this land What sleeps in this land About to awaken And see its resurrection Finally they will understand What sleeps in this land We’re the only ones who know What sleeps in this land This is our domain and we make amends Here and now, if we wake What sleeps in this land

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released December 16, 2022

Main credits:

Fiene:
Lead and backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Simon Krajewski:
Backing vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Speech on track 11

Lyrics on tracks 7, 9, 10 by Fiene
Lyrics on tracks 3, 5 by Fiene & Simon Krajewski
Lyrics on tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11 by Simon Krajewski

All tracks composed, arranged, produced and mixed by Simon Krajewski
All tracks mastered by Miro of GateStudio
Vocals for tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 recorded at Tonstudio KoelnBonn


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Additional credits:

Jean-Michel Kellermann:
Lead Guitars on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11
Rhythm Guitars on tracks 5, 6, 11

Benedikt Grosser:
Narration on track 1

Simone Leardini:
Drum composition on track 5

Tomoko Sato:
Harp on track 7

Niko Frost:
Backing Vocals on track 11

Hannah Marie Bullock:
Additional Lead Vocals on track 11

Logo concept by Fiene
Logo design by Muhammad Putra
All other art and supporting art and visuals by Jonny Kennington

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Independent Power Metal Duo from Germany since 2021.

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