Unia lyrics by Sonata Arctica

1. In Black and White

Iīm a doorman at my Death Row, you faceless foe of heart An accent, a drop of darkest blood on snow, white feather in the tar.... a tearstain on your frozen face... A life - in black and white You slaughtered my soul again Tried my best to be worth your two realities Youīre breaking my heart again To squeeze out a rhyme, I bid you farewell Stupidity, ignorance, leave a light on for the blind Now I will hit you where it hurts Take what is rightfully mine, I need a sign That youīre worth fighting for Winning or losing, alone I am only a pawn Iīm tired of pleasing you Discolored this emptiness, wrapped in a scheme I ....delayed my dreams to see ---Who blinded your eyes from things that are real... For me, I believe in the taste of bitter sweet Dying fountains full of stories untold After a history of

2. Paid in Full

I was nowhere near ready when all it ended So I hoped we could find a new day, cannot live without you You gave me the chance, time and again, in vain Now my feelings for you, every tear, every smile, paid in full Break the chain, but no longer can I take the pain Itīs hard for me to love myself right now, Iīve waited, hated, blamed it all on you Needed to be strong, yet I was always too weak So I can only blame myself for this state we are in I will take what you have for me now, if itīs not too late Did you change? I did too. Love can grow from the last grain Itīs hard for me to love myself right now, Iīve waited, hated, blamed it all on... You... I need you...less and less... Every day feeds this moral decay Yet I have grown to love you even more I fall back, and I turn another cheek. You mouth the words youīre not ready to speak Youīre scared of me now; no I never had a clue That Iīd become so much stronger than you. I will take - what you have - for me now, if itīs not too late If you like, I will leave; I will not miss the last train again Itīs hard for me to love myself right now, Iīve waited, hated, blamed it all on you... Itīs hard for me to love your face right now Iīm waiting, hating, needing being Me... I need you...less and less... Every day leads us farther away... From that moment It hard for me to hate myself right now Finally I understand me One day we may have a new me and you But first I need to learn to love me too....

3. For the Sake of Revenge

We have been stuck in here a day, seeking Answers for all eternity, or something Hear the meaning, speaking in me Have faith in me, have faith in me... I cannot say that I am fine And take all you say at face value Ive talked to you more than I have... Have faith in me, have faith in me... Ive talked too much today You donīt trust me So I keep on talking in every way. Across the sea I hear you calling me For the sake of revenge you command me This ainīt over, no its never over ītill the fat lady sings, you love me Im tired, yet I am swimming You will not let go of me, you are drowning As youre quietly pulling me under We will never make it unless you let go... Theres no crime, yet I stand accused And I... see the solution naked before me. You reduced me to a weapon, unlike you Have faith in me, have faith in me... I cannot hear, though I incline my ear, why do I even try... Iīve told you all ībout what I am Have faith in me, have faith in me... Im feeling weak today Please, donīt crush me I keep on walking, far away. I keep on crawling, all in vain I am feeling slow today So donīt rush me We live this wretched serenade You keep me playing, anyway... Across the sea I hear you calling me For the sake of revenge you will command me This ainīt over, its never over ītill the fat lady sings, you love me Im so tired, yet keep on swimming You will not let go of me, youre drowning Now youre quietly pulling me under Oh so quietly pulling me under...

4. It Wonīt Fade

You borrow the moment, betray your own heavens The darkness is thickening, breathing gets harder The balance is off, some take more than give back, the attitude, ignorance, proved to be fatal for that tiny spark that led our way you poisoned the air, should you stay away, hence Wish to be one of us, follow the trail Take the time offered, donīt toss it away travesty, no trial, defendant is guilty and we are the judges and sentence the jury to pay for forgiveness with silent contentment Stand in the line with the rest of us We cannot carry you further today hear what you donīt say, thus help... in any way Need you to learn how to cry without darkness Face like the others the pain that is harmless Feel the world has let you down somehow, we cannot see this Have to bear the winterburn You can only wait, if it will fade with time Secrecy, silence, a stench of treason the glow of the darkness, you brought in the daylight The cure will not kill you, thereīs no such mercy. rules of the nature are fair and cruel... we cannot wait for you, for limbo, forever donīt make us walk away, packs stay together Fear would be justified. Will be there soon. The things that you do will infect us too Feel the world has let you down somehow, we cannot see this Have to bear the winterburn You can only wait, if it will fade with time Whereīs your trust, whereīs your heart, whereīs your soul? Whoīs your friend? Whoīll be there in the end? Who do you call a friend... should we start to bewail? a lot of things are changing and re-arranging I have to say I saw it coming yet did nothing... In the darkest of times B.o.Bīs earn the right for the name Not all shared the idea to give you the chance to fail us again, to bite off the feeding hand... counting one, two...see? odds defying the gravity... weīll move along, well fed puppy... you are too confident and careless to cut it had no rules, that is to change or youīll forever run alone but you never will, the little child of the wild youīve got a skin, gray coat, they hate no, you cannot hide behind your glowing eyes you bear the sign and it wonīt fade Feel the world has let you down somehow, we cannot see this Have to bear the winterburn You can only wait if it will fade with time

5. Under Your Tree

The leaves they fall upon the day that makes a memory those pleading eyes, echoing, silently in me the final nights I guard her sleep, I can do without the fearīs down deep Thereīs nothing good in this morning... Oh, and I know... invested feelings in the one I would outlast My little friend is getting tired, fading fast... Did not want to see the signs of the dimming flame I thought we had more time No, I donīt want to let you go Tonight I fear Iīll say goodbye to my little friend Donīt want to let you go... the warmest heart Iīve found I lower into the ground my tears, forever with you resting under your tree you have always liked this place it now belongs to you... I need to set you free and go on alone one day in my feeble timeline You gave me your heart and stole mine tomorrows came too fast for me to hear your slow, silent goodbye... the kindest heart Iīve found I lowered into the ground your smile kept me alive back when the skies were still you always liked this place now sleep under the tree I planted here the day when you were born I shouldīve been ready, seen the nearing end my little old friend, a child. That day I had to say goodbye and turn the bend but Iīll never let go

6. Caleb

His mother came up with such a clever way to save the day with a little white lie. He thinks he missed the point back then, but now heīs grown to understand it, in a way.

7. The Vice

0:25 Number nine out of eleven little littermates Rotten apples, all the way... Littermates, all with different fates... Taught them almost all I knew and now, the best, the primus Number Nine of eleven little littermates, feeling almighty, is after my throne. 0:53 In the bright daylight, little Number Nine Dressed to kill, much like me Takes a look at the free world behind the gate Of a castle and escapes. 1:03 I leave the baits, the night awaits Snare well hidden for the littermate. Evaded all but one, one by one. 1:11 Eleven little littermates Annihilate. Only Number Nineīs not in sight... Hiding, for the moonlight eats the day Kisses burn the paperthin wings away 1:47. Hate me, hate me, if they want you to break me Love  is  for - the weak And the restless, relief in the end. A broken lock and a twisted dream 1:56 for an early tomb, destinyīs overruled Trailed it back to the Pagan Cathedral.

8. My Dreamīs But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare

My painted face, Iīm a clown, and Iīm laughing while my dream turns into a nightmare, fade away, Iīm asleep, not too deep... The walls of night have left me scarred the broken glass I stepped on, twice. the ardent spiritsī rusty edge, decapitate me... I canīt sleep, fear darkness go through the motions, did I fall asleep? Iīm bowling, the old nine pin, a sign unwanted... Now Iīm a target, Iīm hot and frozen, stormy rain Iīm stuck in an elevator wet from the muddy water, breathing hot air, winds convey me... bababababaaaa... the number talks and I cry in my own Hell.... bababababaaaa... Wide awake, Iīm asleep, see a friend as a ghost Iīm skating with a seal, the tarantula, the fly, the broken ring the dusty little flea an ugly giant, a disappointed child here comes a rabid snake the broken violin, a wild ballet Shakespeare and company refuse to kill the kitten scratching me... Iīm falling, Iīm falling, Iīm falling, Iīm falling... - awake You know, if you believe the dreams, the nightly visions, worlds entwined then you also fear your shadow, paranoia, part two... All the good things in my life dwell in my mind Took a wrong lane, every day, I hear myself say Sickeningīs this feeling, my life, my hopes, my dreamīs but a drop of fuel for a nightmare they all turn out the same My destiny, my flame believing is control? no. the painting comes alive, takes me inside a world without a name, a place beyond compare Believe the dreams that let you sleep the broken glass you need to sweep The book you read; if you found an explanation to help you in any way, you are your own prison. Woke up today, the good and the bad and the ugly dreams are gone ...jumped off the carousel

9. The Harvest

The weight of days on me.... I am done. The corn is burning under my feet The words like circles and Iīm waiting for someone to catch my fall in the deepest void of all Havenīt seen you in weeks No clouds in the sky to rain me a drop loving touch I need and I am killing time by the lake diving off the cliff, many times scarring myself, colliding on the lake bed so dry.... The worldīs without virginity And souls have no intergrity The Word of grave old danger -Love, Itīs all Iīm after, oh I am done... The groundīs not shaking under my feet The Worldīs not turning anymore Wind is a thief, lonelier than me and it - does - not - want - me - in here... plant a Flower of Love, care for it, water it, Lounge in the shade of the stale champagne A flower so fatal, yet beautiful Showed the Bee where to fly and then let it die The worldīs without virginity The souls have no intergrity The Word of grave old danger -Love, Itīs all Iīm after, oh I am done... Bring me to recovery give it to me, Iīm after tranquillity I somehow lost my line of sight Before I cast the final die... Once planted plastic grapes, The harvest of a lifetime, Real bad wine. The sum of false virginity and my lost integrity The Word of grave old danger -Love, For you Iīm after, oh I am done The world without virginity A soul with no integrity The Word of grave old danger -Love, Bring me to recovery give it to me, Iīm after tranquillity I somehow lost my line of sight Before I cast the final die... Once planted plastic grapes, The harvest of a lifetime, Real bad wine. The ground is shaking under my feet The World is turning, and the Wind has a friend in Misery, but I know - she - only - loves - me...

10. The Worlds Forgotten, The Worlds Forbidden

If you were my child Iīd carry you away Iīd travel through time, before silence was born No hope for the child, this world has gone bad. When whenīs today, the machines say, what is a man to do No light, only suffocating dark deep burning pain Iīm losing everything I am remember nothing of my past Now, it is all gone, and I fear the Game is Over. save me, save me, save me, take me away, away from this time, back where lies my home Where is my home... Where is my home... Where is my home... my grass isnīt green... my sky isnīt blue... The river runs dry... my flower has died... This isnīt my home I follow the moon to find a path away from the scorching sun... I follow the stars to my abode, itīs burning... I seize the moment to hear a story no ones telling anymore the worlds forgotten, the words forbidden. Cry for help...

11. Fly With the Black Swan

Once I got caught in an avalanche, I must have died, When a Black Swan flew to the rescue and cried An offer I could not refuse, now Iīm working on the other side. Well, I flew with the bird then, we flew all night I got to see my prison from a thousand feet high buy me a drink, and I tell you ībout the Black Swan Must keep those black wings folded, until the time is right, to find the one whom I can steal a soul from, to buy more time Must keep my secrets untold, until the wrongs are right, the only one I could deceive, I buy my time; need you to fly on the Black Swan The date is set, we all must face it Door to door, seeking salvation --- I must, for die I wish not My hopes stay afloat when you give in to the Silver lining, sharp and so cold anger fades into a vague smile ---you see, Iīm ready to do it for everyone I stabbed you in the back, who will save you now... Donīt worry, Iīve done this before Itīll hurt like hell and leave you sore No use escaping, hold on to your ticket of gold and close your eyes... One day I know you will sell your soul And trade all you are for silver and gold... Youīll get an odd advice from a stranger Take it, from me, with love... Once I was in love with someone like you, Engaged to be whole, got torn out of your memories, covered in snow... I need to find a way to pass on the gift I once received Iīm ready to face it... Iīll take my chances, if I am returning to the deep dark snow grave, so be it I-should-not-rest-now...but forever! Iīll feed... - the ferrymanīs creed. with an empty promise for my lost soul... Must keep those black wings folded, until the darkest night a soul from you to buy me some time pouring boiling water on a solid frozen flower Black nailed finger of the creator I take a bow, thank for this opportunity But Iīve given the last ride for all those close to kin Must keep those black wings folded, until the time is right, to find the one whom I can steal a soul from, to buy more time Must keep my secrets untold, until the wrongs are right, the only one I could deceive, I served my time, need you to fly with the Black Swan

12. Good Enough Is Good Enough

It was not hard - to choose all the words that I should put in your mouth in my own play of shadows Between lines, word for word, honey. See who I am? Out where nothingīs forgiven A small yet very loud part of me is still screaming after you... Good enough was good enough for me as it should always be You broke my heart when it was weak Guess you were not meant for me... I had a dream you broke - with your twisted ways Still leaving me? Please take your time, but go away Dont flash that light anymore, honey... The seasons change... I was the summer to your heart the winter lured you away more than once, now I know: I am free Good enough was good enough for me as it should always be You broke my heart and still I grieve How can you be over me? I always thought wed made it, found a way to live together You saved the best for last and now itīs too late I count the hours of the day that seems to last forever Words through the door a glance from a broken window I found your key from the floor and my heart, suddenly, cut off clean Good enough was good enough for me as it should always be You broke my heart and still I grieve, How can you be over me? Good enough was good enough for me as it should always be You spread a tale of lies about me And I believed it, my heartīs got a leak...

13. The Follow (bonus Japan)

I walk with the crowd, alone, Unseen, or am I imagining? itīs easy keep hiding at home Still healing I teach myself how to stay calm When they wish to behold me They may, take and divide my time The secret, no one told me... Like creatures of the night, they follow... Bearing the wrong side Is hard for me sometimes This need I still can recognize To swim in the oceans of vanity Some of us enjoy the rain Choir: and thunder For me all the shadows are bright Iīm burning in the starlight and I Hope to feel light as a kite And fly towards the twilight of my life Like creatures of the night, they follow... Bearing the wrong side Is hard for me sometimes And now they have disappointed my broken heart Iīm dancing, theyīre demanding The unknown and innocent days are gone Taken without asking Safe, further away, Iīll disappear like a mountain without a trace They tied a knot on my life It gets tighter when I try to hide.

14. Out in the Fields (Gary Moore cover bonus Japan)

15. My Dreamīs but a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare instrumental (bonus Japan)

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Sonata Arctica

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Sonata Arctica Lyrics

Albums

• Ecliptica (1999)
• Silence (2001)
• Winterheart's Guild (2003)
• Reckoning Night (2004)
• Unia (2007)

Single / EP / MCD

• UnOpened CDS (1999)
• Successor EP (2000)
• Replica 2006 (CDS) (2006)

Live

• Songs Of Silence - Live In Tokyo (2002)