Ayreon - The Two Gates Lyrics
And so it's come to this. Two Gates - two portals await. Let your choice be guided bycollective wisdom. Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good? One gate completes thecircle;one step away from your own dimension, your cherished time. One gate severs allconnections: one step away from the dreamworld of everlasting ebony. You call it Oblivion.It is a brave soul who makes the first choice.[barbarian]behold these gates, the first one plain and oldbehold these gates, the second forged of goldthe gate of old spells out disgrace and shamethe one of gold cries out my noble nameI challenge death to meet me at this gateI challenge Odin to pronounce my fateand if I thrive I've overcome this landbut if I fail I'll die a worthy man[chorus][roman] open the gate, we're now on our own[all] enter the gate to your destiny[roman] will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known[all] enter the gate to your destiny[barbarian]cowards whine beyond the olden gateValhalla shines beyond the golden gateI walk alone so dare not follow mebut choose your own and die in agony[chorus][barbarian](fading into oblivion,)[knight]we have been saved, our journey has endedbut tell us why, why this ordeal?what was your aim, or was it just some gamehave we've been humbled, or did we prevail?we've been enslaved, our wounds have not mendedand who are you, what magicians or gods?what was your plan, we don't understanddid we pass, or did we fail?[chorus]