Imaginaerium
Siege

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• 1. Cry, Boudica! (07:54)
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  I am the queen of the Iceni
  Made widow, forced to live by Roman will
  Witness to my daughter’s rape
  I was tied and I was flogged
  Deserted by our gods
  
  Oaths are made and oaths are broken
  Words are whispered rarely spoken
  Threats are raised and carried through
  Nothing’s clear and nothing’s true
  They’ll find out soon!
  
  Someone has to make a stand
  Carve a path across the land
  Now the empire feels the wrath
  And blood will see them count the cost
  Ten thousand souls will have their day
  Those monsters will pay
  
  They choose to use intimidation
  They choose to use humiliation
  How far can a human walk
  This kind of path until they break
  All hope forsaken…
  
  Someone has to make a stand
  Carve a path across the land
  Now the empire feels the wrath
  And blood will see them count the cost
  Ten thousand souls will have their day
  Those monsters will pay
  
  Cry ‘Boudica!’
  
  I am the blade, that will cut right through my enemies
  I am the thorn, in the side of all my foes
  I stand against oppressors
  I’ll lead you through the lines
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Shout ‘Victory!’
  
  It’s too late for conciliation
  And now I seek retaliation
  How far can a human walk this kind of path
  Until they break
  No more!
  
  I am the blade, that will cut right through my enemies
  I am the thorn, in the side of all my foes
  I stand against oppressors
  I’ll lead you through the lines
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Shout ‘Victory!’
  
  And through these fights and skirmishes
  I remain victorious
  From Colchester to London town
  I own the battle ground
  But then my fortunes fall away
  And with that comes my darkest day
  We have the courage and the heart
  But that is not enough
  Now we fall
  To the might of an empire
  But they’ll never find what’s left of me
  And so the myth, and so the legend lives
  
  Cry ‘Boudica!’
  
  I am the blade, that will cut right through my enemies
  I am the thorn, in the side of all my foes
  I stand against oppressors
  I’ll lead you through the lines
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Victory!
  
  I am the blade, that will cut right through my enemies
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Victory!
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Victory!
  Cry ‘Boudica!’ – Victory!
  
  And so the myth, and so the legend lives!
  Boudica… Boudica…
• 2. The Final Redoubt (04:03)
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  The threat is at the gateway
  The threat is at the gateway
  The final redoubt
  These walls will not come down
  These walls were built to last
  The final redoubt
  
  So many of them out there
  A sea of faces blending into one
  The silence as they wait there
  Silence like thunder
  These walls will not come down
  These walls were built to last
  You will not shatter our defences
  You shall not pass
  
  A thousand souls are raging
  Everyone is straining at the leash
  A thousand souls are raging
  Heroes will break free
  These walls will not come down
  This rock will stand the blast
  You will not shatter our defences – No!
  You shall not pass
  You shall not pass
  
  You are disease you are contagion
  Offering this plague like some religion
  Spreading sickness without care or heed
  Blind to what the consequence may be
  
  The threat is at the gateway
  The battle horns are bracing for the rout
  We’re ready for the struggle
  The final redoubt
  These walls will not come down
  These walls were built to last
  You will not shatter our defences – No…!
  You shall not pass
  You shall not pass
  You shall not pass
  You shall not pass
• 3. Footprints (05:49)
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  Block by block I build the walls
  This is mine and mine alone
  I own my slips, I own my falls
  These are seeds that I have sown
  Sown, sown, sown, sown
  
  No one in and no one out
  The surface cold, so cold it burns
  This worthy kind of heat surrounds me
  Nothing seen and nothing heard
  
  Leaving footprints in the snow
  As I walk into the freeze
  I have built this living fortress
  I am waiting for the siege
  Leaving footprints in the snow
  As I walk the farthest reach
  To my barricade of ice
  I am waiting for the siege
  
  This is where I choose to be
  And I know the time grows near
  And so I face the enemy
  They will never enter here
  Here, here, here, here
  
  This is where I choose to lie
  Deep within the arctic frost
  My winter stronghold rises high
  And so I draw the line
  And so I draw the line that won’t be crossed
  
  Leaving footprints in the snow
  As I walk into the freeze
  I have built this living fortress
  I am waiting for the siege
  Leaving footprints in the snow
  As I walk the farthest reach
  To my barricade of ice
  I am waiting for the siege
  
  This is where I choose to be
  I know the time grows near
  And so I face my enemies
  They will never enter here
  Here, here, here, here
  
  This is where I choose to lie
  Deep within the arctic frost
  My winter stronghold rises high
  A line that won’t be crossed
  
  Leaving footprints in the snow
  As I walk into the freeze
  I have built this living fortress
  I am waiting for the siege
  As I walk into the freeze
  I am waiting for the siege
  
  I am waiting for the siege
  Footprints in the snow
  As I walk into the freeze
  I have built this living fortress
  I am waiting for the siege
• 4. All There Is To See (03:15)
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  The world is too large to visualise at once
  I need oceans, I need islands, I need lines
  This island is too much to visualise at once
  I need walls to keep me in, I need lines
  This is where my thoughts can freely fly away
  Then I know just what the universe has got to say
  
  You’ll find me in this house of chaos
  Wading through my manic dreams
  If you’re wise you won’t come near to me
  Should your wildest fears appear
  Run or they will trap you here forever, forever
  Forever
  
  From here I can reach beyond this tapestry
  Crossing mountains that would barricade my way
  Now I see all there is to see, all there is to see
  This is where my thoughts can freely fly away
  Then I know just what the universe has got to say
  
  You’ll find me in this house of chaos
  Wading through my manic dreams
  If you’re wise you won’t come near to me
  You’ll find me in this house of chaos
  Wading through my manic dreams
  If you’re wise you won’t come near to me
  Should your wildest fears appear
  Run or they will trap you here forever, forever
• 5. When My Eyes Are Closed (06:28)
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  It seems like an eternity
  This empty space now part of me
  The path I walk is cold and without end
  A wilderness of imagery
  It all comes crowding in on me
  I turn away and slowly count to ten
  Then it’s gone
  Like a melody just out of reach
  Gone
  Like a picture I no longer see
  Where am I now?
  Who am I now?
  
  I lived with me for so very long
  My story threads through all I know
  But something passed beyond my grasp
  My doubts forever growing
  I knew myself so very well
  Now most of me is lost in smoke
  And everything has gone to hell
  I only get to see me
  When my eyes are closed
  
  When did I start to move away
  When did I choose another name
  The path I walk is dark and full of fear
  When did we both last think the same
  When did we both last share the flames
  How long is it since all our thoughts were clear
  Then you’re gone
  Like a melody just out of reach
  Gone
  Like a picture I no longer see
  Where am I now?
  Who am I now?
  
  I lived with me for so very long
  My story threads through all I know
  But something passed beyond my grasp
  My doubts forever growing
  I knew myself so very well
  Now most of me is lost in smoke
  And everything has gone to hell
  I only get to see me
  When my eyes are closed
  
  I hear the ticking of a clock
  
  I do not know what happened here
  And nothing feels familiar
  The path I walk is lonely and remote
  I don’t know what may happen next
  Nothing’s fixed and nothing’s set
  I’m sinking in this swamp, I cannot float
  Then you’re gone
  Like a melody just out of reach
  Gone
  Like a picture I no longer see
  Where am I now?
  Who am I now?
  
  I hear the ticking of a clock
  As I fade and disappear into this fog
  I hear the chiming of a bell
  As I mourn the things I felt
  And I cannot stop them melting away, away
  
  My doubts forever growing
  I knew myself so very well
  Now most of me is lost in smoke
  And everything has gone to hell
  I only get to see me
  I lived with me for so very long
  My story threads through all I know
  But something passed beyond my grasp
  My doubts forever growing
  I knew myself so very well
  Now most of me is lost in smoke
  And everything has gone to hell
  I only get to see me
  When my eyes are closed
• 6. To The Victor Go The Spoils (06:43)
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• 7. Never Burn The Cakes (04:04)
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  When the odds are weighed against you and you can’t go on
  When you watch that spider climbing up in vain
  Slowly rise and quickly fall, one two three
  Then you know that you will try and try again
  
  As you fight to be a legend
  As you reach out to the stars
  Let your deeds become the fire to light the day
  When you carve your reputation
  Then your name will travel far
  So choose your acts with care along the way
  
  You cannot be a hero without danger of defeat
  You cannot have a sword without a blade
  You cannot be the victor with no enemy to beat
  Perception is the key for a golden destiny
  But take care that you never burn the cakes!
  
  When you’ve fallen to the ground and you can’t get up
  And you’re sitting there defeated in the marsh
  When the grimy smell of burning starts to fill your head
  The time has clearly come for a change of heart
  
  As you fight to be a legend
  As you reach out to the stars
  Let your deeds become the fire to light the day
  When you carve your reputation
  Then your name will travel far
  So choose your acts with care along the way
  
  You cannot be a phoenix till you’ve risen from the dead
  Your influence in history is at stake
  If you wish to be immortalised beware of what is said
  Perception is the key
  For a golden destiny
  
  When wise old King Canute failed to hold that tide
  He was demonstrating human limitation
  He was merely God’s anointed and to make this point
  He provided a most graphic illustration
  But history has a way of obsessing on such things
  And skewed interpretations are the core
  The story becomes tall
  And all we can recall
  Is a madman sitting ranting on the shore
  
  You cannot be a hero without danger of defeat
  You cannot have a sword without a blade
  You cannot be the victor with no enemy to beat
  In battle you must never be too late
  You cannot be a phoenix till you’ve risen from the dead
  Your influence in history is at stake
  If you wish to be immortalised beware of what is said
  Perception is the key
  For a golden destiny
  But take care that you never burn the cakes!
• 8. The Last Arrow (05:43)
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  One more arrow is my prayer to the gods
  And I rise and make a stand against the rush
  Holding back a tide that can never now be turned
  I’m ready to be crushed into the mud
  
  One more arrow, another chance to roll the dice
  And time is but the enemy of hope
  Everything we choose is a sacrifice
  I’m standing with my back against the moat
  
  Terrify – Resist – Isolate – Submit
  
  In the earth and the stones you may find my broken bones
  Are they waiting in the field that I was slain?
  Or by some twist of fate did I find that wooden shaft?
  And win myself the chance to walk away
  
  One more arrow is all I ask!
  One more shot before I’m gone
  Give me one more chance
  For a few more precious moments
  To spend that time with you
  To spend that time with you
  
  Tolerate – Agonise – Nullified
  
  Wood and feather flies as it arcs into the air
  And I listen to it whisper through the blue
  Dealing out the judgement to adversary and foe
  Now I see if this path can run true
  
  I reach through the bars – Anger is my cage
  I’m a prisoner – I am desperate to escape
  I’m caught in here too scared to let you go
  I reach through the bars – Anger is my cage
  I’m a prisoner – I am desperate to escape
  I rattle every chain in frustration and in pain
  
  Perhaps a thousand years from now
  A hand will rest upon my brow
  A battleground revealed once more
  The echoes of the dead can’t be ignored
  The echoes of the dead can’t be ignored
  
  One more arrow is all I ask
  One more shot before I’m gone
  Give me one more chance
  For a few more precious moments
  To spend that time…
  One more arrow is all I ask
  One more shot before I’m gone
  Give me one more chance
  For a few more precious moments
  To spend that time with you
  Spend that time with you
  
  Terrify – Resist – Isolate – Submit – Tolerate – Agonise – Nullified
• 9. Deep (03:03)
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  Here I go now
  Sinking down now
  
  This is the perfect place to hide
  The world will turn but let me fade
  Far beyond the searching lights
  Farther than the talus caves
  
  Settled down within the womb
  Nested into solid rock
  Let me lie within this tomb
  Forever sealed forever locked
  
  Here I go now
  Close my eyes now
  
  Let me fall between the cracks
  Let me slide along the ice
  I will cut away the threads
  As I pale into the night
  
  I am darkness to your eyes
  Invisible to those who watch
  I’m a stream that carves a line
  Not set but never, never lost
  
  Here I go now
  Sinking down now
  Sinking deep
• 10. Blood Moon (05:17)
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  Blood moon, hanging in the sky
  Silent as the hours drag by, drag by
  Shadows dance around
  Soundless in their mournful sighs…
  
  Soon now, holding on to hope
  Eyes will meet across the field of conflict
  Soon will come the dawn
  Every human fate is sealed
  Cold wind reaching into bones
  Whispering of battles gone by, gone by
  Courage fades away
  Glory is a long-lost cry
  
  The drums of war they beat so slow
  In the calm before the storm begins
  Your nerves wind tight as you listen for the word
  In the waiting, in the waiting when the storm begins
  
  Blood moon, eyes on the horizon
  Emotions intertwined with fear and purpose
  Captured in the peace
  Ready now to face the spears
  Day break, swords will rise again
  Voices chanting out in prayer, in prayer
  Hammering of hearts
  Closer now, we’re almost there
  
  The drums of war they beat so slow
  In the calm before the storm begins
  Your nerves wind tight as you listen for the word
  In the waiting, in the waiting when the storm begins
  
  Blood moon hanging in the sky
  Blood moon…
  
  Unleash the storm
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