I WONDER WHY (4.34)

Raymond Hallatu - lead vocal
Alan Case - keyboards, vocal effects, acoustic guitar, bass, drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitars
Debby Nagi - backing vocals
Vivian Peters - backing vocals
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals

Travelling down on dusty roads
I've lost every sense of time or place, it's an Odyssey
Wearing only rags for clothes
A spirit of brutalized distaste has entered me

We started out so safe and sound
But something happened, and turned it all around

Walking in a fool's parade
Sometimes the truth is hard to take, the flesh is weak
Nothing but a cruel charade
One day the earth will start to shake and destroy the meek

We thought we had it all complete
But something's missing, and nobody's listening
Sowing the devil's seed
We've let it happen, and now we will pay 'cause

Life's merely a mass delusion
The glory of our grand illusion
So eager to storm the sky
And I wonder why, I wonder why

Something happened, and turned everything around

I've been working for a miner's wage
Broke every law I had to break to get things done
Driven by a mindless rage
Making me feel like I could take the whole world on

We're all prisoners of time and space
Something's cooking, and nobody's looking
So wrapped up in our unholy race
But no one's winning, nobody's safe 'cause

Life is merely a mass delusion
The glory of our grand illusion
We're so eager to storm the sky
And I wonder why

From the moment of birth we begin to die
And I wonder why, I wonder why

MINDLESS (3.02)

Alan Case - lead & backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, bass and drums
Vivian Peters - backing vocals

She said it all on the phone
And I'm still trying to understand
That she's not coming home
How she still wants to be my friend

Chorus:
I'm all mindless, livin' the days
My blindness, making me pay

I see her face through my tears
Nostalgic memories fill my head
Of unforgettable years
But right now I wish I could wake up dead

REPEAT CHORUS

I know that one day she'll come back again
And heal my pain
And if she'll have me I'll still be her man
For I'm insane

I'm all mindless, livin' the days
All kindness driven away
I'm all mindless, mindless, mindless

I DON'T NEED A LOVER (6.22)

Jan Tervoort - lead and backing vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead and rhythm guitars
Vivian Peters - backing vocals
Raymond von Rooijen - backing vocals

Her hands were cold, her eyes were shining like lightning, charming but frightning
I can still smell the sweet perfume on her wrist, I couldn't resist
She took me all the way to paradise, I was paralysed
She crept inside me like a demon crawling out of the night

She wore a bleak disguise of innocent laughter, but what was she after
My independence crumbled day after day, in every way
Well now she's gone and I'm in pain again, but sane again
And I'll be fine as long as I can believe, that

Chorus:
I don't need a lover to turn me on
I don't need somebody to lean upon
I don't need muscles to make me strong
If I could only find a way to stop the anguish inside

I feel like eyes of evil are staring inside me, affecting what might be
The weight of mindless anger bringing me down, dragging me down
The gates of paradise have turned to stone, turned to stone
So now indifference is my greatest relief, and

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

THE BORDERLINE (3.06)

Raymond Hallatu - lead vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitar
Simone Cox - backing vocals

The sun has just gone under
The sky still glows and the land is dry
Looking through eyes of wonder
The spirit's low, but the stakes are high

Chorus:
Cause tomorrow we'll be crossing the borderline
Walking on either side of the borderline

The borderline

The ship of dreams is sailing
The journey's long, but the end is near
Our bodies weak and ailing
Our minds are under a spell of fear

REPEAT CHORUS

The clouds are dark and frightning
Almost eager to take their toll
A sudden stroke of lightning
Shakes us down to our very soul

REPEAT CHORUS

The mood is soft and silent
As nighttime falls on our final day
The land's been rough and violent
But winds of fortune have blown our way

REPEAT CHORUS

And we'll just place our fate in the hands of time
Tomorrow we'll be crossing the borderline
The borderline

DARK NIGHTS (3.56)

Stan Peters - lead & backing vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, acoustic & rhythm guitars, bass and drums
Ad van Beek - lead & rhythm guitars
Simone Cox - backing vocals

There are times when it's driving me mad, always having to struggle
I need eyes in the back of my head, keeping me out of trouble
With every move that I make things are falling apart
Like I'm looking through evil eyes

I had to fight to survive, always drifting from city to city
Every day of my life, never giving in to self-pity
And if I feel desperation slipping into my heart
It's just something I'll need to disguise, to face those

Chorus:
Dark nights, long before the
Bright lights, there will be
Dark nights, longing for those
Endless heights

I wanna know what the game is about, who's buying or selling
I just can't seem to figure it out, there's no way of telling
All the lies that I've heard were just figures of speech
And the truth wasn't hard to deny

I've never had something I could believe in, a reason for living
I'd like to know how it feels to receive, all this time I've been giving
And nearly all destinations that I wanted to reach
Seemed to fade as the years went by, obscured by

REPEAT CHORUS

I never show any signs of the pain and anger I'm feeling
Sharp as a knife, inflicting wounds that time won't be healing
I can feel desperation slipping into my heart
But somehow I'll survive, and face those

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

ALL ABOUT YOU (2.35)

Alan Case - lead & backing vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, bass and drums

The way you looked, the day we met
Remains something I can't forget
And my feelings ever since have been all about you

We had a life, we had a dream
We made such a amazing team
And I was totally convinced that I knew all about you

All about you...all about you...all about you

Mesmerized, hypnotized
But then I started to realize
That all the stories that you told me might have been untrue

I'd never doubt your innocence
Until they show me some evidence, but
When I received the information, it was all about you

And all of it true...all about you...all about you

Implications are loud and clear
The accusations too severe
Desperation controls my mind
Chasing answers I'll never find

I needed you, you needed me
We could have lived so happily
But nowadays I'm having nightmares, featuring you

All about you...all about you...all about you

Conversation went on and on
When inspiration was dead and gone
Implications are loud and clear
The aggravation too sincere
In the end I shall make it through
But there will never be a day that I'll be able to forget about you

All about you...all about you...all about you

MISTAKE OF A LIFETIME (4.58)

Raymond Hallatu - lead vocals
Alan Case - backing vocals, keyboards, lead & acoustic guitars, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitar
Simone Cox - backing vocals
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals

An empty chair, a wandering mind
Agitation crumbling into lethargy
I'm nearly there, at the end of the line
And slowly slide into infinity

Chorus:
The mistake of a lifetime to talk to her and say
That it may be the right time, to turn and look the other way
The mistake of a lifetime to let her slip away
Oh, how could I be so blind, that I failed to see my celebration day

Shattered dreams, oh, what a waste
Freedom never gave me such a bitter taste
I feel the cold, in every vein
There's no escape, it's like I'm drowning in the rain

REPEAT CHORUS

The more you think about it
The less a chance that you will ever find it coming your way
One more idle day
Do I still have a chance to make amends
The more I think about it
The more I doubt it
Oh, does she know
It's all a dream
Is it all a dream?

The mistake of a lifetime, to make her turn away
Every man in his right mind would have begged her on his knees to stay
The mistake of a lifetime, to let her slip away
How could I be so blind, that I failed to see my celebration day
I threw it all away
My celebration day
Our celebration day

NIGHTEYE (4.02)

Steve Brooke - lead vocal
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, drums
Lisanne Soeterbroek - violin
Eddy Bopp - rhythm guitar
Debby Nagi - backing vocals

In a way we can't hope to imagine
All it takes will forever be lost
Seeking truth in its wayward legend
To know the secret whatever the cost

See the nighteye looking into the matter
See the nighteye writing history
See the nighteye in the heart of the pattern
Feel the nighteye break the symmetry

Through the silence we need to travel
To make the journey that can't be reversed
And as the mysteries briefly unravel
We'll pay with our lives for our souls shall be cursed

See the nighteye holding on to the matter
See the nighteye shaping history
See the nighteye in the heart of the pattern
Feel the nighteye break the symmetry

See the nighteye like a child sees a mother
See the nighteye as our ancestry
See the nighteye as a door to another
Scene of bright light, a new entity

See the nighteye as a gateway to heaven
(Didn't know the beginning)
See the nighteye as the promised land
(But I knew where it would end)
Feel the nighteye pulling gale force eleven
(Feel the gravity wringing)
Touch the nighteye with your bare hand
(Stay alive as long as I can stand)

In a world beyond time, beyond meaning
Without boundaries, freed from itself
No divinity intervening
Just nature to claim its inalienable wealth

See the nighteye blowing life into matter
See the nighteye writing history
See the nighteye in the heart of the pattern
Feel the nighteye break the symmetry

See the nighteye as the heart of the matter
See the nighteye rule our destiny

See the nighteye, feel the nighteye
Be the nighteye

FAST ASLEEP (11.11)

Alan Case - lead & backing vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar, rhythm & lead guitars, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitars
Lisanne Soeterbroek - violin
Simone Cox - backing vocals
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals
Hilde Amian - harp

Suddenly woke up in the middle of the night
It felt like the break of day
Out of a dream into another place to hide
I can't take the threat away

How can I respect myself, in the present state of my mind
Can I disconnect myself from the eternal lifeline

I hide from the shelter from my faceless enemies
I must try and understand
Can't face the freedom of the infinite ideas
The cage as a final friend

Why can't I project myself, the words stuck inside of my head
I need to reject myself, and sleep in an unslept bed

Chorus:
Fast asleep, travel into unknown places
Fast asleep, the power of inhuman races
Fast asleep, the fear behind those friendly faces
Fast asleep, the questions so deep

Under, going under, going under, going under
Under, going under, going under, going under...

REPEAT CHORUS

The face in the mirror doesn't answer as I scream
Innocence chasing its prey
My thoughts keep colliding in an everlasting stream
I wish they'd just go away

How can I relieve the pain
Find someone to share the blame
How can I release the strain
Finally put out the flame

CRAWL OUT OF THESE MOUNTAINS (5.00)

Raymond Hallatu - lead vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals
Simone Cox - backing vocals

Too much time has been wasted
Too high a price has been paid
We cherish the freedom we've tasted
But now it's too late

We keep on chasing illusions
But we just don't understand
It all leads to just one conclusion
That this is the end

Bridge:
Cause I've seen too much trouble
Pointless struggle
Too many problems for me

Chorus:
We've got to crawl out of these mountains
We've got to dive back into the sea
Until there's nothing left to lose and we'll be free

We're proud of our great inventions
But there's something we ought to know
There's a limit to all our expansions
Wherever we'll go

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

After all these years of progression
Maybe it's time for a change
We all need a little recession
To find a new range

REPEAT BRIDGE

REPEAT CHORUS

MAKE IT HAPPEN (4.36)

Raymond van Rooijen - lead vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, rhythm guitars, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitars
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals

If you're looking for security, you don't need a lot
You can hide from the future
But if you want something more than you already got
Just fly away on the wings of change and see

That you can look upon life as a sacred quest
A compelling adventure
We're on the brink of maturity, there's no time for rest
Cause we've come too far to turn back now

There's a new world, a whole new era to be found
Just beyond the horizon
We share a dream, an immaterial obligation
To make humanity survive

So let's make it happen
Let our strength be the weapon
If you're striving for something new
It's only up to you to make it happen
We can make it happen
Don't lean back, try to shape your fate
Just go your way, hold on to your crusade

Our society gets harder and colder these days
There's no more room for emotions
A wide variety of problems makes our lives a maze
Sometimes everything seems unsure

Will there ever be a world without war
Without slumbering hatered
We are the ancestors of future generations
We bare the liability

So let's make it happen
May our strength be the weapon
If your striving for something new
It's only up to you to make it happen
We can make it happen
Let's defy the laws of fate
Don't be sorry, don't be late

If we don't recognize the power of creation
We'll just be giants for a day

INNOCENT EYES (4.29)

Stan Peters - lead vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitars
Vivian Peters - backing vocals
Jan Tervoort - backing vocals

Through the darkness shines the fading light
Of a setting sun
Drawing shadows of a lonely night
After the damage done

I felt the river flowing endlessly
An eternal flame
And still I wonder why I couldn't see
That she just played her game

Innocent eyes, a cold and deadly disguise
Innocent eyes, hiding treason and lies
Love as a lethal arm
Losing your heart to her fatal charm
And her innocent eyes

I should have seen it in the way she smiled
How she spoke my name
But I was blinded by her stunning style
And then the hurting came

Innocent eyes, a cold and perfect disguise
Innocent eyes, hiding treason and lies
Love as a lethal arm
You couldn't believe that she could mean you harm
With those innocent eyes

Innocent eyes, a cruel and heartless disguise
Innocent eyes, and I've paid the ultimate price
Innocent eyes
Innocent eyes
Love as a lethal arm
How could you lose your heart to her fatal charm
And her innocent eyes

CELEBRATE YOUR LIFE (4.04)

Jan Tervoort - lead vocals
Alan Case - keyboards, backing vocals, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Debby Nagi - backing vocals

Too many lives just go by without living
Too many wheels by the side of the road
Too many fail to seize the chance they were given

Chorus:
Celebrate, celebrate your life - Take yourself to the limit
Celebrate, celebrate your life - Don't waste one more minute
Celebrate, celebrate your life - Take your soul to the limit
Celebrate, celebrate your life

Oh, just understand that
Life can be your sweetest friend
If you hang on to your dreams before they fade away

One of these days you'll abandon all sorrow
You'll decide to start all over again
It's all in your hands, don't wait for tomorrow

REPEAT CHORUS

Don't waste one single minute
Celebrate, celebrate your life - Take your dreams to the limit
Celebrate, celebrate your life

Oh, just understand that
Life can be your sweetest friend
If you hang on to your dreams before they fade away

THE HURTING (2.00)

Alan Case - lead & backing vocals, keyboards
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals

Twisted, up and down
There's a storm inside my brain
Empty promises, dreaming our dreams in vain

Chorus:
And in the morning life goes on
But the hurting still remains
And in the morning the feeling's gone
But the hurting still remains
Yes, the hurting still remains

Each thought, every word
Like a cage around my heart
Ruthless memories, tearing my soul apart

And in the morning life goes on
But the hurting still remains
Another morning has come and gone
And the hurting still remains
The hurting still remains

WIDE AWAKE (5.14)

Alan Case - keyboards, acoustic & rhythm guitars, bass and drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitar
Gino Reremassie - lead guitar

INSTRUMENTAL

HET NIEUWE LAND (3.05)

Raymond Hallatu - lead vocal
Alan Case - keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, bass, drums
Eddy Bopp - lead & rhythm guitar
Eveline Cloin - backing vocals
Simone Cox - backing vocals

De zon gaat langzaam onder
Het zicht is vaag en de aarde droog
Getuigen van het wonder
De geest is traag, maar de inzet hoog

Want morgen bereiken wij het nieuwe land
Passeren wij de grens met het nieuwe land
Het nieuwe land

Niemand houdt ons nog tegen
De weg is lang maar het eind in zicht
Gestriemd door wind en regen
Maar in de verte gloort weer licht

Want morgen bereiken wij het nieuwe land
Passeren wij de grens met het nieuwe land
Het nieuwe land

De wolken zwaar en dreigend
De stilte smoort onze vrijheidsdrang
Een flits verbreekt het zwijgen
En brengt ons bijna de ondergang

Maar morgen bereiken wij het nieuwe land
Passeren wij de grens met het nieuwe land
Het nieuwe land

De sfeer is zacht en zuiver
De avond valt voor de laatste keer
Ik draai me om en huiver
Want ons verleden bestaat niet meer

En morgen bereiken wij het nieuwe land
Passeren wij de grens met het nieuwe land
Wij leggen nu ons lot in de hoogste hand
Want morgen bereiken wij het nieuwe land
Het nieuwe land

Songs on the album by Alan Case for Bee & Bee Records (The Netherlands).

All tracks were written, arranged, recorded, produced and mixed by Alan Case.

DARK MATTER was mastered by Alan Case and Peter Vincent, assisted by Eddy Bopp.

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