Ayreon - The Two Gates

And so it's come to this
Two Gates two portals await
Let your choice be guided by collective wisdom
Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good
One gate completes the circleone step away from your own dimension
your cherished time
One gate severs all connections one step away from
the dreamworld of everlasting ebony
You call it Oblivion
It is a brave soul who makes the first choice

behold these gates, the first one plain and old
behold these gates, the second forged of gold
the gate of old spells out disgrace and shame
the one of gold cries out my noble name
I challenge death to meet me at this gate
I challenge Odin to pronounce my fate
and if I thrive I've overcome this land
but if I fail I'll die a worthy man

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny

cowards whine beyond the olden gate
Valhalla shines beyond the golden gate
I walk alone so dare not follow me
but choose your own and die in agony

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny

What evil place might this be
Why are the heavens so black
Eternity threatens
Darkness crashes down upon me, ohh
Like a big black bat of death, it smothers my senses
Makes me lose my sense of time
This cannot be a dream
I need to be wide awake, wide awake
When Valkyries come to take me
To my place among the warriors
To my place at Odin's side
Aaaahh

we have been saved, our journey has ended
but tell us why, why this ordeal
what was your aim, or was it just some game
have we've been humbled, or did we prevail
we've been enslaved, our wounds have not mended
and who are you, what magicians or gods
what was your plan, we don't understand
did we pass, or did we fail

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny
And so it's come to this
Two Gates two portals await
Let your choice be guided by collective wisdom
Ah, hath the prospect of freedom ever tasted so good
One gate completes the circleone step away from your own dimension
your cherished time
One gate severs all connections one step away from
the dreamworld of everlasting ebony
You call it Oblivion
It is a brave soul who makes the first choice

behold these gates, the first one plain and old
behold these gates, the second forged of gold
the gate of old spells out disgrace and shame
the one of gold cries out my noble name
I challenge death to meet me at this gate
I challenge Odin to pronounce my fate
and if I thrive I've overcome this land
but if I fail I'll die a worthy man

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny

cowards whine beyond the olden gate
Valhalla shines beyond the golden gate
I walk alone so dare not follow me
but choose your own and die in agony

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny

What evil place might this be
Why are the heavens so black
Eternity threatens
Darkness crashes down upon me, ohh
Like a big black bat of death, it smothers my senses
Makes me lose my sense of time
This cannot be a dream
I need to be wide awake, wide awake
When Valkyries come to take me
To my place among the warriors
To my place at Odin's side
Aaaahh

we have been saved, our journey has ended
but tell us why, why this ordeal
what was your aim, or was it just some game
have we've been humbled, or did we prevail
we've been enslaved, our wounds have not mended
and who are you, what magicians or gods
what was your plan, we don't understand
did we pass, or did we fail

open the gate, we're now on our own
enter the gate to your destiny
will it be fortune or fate, the truth shall be known
enter the gate to your destiny

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