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At the beginning of the new year 1880, the industrial revolution has made an astonishing progress, bringing us closer to a brave new world, full of magnets and miracles, challenging us to take a step forward to a brighter future. The progress made possible building fascinating machines as calculating apparatuses, agile locomotives, aeroplanes, airships, and spaceships, helping the humanity to cross the border of interplanetary travelling and discover new worlds and wonders. Brand new possibilities emerged, giving chance to everyone to raise their standard of living. Entirely new sets of technological wonders became accessible to the regular citizen, thus giving the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and skills and explore the expanding limits of the observable Universe. Spirit, science and sorcery became one in the new holistic approach to solving the mysteries of Life. Behold the astonishing achievements of the scientific progress and embrace the bright future of mankind.
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Random faces through the window,
Silhouettes emerging from the mist,
It's said "Love's around the corner",
But do we dare to catch a glimpse?
The voice, it comes - I'm going down,
It feels like it is mocking
Me, it spins and burns inside my mind,
It's tearing me apart.
Every time it comes I am going down,
It makes me feel pathetic
Fool, it eats me, brings me to the ground,
I'm just a chaos of cards.
Trust in yourself, doubt in yourself, every day!
Crying again, then reprimand, dissipate!
Tired to death, new goal is set, run away!
Shortness of breath...
Down on the road, life's going on, cobblestones,
Feeling alone, the pain is grown, take me home,
Cold like a stone, it's not enough, let me go!
Let! Me! Go!
Flying so high
In this imaginary sky,
Dispersing in the clouds.
Diving so deep
In this imaginary sea,
Dissolving in the dark.
Spinning so fast
In this momentary span,
Immersing in my mind.
Same old feeling tells me
That I miss what I seek
Just because I fear to
Look behind the corner.
The voice, it comes - I'm going down,
It feels like it is mocking
Me, it spins and burns inside my mind,
It's tearing me apart.
Every time it comes I am going down,
It makes me feel pathetic
Fool, it eats me, brings me to the ground,
I'm just a chaos of cards.
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(Spoken)
Welcome to Teleport Station Ur, Miss Miller.
Please, place your luggage in the processing unit and step forward to the preparation section.
Examination completed.
Executing preparation phase in 3,...2,...1.
Preparation completed successfully.
Please, step forward in the teleport chamber, Miss Miller.
Processing in 3,...2,...1.
(Spoken)
Thou shalt visit foreign shores,
To beseech for thine desire.
Challenges for heart and soul,
Thy love shall be on trial by fire.
Intuition shall ahead belead thee,
Through thy pursuit of love,
Thy efforts shall be rewarded,
A guiding light shall shine above.
Perfect Love thou soon shalt find,
But all the roses have their thorns.
A curse shall follow by thy side,
And often may'st thou feel forlorn.
Thy quest albeit shall be complete,
But not the way thou now expect'st.
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Mirrors
01:05
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A new day, a new hope is rising
After hundreds of rainy nights.
Every day the sun keeps shining,
But today it appears so bright.
How strange the life is unfolding,
When you're stuck upon the edge.
It seems, alone it is solving
If you take away the wedge.
She is trying to capture,
The million clues hiding,
The silhouettes of the hazy foreign land.
She recalls the mirrors
The streets, the starry night
The table and the painting on the wall.
How to resolve this intriguing riddle
To unlock the enchanted mystery?
Where's the key to this baffling puzzle
To connect the dots in the magic charts?
Ink, pens, rulers, and papers
Occupy the desk today.
Bookshelves, compass and measures -
Vivianne is on the way.
Questions, walking in circles,
Writing letters inside her head,
She doubts, nothing is certain,
Is there something that she forgets?
How to resolve this intriguing riddle
To unlock the enchanted mystery?
Where's the key to this baffling puzzle
To connect the dots in the magic charts?
Another day, a new hope is rising
After hundreds of rainy nights.
That day, a letter's arriving,
To put the missing piece into sight.
How strange the life is unfolding,
When you're stuck upon the edge.
It seems, alone it is solving
If you take away the wedge.
She is trying to capture,
The million clues hiding,
The silhouettes of the hazy foreign land.
She recalls the mirrors
The streets, the starry night
The table and the painting on the wall.
How to resolve this intriguing riddle
To unlock the enchanted mystery?
Where's the key to this baffling puzzle
To connect the dots in the magic charts?
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In the silence of the darkness
I listen to my breath
And behold the moonlight's purity
As the soft breeze gently wafts the canopy.
You emerge from the stillness
Like a ghost of fairytale,
Wrapped in obscurity,
You cross the fine line of my reality.
Dazed of passion and confusion,
I fall into your soft embrace,
Sorcery or electricity,
Is it what brought you here, oh, love of mine?
Unreal, yet not illusion,
Like a spark before a kiss,
By magic synchronicity,
Your caress is bringing shivers down my spine.
Tell me who you are,
Show me where you are,
Don't forsake me in oblivion.
Guide me through the way
So I won't be led astray,
Send me navigating vision,
As you hold me in the night.
Whisper in my ear
Which colour is the sound of dreaming.
In the presence of your warmness
I feel short of breath -
A consent to insecurity -
As ethereal kisses bring me to insanity.
You possess me in the stillness,
On my skin, you leave a trail
Elusively, incurably -
You crossed the fine line of my reality.
Tell me who you are,
Show me where you are,
Don't forsake me in oblivion.
Guide me through the way
So I won't be led astray,
Send me navigating vision,
As you hold me in the night.
Whisper in my ear
Which colour is the sound of dreaming.
Tell me who you are,
Show me where you are,
Don't forsake me in oblivion.
Guide me through the way
So I won't be led astray,
Send me navigating vision,
As you hold me in the night.
Be my guiding star,
Lead me near and far,
Don't forsake me in oblivion.
Steer me night and day
Out of disarray,
Send me navigating vision
As you hold me in the night.
Whisper in my ear
Which colour is the sound of dreaming.
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Is it the same, when you're asleep or awake?
How can you tell if it's real or a fake?
Is it a shame if you lie or telling the truth?
Is it a fame if you're doing the same?
The world is so untrue - you need clear eyes to survive.
All deep inside is frightened by wish and desire.
The wisdom of mine already looks like gone with the wind.
Talk to me now, let me feel you're here.
I know you exist, I tighten my fists, swallow my tears and wait...
(Spoken)
Traditionally, insanity or madness is the behaviour whereby a person flouts societal norms and becomes a danger to himself and others. Greek tragedies and Shakespeare often refer to madness in this sense. Psychologically, it is a general popular and legal term defining behaviour influenced by mental instability. It is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a deranged state of the mind or lack of understanding. Today, it is most commonly encountered as an informal term or in the narrow legal context of the insanity defense, and in the medical profession the term is now avoided in favour of specific diagnoses of mental illness as schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. When discussing mental illness in general terms, "psychopathology" is also considered a preferred descriptor.
Come to me now and I will show you the faces of life,
The racing of time, the light of the sky...
How can I tell if you're real or a fake?
I talk to myself, but I still believe, that I'm not insane.
All deep inside is frightened by wish and desire.
The wisdom of mine already looks like gone with the wind.
Talk to me now, let me feel you're here.
I know you exist, I tighten my fists, swallow my tears and wait...
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Dear love of mine,
Never have I met thee,
I wit not whether I shall e'er do.
Groweth pain inside,
Slowly it benumbeth me,
But I still beseech, where art thou?
My life seemeth a futility,
My teary eyes are bleary,
Wistfully I stare into the candle flame,
My quill inditeth a soliloquy,
Who thou art – a mystery,
Shall Providence reveal to me thy name?
Now I pledge my pure love for thee
I let my magick incantation flee,
To spread across, my spell to toss, and guide thee through the way.
A spell to intertwine our paths, I cast,
Enchant our love for evermore to last,
Let us be, eternally, two in one for all our days.
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Diamind
04:31
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Beautiful morning
I'm sharing with you,
Hand in hand together,
Dreams are coming true.
Walking by the shoreline,
Magnolias in the air,
Lac Léman is shining
With its turquoise flare.
Alleys full of flowers
Guide us through the way,
As the breeze meets the mountain
In the freshness of the day.
Birds around are singing,
Steamship passing by,
I'm capturing the moment
Like a camera in my mind.
Let us see the market,
With its chaos assortie,
Astonishing it might be
In this time of the year.
Tangerines and apples,
Painters, herbs, and crafts,
Mesmerising gadgets,
I'm swallowed by the crowd.
Now that I've found you
And I've got you by my side,
I'll cherish every moment more and more.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
I should have held you tightly, my love.
Out of the turmoil,
I can breathe again,
I thought that I've lost you,
I missed you, dear... Je t'aime !
Walking by the shoreline,
Magnolias in the air,
Lac Léman is shining
With its turquoise flare.
Now that I've found you
And I've got you by my side,
I'll hold you tight and never let you go.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
How I wish our love to last for evermore.
Now that I've found you,
(And now that you're by my side)
I'll hold you tight and never, never let you go.
Life is so fragile,
How I wish our love to last for evermore.
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On the first day of spring,
When Moon aligns Sun,
And songs of birds resound the green,
Putting on a white dress
And a garland in her hair,
Barefooted on the grass she preens.
Where the stones are facing north,
She will wait for her beloved one to come.
Trees, crowned with leaves,
The snowdrops in bloom,
Magic is revealed beneath the mist.
Walking in her white dress,
With a garland in her hair,
Pounding heart, and dreams of a kiss.
Where the stones are facing north,
She will wait for her beloved one to come.
Dancing in the circle of love,
To bind their hearts forever.
Kissing, they would stand on the shore,
Where the ocean beholds
Their charming romance,
Their mesmerising dance.
When the Sun is shining warmer,
Chasing out the winter chill,
She aims at the altar of stone.
She feels the dew beneath her,
She breathes the ocean's breeze,
Every step leads closer to her love.
Where the stones are facing north,
She will wait for her beloved one to come.
Dancing in the circle of love,
To bind their hearts forever.
Kissing, they would stand on the shore,
Where the ocean beholds
Their charming romance,
Their mesmerising dance.
On the first day of spring,
When Moon aligns Sun,
Where the stones are standing, facing north,
She waits for her beloved one
For their dancing rite to start
But only the wind has come forth.
Dancing in the circle of love,
To bind their hearts forever.
Kissing, they would stand on the shore,
Where the ocean beholds
Their charming romance,
Their mesmerising dance.
Dancing in the circle of love,
To bind their hearts forever.
Kissing, they would stand on the shore,
Where the ocean beholds
Their charming romance,
Their mesmerising dance.
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Master of Lightning, I came from afar,
I've travelled across many mountains and seas,
Me and my dearest were driven apart -
By a hideous curse, spellbound he is.
Dear milady, I cannot help.
Magick and Ether are dangerous fields,
Selfish motives seem yours, I can tell,
Trials by fire are wisdom to yield.
There are no errors in life, neither chance.
Forgive me, milady, and be on your way.
It's about love, it's about passion,
It's about fighting for your soulmate.
He's lost out there, wandering, lonely,
We must get together before it's too late.
Please, Mr Tesla, hear my story,
It isn't selfish as it seems,
I haven't travelled for imploring you
To satisfy a childish dream.
My beloved, he has been cursed -
Changing bodies against his will.
Only someone smart and versed
As yourself could have the skill
To find a way to trace vibrations,
A soul imprint and frequency,
To build device that I can carry
On my way, through land and sea,
Maybe even in the Cosmos,
Heaven knows where he could be,
Please, you Master of the Lightning,
Help us be!
Now I see your troubles, lady,
We can find a way.
Master of Lightning, I'm here as you asked,
I anxiously waited the long days go by.
Here all the charts and the maps, the clues I have found,
The ring that he gave me should still keep the vibes.
Thank you milady, I think this will help.
Magick and Ether are dangerous fields,
Tuning the searcher, precisely to set,
Is very important, to please your appeal -
Allowing no errors, no faults, and no chance -
Take it, milady, and good luck on your way.
It's about love, it's about passion,
It's about fighting for your soulmate.
He's lost out there, wandering, lonely,
We must get together before it's too late.
Before it's too late...
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Breezy streets of Budapest,
Casting shadows by the evening sun,
Labyrinths of cobblestones
Lead her to the lonely hotel room.
Wrapped up in her coat and scarf,
She's sitting on the windy roof,
Eyes focused - the device is sparked,
As the glyphs are coming through.
Vivianne's eyes -
The familiar straining,
Calculus revealing a surprise.
Love conquers all,
Eloquently persists.
When life brings you down,
Love comes and heals all the scars.
Love conquers all
And nothing could resist,
Not even on
The other side of the sky.
Busy tavern in Budapest,
Smoking pipes, wine, and Unicum.
"Vivianne..." the waitress whispers,
As the tray is crashing on the floor.
Dorina's eyes -
The familiar shining,
Her smile dispels all the doubts.
Love conquers all,
Through darkness and mist.
When life brings surprise,
Love comes and heals all the scars.
Love conquers all
And nothing could resist,
Not even on
The other side of the sky.
She wipes her tear,
As she's speaking softly,
She couldn't let go of her hand.
She found her love,
Yet another body,
Heaven knows for how long.
Love conquers all,
Eloquently persists.
When life brings you down,
Love comes and heals all the scars.
Love conquers all
And nothing could resist,
Not even on
The other side of the sky.
Love conquers all,
Through darkness and mist.
When life brings surprise,
Love comes and heals all the scars.
Love conquers all
And nothing could resist,
Not even on
The other side of the sky.
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Cumulonimbi
03:46
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What a world of wonders -
A manifesto of the human dreams.
Miracles to ponder,
A symbiosis of beauty and machines.
Another day of chasing
Like dolphins in the endless sea.
Yet another solving
Of puzzles, riddles, and mysteries.
Now that she found him
To have him by her side,
She'll cherish every moment more and more.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
She wants to hold him tight
And never let him go,
Her love.
Another day of loving
Makes her stronger than yesterday,
So she keeps solving
Every time she reaches out another destination,
Now that she found him
To have him by her side,
She'll cherish every moment more and more.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
She wants to hold him tight
And never let him go,
Her love.
These eyes
Shining,
That smile,
She could not forget.
Everywhere,
Every time,
On every face,
She could recognise.
Now that she found him
To have him by her side,
She'll cherish every moment more and more.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
She wants to hold him tight
And never let him go.
Now that she found him
To have him by her side,
How she wishes their love to last for evermore.
Life is so fragile,
Things can easily slip away.
She wants to hold him tight
And never let him go,
Her love.
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(Spoken)
Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance.
(James Clerk Maxwell, 1865)
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Five Gardens
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Lonely street in New Atlantis,
Casting shadows by the evening sun,
She's standing there on the lichen carpet,
As the foreign hand, she's letting go.
There was no warning, there were no signs,
She was so happy and then he was gone.
Realising with a crystal clarity -
She's not ready, she's never been.
It was the same face but somehow different,
That man's not her Jason anymore.
She swallows her tears, hiding her fears,
"Are you alright, sir?" she asked.
She walked away and she couldn't handle,
She sat on the edge of Water Gardens Park,
Watching the dolphins, her heart in despair,
Waiting for the glyphs to come through.
Love comes and heals the scars
Eloquently persists.
Love won't bring you down,
Even on the other side,
The other side of the sky.
Giving final bits of information,
Kereső died – an electrical goodbye.
Decoding glyphs for another destination,
Vivianne stares, numb from despair.
Heavy choices, decisions full of pain,
She has to make – it seems she cannot win.
"Is it worth it?", "Should I die alone?"
Her past, present, and future, going with the wind.
Love comes and heals the scars
And nothing could resist.
Love won't bring you down,
Even on the other side,
The other side of the sky.
Love comes and heals the scars
Eloquently persists.
Love won't bring you down,
Even on the other side,
The other side of the sky.
Love comes and heals the scars
And nothing could resist.
Love won't bring you down,
Even on the other side,
The other side of the sky.
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Youtopia
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Alexandra Zerner Brno, Czechia
Alexandra Zerner is a guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Brno, Czech
Republic.
Guest in:
- We All Die (Laughing) - "Thoughtscanning" (2014)
- Aurora Borealis - "The Path To Atlas" (2015)
- Vivaldi Metal Project - "The Four Seasons" (2016)
- Sevi - "Follow Me" (2019)
- Alberto Rigoni - “Odd Times” (2020)
Opened for:
- Stu Hamm and Greg Howe (2016)
- Dream Theater (2019).
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Alexandra Zerner recommends:
Odd Times
by Alberto Rigoni feat. Marco Minnnemann and Alexandra Zerner
Alberto has a lot of nice and interesting music ideas and he's extremely productive so I didn't hesitate to join him in this inspiring instrumental prog project.
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Not all Those Who Wander are Lost
by Dave Brons
Wonderful combination of melodic guitar skills, beautifully crafted instrumental prog, and tastefully integrated Celtic motives, as the entire work is inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien, whom I love.
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It's a rare thing to find so interesting and refreshing instrumental prog amongst the sea of almost identical "infinite-djent-and-shred" or "abstract-crunch-guitars-only" projects nowadays.
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UK Heavy Metal / Shred. Sometimes I just have to go back to what I grew up with & Andy is simply awesome! Malmsteen & Satriani & all the others have nothing at all on this guy! Melodies that grab you & hug you & simply do not let go! Highly recommended!!!
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Songs for Souls (feat. Jordan Rudess, Jennifer Batten, Mark Zonder and many more)
by Alberto Rigoni
supported by 4 fans who also own “Opus 1880 (Double Album + eBook)”
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The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations.
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