IMAGES OF EDEN- Chapter I (2001)

1) Stealth
2) Tied To A Wish
3) Return To Twilight
4) September
5) Brave Horse
6) Jade's Dream
7) Dawn (Another Sunrise)
8) Edge Of The Ocean
9) Images Of Eden
10) Only In My World
11) One Last Hero
12) Autumn's End (The Last Sunset)



STEALTH

This morning dawns after a long rain
Trees still drip drops of water on warm ground
Green leaves of an April spring are blooming
Clouds fade away, into a void... no more gray

Dove's singing at my window sill as I wonder and think
The cold wind calms the bright sunlight
It's 12 o'clock, high noon, I'm sitting in my room
Feeling serene, daydreaming in my bliss
... On this bright afternoon

What will I do today?
There's no more disarray
I'm finally at peace now that I've won

What will I do today?
There's no more disarray
Through the eyes of God I've set the sun

Now I'm home again
And I know I'll never be along again...No

Live for today and every day
But be careful, you might be the one
Addicted to fate, not knowing at all
Ignorance can put you under the gun



TIED TO A WISH

Another day is over, another night has just begun
So lonely and cold but your heart always warms my soul
I'm here all alone wondering where you are
...I'm in the dark

Another morning, a new day to dream
Wth you in my heart, a feeling so serene
I try but just can't find the right words to say how I feel
And I'm wondering where you are
... Again today

Tell me who you dream of when you sleep
Tell me who you cry for when you weep
Tell me all your lifelong hopes and dreams
Tell me, show me how love can be true

Rainy mornings bring me peace
They wash away all my bad dreams
With you I can find all the love I've left behind
It's the pursuit of my reason to live
My heart sees I cannot lie

Together again, I pray this will never end
The angel next to me, so beautiful and fast asleep
One last kiss goodnight, I wait for the morning light
I want to share my life with you
I'm tied to a wish come true



RETURN TO TWILIGHT

Awake as I enter into a dream
The sunrise of a deep warm midnight
In bliss I'll rise into the Dawn
And penetrate the dusk of light

This is what brings me to life
This is my return to twilight

I'm the one who will set the sun
And fill your midnight with delight
Longing, yearning, you lie before me
Living out your fantasy

This is what keeps me alive
Now I return to twilight

Surrounded by images of Eden
Dreaming at the edge of Heaven
Make this last forever
Now I've found bliss, don't ever let it end

You are the only one for me, I know you can see
You're a dream come true, I cry for you
I took my chances and gave my heart
Now I pray we'll never be apart

Don't take away my bliss



SEPTEMBER

I'm not alone anymore... remember
I'm not afraid anymore... remember
But I am still the same this September
And the dream still remains... September

Sometimes we find that our bad times seem to happen for a reason
At the time, why, we might not know
But later we learn that they helped us grow

Each day brings a new adventure
Try to forget the burdens in your life
Just remember the glory and the pleasure
Then you have discovered life's treasure

You gave me rebirth under your sign
By the grace of God you brought me back to life
You gave me the world I only hoped for
I've waited so many years to feel alive again

You are my fantasy... remember
You're my life without grief... remember
You're my soul complete... remember
I'll love you eternally... I'll always remember

The next day is dawning



BRAVE HORSE

Why is it that all I do only benefits someone else in the end?
Am I a martyr or cursed with good intentions?
Some may need to help me through this crying secrecy
But a state depndency is what the truth might be

Brave Horse... There's love around you, just look, you'll see
Brave Horse... Always seeing you in their every dream
Brave Horse... All will want you, they're in ecstasy
Brave Horse... All have found you, no more fantasy

Please another and curse the other
Fulfill yourself but accuse one another
For their so-called "wrongful convictions"
But a contribution to you "stealth" addiction

Living in your callous world
No one cared when I cried
For everyone who lied, judged me or criticized...
Now it's my time to shine

Now I'm alive
Now I'm alive
Now it's my time to shine
Now I'm alive



JADE'S DREAM

It's getting late, are you still awake?
Lay your head down, rest your soul soon I'll be home
Listen to me, don't be afraid
That all will fall apart and I won't be there for you

You made no mistake with me, I know it's true
Words can only say so much so let me prove it to you

Have no fear, I'll be here to save you from the dark
And protect you while you sleep
Stay close to me and you'll see me
Wash away your bad dreams and all that you fear

I'm going to make you mine... forever
I want to watch you shine
And save you from the pain of the world
Cleanse you with my morning light

I want to watch you shine
Let go of your past, believe in me
Together we'll drift away in our dreams

A full life to live with so much to give
Take the good with the bad, a long road lies ahead
If I should die before you don't cry
When you close your eyes and fall asleep
I'll see you in your dreams



DAWN (Another Sunrise)

I pray and hope that we'll see the sun
Who do you seek to lie beside you?
Smoke circulates your reason
I wish for the morning to blanket me and cover you
A meer wish can no longer keep me from praying
A meer wish can no longer keep me here

Yesterday and days before
Faces I don't see anymore
I can't stop the way we change
But I'm not sorry... anymore

Has her heart been broken?
She needs the shelter of her shroud
A pulse, the cradle and the salt to trickle down
The moon to guide her within the hall
The morning to awaken her
I'm not her miracle anymore

What would you do if you only lived in the dark
With no one to kiss you and tell you goodnight?
When will I realize that I can't relive yesterday?
When will I remember... memories last forever?

I'm not sorry
The sun will rise again



EDGE OF THE OCEAN

Early sunrise... Genesis
It's what we call morning... A new beginning
Forever in sight... The horizon
Here, I'm the only one... Under the sun

Blue sky, white clouds, cold water at my feet
Waves breaking, seagulls singing
Wind on the water, to the heavens I'm reaching
For the sight of forever, please give it to me

Sunlight on the ocean seems to be
A reflection of what we see in our dreams
It's a sight of forever... a fantasy
But a feeling to me... serenity

A beginning with no end at the edge of the ocean
A renaissance we see at the edge of the sea

We can't see beyond the horizon but we can...
Just keep dreaming
Just keep reaching
Just keep dreaming
Just keep believing



IMAGES OF EDEN

(Instrumental)



ONLY IN MY WORLD

I've grown so tired from listening to the world
Tell who I should be, how I should live and what I should feel
I'm sick of all judgmental politics and hypocrites
Saying, "Do what I teach you. Believe what I preach to you."

No, stay out of my world

In your world there is no truth, we're force fed your lies
You wonder why your children murder and commit suicide
Take a look into young troubled eyes, lend your heart, don't build a wall
Did you ever stop to think, maybe you're the problem after all

Only in my world... Eden filled with serenity
Only in my world... If I open the door and you will see

You can't take this away from me
I can dream and make believe
I know it's not reality
But it helps, coping, living in your world

All the words I hear are lies... promises broken
Give me your trust, put faith in me, rely on me... I'll give you the world
In my world of self expression, I'm the sole creator
Have no faith for he or she who gives can also take away

For all your worthless lies
For all your moral demise
You don't know how I feel inside
Stay out of my world, leave me alone

For all your plastic faith
For all your symbols of hate
For you and your world it's too late
I have my own God, go sin for your own
... And stay out of my world

Who have you really saved with your lies?
How can you really be saved... Gemini?
I'm not your savior anymore
There's no more world when there are no more words



ONE LAST HERO

Questions and confusion fill my mind, the dilemma always remains
How could I go on if I made this great mistake
I could never live with it but I could never get rid of it
There's only one solution... go under the knife, no more confusion

Alter my life, alter my fate
Never too soon, not a minute too late

I could never bear to see the pain of a life that I created
Go unwanted, falling down in this cynical world of hate
I took the necessary extreme and altered my fate
I know I'm only a mortal man but playing God just the same

Don't rip me off my cross
My faith will not be lost

You came to me, you took my hand
Gave your love to me, may the past be damned
You swear to me I'm the only one
My love is divine... now we set the sun

My wounds have been mended, my soul is finally at peace
Now that my scars have healed, I've waited so long to release
I'm free to live, free to love without regret, worry or fear
There's no more confusion, now everything is clear

Where were you when I was falling down?
It doesn't matter anymore
Where were you when I was falling down?
It doesn't matter...

...Now I've set the sun



AUTUMN'S END (The Last Sunset)

Another short summer has faded again
The longer nights now await
The years drift away into a distant shade of gray
Through cold winds of a new frost and morning dew

Obscure memories of a year passing by
Ending at midnight, celestial starlight
Fast asleep we lie, but not for very long
For winter is near, soon arriving at dawn

Another truth is silent kept away in secrecy
Another world divided, who will protect and shelter me?
Show me my life and the warm feeling again
The one of a kind I remember as I watch the last sunset

I gaze at your falling leaves painted vividly clear
The days grow colder, in December I'll surrender
To your cold fall breeze, bringing nostalgic peace
casting no shadows, the raven sings me to sleep

Dusk is approaching, twilight is so near
Now I'm reflecting on another long year
Now the sun is setting, what will Autumn's end bring...
Another winter of pain to crush my heart once again?

As I close my eyes one last time for this final transition
I'll know that I've lived my life with no regrets, nothing left undone
It's time for me to say goodbye
Now it's time to watch... the last sunset

Can you remember a time when you were young?
Can you remember the one and only one?
Can you remember a time without worry?
Can you remember when you still believed?



All music and lyrics by Gordon Tittsworth
Except for DAWN (Another Sunrise), lyrics by Kristin Wolverton and Gordon Tittsworth
Copyright 2001 Images of Eden 