Epica, Jan-Chris de Koeijer - Consign To Oblivion (Live At Paradiso) lyrics

How can we let this happen and
Just keep our eyes closed ‘till the end?

The only thing that counts is
The prosperity of today
Most important to us is
That our bills get paid
Our good intentions have always been delayed

How can we let this happen and
Just keep our eyes closed ‘till the end?
When we will stand in front of heaven's gate
It will be too late!

Try to unlearn all that you've learnt
Try to listen to your heart
No, we can't understand the universe
By just using our minds
We are so afraid of all the things unknown

A must we appease is the lust to get laid
Nothing really matters
Just devouring our prey
Our good intentions have always
Been delayed so
Our generous acts have always come too late

How can we let this happen and
Just keep our eyes closed ‘till the end?
When we will stand in front of heaven's gate
It will be too late!

Try to unlearn all that you've learnt
Try to listen to your heart
No, we can't understand the universe
By just using our minds
We are so afraid of all the things unknown
We just flee into a dream
That never comes true
Low to the ground we feel safe
Low to the ground we feel brave

Oblivisci tempta quod didicisti

Open your eyes; we're not in paradise
How can't you see, this stress is killing me
Fulfill your dreams; life is
Not what it seems
We have captured time
So time made us all hostages without mercy
Seemingly generous fooling ourselves
Selfishly venomous time tells
Too much thinking goes at the
Cost of all our intuition
Our thoughts create reality
But we neglect to be!
So we're already slaves of
Our artificial world
We shouldn't try to control life
But listen to the laws of nature
Open your eyes; we're not in paradise
How can't you see, this stress is killing me
Fulfill your dreams; life is
Not what it seems
We have captured time
So time made us all hostages without mercy
Low to the ground we feel safe
Low to the ground we feel brave

We all think we're generous
But we only fool ourselves
The only thing that matters is
Our way and our vision
Selfishly we're venomous
But you know the time tells us
There is more to life than our
Higher positions, race for perfection
Better, faster
We must return to the laws of the nature
Free ourselves from madness!