Sonata Arctica - X Marks the Spot lyrics

"I was in a really dark place
I even thought of packing it in
But, I just could not bring myself to do it
I met an old friend that I
Had a real connection with
And he saw my despair
He asked me if I’d like to play with him
And as we played I felt, slowly but surely
Rock ‘n roll grabbed me by the neck, and I
Well"

You are a man of impeccable taste
And you know when the X marks the spot
We all need a map for
The trail of your thought
Where to go, well, the X marks the spot

You seem to have a misgiving
Hell yeah, you make a living
Don't add bricks to what we're heaving
We would so much
Rather enjoy the beach, beer and a fire

You think something somewhere
Has a copyright for the world
And you've signed where the X marks the spot
You join a cult
Fill the void that you've got
Deep within where the X marks the spot

There you stand and talk and holler
How dark are all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun

Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away

How well do you know those
You're calling your own?
I mean come on dude! (X marks the spot)
Your starving soul in your house
Of skin and bone
You're an island, the X marks the spot
"Testify children, testify"

There you stand and talk and holler
How dark are all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun

Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away

"Rock’n’roll allowed me to join this band
And there was a period of time
When I hadn’t exactly lost my soul
I just didn’t know where I’d put it
And I ended up in some very
Dark places and some dire circumstances
Now let me tell you, children
I was trying to fill a void in my heart
To fill that void I got what I always wanted:
Success, prosperity
The admiration I'd wanted as a player
I got a place in big shows and
Traveled the world from end to end
And the next of it all
I had this yearning in my heart
Yearning in my heart for rock’n’roll"
"I was called to join this band
And I was surrounded by good folks there
And servants of the rock’n’roll who
Passed on the love
I’ll testify: the fear was in me
I was afraid of everything
I can swear I saw my own
Living heart beating through my shirt"

You are a circus, but where is the clown?
There's no map, still the X marks the spot

There you stand and talk and holler
How dark are all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun

Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float down
Into the night with senior John Barleycorn
Aye yai yai! Heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away

"Now you children
Are you ready to spread the word?
Everybody sing, 'Eo' – (eo)
Everybody say 'Wohoho' – (wohoho)
Everybody sing 'Hey hey' – (hey hey)
'Woah oh' – (woah oh) hey hey – (hey hey)
'Huh?' - (huh?)

Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away
Birds like you fly straight to heaven, heaven
Or they slowly float away

"And the funny thing was I
Was like a spiritual baby
Running around with diapers on where
The X marks the spot
I'd given my life to rock'n'roll
But I still wasn't sure
Was there rock'n'roll? Is it real?"