Songtext von Portrait Of An Attempted Escape

A cold caress awakens me An omen of nightmares to come Illumination and darkening amalgamate Blinded, I resign Imprisoned behind imperceptible bars I am in a daze I reach out for the outside world But it escapes my embrace We are all caught in a web of meanings A web that we have spun ourselves Humanity walled up in this prison of its own Portrait of an attempted escape We strive to read the book of nature But it's our own story that we tell Oh, please let this nightmare stop! I shiver as I suddenly comprehend The nature of my beliefs Illusions invoked by tradition Deception descended on mankind Imprisoned behind invisible walls This I cannot face I reach out for the outside world But it escapes my embrace