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Ayreon - Beneath the waves
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Ayreon - Ayreon's Fate
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Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down
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Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything
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Ayreon - Connect The Dots
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Ayreon - Liquid Eternity
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Ayreon - Comatose
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Ayreon - Dawn Of A Million Souls
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Ayreon - The Sixth Extinction
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Ayreon - Chaos
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Ayreon - Magic Ride
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Ayreon - Sea Of Machines
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Ayreon - Valley Of The Queens
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Ayreon - Web of Lies
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Ayreon - Age of Shadows
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Ayreon - Day Six: Childhood
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Ayreon - Day Three: Pain
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Ayreon - Magnetism
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Ayreon - Mirror Of Dreams
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Ayreon - Newborn Race
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Ayreon - Sail Away To Avalon
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Ayreon - The Day That The World Breaks Down
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Ayreon - The Fifth Extinction
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Ayreon - Aquatic Race
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Ayreon - Carried By The Wind
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Ayreon - Day Eleven: Love
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Ayreon - Day Five: Voices
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Ayreon - Day Four: Mystery
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Ayreon - Day Sixteen: Loser
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Ayreon - Day Twelve: Trauma
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Ayreon - Day Twenty: Confrontation
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Ayreon - Day Two: Isolation
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Ayreon - E=MC2
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Ayreon - Everybody Dies
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Ayreon - Into The Black Hole
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Ayreon - Into The Ocean
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Ayreon - Isis And Osiris
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Ayreon - Journey On The Waves Of Time
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Ayreon - Listen To My Story
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Ayreon - Ride The Comet
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Ayreon - Seven Days, Seven Nights
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Ayreon - The Dream Sequencer
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Ayreon - The New Migrator
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Ayreon - The Teacher's Discovery
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Ayreon - This Human Equation
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Ayreon - To The Quasar
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Ayreon - Waking Dreams
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Ayreon - Waracle
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Ayreon - Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy
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Ayreon - Actual Fantasy
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Ayreon - Alive!
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Ayreon - Collision
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Ayreon - Computer Reign (Game Over)
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Ayreon - Condemned Without A Trial
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Ayreon - Cosmic Fusion
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Ayreon - Daniel’s Funeral
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Ayreon - Dark Medicine
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Ayreon - Day Eight: School
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Ayreon - Day Fourteen: Pride
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Ayreon - Day One: Vigil
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Ayreon - Day Seven: Hope
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Ayreon - Day Ten: Memories
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Ayreon - Diagnosis
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Ayreon - Dragon On The Sea
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Ayreon - Dumb Piece Of Rock
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Ayreon - Evil Devolution
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Ayreon - Eyes Of Time
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Ayreon - Fortune?
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Ayreon - Get Out! Now!
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Ayreon - Henry’s Plot
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Ayreon - Hopelessly Slipping Away
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Ayreon - Inertia
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Ayreon - Listen To The Waves
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Ayreon - Love and Envy
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Ayreon - My House On Mars
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Ayreon - Nature's Dance
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Ayreon - Old Friend
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Ayreon - Patterns
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Ayreon - Planet Y Is Alive!
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Ayreon - Potential
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Ayreon - Progressive Waves
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Ayreon - Quid Pro Quo
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Ayreon - River of Time
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Ayreon - Run! Apocalypse! Run!
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Ayreon - Side Effects
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Ayreon - Star of Sirrah
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Ayreon - Talk of the Town
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Ayreon - Temple Of The Cat
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Ayreon - The Argument 1
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Ayreon - The Awareness
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Ayreon - The Blackboard (Reprise)
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Ayreon - The Charm Of The Seer
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Ayreon - The Conclusion
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Ayreon - The Dawn Of Man
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Ayreon - The Earth Extinction
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Ayreon - The Eleventh Dimension
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Ayreon - The Gift
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Ayreon - The Lighthouse
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Ayreon - The Parting
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Ayreon - The Prediction
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Ayreon - The Rival's Dilemma
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Ayreon - The Truth Is In Here
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Ayreon - Through The Wormhole
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Ayreon - To The Solar System
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Ayreon - Transformations
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Ayreon - Two Worlds Now One
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Ayreon - Unnatural Selection
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Ayreon - "Forever" Of The Stars
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Ayreon - 2084
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Ayreon - A Reason To Live
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Ayreon - Abbey Of Synn
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Ayreon - Abby In Transitus
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Ayreon - Across The Rainbow Bridge
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Ayreon - All That Was
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Ayreon - Amazing Flight
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Ayreon - And The Druids Turn To Stone
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Ayreon - Another Time, Another Space
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Ayreon - Ashes
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Ayreon - Back On Planet Earth
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Ayreon - Back On The Planet Earth
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Ayreon - Bay Of Dreams
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Ayreon - Beyond The Last Horizon
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Ayreon - Cold Metal
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Ayreon - Come Back To Me
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Ayreon - Computer Eyes
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Ayreon - Condemned To Live
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Ayreon - Crescendo
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Ayreon - Daniel’s Descent Into Transitus
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Ayreon - Dark Energy
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Ayreon - Day Eighteen: Realization
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Ayreon - Day Eleven: Love - Tradução
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Ayreon - Day Fifteen: Betrayal
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Ayreon - Day Nine: Playground [instrumental]
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Ayreon - Day Nineteen: Disclosure
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Ayreon - Day Seventeen: Accident?
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Ayreon - Day Thirteen: Sign
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Ayreon - Deathcry Of A Race
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Ayreon - Dreamtime
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Ayreon - Elected
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Ayreon - Epilogue: The Memory Remains
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Ayreon - Farside Of The World
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: 1884
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: Daniel And Abby
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: Fatum
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: Graveyard
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: Guilty
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Ayreon - Fatum Horrificum: Why?!
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Ayreon - Forevermore
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Ayreon - How You Gonna See Me Now?
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Ayreon - Inferno
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Ayreon - Intergalactic Space Crusaders
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Ayreon - Journey To Forever
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Ayreon - Lavinia’s Confession
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Ayreon - Loser
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Ayreon - Losing You
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Ayreon - March Of The Machines
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Ayreon - Master Of Darkness
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Ayreon - Merlin's Will
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Ayreon - Message From Beyond
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Ayreon - No Quarter
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Ayreon - One Small Step
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Ayreon - Original Hippie's Amazing Trip
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Ayreon - Out Of The White Hole
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Ayreon - Perfect Survivor
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Ayreon - Phase II: Symmetry
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Ayreon - Phase III: Entanglement
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Ayreon - Phase IV: Unification
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Ayreon - Prologue
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Ayreon - Prologue: The Blackboard
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Ayreon - Sandrider
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Ayreon - She Is Innocent
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Ayreon - Sleeper Awake
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Ayreon - Spaced Out
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Ayreon - String Theory
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Ayreon - Surface Tension
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Ayreon - Swan Song
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Ayreon - The Accusation
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Ayreon - The Banishment
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Ayreon - The Breaktrough
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Ayreon - The Castle Hall
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Ayreon - The Consultation
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Ayreon - The Decision Tree (We're Alive)
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Ayreon - The Dream Dissolves
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Ayreon - The Eye Of Ra
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Ayreon - The Final Expiriment
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Ayreon - The First Man On Earth
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Ayreon - The Garden Of Emotions
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Ayreon - The Great Beyond
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Ayreon - The Human Compulsion
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Ayreon - The Intergalactic Laxative
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Ayreon - The Mirror Maze
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Ayreon - The Note
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Ayreon - The Prodigy's World
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Ayreon - The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B. Coco
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Ayreon - The Shooting Company Of Captain Frans B. Cocq
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Ayreon - The Source Will Flow
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Ayreon - The Stranger From Within
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Ayreon - The Teory of Everything Phase I: Singularity
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Ayreon - The Theory Of Everything (Part 2)
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Ayreon - The Truth is Here
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Ayreon - The Two Gates
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Ayreon - The Uncertainty Principle
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Ayreon - The Visitation
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Ayreon - Time Beyond Time
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Ayreon - Tower Of Hope
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Ayreon - Tunnel Of Light
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Ayreon - Welcome To The New Dimension
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Ayreon - Your Story Is Over!
The Teory of Everything Phase I: Singularity
Ayreon
That grows along the foundation of the old lighthouse
I isn't in active service anymore, but has been renovated
To serve as a private dwelling
High in the tower inside, a young man is slumped
On the floor in the corner of the room, apparently
In some kind of trance. Somebody has put
A blanked over him. He is deadly pale, but the steady
Almost imperceptible rise and fall of his chest shows
That he still clings to life. Standing next to him are young
Woman and an older man
Both are obviously shocked and distressed
Their frequent glances toward the door
Give the impression that they're waiting for someone
Who is yet to arrive. On the wall next to them is a blackboard
Covered with impenetrable mathematical equations
The older man is holding a crumpled piece of paper
It appears to be a note scribbled in haste
By an unsteady hand. What follows here is the story of what happened."
Will we ever understand
This complex genius
This visionary thinker
Will we ever get this close again
Uniting the forces
Of our universe
Will we ever understand
His isolation
Or his sense of wonder
We will never get this close again
It’s been too long…
I think he’s gone
The father, a brilliant scientist, has devoted
his life to finding the theory of everything
the equation that will fully explain and unite
all physical forces of the universe
He's obsessively working day and night
unaware that his wife and introverted son
need far more attention that he has been
giving them. The mother has always supported
her husband's scientific pursuits, but the strain
of dealing with their asocial child's special needs
has worn her down to the point of desperation."
I'm so close to the answer
A dazzling symphony of cosmic strings
I feel the pulse, vibrating just out of reach
The music of space
One single master equation
Unification of the great and small
I hear the notes but the arrangement is wrong
And I'm starting to doubt, but I can't give up now I'm so near
Can't you see that I need you out here?
And what about our boy?
I think he's got something to give
What secrets lie... Beyond these hollow eyes?
I'm sorry you feel neglected
But it's clear that you don't understand
I'm aware, and I want to be there
I just need some more time, for the answer is blindingly near
Are you trying to drive us away
Just when we need you most?
You might find he's got something to give
What secrets lie... Beyond these eyes?
"The son is so withdrawn because his mind
is overwhelmed by analyzing the chaotic stimuli
of the world around him, and the mathematical
patterns he sees in everything - even in nature
His brain seems to operate on a completely different
level than other people's. There is something
very special about him, indeed."
"The mother is determined to connect
with the prodigy, but he is completely unresponsive
He is simply incapable of relating to her emotionally
even though on some level he wants to."
Talk to me
I know you’re there, but I won’t see you
I hear your voice but it can’t reach me
Let me in
It all seems so trivial
In the scheme of things
Talk to me
I feel your touch but it can’t move me
I hear your words but they confuse me
Let me in
It all comes to nothing
In the scheme of things
Patterns emerge in nature’s dance
Numbers are born in the wheel of chance
Why do I see this?
What does it mean to me?
A grand design in all its majesty
Vibrating strings, quantum gravity
Why was I chosen?
What does it mean to me?
Tell me why!
"7 Years ago
As the students work on a test in science class
a gust of wind from the open window blows
a paper full of math equations off the teacher's desk
Unnoticed by the teacher, it lands at the prodigy's feet
Already having finished the test, he picks up the paper
His face lights up as he begins writing."
I can’t believe… this can’t be true.
How could you know?
I’ve tried to solve this
For as long as I recall
Is this your work? Be honest now
How did you do it?
I’m not angry, boy
But I really need to know
I’m sorry, sir, I can’t explain
It’s the way I’ve always been
You see, the numbers just appear
Before my eyes
Don’t believe hi, no! He is envious!
I’ve felt it from the start
In every class, I’ve always been the genius
And he just wants to be like me
Don’t let him deceive you
He’s nothing but a fake
A sad pretender
Trying to take my place
Don’t let him deceive you
He’s nothing but a fake
A sad pretender
A total waste of space
"Why is the rival constantly bulliying the prodigy?
And why is the girl compelled to protect him?"
Why do you torment him, are you jealous?
There must be a reason you’re so cruel
What have you got against him?
Does he scare you?
What did he ever do to you?
Oh no, I can’t believe
You’re falling for this loser
Oh no, I thought you knew
That I am so much cooler!
Why do you despise him, are you frightened?
Are you being driven by your pride?
I think you feel threatened by his brilliance
But still you admire him, deep inside
Oh no, I can’t believe
You’re falling for this loser
Oh no, I thought you know
That I am so much cooler!
Oh no, I always thought
That we should be together
Oh no, I really think
That you can do so much better
[Uilleann pipes: Troy donockley
Violin: Ben mathot
Modular moog solo: Keith emerson
Synthesizer solo: Jordan rudess
Low whistle: Troy donockley]
"The teacher visits the father
bringing him surprising news about his son."
I’m glad you could meet me
I’m here about your son
I’ve never seen a mind like his
Especially so young
He’s got a gift for numbers
Never known before
An outstanding genius
Who shouldn’t be ignored
You must be mistaken
He’s useless and he’s weak
I see no sign of genius
The boy can hardly speak
He just sits there, lifeless
For hours at a time
No expression on his face
His eyes staring into space!
How can you be so heartless
There must be so much more that we can do
Who are you to judge me,
You don’t even know what we’ve been through!
Just give him more attention
You’ll see there’s more to him than meets the eye
Fine! I’ll try to help the child
Better not wasting my time!
"5 Years ago
The prodigy wants to improve his relationship
with his father, but doesn't know how to reach out."
Are you trying to drive me away?
Just when I need you most.
I think… I’ve got something to give
I just don’t know… how…
"The mother and the father agree
to enlist and outside expert to help
with their son, but their motivations to do so couldn't be more different."
We need to take him to therapy
Help him function in society
It's worth a try, who knows...
He could help me complete
The theory of everything
A future to build
A role to fulfill
Something to give
A reason to live