The Banishment

by Ayreon

From the album: The Final Experiment

Track 12 of 31 on The Final Experiment (1995).

Duration: 11:08

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Lyrics for The Banishment

Mmmm... Have you seen his eyes, Up in the skies, Like hypnotized? And he never smiles, He never cries. Have you heard his song, Fierce and strong, Right or wrong? Should he be condemned? For he doesn't belong. What have I done? You've aroused the forces of destruction! What have I done? You've unleashed the rage of the gods! What have I done? You've denounced the wonder of creation! What have I done? You've betrayed your own, Now you have to pay! It has been foretold, In days of old, An evil soul, Will corrupt the world, To achieve his goal. He's the devil's seed! An evil breed, He's gonna make you bleed! He'll take all he needs, With uncontrollable greed! What have I done? You've aroused the forces of destruction! What have I done? You've unleashed the rage of the gods! What have I done? You've denounced the wonder of creation! What have I done? You've betrayed your own, Now you have to pay! You have to pay! I've done nothing at all! No, nothing at all! (Ohh I'm an innocent man!) I've done nothing at all! No, nothing at all! (Let me go!) I've done nothing at all! (What did I do?) No, nothing at all! (What did I do?) I've done nothing at all! (Let me go!) No, nothing at all! (Innocent man, at the end of the day... I'm an innocent man... All the time... You've got me wrong... You've got me... What did I do? What did I do?...) If I have died, then this must be hell! If I am alive, I cannot break this gruesome spell! I am seeking relief, and finding none! I have fallen into oblivion! A force within dominates my tormented soul! And empowers me to regain absolute control! I shall not yield, for I am the chosen one! Who shall rise from... oblivion!

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More from The Final Experiment

  1. Prologue
  2. The Time Telepathy Experiment
  3. Overture
  4. Ayreon's Quest
  5. The Awareness
  6. The Premonition
  7. Dreamtime (Words Become A Song)
  8. The Awakening
  9. Eyes Of Time
  10. Eyes Of Time
  11. Brainwaves
  12. The Banishment
  13. A New Dawn
  14. The Gathering
  15. The Accusation
  16. The Banishment
  17. Oblivion
  18. Ye Courtyard Minstrel Boy
  19. Sail Away To Avalon
  20. Nature's Dance
  21. Computer-Reign (Game Over)
  22. Waracle
  23. Listen To The Waves
  24. Magic Ride
  25. Merlin's Will
  26. The Charm Of The Seer
  27. Swan Song
  28. Ayreon's Fate
  29. Ayreon's Fate
  30. Merlin's Prophecy
  31. Epilogue