The Human Compulsion

by Ayreon

From the album: The Source

Track 16 of 17 on The Source (2017).

Duration: 2:15

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Lyrics for The Human Compulsion

Do we belong here, do we hide behind our dreams? Can we live without machines? Can we resist our compulsion to explore? Or will we always hunt for more? Liquid Eternity perpetuates our lives But will it paralyze our minds? Without the danger, can we still evolve? Will our passions all dissolve? Remember Alpha, the source of human life Will our history be revived? The second coming of the Universal Soul Will make our hollow spirits whole Maybe one day, man will rise again Standing tall as we were then Is this our destiny, a life forevermore? Or will we crave our time before? Are we still human, buried in our minds? Or did we leave ourselves behind? Our tale's not over, the circle's incomplete We won't just vanish in the sea!

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  1. The Day That The World Breaks Down
  2. Sea Of Machines
  3. Everybody Dies
  4. Star Of Sirrah
  5. All That Was
  6. Run! Apocalypse! Run!
  7. Condemned To Live
  8. Aquatic Race
  9. The Dream Dissolves
  10. Deathcry Of A Race
  11. Into The Ocean
  12. Bay Of Dreams
  13. Planet Y Is Alive!
  14. The Source Will Flow
  15. Journey To Forever
  16. The Human Compulsion
  17. March Of The Machines