Is this an illusion? A fantasy?

Or is my mind just playing tricks with me?

It seems this happened to me before

An image in my head I can’t ignore

The mayhem around me, the closing gate

Frustrations growing as I am too late

So why have my instincts abandoned me

I’m not as sharp as I am used to be

Bridge:

Be with me, I wish you’d hear my cry

(Will you be here, How do you feel

What do you need, Can't see you bleed)

I'm afraid, can I just close my eyes?

(Don't break your vow, don't close your eyes now)

Chorus:

As the dusk is arriving, can’t fight my memory

(Dusk arriving, can’t fight my memory)

With the darkness surrounding, too dark to see

(Dark surroundings, too dark to see)

Untill dawn we’ll be struggling as with a felony

(Dawn, be struggling, as with a felony)

Master plan, as it comes out, it’s killing me

(Plan, it comes out, it’s killing me)

I’m out in the open, fully exposed

This vulnerability I hate the most

Got nothing to worry, nothing to hide

It’s as if you can see me from inside

Repeat Bridge

Repeat Chorus

--- Instrumental break ---

Repeat Bridge

So is this a nightmare, is it my life?

I guess there’s no one there to tell me why

I am a stranger, I feel alone

Don't leave me here as I don't know what's going on

Repeat Chorus

Repeat Chorus

(Lyrics: Maarten Heeringa)