DRAMA FOR LIFE 2.

THE GAME
3. THE CHILD IN ME 4. ONCE UPON A PLAYGROUND RAINY
5. CHILDREN OF THE SUN 6. SHADOW PLAY 7. CENTER STAGE
8. THE LABYRINTH 9. CRYSTALLINE
10. MOONLIGHT KISSED
1.

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DRAMA FOR LIFE

THE GAME

THE CHILD IN ME

Ive got this madman in my mind, this prolific designer

and hes working overtime and he gets all wired up
higher and higher as we fly, were poets of the fall

Shes plastic, shes speed read, a classic line between the lines
Fantastic and half dead, his tactic, blind to warning signs
Her clashes of colors are flashes of society
In ashes his dollars like posters of a tragic love story

Some people never settle for the one

One love forever searching for the sun
Heat blasted faces, promises at dawn
A constant flux of stages before theyre gone

See the puppet master laugh, astride a pale horse

And take another photograph, for selfie intercourse
Reading out the epitaph of our pointless wars
For love we will tear us down

How do you live so gracefully

And would you show me
How can I save the child in me
A world a child would see
How do you fall so gracefully
Serenity
In a shattered world
The child in me

Perfect, near fatal headlong dive

A blueprint for life, blueprint your life
Aggressively primal cultural high
This mental Versailles, is much grander than the lies
You tell yourself to get through the night
Sentenced to drama for life
He tears a stampede through my head, wild and horny
Just one chance to kill it dead but I will embrace it
Into the darkness on we ride, to gamble is all
Perfect, near fatal headlong dive
If all the isms and doctrines of life were a gentle breeze
instead of that usual judgmental freeze,
would we all be as easily shanghaied to their cause,
as now we seem to object every clause,
and would we have the unerring nerve
to go after our deepest desires with a similar verve,
who would it serve
Perfect, near fatal headlong dive

Hes shooting at shadows, portraying a proper soldier boy

Shes thinking, in logos, still searching for the real mccoy
Broadcasters, theyve got this, disasters, a wasp of a satire
Like actors who french kiss right after someone stole their fire
See the puppet master laugh, astride a pale horse
And take another photograph, for selfie intercourse
Reading out the epitaph of our pointless wars
For love we will tear us
Down that beaten path she treads
Mirage the blushing bride he weds
Yesterdays diamonds and pearls
Now worthless trinkets in their world
The salty tang of blood, sensations running hot
Snow blindness in pitch darkness, mindless rage
And then you see the puppet master laugh
And take another photograph
See the puppet master laugh, astride a pale horse
And take another photograph, for selfie intercourse
Reading out the epitaph of our pointless wars
When love, love could be our crown

Harlots by the half-moon, charlatans by wine

Seeking out our pleasure, the sweet concubine
That abrasive acquaintance, its a wonder how we fawn
Stopping at these stations before theyre gone
How do you live so gracefully
Ive been waiting, feel the love rebuilding
Off the edge now, falling down
Cos Ive been waiting, Ive been biding my time
On the edge now, falling down
How do you live so gracefully

ONCE UPON A
PLAYGROUND RAINY
Hello old lovers of mine, my little boy wishes
of fortunes kisses
Now dreams cast aside
In the fading light your crown of thorns
becomes a halo of branching horns
And yet so beautiful
I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Slumming in the shack Tony built last year
I know youll be holding court with jackdaws
Crying when nobody ever sees your tears
When no-one sees your tears
What used to fly us from here to the stratosphere
What became of our passion
Is there no-one who cares
Hear the soft minor key of the one time me
Still the acrobat with my heart on my sleeve
And its so beautiful
I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Out back where the gates are closed
Like a pitiful skeleton pose
We held our first line of defence
Saw our likeness and it made no sense
Like toy soldiers in the muck and dirt
Salvation in your every word
Lost in the fray of everyday
I see you gently swaying in a sea of seesaws
Youre still fighting, I see, like a modern day Bruce Lee
Standing proud in this parody

CHILDREN OF THE SUN

SHADOW PLAY

Parallel to life, theres wisdom that seems out of reach like a

figure of speech in a maze of white lies, so elusive its hard to
recognise with naivetys eyes
Its like running with a knife
The thought steals away with your peace and high on that
trapeze, you hold on to me, you hold on to me

I can feel it in the air, I can feel it young and strong

Like an intoxicating dare

And Ill be singing you songs of tomorrow,

And then dawn will follow
And our sorrows all undone
When youre done with all the strife, when they echo the
minds in the streets, you know your heart beats a solitary call,
for a change in the tone of it all, youll be scaling that wall
And the higher you climb the more you can see of this life and
on the edge of that knife, you hold on to me, hold on to me
And Ill be singing you songs of tomorrow,
And then dawn will follow
And our sorrows all undone
Yeah, Ill be singing you songs of tomorrow,
And then dawn will follow
We are children of the sun
And you know you can take this story,
take your glory, make your own way
Yeah, I want you to shake this story,
take your glory, find your way
Make your own way, make your own way
And Ill be singing you songs of tomorrow,
And then dawn will follow
And our sorrows all undone
Yeah, Ill be singing you songs of tomorrow,
And then dawn will follow
We are children of the sun

For some residue of joy, simple pleasures and delights

Would you buy that ruthless ploy, would you buy that ploy
Mark my words its not quite what you thought
Shadow play
Directed by you
Love portrays Ms. Take
The Oscar goes to hate
Dragons slain
The princess rescued
Its all what you create
Your shadows will be played
And here now comes the sweet caress, unreality to guide us
With a forceful righteousness
And you can taste the kiss of death,
more divine than breath I know
Always just the right address,
just the right caress
Mark my words its not quite what you thought
Shadow play
So this is what you think you need to play the game
A pretty royal flush of second hand fame
For proof of excellence, for critical acclaim
Aloof preeminence preceding your pen name
Cliches of violence and off mark blame
Some character flaws to masticate the shame
Sex in a dress in a wide array
Sex in a suit, hello, happy birthday
Mark my words its never what you thought
Shadow play

CENTER STAGE

THE LABYRINTH

CRYSTALLINE

MOONLIGHT KISSED

When you leave the world behind

Lock the doors and turn the lights down
Whispers, schemes, resigned
N you havent got the will to try and fight
Do you see how its your thoughts come conjuring
Emotions show the world you keep within

Down on your knees to find your way

Through this labyrinth of whys
Time and again, rig and replay
When nothing justifies
Or leaves a trace to tell
A way out of your shell
To sample life

I aint so pure of heart myself that I can go and

say how you should be
But I know the temptation
The meaning you will give your life is up to you
no safety guaranteed
But it will be amazing

I see shadow and light stroking the mist

and I hear voices take flight and send out our wish
of peaceful dreams on a night moonlight kissed

So weave the world a play

Such turns of fate to let you have your way
Lest the only one betrayed
Will be standing center stage
A dreams a deed unsigned
A nameless ghost of yesterday defied
So the answers arent streamlined
To open up before you pay to try
And its all seen through these lenses colouring
The images you call to give you wings
So weave the world a play

Time is a wraith at the point of no return

A memory of the light of day
Time is ablaze and so we burn
Until the ashes of our lives are blown away
Wish I had the power to make you stay
Out through the frozen haze of grey
If constellations align
More brutally sliced by lie than blade
Three acts of cruel design
Disconnect the dots
And against all odds
Still survive

Like a thread from a seam

Drawn away to reveal
That we all make this dream
And sometimes it feels so real

Time is a wraith

Do you see how its your thoughts come conjuring

Emotions show the world you keep within

Time is a wraith

So weave the world a play

Such turns of fate to let you have your way
Lest the only one betrayed
Will be standing center stage

For the sake of thrill would you own the kill

Would you impose your will on another still

Spectres of suspicion hone in on your love

Hungry inquisition always wanting more
Here I am, look at me now, youre living in a world of wonder
Come to me now, we will make it somehow
Here I am, singing your song, believing,
though the worlds asunder
This is our time and our love is crystalline
Place your hand against the wall and
follow every contour till youre free
Yourself forgiven
So what are you a slave to now when
every winding maze will disappear
What makes your prison
Spectres of suspicion hone in on your love
Hungry inquisition always wanting more
Here I am
When it seems like there aint no way out
And you feel like going underground
Whats the choice where everybody wins
Past the point of no return
This labyrinth will up and burn
As bright as the puppet master grins
You will stand a vision of your world of wonder
And play your hand, magician, like theres no tomorrow
Here I am

Tendrils of smoke lash the street and shamelessly court

disguised honey sweet to cater all sorts
and hushed tones all agree and the world distorts
Wishing on a speck of dust in this crazy ocean of fate,
an echo of a memory and maybe just a little too late
Fingers of blue on the snow reaching to touch
the warm light still aglow across the porch
We watch the scene die untold outside our window
For my words are the salt of lust on that ivory skin,
difficult to hear at all through the everyday din
What is this if not some witchcraft
wrapped up widdershins to lead us all astray,
hook in mouth, on through such webs of lies
truths a distant star in our eyes moonlight kissed
New day comes again and it laughs in our face
whispering secrets of pain by all its names,
what flame could burn out the stain of a life misplaced
But summers scent still lingers in your hair,
despite the ache theres magic everywhere
Out the window run rebellion
rapt with all you find for seeking something new
Play in the ponds like summers wind
Dance with trees melding with mist
beyond their flower field like youre moonlight kissed

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The warmest, most heartfelt thanks to our families, friends, fans and everyone
we work with for your support and care. You have all taught us so much about
this life and we are forever grateful. You know who you are. All our love!
MARKO SAARESTO Vocals
OLLI TUKIAINEN Guitars
MARKUS CAPTAIN KAARLONEN Keyboards
JASKA MKINEN Guitars
JANI SNELLMAN Bass
JARI SALMINEN Drums

Written and produced by POETS OF THE FALL and STEFAN BOMAN

Mixed by STEFAN BOMAN
Mastered by HENRIK JONSSON, MASTERS OF AUDIO
Recorded at PARK STUDIO, Stockholm and POETS HQ
Mixed at PARK STUDIO
Graphic design & photography by TERO AHONEN