Illumination Theory lyrics

[I. Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire]

[Instrumental]

[II. Live, Die, Kill]

[Verse 1]
Consider this question
Look deep inside
Deliver a true confession
What are you willing to live for?

Consider this question
Open your eyes
Examine your own reflection
What are you willing to die for?

[Bridge]
When your back's against the wall
And the times uncertain!

[Verse 2]
Consider this question
No standing by
When flesh and blood are threatened
What are you willing to kill for?
[Chorus 1]
We seek to understand
We cry with head in hand

[Verse 3]
The bridges we build to connect
The distance that makes us forget
Hate dividing us, love reminding us
Of our shared humanity

[Bridge]
Hope can be a shadow fleeting
I would rather die believing
Capture it all in a final act of faith!

[Chorus 1]
We seek to understand
We cry with head in hand

[Post-Chorus]
A story that needs to be told
An answer that begs to found
The beauty we wish to behold
Is never too far away

[III. The Embracing Circle]
[Instrumental]

[IV. The Pursuit of Truth]

[Verse 4]
Mothers for their children
Husbands for their wives
Martyrs for the kingdom
Fighting for your life

A soldier for his country
A junkie for the high
Teachers for their students
Vengeance for a crime

[Verse 5]
Rebels for their freedom
A tyrant for the praise
Cowards for salvation
Money, love, and fame

[Chorus 2]
Noble and brave
Lay down our lives for the cause
Death over shame
Grace before glory
[Instrumental Break]
[Keyboard Solo]
[Guitar Solo]

[V. Surrender, Trust & Passion]

[Verse 6]
To really feel the joy in life (Feel the joy in life)
You must suffer through the pain (Suffer through the pain)
When you surrender to the light (Surrender to the light)
You can face the darkest days (Face the darkest days)

If you open up your eyes (Open up your eyes)
And you put your trust in love (Put your trust in love)
On those cold and endless nights (Cold and endless nights)
You will never be alone (Never be alone)

Passion glows within your heart (Glows within your heart)
Like a furnace burning bright (Furnace burning bright)
Until you struggle through the dark (Struggle through the dark)
You'll never know that you're alive

[Outro]
Never know
Know that you're alive
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know

[Instrumental Outro]