Space, their true asylum
The ancient ones they travel on
The architects of our way
In the dark we stay!

The knowledge that you seek is deep inside you
The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
That things are not what they may seem

Can't you wake up and see?
For our own good they tried to deceive
You must learn to believe
That mankind's blind and trying to see
The architects have left us many signs
But the answers lie in death

Fate
Predestination
Manifest
Manipulate
The architects of our way
In the dark we stay!
The knowledge that you seek is deep inside you
The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
That things are not what they may seem

Can't you wake up and see?
For our own good they tried to deceive
You must learn to believe
That mankind's blind and trying to see
The architects have left us many signs
But the answers lie in death

If you're asking yourself
Who you really are
And you question the force-fed religions of man
And you know
You know it just can't be
You know it just can't be

So cleanse your mind
So cleanse your mind
Fear is God's pillar and
It has made you blind

Can't you wake up and see?
For our own good they tried to deceive
You must learn to believe
That mankind's blind and trying to see
The architects have left us many signs
But the answers lie in death

If you're asking yourself
Who you really are
And you question the force-fed religions of man

And you know
You know it just can't be
You know it just can't be
So cleanse your mind
So cleanse your mind
Someone must hold the key
Someone must hold the key
The ones who sowed the seed
The ones who sowed the seed
Faith is the final key
The final key
What lies beyond the stars
Lies beyond the stars
Can't you wake up and see?
Wake up and see!
Oh you must learn to believe
Our makers, our framers, our fathers, our gods
The architects roam on their quest for a spirit unknown
If you're asking yourself who you really are
And you question the force-fed religions of man
And you know....
Our makers, our framers, our fathers, our gods
The architects roam on their quest for a spirit unknown



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    General Comment:In conclusion, any metal band these days can tell us that the human race is doomed and that religion is the enemy, but it takes someone like Schaffer to tell us why.
    Flag seahenon September 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:We have a breakthrough, ladies and gents. This is a continuation of the Something Wicked Saga by Iced Earth. (As with all other songs in the Saga, the lyrics were written entirely by Jon Schaffer.) The synopsis can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…. Unlike the other songs, this one is told from the human point of view, after the Clouding.

    The Architects are the race of extraterrestrials that created the Setians, the original inhabitants of Earth. After humans invaded Earth and nearly destroyed the Setians, the Setians plotted to gain revenge by erasing our memories of where we came from and how we got here, and implanting various religions to turn us against each other and weaken the human race through infighting. That was ten thousand years ago, and now we're weak enough that they can come out of hiding and destroy us once the prophecied Setian military genius called Set Abominae is ready to lead them.

    But this song indicates that humans are starting to figure out what "the force-fed religions of Man" are doing to us, whose purposes they really serve and where they came from.
    Flag seahenon September 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song has nothing to do with Scientology nor does it come close. Scientology is just a pyramid scheme anyway. This song, whether they know it or not, is a call to arms - of the mind body and soul of those who seek it.

    "Space, their true asylum
    The ancient ones they travel on
    The architects of our way
    In the dark we stay!"

    This is talking about how our gods have moved on leaving us behind to find a new. - simple

    "The knowledge that you seek is deep inside you
    The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
    The knowledge that you seek just may reveal
    That things are not what they may seem"

    If we look with in our selves into our own souls we will find all that we need and want to know - simple

    "Can't you wake up and see?
    For our own good they tried to deceive
    You must learn to believe
    That mankind's blind and trying to see
    The architects have left us many signs
    But the answers lie in death"

    The challenge has been laid, do you have the strength and resolve to look in your self? to open your eyes to the truth? There are keys and paths placed all over this earth waiting to be discovered. The answers lie in death, death of what we've known.

    "Fate
    Predestination
    Manifest
    Manipulate
    The architects of our way
    In the dark we stay!"

    With the paths that have been laid for us - the true ones that seek the knowledge to change these paths and venture on to create our own.

    "If you're asking yourself
    Who you really are
    And you question the force-fed religions of man
    And you know
    You know it just can't be
    You know it just can't be
    So cleanse your mind
    So cleanse your mind
    Fear in God's pillar and
    It has made you blind"

    If you can see beyond and past the man made ideas of the gods then you might have the capability to discover the truth of man and the universe. There isn't any need to fear as it will blind your ambitions.

    "Someone must hold the key
    The ones who sowed the seed"

    The key to unlock this all is one who is of the gods... some descendant.

    "Faith is the final key
    What lies beyond the stars
    Can't you wake up and see?
    Oh you must learn to believe
    Our makers, our framers, our fathers, our gods
    The architects roam on their quest for a spirit unknown"

    The ability of faith is the key... faith in our selves because we are the descendants of our gods. Waking up is presenting the challenge again to open your eyes. What lies beyond the stars is our creators and we should learn and discover what and all we can to venture on and join them. Our creators ventured on to discover what is more the truth of their spirit and to seek others.

    This is a challenge presented to mankind to follow the footsteps of the architects and discover the universe. Leave behind our petty ways and create our selves.

    So - who of you are ready to ascend? and travel the path beyond?
    Flag ShadowKeriphinon June 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Schaffer, quoted at metal-rules.com/interviews/…: "I believe in the human spirit and in a higher power. However I have a real problem with the church and the scare tactics used to control people."
    Flag seahenon May 28, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Was it actually Hansi who wrote these lyrics? Because they sound very Deistic (Hansi's a Christian, btw), and Schaffer IIRC is a Deist.
    Flag Marty1982on May 26, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Re Blaed's comments: my spirituality (deistic, further classification pending) takes your idea a step further: the beings who created us did so BECAUSE they were trying to better understand their own existence. This universe is a simulation and predictive model of the one in which its creators live. (It may also be serving an entertainment purpose.) Even though we weren't provided with a consistent set of revelations to tell us who created us and where we're headed, we may nevertheless have enough brains to figure it out.
    Flag seahenon March 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:This song makes me think about masonry and the free masons.
    They 'worship' the great architect of the universe, or something like that, and they believe more in reason than in religion and etc.

    Ok, I'm not an expert in the subject but it looks A LOT like masonry for me.
    Flag Tavoson October 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I keep thinking Lovecraft...
    Flag Dark Ioninumon April 06, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:It's more Gnostic "look inside" for the answers. Also kinda makes me think Matrix.
    Flag humansRpepul2on February 23, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song is supposed to be a wake up call for people to realize that any one religion is blinding and that we were made to never know where we came from or who made us and that the beings who created us are like us in that they are trying to discover the meaning of their existance. It sounds like scientology, but i think it may have something more to do with an agnostic view of existance or the evercontinuing search for our origin.
    Flag Blaedon February 02, 2007   Link

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