Eyes of Time

Ayreon - Eyes Of Time (The Final Experiment) 1995

Eyes of Time is the third song of The Final Experiment. Its length is 5:05. It is preceded by The Awareness, and followed by The Banishment.

Plot

Ayreon slowly begins to understand that these visions he's experiencing are visions of the future. He does not fully comprehend how important they actually are. The villagers try to ask him what he's seeing, but Ayreon, because he doesn't actually understand his visions, cannot tell them yet.

Singers

• Lenny Wolf as Ayreon

Lyrics

Eyes of Time

It slowly dawns on Ayreon that these visions he is experiencing are visions of the future. But he does not fully comprehend their importance yet.

AYREON:
I cannot see with these eyes
My world is dark
Like a cold eternal night

I could not tell you no lies
My words are lost
In a shroud of mystery

VILLAGERS:
Tell me what you see

AYREON:
I cannot tell you now
I see the world through the eyes of time

VILLAGERS:
Tell me what you feel

AYREON:
I wouldn't know how
I cannot free my mind
From the eyes of time

I do not know where I am
I'm lost in time
Drifting in eternity

I cannot tell if it's real
Or fantasy
Or a view of things to come

I'm still trying to understand
Why do I see the things I see
Could it be a future world
That's warning us through me
I'm still trying to understand
Why do I know the things I know
Does it mean I'm a god
Will nobody tell me so?

Brainwaves

It all gets too confusing for Ayreon and the thin line between illusion and reality fades.
[Instrumental]