the decision tree we re alive

Ayreon

Ah, my friends! So light of foot. So swift. You have come this far. And now - here beneath the
ancient, omniscient boughs of the Decision Tree - one of you must depart this world of flesh.
Only seven may continue. Only you can decide...

[barbarian]
let it be known I won t be the one to die here
honour and glory are heaped upon my name
let it be clear I m not the one who cries here
what about the tall one, the one who s lost to shame

[highlander]
I ve followed princes, I ve raised their bloody banners
I ve killed and wounded on the side of right
I ve reaped the harvest, scattered fields with ashes
I ve buried children, sowed the seeds of hate

[all (chorus:)]
we re alive
we ll survive
we will strike for
our freedom
we re alive
we ll survive
we ll arrive in our
eden

[highlander]
I ve followed princes
I ve followed kings
I will take their lead no
more
I will not lie
in shallow graves
(I m nobody s slave)

[barbarian]
let it be known, by Thor the god of lightning
I have been chosen to do battle at his side
let it be clear I was born to go down fighting
what about the craven, the one who s lost his pride

[highlander]
don t speak to me of homour, pride and glory
I ve tasted blood, seen your type before
you talk of battle but all you tell are stories
you d see me buried in a shallow grave

[all (chorus), highlander]