The Decision Tree (We're Alive)

Arjen Anthony Lucassen

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:
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:
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)

Trivia about the song The Decision Tree (We're Alive) by Ayreon

On which albums was the song “The Decision Tree (We're Alive)” released by Ayreon?
Ayreon released the song on the albums “Into the Electric Castle” in 1998, “Into the Electric Castle: A Space Opera” in 1998, “Into The Electric Castle” in 2002, and “Electric Castle Live and Other Tales” in 2020.
Who composed the song “The Decision Tree (We're Alive)” by Ayreon?
The song “The Decision Tree (We're Alive)” by Ayreon was composed by Arjen Anthony Lucassen.

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