The Eyes of the Realm (Promo)

by Theatrum Mundi

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The Eyes of the Realm 04:30
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Whispers in the darkness; tell me, are you friend or foe?“ Do not be afraid,” he said, “You’re far away from home” Prayers ascend above me, I’m trapped in Hell below Voices in the darkness say, “You’re far away from home” But the eyes of the realm ever watch over me Watch over me, Watch over me Your eyes are watching over me Music fills the air The appointed hour is nearing Mater Dei, Ave Maria... Whispers in the darkness; tell me, are you friend or foe? “Do not be afraid,” he said, “You’re far away from home” Prayers ascend above me, I’m trapped in Hell below Voices in the darkness say, “You’re far away from home” On the ground we speak of stars We share the secret need to know I send to you, my illumined friends a gift of hexagonal snow Watch over me, Watch over me Your eyes are watching over me Watch over me, Watch over me Your eyes are watching over me To the Castle of the Stars I beg of you to hear me Mater Dei, Ave Maria.... Whispers in the darkness; tell me, are you friend or foe? “Do not be afraid,” he said, “You’re far away from home” Prayers ascend above me, I’m trapped in Hell below Voices in the darkness say, “You’re far away from home” Whispers in the darkness; tell me, are you friend or foe? “Do not be afraid,” he said, “You’re far away from home” Prayers ascend above me, I’m trapped in Hell below “I will not be afraid,” I said “I know I’m not alone” But the eyes of the realm ever watch over me The eyes of the realm ever watch over me
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Passages of Courage 06:15
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What lurks beyond life’s portals? Sleep escapes the unsettled heart After all is said and done, when the verdict is in, justice fights the battle and the pure in heart fare to win From one chamber to the next you can’t change me and I not you No choice, no turning back, no compromises for the true I wait for you, yeah, I wait for you Open secret doors to the edge of night Open secret doors to the abyss and let me inside Passages of courage have become my life’s theme Is there a choice? It isn’t evident to me The fork in the road isn’t even seen Open secret doors to the edge of night Open secret doors to the abyss and let me inside Opening doors from one chamber to the next I dare to dream… A chamber of infinite doorways Providence beckons me near Looking backward I see What’s gone is gone in the mist behind me… Open secret doors to the edge of night Open secret doors to the abyss and let me inside Open secret doors to the edge of night Open secret doors to the abyss and let me inside
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Test Your Metal 04:20
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Here we stand within the halls of liberty Alabaster heroes line the walls What killed their vision and sacrifice? Blood freely given for those yet unborn Knowledge is power and power corrupts If you suspect it then step down from your throne Once you were wide-eyed, intentions were good How were you taken from what you wanted most? The sentence is passed, your heart is a stone We sit in judgment of the King and Queen Those in responsibility We sit in judgment of the ones who lead We think we’d do better but the test of metal is in the . . . Fire claims the prison, the nobles escape Show us your essence, of what are you made? O spirit of man, are you metal or stone? We sit in judgment of the King and Queen Those in responsibility We sit in judgment of the ones who lead We think we’d do better but the test of metal is in the fire Power corrupts and kills our dreams No one left to lead Deaf are your ears now to our screams We sit in judgment of the King and Queen Those in responsibility We sit in judgment of the ones who lead We think we’d do better but the test of metal is in the fire All their life’s labors erased by your greed What are we left with? No one there to lead Where are the heroes? Dead are their dreams Your hearts are hardened Deaf to our screams! Deaf to our screams! Deaf to our screams!
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It's A Mystery To Me 03:42
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It’s a mystery to me how anyone can see their horizons and not find any blue skies It’s a mystery to me How anyone can see tomorrow and not feel they can make it through the night But I want to know how to love you and I want to know how to care but I haven’t got a clue It’s a mystery to me how traces of your love elude me and reaching out, I find they’re gone It’s a mystery to me how traces of your love will find me The surprise leaves me breathless every time But I want to know how to love you and I want to know how to care but I haven’t got a clue But I want to know how to love you and I want to know how to care Yes, I want to know how to find you and I want to know how to make you stay but for now, it’s a mystery to me
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Don't Tempt Me, Fate 03:52
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The burning in your eyes has set my am’rous heart on fire When in a distant land we met and our hearts did conspire to cast us in this part to see if you and I were meant to be and from behind these masks our eyes will... Don’t tempt me Fate Please don’t tell me what will be I wish to believe that my choices set me free I’ll have to wait Don’t tempt me! Together we fought side by side against the rising tide And though we have survived it all you wound me with your eyes Through this glass I darkly see what is and what shall never be but don’t reveal my heart to be empty Don’t tempt me Fate Please don’t tell me what will be I wish to believe that my choices set me free I’ll have to wait Whisper to me secrets to be only if my heart is not empty To cast us in this part to see if you and I were meant to be and from behind these masks our eyes will... Don’t tempt me Fate Please don’t tell me what will be I wish to believe that my choices set me free I’ll have to wait Don’t tempt me!
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Sometimes I See a Star 04:55
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Sometimes I see a star where one shouldn’t be Sometimes I see a light where a void should fill the night And then I have to believe the words she said to me “We were meant to be!” Sometimes the universe like clockwork turns, each hour and day has been foretold Sometimes chance is thrown into the gears and the world we’ve known, its course begins And then I have to believe the words she said to me “We were meant to be!” Sometimes I see you there, sometimes, gazing in your crystal sphere Sometimes, sometimes Sometimes a drop of water falls in a desert that’s never been touched by rain before Sometimes the stars align and the torrents calm and light divides the day from night And then I have to believe the words she said And then I have to believe the words she said to me “We were meant to be!” “It was meant to be!” “We were meant to be!” “This was meant to be!” “It’s a mystery!”
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A Plan for the Universal Happiness of Man 04:33
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If Christ returned today would we lock him away? He’s been gone so long, he’s not singing our song Hot pavement through a Spanish town Follow the steps that lead you down Past the Inquisition Row Rat out your friends and save your soul! Is it He? Mystery! Auto de fe! Bread or free! Speak to me! Is it Thee who has a plan for the happiness of man? We set the fires alight of one purpose on this night Yesterday they kissed your feet Now they lay brush on the heap We’ve learned from fifteen centuries, no man is happy when he’s free So humbly file into the street and lay your freedoms at our feet Is it He? Mystery! Auto de fe! Bread or free! Speak to me! Is it Thee who has a plan for the happiness of man? The universal happiness of man Universal happiness of man The universal happiness of man Universal happiness of man Free from the confusion of thought You’re just doing as you’ve been taught Take the sword of Caesar, let it fall and we’ll give rest to one and all! Barter thy freedom for the trinity of miracles, authority, and mystery We thrust upon the world the gift of unity But tell us have you come only to hinder what we’ve done? Speak thy blasphemy! The universal happiness of man Universal happiness of man The universal happiness of man Universal happiness of man Is it He? Mystery! Auto de fe! Bread or free! Speak to me! Is it Thee who has a plan Yes! I have a plan…
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Dance With Me Tonight 05:29
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Everyone wants to hear their song tonight, so do I, so do you, dance with me tonight Everyone hides behind a mask tonight but your eyes, in disguise, to the dance invite Dance with me tonight, underneath the moonlight Dance with me tonight, just dance with me tonight Whispering secrets in the flare of the hearth Crimson red, burning bright, what a lovely sight! Sweet smoke of incense, voices chanting the rite Drums and fire, winds and lyre, in the heat and light Dance with me tonight, by the ruby firelight Dance with me tonight, just dance with me tonight No one wants to hear their footsteps tonight Hear them march to your door in the dark of night We have one chance, we must take it tonight Run with me, through the fire, from the holy might Dance with me tonight, in the brilliant starlight Dance with me tonight, just dance with me tonight Dance with me tonight, underneath the moonlight Dance with me tonight, just dance with me tonight Everyone dreams of their future tonight, so do you, so do I – will our love survive? No one wants to be alone tonight, nor do you, nor do I…
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Rescue 05:09
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I feel like I’m sinking even though I’m standing on the shore All hope has left me because the ship seems so far away My crimes forgiven My pages washing out to sea Release me from these irons With your indulgence set me free It’s hard to fight the current when it’s pulling you under The moon is laughing at me She keeps pulling away at the tide Wait! There’s a hand reaching out to me You have always been with me through everything that I’ve believed You have always stayed with me through all the storms and turbulent seas So don’t leave me now to drown in my loneliness I keep my eyes on the stars though I’d drown in that sea as well The light from the galleon is far more powerful to me It’s hard to be courageous when the weight of the world is chained around your feet But hope comes in many forms and in you consistently You have always been with me... So don’t leave me now...
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Mirror of Simple Souls 06:56
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Doubtless the pleasure is great in both deceiver and rube The audience feels most delight that least perceives of the sleight of hand Some with noise, some with light, caught like larks by night We solve the problems of fate Dark counsel awaits on the moon None can anticipate the change of his face You and I foresee what shall and what shall never be Mirror of Simple Souls remove this mask from me, let them see Mirror of Simple Souls reveal this face to me, set me free We address with serenades and court with balls and masquerades, secret doors our stock and trade And if you are impos'd upon, 'tis by your own temptation done, it’s by invite this sleight of hand.... These tricks we have been vers'd in so, that all their sly intrigues we know and can un-riddle every show.... All your lies are known... But those that meddle with our tools will cut their fingers, for they are fools Magic on Strawberry Hill Your future and fortunes behold My service bent to your will By command of your gold...it's sold Mirror of Simple Souls remove this mask from me, let them see Mirror of Simple Souls reveal this face to me, set me free Mirror of Simple Souls remove this mask from me, let them see Mirror of Simple Souls reveal this face to me, set me free I am free, let them see, it is me!

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No one expects a rock opera about the Spanish Inquisition.

The Eyes of the Realm is a rock opera about the original 007, a man named John Dee, who oversaw England's first spy network for Queen Elizabeth I. Our story begins in 1597, when England and Spain are vying for world domination. The Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition is searching for an ancient Greek device that is rumored to predict the future. John Dee sends his best spies, the assassin Oswan and the beautiful thief Viana, deep undercover in the Inquisition in order to find it first. But they share a secret past and must reconcile their feelings for each other while facing the horrors of the Tribunal dungeons.

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released June 29, 2013

Produced by Michael Ray Gould & Li’Anne Drysdale
Co-Produced & Mixed by Jim Brooks
Engineered by Michael Ray Gould & Jim Brooks
Mastered by Brad Sarno at Blue Jade Audio
Associate Producers: Gina Ronat, Tom Saitta, Gaye Saitta, Lynn Shaffer, Chris Shaffer, .Charlie Iglio, Fran Iglio

Michael Ray Gould: guitar, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8, programming.
Li’Anne Drysdale: keys, sound collages, Chinese bells, percussion.
Christy Campbell: lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10
Gina Ronat: lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, 6, 8
Anthony Saitta: drums
B.J. DeClue: bass
Robert J. Noles: acoustic guitar, vocals.
Christopher Brammer: lead vocals as the Grand Inquisitor on “A Plan for the Universal Happiness of Man”
Mandy Shelton: vocals, backing vocals, choir contractor
Jill “Ace” Singletary: vocals
Eric Strothers: lead guitar on “Passages of Courage” and “Test Your Metal”
Todd Easton & Woody Harriss: additional songwriting

Members of the Springfield Chamber Chorus:.Mandy Shelton, Amy Francis, Stacey Luehrs, Cristopher Brammer, Kelly Garrison, Adam Karnaghon, William Chiles, Brad Groves.

Backing vocals arranged and sung by Gina Ronat, Robert J. Noles, Mandy Shelton, Christy Campbell, Jill “Ace” Singletary, Robert J. Noles, Michael Gould, David Ronat, members of Springfield Chamber Chorus

Art Direction & Illustrations: Li’Anne Drysdale
Package Design by Michael Ray Gould
Package Editor: Audrey McCord Webb
Photography by Brad McConnell
Costume Design by Conya Thompson & Haley Bertrand

Theatrical Consultant: Jon Herbert
Musical Consultant: Elizabeth L. Wollman

Based on the novel The Eyes of the Realm by Michael Ray Gould & Li’Anne Drysdale

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