Illumination Theory



[I. Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire]



[Instrumental]



[II. Live, Die, Kill]



Consider this question 

Look deep inside 

Deliver a true confession 

What are you willing to live for? 



Consider this question

Open your eyes 

Examine your own reflection 

What are you willing to die for? 



When your backs’ against the wall 

And the times uncertain

Consider this question

No standing by

When flesh and blood are threatened 

What are you willing to kill for? 



We seek to understand

We cry with hand in hand 



The bridges we build to connect 

The distance that makes us forget

Hate dividing us, love reminding us

Of our shared humanity 



Hope can be a shadow fleeting

I would rather die believing 

Capture it all in a final act of faith 



We seek to understand 

We cry with hand in hand 



A story that needs to be told

An answer that begs to found

The beauty we wish to behold

Is never too far away 



[III. The Embracing Circle]



[Instrumental]



[IV. The Pursuit Of Truth]



Mothers for their children

Husbands for their wives

Martyrs for the kingdom

Fighting for your life

A soldier for his country

A junkie for the high

Teachers for their students 

Vengeance for a crime

Rebels for their freedom

A tyrant for the prize

Courage[?] for salvation

Money, love, and faith 



Noble embrace 

Lay down our lives for the cause

Death over shame

Grace before glory 



[V. Surrender, Trust & Passion]



To really feel the joy in life

You must suffer through the pain

When you surrender to the light 

You can face the darkest days



If you open up your eyes

And you put your trust in love

On those cold and endless nights 

You will never be alone



Passion glows within your heart

Like a furnace burning bright 

Until you struggle through the dark

You’ll never know the joy in life