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Welcome To The School

by Imari Tones

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1.
Now welcome to the school of the saviors This school is located in the 8th dimension Very very close to the place you're born, But very few people come here This place is for the limited people only 'Cause everything being taught here can be dangerous sometimes Junaz, Bulmna, Inidihllam, Conjuck, they all learned here Here I will teach you ordinary things, common things I say their secret is not so special, at least once learned I guess all of you people already know about them But the only difference of the school of saviors, they actually do common things I tell you one important thing You may finish all our classes just in 2 hours But in your universe, that means 2 billion years But there's no need to worry, you can be born again, in just 2 seconds So now welcome to the school of the saviors Hope you have fun.
2.
Illusions 04:12
So now welcome to the school of saviors Here I can tell you nothing but truth Our dearest father and all his plans But now, first of all, we got to know what time it is So can't you see it's all illusion All the saviors should understand Why can't you see it's all illusion This secret should be handled with care Extreme care Are you shocked he actually doesn't care about us He never lend a hand for the ignorance Yes it's a fact we're all loved by god But unconditional love also means indifference Still can't you see it's all illusion All you people should understand Why can't you see it's all illusion This secret should be known to everyone To everyone To anyone We're living in illusions The king and a beggar Winner or loser Nothing stays the same We're living in illusions
3.
Can you feel it Can you see it Can you hear me crying Torn between rules of men and love Teach me, teach me how to be saved Preach to me, preach to me Jesus is the only way to heaven But you can call him by any name In the first place god has no name Can you feel it Can you see it Can you hear him crying He's waiting for us to grow up Tell me, tell me The price of salvation Heal me, heal me Jesus is the only savior But it takes nothing to enter heaven In the first place god is free for all Free for everyone Free for Muslims Free for Buddhist Free for even Japanese Can you feel it Can you see it Can you hear me crying
4.
Freedoom 04:20
Talking about freedom Something you can never leave behind There's no freedom, without the love of god But you can't come close to him on your own terms Oh we all crave for freedom So sweet almost like an addiction We're given every choice to make even to kill someone But so many end up grabbing a fake one So it's called freedoom Talking about cliche Something you can never get away Don't be mistaken You got to do what you wanna do You can't come close to him unless you really want Oh can you die for freedom So dangerous enough to kill the whole world We all know we can grow up only when we don't play games Yes we are sons of god That's why we're given the power to make choices So it's called freedoom
5.
We did the things as we like Since the day he rang the bell Like so many pop tunes Like so many horrible wars We've always been the same Can we be more ashamed? But he's still waiting Some decades ago he gave us a message It said, I love you sons and now you're on your own So come on, come here and love me A day passes by just as yesterday Since the day I was born We build our spaceships We build our skyscrapers But he's not waiting there Are we getting any wise? He's still smiling Some decades ago we found a message It said, I love you guys and now it's your time to sing So come on, now can we be friends? Can we be friends? Can we be friends? Express your love Express your love He's waiting there With his door open
6.
Now that we have stepped into the 21st century we have to be sure about our own fate. So big a turn that we're trying to make, from greed centered to creed centered Even if it's too late to survive Just don't worry It's never too late to learn 'Cause that's what we have to do till the last moment Never too late to learn Driven by money and global economies Politics, arms and information We're fighting the systems we created How can we get over our own weakness of mind Even if it's too late to win Just don't worry It's never too late to learn 'Cause that's what we have to do till the last moment Never too late to learn Can't you see There's no time left for us You say we got to change But change what? Our way of thinking
7.
Please allow me to tell you about the story of my childhood There was a light that lightened the whole world I'd always kept hearing about the land of freedom In 1984, that's the only hope I could see It was strong, it was bright, and righteous as the eagle Where is the hero who saved my life Was it you? Was it me? Or is it you who killed him Where is the God who gave me my life Is he gone? We've done him wrong? Still I can feel his presence - He's still with us Now would you hear the story from my teenage days There was the news that went around the world I always kept asking people where we're meant to go to In 1994, I learned that something never comes back We were weak, we were naive, and left alone like a lonely child Where is the land of dream that I dreamed of Is it here? Is it there? Or just million pieces everywhere Where is the father who spared me my life Is he gone? We've done him wrong? Still I can feel his love - He's still with us Where is the music that led me to the right way Has it died? Has it ceased? Or is it you and me who left it to die Where is the truth I always believed in since that day Even though he changed his form I can't help but feel his presence - He's still with us I can feel his presence I can feel his love I can't help but feel he's still alive Can you feel his love?
8.
Oh lord Can I ask you just one thing Oh lord I have only one wish Oh father I was so bad a child Oh father I've done many things wrong But now I wanna praise you I wanna thank you I wanna love you with my whole life You make me smile, you make me laugh And let me breathe, let me live You let me touch, let me feel And now father please, please let me love you Ah please father, say yes Oh lord Can you forgive me I have only one wish Oh father I don't need anything else 'Cause I've already done so many things wrong But now I wanna praise you I wanna thank you I wanna love you with my whole life You make me strong, you make me shine And let me sing, let me pray You let me think, let me learn And now father please, please let me know you Ah please father, say yes My friends, now let's pray, pray to our lord
9.
V.I.C. 03:25
A musical studio is our church It's not a joke or any kind of metaphor The first time we came to this studio We knew it's the special place that god had prepared for us Oh we're V.I.C. Coolest church in Japan Oh we're V.I.C. Funniest church in Japan Oh we're V.I.C. Best church in Japan We are here to worship him because "God is good all the time" Every Sunday, after the church service We go to the basement floor of Yokohama VIVRE to eat Every Thursday we go to U's house We talk about so many things we miss the final train おお ぼくらはここに ぼくらのあつまるところに かみさまもいる Oh we're V.I.C. Coolest church in Japan Oh we're V.I.C. Funniest church in Japan Oh we're V.I.C. Best church in Japan As you see we're so international, come party with us!
10.
First Pop 04:25
In the days of the beginning of this world We were so close to the One who created us Think like we're in the garden of God Why can't we get our minds back This is the first pop song in the world Someone's joy is everyone's joy Yes, we are one So now remember Go and see for yourself Though we were chased from the garden He never locked the gate In the days of the beginning of Rockn'Roll We could see the origin of human's mind So you really think that God sent Hendrix as a joke Why can't you get your life back This is the first pop song in the world There's no win or there's no lose 'Cause we are one So can't you see now If this is a game, why can't we just have fun He never changed the rule Now change your rule. Change your world.
11.
Once somebody said beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to prosper. Now we can add Rockn'Roll to prove it even more 50-somethig years ago, god gave us a gift It was the ticket that brings us to the new stage So you can relax now It's like P & P & JP & JB Just to catch the tide Now leave everything, everything you've learned And start something real, 'cause the time has come We got to stand by ourselves To please the one who gave us the Rockn'Roll It's not a way to make money or fame It's a simple device to show the way to heaven Can you hear the beat from above the cloud You can have fun as much as you like Anytime, any place It's like H & M & M & M You can dance in the garden of god Full of roses So why don't you let your hair down You got to be natural to catch the tide In the sound of rock is the god himself Let's please the one who gave us the Rockn'Roll Why can't you forget all the things unnecessary Greed, vanity, ego, fear, Those things prevent you from doing Rockn'Roll Just drop your thoughts and get simple minded In the neworld you're free from everything So you can get so high It's like J & P & G & R You can smile all the time if you know you're loved by someone
12.
It's time to graduate from the school of the saviors This school is now moved to the 9th dimension Very very close to the place you're born, And everyone is here This place is for each and everyone 'Cause everything being taught here can be useful all the time You, you, you and me, we're all learners here Here we learn ordinary things, common things I say our secret is not so special, at least once learned All of you people already know about it But the only difference of us saviors, we actually do it everyday I tell you one important thing Everything you learned here might be wrong But in your universe that means, nothing is really right But there's no need to worry, you can be saved again, by our Lord So now it's time to graduate from the school of the saviors See you on the earth

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After the release of "Japanese Pop", Tak "Tone" Nakamine became a Christian. This is a concept album about relationship between human and God. It's a fairytale of an imaginary school called "School Of Saviors" where we can learn about faith, love, and God. First half of the album is called "Our Side", with the songs emphasizing on hard rock sound and heavy metal riffs. Second half of the album is called "His Side", focusing more on worship songs and praising God. The reason we parted this record in 2 parts is, because we wanted to depict an inner battle inside human's mind. Because we think, in order to understand God's law, man has to break all the illusions made by human world. That's why "Our Side" is full of hard songs, fighting doubts in his own mind. This album includes band's favorite songs to perform live, like very powerful "Illusions", catchy rock tune "i love you, now ur on your own" and glorious worship song "Only One Wish". All songs are sung in English. This is the first Christian record by Imari Tones. A big thanks to Dr.Manzo, who provided us his secret base to create this record.

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released June 30, 2009

Produced by Dr.Manzo & IMARi ToNES

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IMARi ToNES is a Christian rock band from Japan. They call themselves "the first Christian heavy metal from Japan". They mostly play 1980's styled, old school heavy metal music.

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