illusions of life and death

a question: do you know that you are alive? if so, what makes you believe that this is a fact? some of you will say "of course do I know!" but what proof do you have since no one knows what death is like? considering this statement the story gets a weird touch for the next song "Illusions of Clarity" could be seen as the death of the character...or just a vision of death, a lucid dream, realistic enough to drain the last whit of wit still left by now. the difference of those possibilities seems quite big, beeing already dead or just the experiance of dying while staying alive. but as the story continues it will become a nicety which is just something to ponder on while not being essential for the whole plot. between dreams and visions it might actually be possible that our character would not notice his own death, so in this case the story (after "Illusions of Clarity") would be completely set in afterlife being just another illusion.

nevertheless the story will indeed continue no matter how one interpretes the lyrics of Illusion of Clarity. the following part is a exclusively epic one. "Visions" is a song to take you away somewhere, far enough to forget such nuissances as matters of life and death or even less crucial things. with only few faster parts breaking the tranquility, the 15 minutes of "Visions" represent exactly what the song is all about. dreaming between the worlds there is no need for profane thoughts. the philosophic approach to all problems that have yet to be solved takes its time and its toll...fatalism and apathy would eventually be the outcome. the thought of reality being not real enough to be worth any effort makes you believe that nothing you do is of major importance anymore. therefore the insight gained in this state of mind might prove not that purposeful as suspected. but still the target is locked and the quest continues. as our hero focuses again on the tasks ahead, the avenger offers his help once more...