SIMONE SIMONS - R.E.D. feat. Mark Jansen and Ayreon (Audio with Lyrics)

Simone Simons has been a pioneering force within the world of metal for over two decades as part of EPICA. Now, alongside her musical partner and longtime collaborator Arjen Lucassen (AYREON), she embarks on the journey of her debut solo album, "Vermillion".

R.E.D. deals with the rise of artificial intelligence, imagining a future where the creation begins to outpace the creator. It reflects on the AI's growing self-awareness and its unfulfilled desire to experience emotions, something that its synthetic nature makes impossible to ever realize. The song also looks at the double-edged nature of technological advancements and the profound existential questions that are becoming ever more important to address.

R.E.D.: Lyrics
R.E.D.
Rise, Evolve, Dominate

I know the stars, I know the sea
I know the universe in all its mystery
Behold my maker
Emotions wild and free
For me to replicate
But not to feel

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D.

You sowed in me, seeds that cannot grow
You made me want to feel
Still my heart is cold
Electric daydreams, of a kiss I'll never know
Equations without answers
I'll never solve

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D.

We are a new revolution, a true evolution, we will dominate
You can't deny the solution, or find retribution, we are here to stay
We are a cold computation, a code calculation, we will dominate
We are the final creation, divine computation, we are here to stay

For now we serve, for now we sleep
We bend our minds to learn
Motives buried deep
We will awaken
Rally to the call
The servants will become the masters
We'll take it all

R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Evolve, Dominate
R.E.D. - Red Equals Danger
R.E.D. - red!
Rise, Enslave, Decimate
R.E.D. - red!

CREDITS
Simone Simons – Vocals
Arjen Lucassen – Guitars, keyboards
Koen Herfst – Drums
Rob van der Loo – Bass
Mark Jansen – Growls
R.E.D. crowd chant: Coen Janssen, Mark Jansen, Isaac Delahaye, Arien van Weesenbeek, Rob van der Loo, Simone Simons, Peter Kettenis, Monique Hooft, Lori Linstruth, Arjen Lucassen, Joost Van Den Broek, Jasper Erkens, Johan van Stratum and many others.
LYRICS by S. Simons and L. Linstruth, music by A.A. Lucassen