So maybe it's the album clover that makes me think that, but I feel this album will be more on the energetic and uplifting prog rock side than the metal side of things. It's still going to have heavy moments, but it won't be like Train of Thought for example. And now for my thoughts on each songs.
1. The Alien: I think it will be sort of a typical opener, like in the vein of On the Backs of Angels. A slow and soft build up that leads into an explosive beginning, followed by the song section and an instrumental passage before ending the track. Lyrically I don't think it's about a actual alien, but more about feeling out of place in the world or in your life.
2. Answering the Call: I'm not sure about this one. I guess lyrically it could be about taking action towards a goal. I guess musically it could reflect that with something energetic and with a sense of urgency.
3.Invisible Monster: I think this one is going to be a heavy song. I think it's going to be relatively straightforward, but with a few little twists to make it interesting. I again think the title is not literal, but meant to reflect someone who's living a psychological struggle or trauma and how it affects their life.
4.Sleeping Giant: Another title that I think is not meant to be taken literally. I think it's about having great potential (the giant) but not living up to it or realizing it (the act of sleeping). Musically, I imagine it starting softly, either in a more atmospheric way or like a ballad, and staying like that for a chunk of the song, maybe with a slow build up over time. Then at some point it explodes into a huge sounding chorus (like Misunderstood) as if the giant awakened and keeps the energy and epicness going until the end.
5. Transcending Time: No clue about this one, whether it's musically or lyrically. Perhaps it's about doing something to leave your mark in the world so that even when you die, you will still exist in a way.
6. Awaken the Master: My first thought was that this was going to be another all around heavy track due to the title reminding me of songs from Systematic Chaos, specifically The Dark Eternal Night and In Presence of Enemies. But seeing as I feel like none of the title are meant to be literal, I think that it's thematically going to be about taking control of your circumstances and finally becoming the master of your own life. So I think it might turn out to be a bit like At Wit's End where it starts off as dramatic, it goes through a few turns before ending on an uplifting note.
7. A View From the Top of the World: This one I imagine it will musically represent the idea of climbing up the highest mountain. I kind of imagine it like Octavarium where it starts very subdued and atmospheric and gradually builds up until the whole thing really picks up in pace and drama, as if the ascension is starting off easy, but gets gradually more difficult until it becomes a real challenge. At that point I'm expecting lots of twists, technical passages and lots of tension building up until it reach a big climactic ending representing the moment where we reach the top of the world. And as the music ends you get a reprise of the soft beginning, as if we are sitting there and calmly enjoying the view. Lyrically, I think it's going to be about working and struggling to achieve your goal and gaining a greater perspective about your life and your place in the world in the process.
So that's about it I think. Thematically that would make it an album about personal struggles one might have and finding a place to fit in the world. I think that can make sense as a theme with the way the world has been recently. But maybe I'm wrong about that and all the titles are meant to be taken in a literal manner