[4] It is a concept album like its predecessor, telling the story of "a young boy who sees his own death in his dreams and believes it's going to happen and spends the rest of his life trying to avoid it."

The 22-minute closing title track signifies the end of the story having come full circle, referencing earlier musical themes and motifs.

[4] The song "Visions" contains a voice at the beginning reciting Segismundo's reflection from Pedro Calderón de la Barca's play Life Is a Dream.

All lyrics are written by Ross Jennings; all music is composed by Richard Henshall, except where notedVisions received high praise from Sea of Tranquility webzine.

[5] Eduardo Rivadavia of AllMusic gave the album a positive review saying, "Visions isn't exactly a proud new flagship in Her Royal Majesty's Progressive Rock (H.R.M.P.R.)