[instrumental]
				

i touched with one
who made me run
away from my own soul...
in this world with its
many illusions
we are moving like mice through a maze

and now i find
what's left behind
has served to make me whole
full of doubt, deception, and delusion
seeking purpose to all earthly days

i search within
beneath a skin
that bears both pleasure and pain
in a world full of constant confusion
i will not be a par to the craze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

behind closed eyes
some comfort lies
in knowing the truth never spoken
through this world with its
hidden conclusion
we'll keep moving like mice through a maze

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.

in the afterlife
will dark be bright?
will cold be warm?
  will the day have no night?
in the afterlife?
will the blind have sight?
in the afterlife.
				

tell me
remind me
chase the water racing from the sky
always beside me
taste the memories running from my eyes
nervous flashlights scan my dreams
liquid shadows silence their screams
i smile at the moon
chasing water from the sky
i argue with the clouds
stealing beauty from my eyes

outside the soundness of your mind
bathing your soul in silver tears
beneath a blackened summer sky
praying for time to disappear

beneath a summer sky
under glass moonlight
niht awaits the lamb's arrival
liquid shadow crawl
silver teardrops fall
the bride subsides to her survival

by your hand
i've awakened
bear this honor in my name
				

standing by the window
eyes upon the moon
hoping that the memory leave her spirit soon
she shuts the doors and lights
and lays her body on the bed
where images and words are running deep
she has too much pride to pull the sheets above her head
so quietly she lays and waits for sleep

she stairs at the ceiling
and tries not to think
and pictures the chain
she's been trying to link again
but the feeling is gone

and water can't cover her memory
and ashes can't answer her pain
god give me the power to take a breath from a breeze
and call life from a cold metal frame

in with the ashes
or up with the smoke from the fire
with wings up in heaven
or here, lying in bed
palm of her hand to my head
now and forever curled in my heart
and the heart of the world
				

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if i'd started from the top
and worked my way down
there'd be no reason
to live forever
to live forever

the starvation has turned
me outside in
and the wind has blown
me halfway across the world
across the world

why was i born
in an age of distrust
i'd offered some change
for a photograph

it will always stay the same
always be the same

until i saw the desire for revenge
my heart never once went astray
as long as i have to die in the attempt
then there is no reason
to live forever

until i saw the desire for revenge
as long as i have to die in the attempt
if i had to charge the attack
let me
no reason
no reason
no reason
no reason
to live forever
				

a suited man smiled said:
'it's just a matter of time
you can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line.'
hold tight... limelight!
approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise

in a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper's descent
haunts the eavesdropping silence
that presses his window
as he sweats a performance
to an audience that ticks on the walls

to the practical observer
it's just a matter of time
'you can deviate from the commonplace
only to fall back in line.'
i understand mine's a risky plan
and your system can't miss
but is security after all a cause
or symptom of happiness?

brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizon
in a steady-set gaze
a mariner soon from an open cocoon
takes a moment to summon his courage
to stifle his grave apprehension and
trembling, approaches the surf
a father's benediction as his hopeful son departs
to brave the sea of rage and conquer at all costs

lingers in his memory
and visions still surviving in a logic-proof shell
that should have been held sacred, safe and hidden well
are compromised in usury
with every rising sun that yields no sight of land
the hesitation cultivates within the tired man
and rumors spread of mutiny
and though the time will come when dream and day unite
tonight the only consolation causing him to fight
is fearless faith in destiny

even when plan fall to pieces
i can still find the courage
with promise i've found in my faith

likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
and at odds with our senses we'll climb
but if faith is the answer, we've already reached it
and if spirit's a sign
then it's only a matter of time
only a matter of time
a suited man smiled said:
'it's just a matter of time
you can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line.'
hold tight... limelight!
approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise

in a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper's descent
haunts the eavesdropping silence
that presses his window
as he sweats a performance
to an audience that ticks on the walls

to the practical observer
it's just a matter of time
'you can deviate from the commonplace
only to fall back in line.'
i understand mine's a risky plan
and your system can't miss
but is security after all a cause
or symptom of happiness?

brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizon
in a steady-set gaze
a mariner soon from an open cocoon
takes a moment to summon his courage
to stifle his grave apprehension and
trembling, approaches the surf
a father's benediction as his hopeful son departs
to brave the sea of rage and conquer at all costs

lingers in his memory
and visions still surviving in a logic-proof shell
that should have been held sacred, safe and hidden well
are compromised in usury
with every rising sun that yields no sight of land
the hesitation cultivates within the tired man
and rumors spread of mutiny
and though the time will come when dream and day unite
tonight the only consolation causing him to fight
is fearless faith in destiny

even when plan fall to pieces
i can still find the courage
with promise i've found in my faith

likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
and at odds with our senses we'll climb
but if faith is the answer, we've already reached it
and if spirit's a sign
then it's only a matter of time
only a matter of time
a suited man smiled said:
'it's just a matter of time
you can have the world at your feet by tomorrow
just sign on this line.'

hold tight... limelight!
approaching the paramount
with the sun in our eyes
fearing family ties, legalies, compromise
in a dimly lit room with a stool as his stage
a dream-stricken prince of a pauper's descent
haunts the eavesdropping silence
that presses his window
as he sweats a performance
to an audience that ticks on the walls

to the practical observer
it's just a matter of time
'you can deviate from the commonplace
only to fall back in line.'
i understand mine's a risky plan
and your system can't miss
but is security after all a cause
or symptom of happiness?

brave, yet afraid, his eyes on horizon
in a steady-set gaze
a mariner soon from an open cocoon
takes a moment to summon his courage
to stifle his grave apprehension and
trembling, approaches the surf
a father's benediction as his hopeful son departs
to brave the sea of rage and conquer at all costs

lingers in his memory
and visions still surviving in a logic-proof shell
that should have been held sacred, safe and hidden well
are compromised in usury
with every rising sun that yields no sight of land
the hesitation cultivates within the tired man
and rumors spread of mutiny
and though the time will come when dream and day unite
tonight the only consolation causing him to fight
is fearless faith in destiny

even when plan fall to pieces
i can still find the courage
with promise i've found in my faith

likely or not, it's a dream that we keep
and at odds with our senses we'll climb
but if faith is the answer, we've already reached it
and if spirit's a sign
then it's only a matter of time
only a matter of time
				

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just let me catch your breath...
i've heard the promises
i've seen the mistakes
i've had my fair share of tough breaks
i need a new voice, a new law, a new way
take the time, reevaluate
it's time to pick up the pieces,
go back to square one
i think it's time for a change

there is something that i feel
to be something that is real
i feel the heat within my mind
and craft new changes with my eyes
giving freely wandering promises
a place with decisions i'll fashion
i won't waste another breath
you can feel the waves coming on
(it's time to take the time)
let them destroy or carry you on
(it's time to take the time)
you're fighting the weight of the world
but no one can save you this time
close your eyes
you can find all you need in your mind

the unbroken spirit
obscured an disquiet
finds clearness this trial demands
and at the end of this day sighs an anxious relief
for the fortune lies still in his hands

if there's a pensive fear, a wasted year
a man must learn to cope
if his obsession's real,
suppression that he feels must turn to hope

life is no more assuring than love
(it's time to take the time)
there are no answers from voices above
(it's time to take the time)
you're fighting the weight of the world
and no one can save you this time
close your eyes
you can find all you're need in your mind

i close my eyes
and feel the water rise around me
drown the beat of time
let my senses fall away
i can see much clearer now, i'm blind

find all you need in your mind
if you take the time
				

i remember a time
my frail, virgin mind
watched the crimson sunrise
imagined what it might find
life was filled with wonder
i felt the warm wind blow
i must explore the boundaries
transcend the depths of winter's snow

innocence caressing me
i never felt so young before
there was so much life to see
yet i knew there must be more

but those days are gone now
changed like a leaf on a tree
blown away forever
into the cool autumn breeze
the snow has now fallen
and i know where i stand
all of my childhood memories
left lying in the sand

in my den of inequity
viciousness and delicacy
struggled to find the sane
struggled to ease the pain
ignorance surrounding me
i've never been so filled with fear
now i know that there is more
the warmth is gone
but the chill forever here

i'll always remember
the chill of november
the news of the fall
the sounds in the hall
the clock on the wall, ticking away
"seize the day"
i heard him say
life will not always be this way.
look around, and hear the sound
another time like this can't be found.

we can learn from the past
but those days are gone

in my frail, virgin mind
words have lost my way
i have to seize the day
to home i returned

preparing for her flight
i held with all my might
fearing my deepest fright
she walked into the night
she turned for one last look
she looked me in the eye
i said, 'i love you... good-bye.'

please don't go

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so far so few between
my eyes filled full
with desire fulfilled
all my dreams came true
all the world,
and all of you
everyday there's a constant reminder
of all the pleasures we shared together
love is not just a passing word
it's a state of heart that goes on forever

i was blinded by a paradise
utopia high in the sky
the love there will never come away
deep in sorrow, wandering faraway

i stood outside in the rain for us
i tried to work out all of the pain for us
i sat alone and took the blame for us
my mind has torn and gone insane for us

innocent sinner
repeat offender
promiscuous promiser
a faith lender
indecisive decisions
torn with heartless divisions
watering all my visions of love

of all the world, i give to you
all of the world,
all the world, i give to you
all of the world

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i'm much wiser now
a lifetime of memories
run through my head
memories they taught me
for better or worse, alive or dead
i realize, there's no turning back
life goes on the offbeaten track

i sit down with my son
can't you see the crimson sunset
he's my only one
now that my time has come
now that my day is done
looking into the sun he said
'don't go, don't go,
please don't go, now.
don't go, don't go, don't go, don't go.'