Once a young boy he set out Upon the road to fame and fortune Full of hope for all looks bright in daylight But the young boy he must learn That the road
Striding forever down the road; continuous stream of losses Leaving wrecks at every turning; broken glass and crosses Whispers in the trees and ghosts
The silent see; no rolling wavws Yet in my soul are darkened caves Something roaming in my mind A creature from another time The sea grows red as sun
Light flickers like burning birds On the dark, silky surface The willows are leaning over the edge To catch a glimpse of her beauty Such a relief To
A stron wind blew across the bay A word for happiness on that day The workers board their trains for home Their shirts were dirty and damp And I stood
Here I am, can you feel me breating In the rhythm of the world I'm in Here I am, can you feel me breathing In the rhythm of the world I'm in Reaching
Here I stand looking at the sky It has never been so red before Here I stand looking at the mountains They have never been so tall before Now the road
I feed off light, light is my source All evil thoughts and painful memories Are washed away by the radiance Of golden spring Standing as a flaming torch
I'm freezing; I'm cold I've fallen into this dark hole Lights out; in darkness the fears unhold Drown in waves of no meaning Through the night I am screaming
Now as I'm sitting here My life passing by I recall the things I've done I watch the sun But this is not the end No the end I'll never see And I'll be
A thousand years i've stood here I'll stand a thousand more Seen kingdoms rise and fall Seen pestilence and war How swift are your little lives How swiftly
In their veins still runs the blood of the wild Deep within their hearts the earliest of songs In their eyes the light of the first of days But the road
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Black waves like thunderous towers in over me fall Dark pools open to swallow all Greedy claws of decadence grasp at every limb A mirror of marred, grinning
There are strange signs in the air tonight The walls creep close Surrounded by liquid shapes and shadows The minstrel is convincing tonight To me and
He is walking in dreams Not knowing reality's name Still - is not real the fantasy When believed in? Through the shadows of what some call life He is
Out of battle I did come Afraid of darkness, afraid of the sun The Gods led my feet to the kingdom now gone Fairest of them all... Fairest of them all