I've so much to say, and yet i cannot speak
Come and do my bidding now for i have grown too weak
My weary eyes have seen all that life can give
Come to me, o young one, for you i can forgive

I stood where no man goes, and conquered demon foes
With glory and passion no longer in fashion
The hero breaks his blade

Cast this shadow long that i may hide my face
And in this cloak of darkness the world i will embrace
In all that i endure, of one thing i am sure
Knowledge and reason change like the season
A jester's promenade

Lying at my feet i see the offering you bring
The mark of cain is on our faces, borne of suffering
O, i long to see you say it's not been wrong
I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
The answer is that sweet refrain
Unheard it always will remain
Beyond our reach, beyond our gain

Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
With talons wrought of steel, i tore the heart of doom
And in one gleaming moment i saw beyond the tomb
I stood where no man goes, above the din i rose
Life is amusing though we are losing
Drowned in tears of awe.