Sometimes I've got a world on my shoulders 

that cast long shadows cross my eyes 

where traced out footsteps on the shores 

of the sea of sorrow 

reflect the changes in my life 



Holding out in a darkened room 

long before the fall of rain shall come 

listen to me 

for the last time that I was tempted to the dance of fools 

closer to me 

I crawled away a loser 



I never knew it meant so much to hold a place of power 

where only dreaming sets you free 

I never thought that you could hold me so completely 

you tore off my mask and I could see 



All the people in the street 

double crossed by their own lives 

bring them to me 

I want to take them to a new tomorrow of yesteryear 

call them to me 

let us live forever on 



Tonight I shall cast a stone into the sea of sorrow 

Its waves they crash beneath my feet 

sorrow binds you to a life not worth living 

unto that mortal life you cling 



Stripped of all your earthly pride with the fools you dance 

tonight 

come unto me 

send with great speed this message all across the land 

listen to me 

let us live forever on 



Listen to me 

tonight I turn my face 

from the dance of fools 

closer to me 

I live to carry on my way