WHILE TRAVELLING ON THE SEA OF SOUND
AN OLD MAN THINKS HES FIGUERED OUT
A WAY TO RECONCILE
THE SMILE HE'D LOST AS A CHILD
CAUGHT UP IN HIS THOUGHTS
HE'S FOUGHT
A LOT HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN
AND TAUGHT IN SIMPLEST TERMS
WAS IT ALL WORTHWHILE
LOST IN HIS THOUGHTS
EVERY DAY AS HE GROWS…
HE'S FOUGHT AND FORGOT
AND THE STORIES BEEN SOLD…
IN A SEA OF EXPRESSIONLESS
EYES HE TRIES…
IN VAIN TO EXPLAIN
HIS TAKE ON LIFE…
IF I WERE TO DIE TODAY
WHY WOULD ANYONE TAKE MY PLACE
IF I WERE TO DIE TODAY
WOULD THE FUTURE IVE BUILT JUST FADE AWAY
A YOUNG MAN SETTLES IN
JUST A LITTLE TOO CLOSE…
OUT OF EVERYTHING IN LIFE
HE ALWAYS WANTED THE MOST…
A DEEP SEEDED NEED
TO BE ACCEPTED IN LIFE…
MISLEADING AND DEFEATING
HEATING UP INSIDE…
WHILE ALL THAT GLITTERS
IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND
IS THE PATH
LEADING UP TO THE FINAL PRIZE…
IN A POINTLESS RACE
THROUGH THE SANDS OF TIME…
WHERE YOULL FIND
THAT REGRETS AT THE FINISH LINE…
PLATO SPEAKS OF SUNKEN LANDS
THAT VANISH OVER NIGHT…
A CHILD HIDES BENEATH A SHEET
SHIVERING IN FRIGHT…
HIS DEMONS FAR BENEATH HIS BED
DOWN IN THE ROOM BELOW…
CODDLING A BOTTLE
NEVER KNOWING WHERE TO GO…
AND THE NIGHT DRAGS ON
WHILE THE SKEPTICS LOOK FOR HOLES…
WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON
THERE WILL BE NO BETTER COLD…
THAN THE FROST THAT WILL SETTLE
ON REGRET AND DISCONCERN…
IT'S A TALE TOLD BETTER
IN ABSTRACT TERMS…
'CAUSE THIS IS…
HIS LIFE
HER LIFE
THEIR LIFE
YOUR LIFE
OUR LIFE
ONE LIFE
AND MY LIFE TOOOOOOOOOOOOO