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 depth of winter's snow
Innocence caressing me I never felt so young before There was so much life in me Still I longed to search for 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 my sun's not so bright I struggle to hold on With the last of my might
In my den of inequity Viciousness and subtlety Struggle to ease the pain Struggle to find the sane
Ignorance surrounding me I've never been so filled with fear All my life's been drained from me The end is drawing near
Carpe diem, seize the day
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, hear the sounds Cherish your life while you're still around
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may Old time is still a-flying And this same flower that smiles today Tomorrow will be dying
We can learn from the past But those days are gone We can hope for the future But there may not be one
The words stuck in my mind Alive from what I've learned 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, goodbye"
{It's the most awful thing you'll ever hear If you're lying to me Oh, you dearly love her Just have to leave all our lives Seize the day Something happened Gather ye rosebuds while ye may She was killed}
So far or so it seems All is lost with nothing fulfilled Off the pages and a TV screen Another world where nothing's true
Tripping through the life fantastic Lose a step and never get up Left alone with a cold blank stare I feel like giving up
I was blinded by a paradise Utopia high in the sky A dream that only drowned me Deep in sorrow, wondering why
Oh come, let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what, don't let him be Let's feed upon his misery Then string him up for all the world to see
I'm sick of all you hypocrites Holding me at bay And I don't need your sympathy To get me through the day
Seasons change and so can I Hold on boy, no time to cry Untie these strings, I'm climbing down I won't let them push me away
Oh come, let us adore him Abuse and then ignore him No matter what, don't let him be Let's feed upon his misery Now it's time for them to deal with me
I'm much wiser now A lifetime of memories Run through my head They taught me how 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 Set to see the crimson sunset (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) Many years have come and gone I've lived my life, but now must move on (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may)
He is my only one Now that my time has come Now that my life is done We look into the sun Seize the day and don't you cry Now it's time to say goodbye Even though I'll be gone I will live on, live on