At the heart of innocence Outlooks torn and shadows trenched Found a shelter from the wind Once blowing hard Fearsome stories laying claim Of a beast no man can tame
The remains of shattered hopes And visions scarred
Yet another thorned embrace As if all falls into place On an ever-changing path to the unseen Where defiance comes to feed Captured struggle shall be freed A new nightmare born with every waking dream
(chorus) Day in and day out Always at my side By reason of doubt Cannot bridge this great divide Way in and way out Crossing swords with pride The odds you now shout From the deadlocked halls inside
When the tide is on the turn And the ropes around you burn Cutting out the deadwood of the sightless host Under mind-expanding skies Failed conceptions cleanse the eyes It is in moments of despair we live the most