you told me the sun would always rise



and if it shouldn't shine have faith



'cause one day that great burning star's light



one once again dance across my face



I heard the roar of the parting seas



and the mourning of a blackened sun



I saw the last flower wither away



when our flesh turned to stone



I felt the frigid blood in my veins grow still



like winter's paralyzed streams



as the soil beneath our feet gave way



to iron and asphalt dreams







when nighttime stars flicker with grief and despair



and dusk threatens senses too dazed to stay clear



their heavens will beckon,



and angels will whisper my name



wings of scarlet hue, their truth soaked in blood



on wounded knees I've crawled



through the nameless streets of this world I love







my heart is heavy with burden



I'm feeling empty inside



so fill me up and give me a taste of life







give me a place to hide, mother



offer me your caress and let it last forever



let me cry in your arms



let me die in your embrace







my hands have held your paradise



your heavens blazed



from upon the highest hills,



my lonely and wanting eyes did gaze



for I was in love with life and this world



but they tried to take that from me



if this is the reward of the harvest



then I gladly give you my share