The Faust Complex

I now demand ultimate knowledge

For I've learned all I can under the sun

In my chamber chronicling the codex of history

My appetite whetted, I must know more

I cast off the triple deity of Jove

Not fooled by the stained glass illusion

An immaculate monument frustrating aspirations

Holy, defiled, it is no place for me

A storming descent through the heavenly body

Galactic garden of orbital alignment

Chaos to consequence in unnatural order

The sinister alchemist at the edge of abyss

Yet I am the observer and the observed

And my immortal soul is all I sacrifice

To understand the universe infinite

The deified symmetry of omnipotence

Lucifer, son of light, show me the patterns of life

For he who understands the game commands all space and time

Lucifer, my champion, illuminate for me

Kings' and tyrants' power and the cycle of destiny

Aries, Aries, god of war, send me to my death

Zeus, god above all gods, revive me with your breath

Lucifer, my shining star, your light is waning cold

My eyes are faint, my body aflame, inside I'm grey and old

The beast, the man, the goat, the horns, the mask has been removed

The morning star, the adversary leaves me at my doom

I, the arrogant amateur, have taken all of creation upon myself

And now, devoid of soul, my understanding is darkened again

At last all I desire is peace and a chance to make amends

For love is beyond knowledge - an emotion based on simple faith

Margaret, my love, please hearken to my cry

My quest it has been all in vain and now I finally die

As my story ends, I understand your heart

For all that I have learned, I can't explain your love