Cycle of Light and Shadow

I lie awake and gaze at the starlit sky

All the grief and sorrow fade away for just a sigh

As the heroes of our time roam through their painful lives

I can see the fire burning in their eyes:

They believe there'll be a time when

all the pain has gone away

It makes me think it's after all worth fighting for

But when the children of tomorrow

turn the page back to this day

What will they learn of you and me?

Maybe they know our eyes are mirrors of the truth

and thus reflect the pain we fear and the heroes we revere

But when the shadow reaches out upon our youth

We can feel no fear nor pain

The eternal Cycle reigns over all

Though I hope our mission brings new peace upon the land

I'm afraid the cycle of the time keeps going on

And if so, this tyrant's falling down by my own hand

But one day I would become another one...

And the shadow fades away as light prevails the dawning day

only to succumb to darkness once again

I hear men who passed away chanting in the wind...

they say: "This is your War, you are the future king"

Maybe they know our eyes are mirrors of the truth

and thus reflect the pain we fear and the heroes we revere

But when the shadow reaches out upon our youth

We can feel no fear nor pain

The eternal Cycle reigns over all

Those who've paid the price and crossed the line

must now understand and see the greater span

I know everyone can see the sign

and I feel I'm part of something great... divine...

When I die our fates will intertwine

Maybe they know our eyes are mirrors of the truth

and thus reflect the pain we fear and the heroes we revere

But when the shadow reaches out upon our youth

We can feel no fear nor pain (but) the eternal Cycle reign...

Time goes by, chains around its flow

One last time we strike and cities fall

In ruins they lie but little do we know

that one day someone rebuilds the walls

All our lives are one stage in time

and now our time's begun

Grieving those who fell,

we live this time

until we say farewell