Dance of the Seven Veils

Part 1: Faithless

And old man came here telling tales

Of days gone by and seven veils

A sanctuary for all the pedlars of the lie

But one by one the veils fall

Through the subtlety of time recall

The words they longed to kill

Would not be silent be still

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

It's just my view but you know what I say is true

It was the month of the strawberry moon

The smell of apples and summer's bloom

Ten thousand horses could not drag you centre stage

To weary sailors the sirens sing

You hinding in the stage's wings

Forever clawing at your chains and your white feathers

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

And to the stars our words will rise

Forever bound and sealed

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

Each act and motion locked away

Will be known in the end

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

At last the veils have fallen down

They squirm like vipers on the ground

In time the power of passion's lust

Slips through your fingers and turns to dust

Naked now you too were deceived

And now you must stare into the eyes of the Gorgon

Here within the time we spent upon the mortal coil

Not knowing what it all meant

Our lives of pain and toil

Are those still standing tall beyond the China wall

Part II: All Over Now

From the first drop of blood spilt

To the last breath of man

Betrayal by the hand that leads the innocent hand

A friend they tought was a friend to fight

From William Wallace to Jesus Christ

It hurts when you say

You never knew me anyway

But it's all over now

It's so hard when you say

You never knew me anyway

But it's all over now

You drank from the poison cup

Not knowing it was a trap

It's strange but so true

The ones who love you will run you through

With swords and knives then run for their lives

Like the rose as petals fall

As the dance of the veils calls

But it's all over now

But it's all over now

Like a gypsy it seeks

To serenade you while you sleep

But is cutting out your heart

Leaving scars that run so deep

Like a moth to a flame

That just keeps burning through your life

But the lure of those sweet

Words of love keep calling

It hurts when you say

I never knew you anyway

But it's all over now

And it hurts when you say

I never knew you anyway

But it's all over now

And it hurts when you say

I never loved you anyway

But it's all over now

And it hurts when you say

I never knew you anyway

But it's all over now

We set sail on waters new

Our eyes set on a new world

It's time to wave goodbye

To the lives I touched and left behind

But through this melody and rhyme

I'll find some comfort here