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As The Lantern Burned

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Desolation will only take you far
It?ll follow you ?round the whirling cliffs of time
Desolation won?t you leave me be
In every mirror I glance upon I see your face
Threatening to leave my soul with nothing but a trace
Desolation, desolation ...

Every day I said it could never be
That there?d never be another love for me
Every finger with a ring
Oh, the sadness it?ll bring
Every one, why do you follow me,
Can?t I find a hole of my own to be free
Every word breeds a sneer
Every laugh hides a tear
Oh Time, when are you gonna let me free
When will my mind be allowed to see
When will it be?

Sitting in the audience I see her take the center stage
Dancing to the tune of an artificial wage
But somewhere in her soul there fights a long-forgotten sage
And the dazzling makeup cannot hide her age

Oh why, sister why, do you move in such a way?
Is there any kind of force to which you pray?
Your rosy golden curls will fade with every passing day
Can?t you find a place to stop and lay?
But your devilish eyes warn me to keep away.

Walking by her window I glance inside
To the dressing room where she tries to hide
But she can?t unlock the chain
And her tear ducts fill with rain
I lower my head and disappear in the night
And wish that I could fill her soul with light
With a finger to her chest
If I could only be so blessed.

And as the lantern slowly burned away
I believe I heard her say

Desolation won?t you leave me be
In every mirror I glance upon I see your face
Threatening to leave my soul with nothing but a trace
Desolation, desolation ...