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Standing in the shadow of a thousand words
Reaching into nothing to find the right chords
Blinded to what’s it pulling me towards

I gaze and I pray to the light at the end
To find in some way to bring back my friend
For I know that your kiss brings life to all.

I’ll give you hope, I’ll give you peace, I can try to give you love
My eyes and ears are yours when push comes to shove
And I can lead the way, but you must take the final step
As the old song drones
But even then, will I be alone?

Laying in the burning sun the last few days
My brothers and my sisters forced to part their ways
I desperately ignore the alarming haze

And where will I be when the day is done?
Will the race be over before it has begun?
A tapestry of simpler days flickers on my wall.

I’ll give you hope, I’ll give you peace, I can try to give you love
My eyes and ears are yours when push comes to shove
And I can lead the way, but you must take the final step
As the old song drones
But even then, will I be alone?

May 2001