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I believe, nothing ever comes to light
Chasing shadows in the night
In a starless sky and I wonder why
Oh I believe, we will never find a way
The darkness lights the day
We never question why, still I wonder why?
I close my eyes lost in the memory
Just like a candle in the wind
What could have been, with just one kiss goodbye
You spread your wings to fly
Far away, somehow, someday you will understand
I hope you'll understand, someday
Silent pictures like ghosts in the machine
Haunting my reflection in the frame
Chasing down the hopeful child inside of me
Where'd it all go wrong and who's to blame
Oh, we pass the time away
With empty lives, the laughter dies
Oh! Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
Thinking only of myself, I forged ahead
No regrets, no apologies
Bitter tears reward the life that I have led
A world of lies brings me to my knees
I took the road with every twist and every turn
The words of wisdom is the lesson never learned
Lose your fear and free your soul or
The mysteries of life you'll truly never know
You'll never know!
Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
Just gave it away
I close my eyes, lost in that memory
Like a candle in the wind
What could have been, with just one kiss goodbye
You spread your wings to fly far away
I hope you'll understand one day
We pass the time away
With empty lives, the laughter dies
And the colors fade, fade away
Oh daylight fades away
Oh no no no!
Oh! Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
What went wrong?
Where have all our heroes gone?
Trade our future for a song,
We gave it all away
Chasing shadows in the night
In a starless sky and I wonder why
Oh I believe, we will never find a way
The darkness lights the day
We never question why, still I wonder why?
I close my eyes lost in the memory
Just like a candle in the wind
What could have been, with just one kiss goodbye
You spread your wings to fly
Far away, somehow, someday you will understand
I hope you'll understand, someday
Silent pictures like ghosts in the machine
Haunting my reflection in the frame
Chasing down the hopeful child inside of me
Where'd it all go wrong and who's to blame
Oh, we pass the time away
With empty lives, the laughter dies
Oh! Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
Thinking only of myself, I forged ahead
No regrets, no apologies
Bitter tears reward the life that I have led
A world of lies brings me to my knees
I took the road with every twist and every turn
The words of wisdom is the lesson never learned
Lose your fear and free your soul or
The mysteries of life you'll truly never know
You'll never know!
Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
Just gave it away
I close my eyes, lost in that memory
Like a candle in the wind
What could have been, with just one kiss goodbye
You spread your wings to fly far away
I hope you'll understand one day
We pass the time away
With empty lives, the laughter dies
And the colors fade, fade away
Oh daylight fades away
Oh no no no!
Oh! Is the all we have to show?
Is this all they'll ever know? Can they find their way?
What went wrong? Where have all the heroes gone?
Trading futures for a song we gave away
What went wrong?
Where have all our heroes gone?
Trade our future for a song,
We gave it all away
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On another note; am I the only one who thinks that this is a better ending to the album than "Reign In Madness"?
I do find Reign In Madness to be a more fitting end as the last chorus seems to fully complete the circle. I think that Reign and Iconoclast follow the same pattern and theme as far as the concept of the album follows.
I also prefer a more pwoerful/heavier song last but all of these things are just opinions.
I love both songs :D
I mean, I loved this album, but I still think they were missing something... I mean, aside from a few tracks, the album was missing some diversity... even though I realize they were taking this album in a heavier direction than Paradise Lost. Maybe I'm just expecting too much :P I suppose the long wait had me hoping for an album that would top "The Divine Wings Of Tragedy".
This could have topped it, had they incorporated some of the "classic" Symphony X in a darker/heavier way- which they did (for example) on Iconoclast (the song), and I thought that was brilliant!
Oh well, I wish they would have repeated that tasty intro keyboard theme on Reign In Madness right at the end. it would have made me even mroe satisfied witht he album :)
Listening to Reign In Madness atm, god I wish I could have that intro on loop, the keyboard riff is epic, yet so simplistic :P
The lyrics are crazy good too
It's funny that you say that. I was just saying the same thing on the way home today listening to it in my car.
I love the last song too, especially the intro to it, but I felt that the last song should have been second to last, and "When All is Lost" should have definitely been the last song.
In either case, I remade the cd, putting it last and I like how it turned out :)