I don't know where the years have gone
Memories can only last so long
Like faded photographs, forgotten songs

And the things I never knew
When the skin is thin, the heart shows through
Please believe me what I tell you is true


Where's the light, turn then on again
One more night to believe and then

Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on
The story's over when the crowds are gone


All my friends have been crucified
They made life a long suicide true

Guess we never figured out the rules
But I'm still alive and my fingers feel
I'm gonna play on till the final reel's through

And read the credits from a different view

Where's the lights, turn them on again

One more night to believe and then
Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on

The story's over when the crowds are gone

When the crowds are gone

And I'm all alone
Playing a final song
Now that the lights are gone

Turn them on again
One more time for me my friend
Turn them on again

I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time till time wasted me

Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
Cause the person I am are the parts that I play

So I play and I plan
And hope and I scheme
To the lure of a night

Filled with unfinished dreams
And I'm holding on tight
To a world gone astray


As they charge me for years
I can no longer pay


And the lights
Turn them off my friend

And the ghosts
Well just let them in
Cause in the dark

It's easier to see