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Hear our tale now, a soldier's story
And his quest for the source of glory When a lad he had heard it spoken By an elder both scarred and broken Warrior of the legion He had journeyed to the frontier And had fought bravely But was wounded, then awarded For deeds and actions in the fray He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars Not content with the veteran's rambling Sought he tales of great men, who gambling In a game of man's decimation Won the crowns of their conquering nations Armies marching ever in his young mind There were great towers, bastions of evil And the people cried for heroes who would lay siege And bring them down He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars "I will lead the charge one day," he swore Dreaming of the day he would make war Youth soon was spent, came the time to enlist Rome forged his shield and the sword in his fist Now at last war is come And he dreams that he'll find sweet glory here In the ranks he stands firm Up ahead, coming fast, the enemy "Hold the line! Here they come!" Bearded ones, angry sons, screaming See his sword rise and fall Now a man, no more time for dreaming Fair haired daughters of the land will Come down and kiss the feet Of the hero Laurels, medals they will bestow on Him who carried battle to the foe Hero! Now a captain, and decorated Back to Rome where the elder waited There to query the young commander "Where but battle was glory grander?" "Glory? You deceived me I saw nothing in the great battle If not for killing and much slaughter Now in dreaming I see the faces Of those I killed He was swept away when hearing Of the great wars |
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So the elder had filled
His head with tales And led him wrong, led him wrong Thus the quest for glory Was put aside But not for long, not for long For many a night he awoke with a fright but Time heals all wounds So the question remained And unresolved As days went by, months went by And the feeling retained Was something hard To classify, classify Suspicion of something Majestic and full of wonder The tugging of fate, to seek out the great When none around him Showed themselves Worthy of Following Came the time Dreams were born Visions of One man, One King, One Man |
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Looked for glory in the war But his spirit longed for more Cried for something that would last So he searched for glory past Scanning tomes of ancient lore Finding gods from days of yore So his questing turned from men Further up and further in Thus his heart would leap within Further up and Further in Closer than he'd ever been Further up and further in He could hear it in the songs That lovers write and singers sing Something in the writings of A prophet and a poet king There was glory to be had But only on some distant day When the greatest son of man The son of God would lead the way Here was something worthy of Pursuing and without delay So the soldier reckoned he had heard from God Surely God had called him from some lofty realm on high Off to the temples now Search Him out But a snare was planted there Pleasing to the eye Priestess, beauty Show me -- glory Priestess, beauty Show me -- glory Oh my heart finds true love I’ll end my quest for you Happiness Did you find it in her arms Did you sense it in her spirit Joy like a shadow Found in her dark embrace Tell me Did you promise her the moon Pledge to her the sunshine Here on the front line Where you had fought to free your soul Look at the warrior He has lost his sword and Fallen at the feet of love Hey now Did you find that which you longed for The thing which you called glory What is the story Have you forgotten all that you’d learned Look at the warrior He has lost his sword and Fallen at the feet of love So she spoke of the hidden things Elder gods and the fairy kings That dance in the groves Bathed in the moonlight they sing So you had to see for yourself Now you’ll have to admit to yourself What waited in dusky dales Were nothing but fairy tales And to think you nearly had it once The hope of glory calls to everyone Each of us Who yearning Will listen Came the time to bid her farewell Came the time to be rid of her spell The ways of a warrior Are seldom forgotten for long Say good-bye to hearth and home Heed the call and return to Rome Take up the sword once more And sail to some foreign shore |
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Why
Why do I search for the reasons Never content just to be Something is waiting and something is near Not found in battle and not found in love Of the earthly sort These won’t last Mere shadows of glory God Here stands a man who can claim such What sort of madness is this Here in Judea- a land full of prophets And quoters of scriptures A carpenter’s son has the gall to claim He is God The keeper of glory I’d hoped to find glory But never like this See, I thought I could win it Thought I could make for myself a crown I would find what I sought at the point of my spear Yet this man, he speaks so clearly Heaven, Heaven, and only there I’ll find what I need I’ll find what we’ve all lost That kingdom called glory No! Maybe I just need to grow up Starting to sound rather mad Melodramatic, a hopeless romantic Just like the rabble, the poor and the blind They follow him They can keep him This won’t last And this isn’t glory I’d hoped to find glory But never like this I thought I could win it What I yearn for Somehow earn more I’m a soldier and a Roman And a champion of the law Yet this man, he speaks so clearly Heaven, Heaven, there and only there |
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Here I stand
And I’m waiting on something Night has fallen on me And the shadows flicker shapes of something I don’t want to see All round, not a sound but my heartbeat All alone, I should have known I am fated so I wait for some certainty I wait for eternity Came the last night and the watch was his Standing guard at the tomb of a fallen King And he thought to himself as he cried “Oh no! Look what I’ve done!” Ever he thought that the spear was the way So by its point he’d heap glory upon himself Like the ancients of Greece and of Rome Slaying dragons and kings So he found that the spear would fly true Straight to the side of the King of the Universe Poor man, he knows what he’s done Came the last night and sorrow reigned as king The kingdom of his heart A weary broken heart Angels descend in light Came down to kill the night And then with mighty voices They shout love of their King All Heaven rising now All Heaven singing now And so the very stars Give voice to the victory song "Death is defeated Death is defeated Death is defeated Roll away! Roll away! Roll away the stone!" Here is glory Oh, that the King would give His life That mankind would grow That mankind could know Know Heaven Sunshine in the morning sky Descending from on high Fierce creatures wrapped in light Their faces burning bright Our soldier fears the worst Fate has bound him a mighty curse For with glory in his grasp (He slew the thing he sought) Here stands Love by an empty grave That soldier he seeks to save Is nothing less than every man - every soul Sons of Adam - daughters of Eve That's why we hear him shout Born to glory, we turn about And face the Final king - and then we make our choice rejoice! |
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Now she peers into the eyes of the Lion
And as she does a mystery is revealed Something hidden, just beyond the tears Power no mere mortal yet can wield The mask is stripped away And night time turns to day A lion yet a lamb before her stands The eyes you stare into And looking back at you He is revealed the Son of Man Heaven lies beyond the next curve of the road And with a simple smile He turns to lead her away The tears are wiped away,the pain of years is taken and forever she is freed If you could see her face as she comes to the place she will forever remain Free to be a child free as the wind as wild She resides in glory evermore Nevermore to die, the sweetest by and by Grace unbounded forevermore Now the end of the dream is before you Now the glory, the martyr is coming home! Time beyond time, the color of all we do Now the space beyond reason for me and you Run as the child to the wind of the season Free as the wind in the space beyond time! Crimson the eyes of the echoes of reason Enter the realm of the truth of the rhyme Lay down her head in the field of the flowers Reaching to heaven will bring forth the day! Throw off the chains for the mortal is done away Her heart is breaking for joy unknown All is as one and forever in all we do! Radiant angel, Forgiven and crying love Residing in rapture the life from above All is as one and forever in all we do! Radiant angel, Forgiven and crying love Residing in rapture, the life that exists above! |
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