And so life continues As matter does not disappear And you are not the issue In this the universal sphere So turn off the light Let night embrace and take you in Sleep within its wisdom and (Chorus) Dreams are not lost they merely fall beneath the ashes Of what is left to the soul from where it starts to where it catches And this is our time until it passes You must remember me A plea from one who must be kept Like some vacant thought We fear to find we canЎЇt forget And you have become In the instant you believe you have Our memories our aftermath (Chorus)
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