Savatage - One Child

One child stood before the altar One child stood out in the rain One child spent his time imagining And I don't believe he's coming home again, home again, home a... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, 'cause this will be my grave One child hid inside the darkness One child never said a thing One child closed his eyes and disappeared But at night I still can hear him whispering, whispering, whisper... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave [lead break / coda] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone [bridge] Take your answers and your promises, believe me I don't care I have held on to your words until I found them only air What good are your promises if you can always take them back? Still, I hang on every word till my hands are bleeding [coda] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer alone [simultaneously] I will believe in you We had no choice but to stay and follow If you still want me to We have nothing left except tomorrow Or tell me I'm on my own We have nothing left except what will be There on the other side What we need here are some real decisions Tell me the Pilate's died While you only offer mindless visions And we're no longer alone Visions that nobody else here can see [simultaneously / = where stanza 1 lines begin in comparison to other stanzas] [1.] We're on our own We're on our own We're on our own We're on our... [2.] /I will believe in you If you still want me to /Or tell me I'm on my own /There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died /And we're no longer a... [3.] /We had no choice but to stay and follow We have nothing left except tomorrow /We have nothing left except what will be /What we need here are some real decisions While you only offer mindless visions /Visions that nobody else here can... [all together] I will believe in you If you still want me to Or tell me I'm on my own There on the other side Tell me the Pilate's died And we're no longer a... [chorus] Right there in the earth, I've been drawing a line I'm digging it deep, don't know if I'll find A tunnel out so we all can be saved If not, just take this earth and bury me, for this will be my grave