Orphaned Land - The Cave

In the dark I live Without any freedom in life Those darkened shadows do not deceive They are all I see and know This cave is all I breathe In chains 'til the day that you die This crimson fire burns at my back Like waves of nothing it flows One can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark But one cannot forgive a man who is afraid of the light Gods. Blind. Death. Chains. Dark. Bravery. War versus peace Ignorance versus strength Freedom versus slavery The dreamer must awake لا إله إلا الله There is no god except Allah La illaha illallah Within a dream, I cannot forsake All hope has flown away This dark shall be your friend Your wish is not my command Free thought will lead you astray The brother looks from above I cannot forsake the brother I love One can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light The stage is set for me Your life is a play that we wrote The curtain has to rise now you shall see This tragedy is the ending we sought The shadows are dancing upon the wall The man who has the gift of sight is one with truth in heart He sees beyond the veil of life, our cave he will depart Like Icarus he will fly too high and for that he must die Those unsung prophets and dead messiahs will fall We choose to live in this darkened cave, far, far away from the light