The Pinnacle Lyrics
Band | |
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Album | Masque(1975) |
Type | Album (Studio full-length) |
Genres | Progressive Rock, Hard Rock |
Labels | Columbia Records |
Ranked | #20 for 1975 , #4,647 all-time |
Album rating : 87.5 / 100
Votes : 4
Votes : 4
8. The Pinnacle (9:44)
I've so much to say, and yet I cannot speak
Come and do my bidding now, for I have grown too weak
My weary eyes have seen all that life can give
Come to me, O young one, for you I can forgive
I stood where no man goes
And conquered demon foes
With glory and passion
No longer in fashion
The hero breaks his blade
Cast this shadow long that I may hide my face
And in this cloak of darkness the world I will embrace
In all that I endure
Of one thing I am sure
Knowledge and reason
Change like the season;
A jester's promenade
Lying at my feet I see the offering you bring
The mark of Cain is on our faces, borne of suffering
O, I long to hear you say it's not been wrong
I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
The answer is that sweet refrain
Unheard it always will remain
Beyond our reach, beyond our gain
[Instrumental Break]
Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
With talons wrought of steel, I tore the heart of doom
And in one gleaming moment I saw beyond the tomb
I stood where no man goes
Above the din I rose
Life is amusing
Though we are losing
Drowned in tears of awe
Come and do my bidding now, for I have grown too weak
My weary eyes have seen all that life can give
Come to me, O young one, for you I can forgive
I stood where no man goes
And conquered demon foes
With glory and passion
No longer in fashion
The hero breaks his blade
Cast this shadow long that I may hide my face
And in this cloak of darkness the world I will embrace
In all that I endure
Of one thing I am sure
Knowledge and reason
Change like the season;
A jester's promenade
Lying at my feet I see the offering you bring
The mark of Cain is on our faces, borne of suffering
O, I long to hear you say it's not been wrong
I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
The answer is that sweet refrain
Unheard it always will remain
Beyond our reach, beyond our gain
[Instrumental Break]
Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
With talons wrought of steel, I tore the heart of doom
And in one gleaming moment I saw beyond the tomb
I stood where no man goes
Above the din I rose
Life is amusing
Though we are losing
Drowned in tears of awe
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Masque - Lyrics
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