You can't see the future
You can't touch the past
The present will escape you
It's moving much too fast
Strong men come and strong men go
Nations rise and fall
In the end it's all the same
It doesn't mean that much at all
For those obsessed with power
And occupied by gain
Ambition will defeat you
And send you back again
The universal memory
Is hidden in the clouds
The surface is deception
Well it looks that way right now
And if I were a killer
And if you were a saint
You'd beg me to complete you
And fathom your complaint
Once you were my lover
Then you were my friend
Soon you'll be my enemy
That's how the story ends
It's just a dream
Just a dream...
Once I was a sinner
I killed the one I loved
The Devil raged inside me
I'd whip him if I could
Some men live for pleasure
Some men die in pain
Some men find salvation
In a wilderness of shame
And when I was a soldier
I said I'd die for you
But I was just a coward
Nothing I said was true
The quality of mercy
Lies buried in the dust
This world is an illusion
Believe it if you must
And if you find a meaning
It will surely slip away
It's only there to trick you
To lead your mind astray
It's just a dream
Just a dream...
I thought I was a wise man
But I was just a fool
Trapped in my delusions
A figure of ridicule
And when I was a dreamer
I dreamed I dreamed of you
It filled my heart with anger
To know all that I knew
The books I read just poisoned me
And filled my heart with dread
I remember that I spoke with you
But who knows what I said?
And then I met an angel
Who said he was my friend
She filled me up with energy
And followed me till the end
Love replaces anger
Hatred turns to lust
Sand becomes a diamond
Flesh turns into dust
I sailed around the islands
Of the Ionian Sea
But the place that I was looking for
Lay deep inside of me
It's just a dream
Just a dream...
