> Taken From "Special Bonus" from Metropolis 2000: Scenes from New York. > > LYRICS: > > I. The Crimson Sunrise > (Instrumental) > > II. Innocence > I remember a time > My frail, virgin mind > watched the crimson sunrise > Imagined what it might find > Life was filled with wonder > I felt the warm wind blow > I must explore the boundaries > Transcend the depth of winter's snow > Innocence caressing me > I never felt so young before > There was so much life in me > Still I longed to search for more > But those days are gone now > Changed like a leaf on a tree > Blown away forever > into the cool autumn breeze > The snow has now fallen > and my sun's not so bright > I struggle to hold on > with the last of my might > In my den of inequity > viciousness and subtlety > struggle to ease the pain > struggle to find the sane > Ignorance surrounding me > I've never been so filled with fear > All my life's been drained from me > The end is drawing near.... > > III. Carpe Diem > 'Carpe diem, seize the day' > I'll always remember > The chill of November > The news of the fall > The sounds in the hall > The clock on the wall ticking away > 'Seize the Day' > I heard him say > Life will not always be this way > Look around > Hear the sounds > Cherish your life while you're still around > > "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, > Old Time is still a-flying; > And this same flower that smiles today, > Tomorrow will be dying." > > We can learn from the past > But those days are gone > We can hope for the future > But there may not be one > The words stuck in my mind > alive from what I've learned > I have to seize the day > To home I returned > Preparing for her flight > I held with all my might > Fearing my deepest fright > She walked into the night > She turned for one last look > She looked me in the eye > I said, 'I Love You...Good-bye' > > "It's the most awful thing you'll > ever hear." > "If you're lying to me..." > "Oh, you dearly love her." > "...just have to leave... all our lives." > "Seize the day!" > "Something happened. > "Gather ye rosebuds while ye may." > "She was killed." > > IV. The Darkest of Winters > (Instrumental) > > V. Another World > So far or so it seems > All is lost with nothing fulfilled > Off the pages and a T.V. screen > Another world where nothing's true > Tripping through the life fantastic > Lose a step and never get up > Left alone with a cold blank stare > I feel like giving up > I was blinded by a paradise > Utopia high in the sky > A dream that only drowned me > Deep in sorrow, wondering why > Oh come let us adore him > Abuse and then ignore him > No matter what, don't let him be > Let's feed upon his misery > Then string him up for all the world to see > I'm sick of all you hypocrites > holding me at bay > And I don't need your sympathy > to get me through the day > Seasons change and so can I > Hold on boy, No time to cry > Untie these strings, I'm climbing down > I won't let them push me away > Oh come let us adore him > Abuse and then ignore him > No matter what, don't let him be > Let's feed upon his misery > Now it's time for them to deal with me > > VI. The Inevitable Summer > (Instrumental) > > VII. The Crimson Sunset > I'm much wiser now > A lifetime of memories > run through my head > They taught me how > for better or worse, alive or dead > I realize there's no turning back > Life goes on the offbeaten track > I sit down with my son > Set to see the Crimson Sunset > (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) > Many years have come and gone > I've lived my life, but now must move on > (Gather ye rosebuds while ye may) > He is my only one > Now that my time has come > Now that my life is done > We look into the sun > 'Seize the day and don't you cry, > Now it's time to say good-bye > Even though I'll be gone, > I will live on, live on.'