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I’ve spent my life in solitude,
My vanity’s disguise
A perversion of my ego,
Of all that I’d despised
“Is this reverence mere penance?
For the sin of this disguise
Is just the price, the restitution,
And the fire in my eyes.”
Seeking desperately the cause:
“How have I spent this time?”
Under darksome countenance,
I’ve sought the reason to my rhyme
And past a time of questioning
Came disillusioned hate
Through the painful desolation,
And the paradox of fate
Through a naive influence
Was shaped the hate within
As traces of this melancholy
Were whispered in the wind
But one-day fire fades to ash,
As ash returns to dust
And that ever-burning flame
Shall so, too, lose its lust
“Everything returns to shadow,
Life shall lose its fire.”
Forsaken words as I, the writer,
Sought a new desire
And through the passing of the dusk,
Light must take its form
Just as well, the dawn must break,
With the passing of the storm
So, now with strength undying,
And with knowledge of my past
I’ll stoke the flame of my ambition,
And I know that it shall last
Unlike the fleeting, ember’s haze
I clung to years before
This ensorcelling, burning blaze
Shall guide me through the door
I live to bring the solace
For a past that brings me shame
I live to love, to change the world,
And they all shall know my name!
The road to hell is paved with blood,
Redemption’s bought with tears
But no matter which I choose,
I know I’ll have no fears
Angel’s hands shall guide my path,
Let love now show the way!
And all the courage given me
Shall bring the strength to say:
“I am not afraid.”
I’m not afraid of those who try
To stop me on my way
I never fear the thought of dying
On some distant day
For to fear would only hinder
This path that took so long
To finally see, to have the faith
To trust in right from wrong
My guardian star shall lend me courage,
To guide me on my way
I’ll pass that strength to the entire world,
They’ll rise together, and say:
“I am not afraid.”
Let no fear e’er touch us,
Let doubt ne’er cross our minds
For the power of the human heart,
It’s something we must find
Not necessarily on our own,
So may we join in hand
And rise above the binding hate
Here, now, we make our stand
Let hatred never blind our eyes,
Let the sword of anger rust
Peace now, we’ll have, and ever more
If we can learn to trust
In each and every human being,
If we can learn to see
That all of us have all the strength
To be whatever we wish to be
On my long and troubled road,
I’ve found the light of day
I’ll bring this light to you, my friends,
And with it, strength to say
“I am not afraid.”
This light entails no mystery
Any man can see
That the ever burning love
That’s shared thru you and me
Belongs to each and every man
We all can share this love
And we’ll cry out our freedom now
Far to heaven above
For to truly find this love
Of an eternal lover
Is just as easy, if not more,
As realizing we’re all brothers
A house divided cannot stand,
United we are one
This is ours, our Kingdom Come
Ascending towards the rising sun
If we deny the rights of each
And every human being
Our Kingdom falls, our creed deceives,
It’s as miserable as not seeing
That we all have all the strength
To heed what here is said
And finally call the shining light
To say: “I am not afraid.”