I. The Crimson Sunrise

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 might 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,

goodbye"

"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

V. Another World

So far or so it seems

All is lost

with nothing fulfilled

Off the pages and the 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

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's 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 goodbye

Even though I'll be gone

I will live on

live on"