Among the ashes of the day -
we thrust our hands in search of hope -
white knuckles shift and turn the dust -
to bleed the answers from the soil -
and when we pass along our yesterdays -
to the hands and hearts of those to come -
have we to offer but a memory -
have we to offer them -
the reasons -
the seasons autumn can you still this burning paradise -
yours is the final place -
winter greets our broken dreams with your demise -
can you claim these years forever -
immortal bliss is all I seek of thee -
to live eternal in your shade -
you are the echo of my destiny -
you are the watcher in my sky -
and when we pass into the shadow world -
into the hands and hearts of those we lost -
have we to offer them their memories -
have we to offer them -
the reasons -
the seasons autumn can you still this burning paradise -
yours is the final peace -
winter greets our sullen tears with your demise -
can you claim this age forever -
preservation is at hand -