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



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, 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}



So far or so it seems

All is lost with nothing fulfilled

Off the pages and a TV 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



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 goodbye

Even though I'll be gone

I will live on, live on