Forsaken understanding Old time encased in paper and arriving slowly Images of phasing long days The lights of the town inviting All senses favour undetermined outcomes only Can a mother's hand hold on too tightly? Dissolve the world around you Dissolve the names of all around us In a time elapsing blue Find the lesson easier to prove When you look inside to face the truth Of the time collapsing you Once upon a dream you tasted All flavours unfamiliar to the tongue less spoken Bringing out the load you were born to bear Mistaken and distracted Idols of gold and silver recognise you're lonely Writing down your fated history The will, it waits Waiting to direct you through The one, the way Never to be split in two The will, it waits for you Forsaken understanding Dissolve the world around you Dissolve the names of all around us In a time elapsing blue Find the lesson easier to prove When you look inside to face the truth Of the time collapsing you Forsaken understanding