We see the light of those who find
the world has passed them by
Too late to save a dream that's growing cold
We realize that fate must hide its face
From those who try
To see the distant signs of unforetold
Oh... oh, take hold
From a haze came a rage of thunder
Distant signs of darkness on the way
Fading cries scream of pain and hunger
But in the night the light will guide your way
So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain
(From: http://www.elyrics.net)
Ride, to a place beyond our time
Reach, for the edges of your mind, and you are there
See, that the light will find its way
Back to a place where it will stay, make it stay
Throw down the chains of oppression that bind you
With the air of freedom the flame grows bright
We are the strong, the youth united
We are one, we are children of the light
So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain
Queensryche used to have a lot of really good pro-freedom songs. Then Geoff Tate got all uppity and effed it all up.
ReplyDeleteGood one and I 'think' that is from the early days...
ReplyDeleteGood stuff, Maynard. I think that was the first cut I ever heard from The Warning. I may rip Geoff Tate up and down these days, but I will give him his due for how freakishly brilliant he was back then.
ReplyDeleteThen Geoff Tate got all uppity and effed it all up.
Man, did he ever. I am so, so glad he's gone now.
Good one and I 'think' that is from the early days...
Yep. That was recorded between the debut self-titled EP and their first full-length album.