The Pinnacle

I've so much to say, and yet I cannot speak
 Come and do my bidding now for I have grown too weak
 My weary eyes have seen all that life can give
 Come to me, O young one, for you I can forgive
 I stood where no man goes, and conquered demon foes
 With glory and passion no longer in fashion
 The hero breaks his blade
 Cast this shadow long that I may hide my face
 And in this cloak of darkness the world I will embrace
 In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure
 Knowledge and reason change like the season
 A jester's promenade
 Lying at my feet I see the offering you bring
 The mark of Cain is on our faces, borne of suffering
 O, I long to hear you say it's not been wrong
 I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
 The answer is that sweet refrain
 Unheard it always will remain
 Beyond our reach, beyond our gain
 Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
 In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
 With talons wrought of steel, I tore the heart of doom
 And in one gleaming moment I saw beyond the tomb
 I stood where no man goes, above the din I rose
 Life is amusing though we are losing
 Drowned in tears of awe.