When the Crowds Are Gone

I don't know where the years have gone
 Memories can only last so long
 Like faded photographs, forgotten songs
 And the things I never knew
 When the skin is thin, the heart shows through
 Please believe me what I tell you is true
 Where's the lights, turn them on again
 One more night to believe and then
 Another note for my requiem
 A memory to carry on
 The story's over when the crowds are gone
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 All my friends have been crucified
 They made life a long suicide true
 Guess we never figured out the rules
 But I'm still alive and my fingers feel
 I'm gonna play on 'till the final reel's through
 And read the credits from a different view
 Where's the lights, turn them on again
 One more night to believe and then
 Another note for my requiem
 A memory to carry on
 The story's over when the crowds are gone
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 When the crowds are gone
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 When the crowds are gone
 And I'm all alone
 Playing the saddest song
 Now that the lights are gone
 Turn them on again
 One more time for me my friend
 Turn them on again
 I never wanted to know
 Never wanted to see
 I wasted my time 'till time wasted me
 Never wanted to go
 Always wanted to stay
 Cause the person I am are the parts that I play
 So I plot and I plan
 And hope and I scheme
 To the lure of a night
 Filled with unfinished dreams
 And I'm holding on tight
 To a world gone astray
 As they charge me for years
 I can no longer pay
 Turn'em on again, Turn'em on again, Turn'em on again,
 Turn'em on again, Turn'em on again, Turn'em on again,
 I never wanted to know
 Never wanted to see
 I wasted my time 'till time wasted me
 I never wanted to go
 Always wanted to stay
 Cause the person I am are the parts that I play
 And the lights
 Turn them off my friend
 And the ghosts
 Well just let them in
 Cause in the dark
 It's easier to see