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 'em 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 have gone



All my friends have been crucified

Made life a long suicide true

Guess we never figured out the rules

But I'm still alive, my fingers feel

Gonna play on till the final reel's through

And read the credits from a different view



Where's the lights, turn 'em 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 have gone

When the crowds are gone



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 'em 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 persons I am

Are the parts that I play

So I plot and I plan

Hope and I scheme

To the lure of a night

Filled with unfinished dreams

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 (repeat)



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 persons I am

Are the parts that I play

The parts I play



And the light

Turn then off my friend

And the ghosts

Well just let them in

Cause in the dark

It's easier to see