Upstaging all my past acts
I've voided all you said
My intentions didn't take you by surprise
Its not my fault I never followed advice

Ashes, ashes
Are all I have retained
And the memories I had sustained

I was buried
I was carried along
I was buried as just another story

Staring into darkness
I'm always a step ahead
My intentions didn't take you by surprise
Its not my fault I never followed advice

Ashes, ashes
Are all that remain of Gwynplaine
And the memories he had sustained