Once carried through the current
And being swept away
The king is in the closet
He's hiding from today
And though he owns all fortunes
This room is where he'll stay
And his world is filled
with darkness, turning grey
Gazing out the window
Of the 42nd second floor
He is separate from all others
No one knocks upon his door
And it might as well be raining
'cause the sunlight hurts
his eyes
And his ears will never
hear the children's cries
Once proud and full of passion
He fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage
Many followed his command
He changed the old into the new
And the course of things to come
And then one day
they noticed he was gone
At first it didn't matter
Nobody seemed to care
They all became too busy
To find him anywhere
do no one knew hot even him
The problems he would find
On the day he journeyed
deep into his mind
I close my eyes I go far away
Away from this battlefield
In my dreams
well here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all
the laughing children
The kind who are crying
right now
A taste of freedom from the pain
Of everything here I see
Life is sweet
but I took it all for granted
And now I don't know
if I could even tell you
Just what we permit, we allow
Allow me to forget the life
I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand
And yet it's not my home
Allow me just one answer
just one reason why
Why this refugee
of the family of man must die
Tell me why
<Interlude>
Daydreams filled his nighttimes
And night dreams filled his days
Confusion and uncertainty
A puzzled mind of haze
You thought he was so powerful
And set upon his ways
Well he left us all to travel
through this maze
I heard the king was dying
I heard the king was dead
And with him died the chronicles
That no one ever read
The closet's fully empty now
It's occupied by none
I'll draw the drapes
now destiny is done
sh that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow
I know you're in a better place
And you know I can see your face
I know you're smiling down on me
Saying everything's okay
I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could
touch you now
Once carried through the current
And being swept away
The king is in the closet
He's hiding from today
And though he owns all fortunes
This room is where he'll stay
And his world is filled
with darkness, turning grey
Gazing out the window
Of the 42nd second floor
He is separate from all others
No one knocks upon his door
And it might as well be raining
'cause the sunlight hurts
his eyes
And his ears will never
hear the children's cries
Once proud and full of passion
He fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage
Many followed his command
He changed the old into the new
And the course of things to come
And then one day
they noticed he was gone
At first it didn't matter
Nobody seemed to care
They all became too busy
To find him anywhere
do no one knew hot even him
The problems he would find
On the day he journeyed
deep into his mind
I close my eyes I go far away
Away from this battlefield
In my dreams
well here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all
the laughing children
The kind who are crying
right now
A taste of freedom from the pain
Of everything here I see
Life is sweet
but I took it all for granted
And now I don't know
if I could even tell you
Just what we permit, we allow
Allow me to forget the life
I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand
And yet it's not my home
Allow me just one answer
just one reason why
Why this refugee
of the family of man must die
Tell me why
<Interlude>
Daydreams filled his nighttimes
And night dreams filled his days
Confusion and uncertainty
A puzzled mind of haze
You thought he was so powerful
And set upon his ways
Well he left us all to travel
through this maze
I heard the king was dying
I heard the king was dead
And with him died the chronicles
That no one ever read
The closet's fully empty now
It's occupied by none
I'll draw the drapes
now destiny is done
sh that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow
I know you're in a better place
And you know I can see your face
I know you're smiling down on me
Saying everything's okay
I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could
touch you now
Once carried through the current
And being swept away
The king is in the closet
He's hiding from today
And though he owns all fortunes
This room is where he'll stay
And his world is filled
with darkness, turning grey
Gazing out the window
Of the 42nd second floor
He is separate from all others
No one knocks upon his door
And it might as well be raining
'cause the sunlight hurts
his eyes
And his ears will never
hear the children's cries
Once proud and full of passion
He fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage
Many followed his command
He changed the old into the new
And the course of things to come
And then one day
they noticed he was gone
At first it didn't matter
Nobody seemed to care
They all became too busy
To find him anywhere
do no one knew hot even him
The problems he would find
On the day he journeyed
deep into his mind
I close my eyes I go far away
Away from this battlefield
In my dreams
well here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all
the laughing children
The kind who are crying
right now
A taste of freedom from the pain
Of everything here I see
Life is sweet
but I took it all for granted
And now I don't know
if I could even tell you
Just what we permit, we allow
Allow me to forget the life
I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand
And yet it's not my home
Allow me just one answer
just one reason why
Why this refugee
of the family of man must die
Tell me why
<Interlude>
Daydreams filled his nighttimes
And night dreams filled his days
Confusion and uncertainty
A puzzled mind of haze
You thought he was so powerful
And set upon his ways
Well he left us all to travel
through this maze
I heard the king was dying
I heard the king was dead
And with him died the chronicles
That no one ever read
The closet's fully empty now
It's occupied by none
I'll draw the drapes
now destiny is done
sh that I could talk to you
Be with you somehow
I know you're in a better place
And you know I can see your face
I know you're smiling down on me
Saying everything's okay
I wish that I could hold you now
I wish that I could
touch you now