Who's there knocking at my window?
The owl and the Dead Boy
This night whispers my name
All the dying children

Virgin snow beneath my feet
Painting the world in white
I tread the way and lose myself into a tale

Come hell or high water
My search will go on
Clayborn Voyage without an end

A nightingale in a golden cage
That's me locked inside reality's maze
Come someone make my heavy heart light
Come undone, bring me back to life
It all starts with a lullaby

Journey homeward bound
A sound of a dolphin calling
Tearing off the mask of man
The tower, my sole guide

This is who I am
Escapist, paradise seeker
Farewell, now time to fly
Out of sight, out of time, away from all lies

A nightingale in a golden cage
That's me locked inside reality's maze
Come someone make my heavy heart light
Come undone, bring me back to life
It all starts with a lullaby


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Escapist Lyrics as written by Tuomas Lauri Johannes Holopainen

Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    With all due respect, I don't think the song is related to the title. I think, like 7 Days to the Wolves, it is inspired by Stephen King's "The Dark Tower" series.

    "the Dead Boy" refers to Jake, whom the Gunslinger Roland is forced to sacrifice to pass through the caverns at the end of book one.

    Similarly, "locked inside reality's maze" may refer to the way Roland has to wander throughout parallel realities in order to gather his group.

    "The Tower my sole guide" refers to the fact that Roland is guided by the elusive Dark Tower. It is his sole purpose for existing, despite the fact he knows next to nothing about what or where it is.

    Silvertongue8991on May 26, 2009   Link

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