We see the light of those who find
A world has passed them by
To late to save a dream that's growing cold
We realize that fate must hide its face
From those who try
To see the distant signs of unforetold
Oh oh, take hold

From a haze came a rage of thunder
Distant signs of darkness on the way
Fading cries scream of pain and hunger
But in the night the light will guide your way

So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain

Ride, to a place beyond our time
Reach, for the edges of your mind, and you are there
See, that the light will find its way
Back to a place where it will stay, make it stay

Throw down the chains of oppression that bind you
With the air of freedom the flame grows bright
We are the strong, the youth united
We are one, we are children of the light

So take hold of the flame
Don't you see life's a game
So take hold of the flame
You've got nothing to lose, but everything to gain


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    Again there are a lot of lyric mistakes. Seems like most of Queensryche lyrics get butchered.

    It is a song of overcoming obstacles, finding strength, to perceviere over the struggles facing you. I personally see a lot of reference to a large group of youngsters in a genre that is not popular. Example: when grunge broke, there were a small group in the grunge scene that must have been ridiculed before grunge broke. "We are the strong, the youth united We are one, we are children of the light" (its actually thunder he is saying, not light though)

    jaydog2025on July 28, 2006   Link

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