You were never one for waiting
Still I always thought you'd wait for me
And have you from your dreams awakened
And from where you are what do you see

Which of us is now in exile
Which in need of amnesty
Are you now but an illusion
In my mind alone you breathe

You believed in things that I will never know
You were out there drowning but it never showed
Till inside a rainswept night you just let go

You've thrown it all away
And now we'll never see the ending to the play
The grand design, the final line
And what was meant to be

In the dark a distant runner
Now has disappeared into the night
Leaving us to stand and wonder Staring from this end into your life

You believed in things that I will never know
You were out there drowning but it never showed
'Til inside a rainswept night you just let go

You've thrown it all away
And now we'll never see the ending to the play
The grand design, the final line
And what was meant to be

And if this is all illusion
Nothing more than pure delusion
Clinging to a fading fantasy
Like Icarus who heeds the calling
Of a sun but now is falling
As the feathers of his life fall free
Can you see
See

Tomorrow and after
You tell me what am I to do
I stand here believing
That in the dark there is a clue
Perhaps inside this midnight sky
Perhaps tomorrow's newborn eyes
Or could it be, we'll never know
And after all this was the show
What am I to do

Gotta get back
Gotta get back
Gotta get back
What am I to do

Gotta get back
Gotta get back
Gotta get back
What am I to do

Standing on a dream isn't what it seems
Could we then reclaim a dream refused
Knowing what we know could we let it go
Realizing that all the years are used

Tomorrow and after
You tell me what am I to do
I stand here believing
That in the dark there is a clue
I am the way, I am the light
I am the dark inside the night
I hear your hopes, I feel your dreams
And in the dark I hear your screams

Tomorrow and after
You tell me what am I to do
I stand here believing
That in the dark there is a clue


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Alone You Breathe Lyrics as written by Paul John O'neill John N. Oliva

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    this one is obvious to me at least. this song is about the death of criss olivia, the guitartis of savatage who was killed by a drunk driver.

    npellizzeron March 31, 2003   Link
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    The song is a tribute to Criss, but it's clearly about someone who committed suicide, while Criss died in a car crash.

    Ganondoxon November 19, 2019   Link
  • -1
    General Comment

    Actually, the song is in an accusing tone to the subject. I believe it isn't about Criss' accident, because the guy would never accuse him of that; they were best friends, and plus, it would have ended up a TSO piece.

    I think this is more of a song yelling at someone for ending their life. Look at the tone, and everything about it. "You threw your life away" "what am I to do?" "Now we'll never see ... what was meant to be."

    kailkayon August 30, 2005   Link

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