Among the ashes of the day -   we thrust our hands in search of hope -   white knuckles shift and turn the dust -   to bleed the answers from the soil -   and when we pass along our yesterdays -   to the hands and hearts of those to come -   have we to offer but a memory -   have we to offer them -   the reasons -   the seasons autumn can you still this burning paradise -   yours is the final place -   winter greets our broken dreams with your demise -   can you claim these years forever -   immortal bliss is all I seek of thee -   to live eternal in your shade -   you are the echo of my destiny -   you are the watcher in my sky -   and when we pass into the shadow world -   into the hands and hearts of those we lost -   have we to offer them their memories -   have we to offer them -  the reasons -   the seasons autumn can you still this burning paradise -  yours is the final peace -   winter greets our sullen tears with your demise -   can you claim this age forever -   preservation is at hand -  can we lift the veils of death from our eyes -   resurrection master plan -   live forever under these dark skies -   and when we pass into their memories -   will there be anything but emptiness -   have we the consciousness to reach again -   shall we be ever seeking -   the reasons -   the seasons autumn can you still this burning paradise -   yours is the final gate -   winter our horizons with your righteous lies Can you claim this soul forever -   to wear this crown forever -   to wear this crown forever