I've been trying to participate   in masquerades   The throne's been empty for too long   Paradise for those who play along   and the fortunate ones      I've been listening to the voice   at night   And he is right   I am the chosen one   And my shepherd, he has paid my ride   I will go with a smile      I've been begging for the public eye   Now watch me fly   Can you see what I’ve become   So expose me - I shall be released   When the flesh paints the street      I was walking through the valley of   the living dead   Did not count the tears I shed   Always chasing those elusive dreams   A drop of blood in the stream