There was a boy   I almost knew him   A glance exchanged   Made me feel good   Leaving some signs   Now a legend   The dream was wrought   Where thoughts were heard   Love is reserved   From previous times      [chorus]   Like a dead bird in the dirt   Like a rusty can on the ground   I don't believe in stardom   Machinery in action   Full of experts   Full of experts   Same old order   Same old order   Same old order      Watch with obsession   Some accident of beauty   Try to capture   As the light begins to fail   Shapes to compose   Shadows of frailty   The dream is better   Dissolves into softness   But the end   The end is always the same      [chorus]      There was a boy   I almost knew him   A glance exchanged   Made me feel good   Leaving some signs   Now a legend