[Lyrics reprinted by the author. (c) 1995 Carmen Presti
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The Wise Man and The Fool
When hearts become heavy and fingers are cold
As hopes seem to shatter and dreams have grown old
And minds become weary from worry and fear
As conscience and reason in shadows appear
And what once was ended is poised to begin
As the soul becomes burdened and laden with sin
Soon will a change from one or another
Come open your eyes to their story
And if your inspection comes close to perfection
Their voices will lessen your glory
As all of humanity swears they have learned
That evil deserves no existence
And even more learning will serve but to show us
Our meagerly mortal resistance
As the blood of your sanity rushes through wounds of the past
And refuses to clot
Your truth may subside, but pray not forever
As your fortune may force you to do as you'd not
Soon will the children be forced to be men
And laughter and song must subside
Then will the heartache of life be ingested
In youth that has needlessly died
Soon will creation mean less to the people
As man will look more to his wealth
And one man alone is far from completion
If he cannot make sense of himself
If each day the mirror increases the misery
And every new task becomes lost in despair
And all you've discovered becomes more uncertain
And no desperation can force you to care
Then you will see that time won't diminish
The reason you'll fight to survive
And then you may die if you will not believe
There's a reason for staying alive
And wise men will search for a means of expression
And change what is wrong in their eyes
And fools will insist on an endless dilemma
And bury their voices in lies
Then will the time be to stop and consider
The reason for playing the game
And that is the moment to smile and discover
That Wise Man and Fool are the same.
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