Lyrics / Marco Polo 226

Remember the boy that he use to be,
All the innocence wrapped up in the colors of a dream,
Everybody’s mistake and nobody’s son,
The unfinished song and the puzzle undone,
An introspective view from the wrong end of a gun,
Bowed into the sunset before the day had begun,
Bring in the shroud to cover his face,
Veil the sky and put the stars away,
Like a beautiful promise that will never fade,
Locked away in your heart shaped box,
Keep the memories safe from regret and pain ;

How the hand of fate can be so savage,
Like food for the gods to break open and ravage,
When you think you know what you really need,
Then it cuts you up and leaves you to bleed,
All the answers to the riddles that would set you free,
Became the empty questions you could never conceive,
Give me one more moment to hold his hand,
So cold and still…I’ll never understand,
In the light of this endless night
Will I ever feel warm inside again,
Sometimes you find everything you wanted
Comes a little too late to undo past mistakes ;

Remember the boy who heard the call of the tragic,
Will they ever understand the politics of damage,
You know every ghost begins as a hopeful romantic,
Staring at the world through their own rose colored glasses,
So he walked in their path and slipped on the grime,
Betrayed by the promise of treasure and lies,
Seduced by the comfort of joy in the veins,
Retreating to the illusion of a happier place,
It can swallow the blame and take the pain away,
But it’s a heavy burden to walk in those chains everyday,
Now they’ve come to take it away,
He just couldn’t remember that boy
Who danced in those brighter yesterdays,
He just couldn’t remember that boy
Who wanted to stay ;

Bring in the shroud to cover his face,
Veil the sky and put the stars away,
Like a beautiful promise that will never fade,
Locked away in your heart shaped box,
Keep the memories safe from regret and pain :

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