Memory's Kiss (originally: Cast Thy Crown)

[Verse 1] A gentle kiss from memory’s lips, soft as time’s endless drift, Encasing, enclosing, and sheltering. In a life lost in a dream, drowning in endless tides, I wonder, question, and seek. Alone, I stand in the silence of the vast unknown, Overflowing my mind. Shaking in the silence of my soul, In a time where time is a lie, and space is a memory. [Pre-Chorus] Rise not upon the cries of anguish the heart makes, For fear is but a shadow on the wall. Only silence echoes in the hollow place, While revelry dances around them all. [Chorus] Cast your crown where chaos reigns, Hear the echoes of the fall. For once the fire has begun to flash, The metal has all been turned to ash. [Verse 2] Cry not upon the rise of anguish the heart takes, For love is but a fear cast upon them all. As revelry echoes within the hollow taste, And silence dances around the walls. In a life lost in a dream, drowning in endless tides, In a time where time is a lie, and space is a memory. Shaking in the silence of my soul, Reaching tirelessly, endlessly. [Pre-Chorus] Rise not upon the cries of anguish the heart makes, For fear is but a shadow on the wall. Only silence echoes in the hollow place, While revelry dances around them all. [Chorus] Cast your crown where chaos reigns, Hear the echoes of the fall. For once the fire has begun to flash, The metal has all been turned to ash. [Outro Verse] I stumble, humble and meek, Shuddering, shaking, and trembling. I wonder, question, and seek, Encasing, enclosing, and sheltering. Alone, I stand in the vast unknown, Drifting in time. With a gentle kiss from memory’s lips, Overflowing my mind.