Midnight Man Talks

oh ah oh yaah oh ah oh yaah [Cello lead in] [Spoken acapella dialogue] In the road ahead John sees a black clad figure They are blocking the path The man in black smiles As John approaches And says [end dialogue] [Percussion break] [verse 1] I am the Midnight man I came to this place Empty and alone I built every stone The seas are my tears The mountains the bones Monuments to my failures [Verse 2] John, my boy Glad you're here My shiny new toy With you now here I can try and bring cheer Push away the fear [cello solo] [spoken acapella dialogue] The Midnight man gestures As if encompassing all around He draws a line between himself And the rest of the world Ending that line at his head [end spoken dialogue] [Verse 3] I have been broken Time and again, They have spoken Outside comes in To burn it down again Each time I take a token [Verse 4] Some little knowledge To bring this back from the edge A new way to play the game In some way to tame Fixing these lands in time To create a reason from the rhyme oh ah oh yaah oh ah oh yaah [guitar solo] [spoken acapella dialogue] The man and John stand upon the street None to witness this meeting As soon as the Midnight man showed They melted away like so much mist As if this figure was some one to fear [End spoken dialogue] [Bridge] The midnight man stands Confronting John Rolland What can be done To enlighten everyone Who do you believe Who can say [Guitar Refrain] [Verse 5] If only you could see Everything that has gone before Everything I wanted this to be So long has it been what is the score That even time is broken here The years go by, just bringing tears [Verse 6] I do love this place My after life, Even if it is so hard to face The fear, hurt and strife Do you see, can I set the pace Are you what it takes, my new knife [Verse 7] A tool to carve a shelter To weather the storm To beat the summer swelter To give this place new form To give rise to new hope I shall wait and see why you were born oh ah oh yaah oh ah oh yaah [Cello Refrain] [Spoken acapella dialogue] The Midnight Man dissolves away Like blackened mist upon the wind John is left standing on the street Confusion at what he heard Why was this brought to him Did this man really call him a tool John would not be used. [End Song]