Gathering the Audience

..,...,,.., [taiko drum solo intro] [Chorus] What is after, do they know? There is only one way to know But is that where you want to go Movements of light and shadow Is that who we are, shades playing An empty stage and just as hollow For a passive audience acting [Verse 1] Here I am at the beginning again Dropped back to nothing I keep building, and all I get is pain Otherwhere breaking in, I am failing I feel like I am nothing but a stain My little helpers I am using [Verse 2] Their eyes are getting dark A reflection of my grief Maybe it’s some kind of mark The tellings of a thief Stealing the life from the ground From the world around [Cello solo] [Chorus 2] Death brings new life A world of your making Further twisting the knife All the pain and fear of living You bring your hell with you Brought into to clear view [Verse 3] They say the worlds a stage This one’s empty and inactive Causing me to fume and rage I need more, real people, active How do I get them here From where do they appear [Verse 4] What can I do To get others here People who are true Real emotions, real fear Fueling the engine How to bring them in [Cello solo] [Chorus 2] Death brings new life A world of your making Further twisting the knife All the pain and fear of living You bring your hell with you Brought into to clear view [Verse 5] Do they have to die Like me with no belief What do I try How do they die in unbelief Can I send my creations To invoke their emotions [Verse 6] I should try, make them cross Crossing the fog back to the living Have them cause fear, pain and loss Like where I was before, grieving Create a bridge from them to me That way I can make the city be [cello solo] [Chorus] What is after, do they know? There is only one way to know But is that where you want to go Movements of light and shadow Is that who we are, shades playing An empty stage and just as hollow For a passive audience acting [Cello refrain] [spoken dialogue] Do they have to die Like me with no belief What do I try How do they die in unbelief Can I send my creations To invoke their emotions [end spoken dialogue] [end]