[Intro — rain, clean guitar] [Verse 1] The snow will melt. In my open hand, Is it tears or water? I don't understand. Through the years I've learned so many things, But I've yet to drink life to the dregs. [Pre-Chorus] Wisdom soared like a bird on the wing, And the frost now silvers my hair. I once let a titmouse slip through my hands, Now the cranes are waving in the air. [Chorus] Mirages, mirages, mirages... It's the cry of a lonely soul. Mirages, mirages, mirages... I'm dying without love, that's all. Mirages, mirages, mirages... Don't burn the bridges behind you. Mirages, mirages, mirages... Everything will fade like a dream. [Bridge — guitar solo, heavy riff] [Verse 2] I lift my eyes up to the stars, And the silence answers me. I guess I'm getting older now, And my soul longs to be free. [Pre-Chorus — repeat] [Chorus — repeat] [Bridge — only acoustic and voice, then build] Year by year, the clocks mark time, Like grains of sand, my days slip by. And as the years go by, I realize: Everything around is mirages, mirages… [Final Chorus — full power] Mirages, mirages, mirages... [Outro — rain, fading guitar, thunder, silence]