The Pinnacle by Kansas

The Pinnacle by Kansas

I have so much to say, and yet I cannot speak
Come and do my bidding now, for I have grown too weak
My weary eyes have seen, all that life can give
Come to me, o young one, for you I can forgive

I stood where no man goes, and conquored demon foes
With glory and passion, no longer in fashion
The hero breaks his blade

Cast this shadow long, that I may hide my face
And in this cloak of darkness, the world I will embrace
In all that I endure, of one thing I am sure
Knowledge and reason, change like the season
A Jester's promenade

Lying at my feet I see, the offering you bring
The mark of Cain is on our faces, bourne of suffering
O I long to hear you say, it's not been wrong
I stand before you now, a riddle in my song
The answer is that sweet refrain
Unheard it always will remain
Beyond our reach, beyond our gain

Trapped in life's parade, a king without a crown
In this joy of madness, my smile might seem a frown
With talons wrought of steel, I tore the heart of doom
And in one gleaming moment, I saw beyond the tomb

I stood where no man goes
Above the din I rose
Life is amusing
Though we are losing
Drowned in tears of awe