The Pinnacle (Album Version)

The Pinnacle - Kansas (堪萨斯)
I've 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 conquered 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  borne 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