Closet Chronicles

Once carried through the current  and being swept away
The king is in his closet  he's hiding from today
And though he owns all fortunes  this room is where he'll stay
And his world is filled with darkness  turning grey
Gazing out the window of the forty-second floor
He is separate from all others  no one knocks upon his door
And it might as well be raining  'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes
And his ears will never hear the children's cries
Once proud and full of passion  he fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage  many followed his command
He changed the old into the new  and the course of things to come
And then one day they noticed he was gone
At first it didn't matter  nobody seemed to care
They all became too busy to find him anywhere
But no one knew not even him  the problems he would find
On the day he journeyed deep into his mind
I close my eyes  I go far away
Away from this battlefield
In my dreams  well
Here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all
The laughing children
The kind who are crying right now
A taste of freedom from the pain
Of everything here I see
Life is sweet but I took it all for granted
And now I don't know if I could even tell you
Just what we permit  we allow
Allow me to forget the life I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand  and yet it's not my home
Oh  allow me just one answer  and one reason why
Why this refugee of the family of man must die
Tell me why
Daydreams filled his nighttimes  and night-dreams filled his days
Confusion and uncertainty  a puzzled mind of haze
You thought he was so powerful  and set upon his ways
Well he left us all to follow through this maze
I heard the king was dying  I heard the king was dead
And with him died the chronicles that no one ever read
The closet's fully empty now  it's occupied by none
I'll draw the drapes  now destiny is done