[Music & Words: Jon Oliva, Criss Oliva, Paul O'Neill]
[Recorded live at Hollywood Palace-1990]
I don't know where the
years have gone
Memories can only last so long
Like faded photographs, forgotten songs
And the things I never knew
When the
skin is thin, the heart shows through
Please believe me what I tell you is true
Where's the lights, turn 'em on again
One
more night to believe and then
Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on
The story's over when the crowds have
gone
All my friends have been crucified
Made life a long suicide true
Guess we never figured out the rules
But I'm still
alive, my fingers feel
Gonna play on till the final reel's through
And read the credits from a different view
Where's the
lights, turn 'em on again
One more night to believe and then
Another note for my requiem
A memory to carry on
The story's over
when the crowds have gone
When the crowds are gone
When the crowds are gone
And I'm all alone
Playing the saddest
song
Now that the lights are gone
Turn them on again
One more time for me my friend
Turn 'em on again
I never wanted to
know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my time
Till time wasted me
Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the
persons I am
Are the parts that I play
So I plot and I plan
Hope and I scheme
To the lure of a night
Filled with unfinished
dreams
I'm holding on tight
To a world gone astray
As they charge me for years
I can no longer pay
Turn 'em on
again
Turn 'em on again
Turn 'em on again
Turn 'em on again
I never wanted to know
Never wanted to see
I wasted my
time
Till time wasted me
I Never wanted to go
Always wanted to stay
'Cause the persons I am
Are the parts that I
play
The parts I play
And the light
Turn then off my friend
And the ghosts
Well just let them in
Cause in the
dark
It's easier to see