Hymn of Life

I awake in a dream of illusion
I’ve been lost in a sea of dismay
I can feel every breath of your presence
As I search for the answers today
I envision you standing beside me
As I reach for the touch of my friend
Since you’re gone I can only imagine
Our new moment together again

Is there a new horizon?
Will the clouds begin to fade away?
The pain is overwhelming
I know my life will never be the same

Like a wheel of fortune
In a fleeting moment everything has changed
Crying out into the dead of night
Memories that keep me in the fight
Trampled by the wheels of destiny

I’ve been waiting for you in the twilight
Staggering in a cruel twist of fate
Never knowing the reason for sorrow
Tragedy found its way to our gate
Unforeseen circumstance without warning
Leaving words left unsaid, left behind
I will see you again in the morning
In your heart I am there you will find

Life is just a stairway bringing us close, closer forever
No, you’re not departed, there is no space that can divide us

In the river of life there’s a journey
From the mountain that flows to the sea
There’s an ocean of heartache and burden
In your eyes love is all that I see
Don’t let go of my hand we’re united
Everlasting, eternal, complete
And we live for the mystical union
And I know that you’re always with me

Does this anguish ever die?
Does the pain ever subside?
‘Cause you know our lives have bonded together

And the world will never see
All the love you brought to me
With a sacred heart I’ll always remember

Lay me down
Lay me down
Slay me down
Slay me down
Maybe it's all an emotion
Maybe it's all an emotion

Life is just a stairway bringing us close, closer forever
Forever

No, you’re not departed, there is no space that can divide us

Life is just a stairway bringing us close, closer forever and ever
And ever

I awake in a dream of illusion
What is my life?
I’ve been lost in a sea of dismay
But to see you again
I can feel every breath of your presence

As I search for the answers today
We're always together

I envision you standing beside me
As I reach for the touch of my friend
Since you’re gone I can only imagine
Our new moment together again