FOREST OF DREAMS

Thought it was a dream from long ago
But was it real? I don't really know
I'm wandering roads in a far-off place
Mists gather 'round in a woven lace

And the voices call from far away
Guiding me close, then I hear them say,
"Don't ever stop, 'til your heart's satisfied
If you should fail, then you know that you've tried"

And the shadows recede, fade away...

Suddenly the winds steal my breath
And I start to choke
I stop to sit by a withered oak
Wondering where I am lost in this maze
The mists gather round in a chartreuse haze

I believe I can feel all that is unreal
It's all I really need to know
I believe I can see all that is unseen
It's something I've learned to trust in now...

I keep waking up in the night with this same dream
I cannot tell what it really means
Somewhere in the dark lies the answers I seek
I've tried to think, but my mind's growing weak

My shoulder is brushed by an ice-cold hand
It's the limbs of the trees giving me commands
Showing me the way through the labyrinth of time
A road traveled hard 'midst the thorns on the vines

And I can never tell where it ends...

The dream always comes to here, then it takes a turn
Snaking a path through the ivy and ferns
Suddenly, I see a sign in the road
But the words make no sense, written in a code

I believe I do know all that is unknown
It's all I really need to know
I believe I have heard all that is unheard
It's something I've learned to trust in now

I remember viewing the world from above the skies
Seeing myself through another's eyes
Everywhere I turn, there's a mirrored glass
Reflecting my life from the future to past

I thought it was a dream from long ago
Could it have been real? I don't even know
Memories that crawl from the thickets and hedge
Pulling me close, 'till I'm over the edge

And I fall through this forest of dreams...

I wonder what is hidden there around the bend
But this is where the dream always ends
What does it mean? I deserve the truth
A memory or dream from my long-gone youth?

I believe I can tell all that is untold
It's all I really need to know
I believe I can feel all that is unreal
It's something I've learned to trust in now

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