Schmedley Wilcox

I. Trial of Tears

Under the sun, there is nothing to hide
Under the moon, the stranger waits inside
People disappear, the music fades away
Splashing through the rain, I'll dream with them one day

It's raining, raining on the streets of Vancouver
It's raining, raining, raining deep in heaven
Raining deep in heaven

I may have wasted all those years
They're not worth their time in tears
I may have spent too long in darkness
In the warmth of my fears

And as I walk through all my myths
Rising and sinking like the waves
With my thoughts wrapped around me
Through a trial of tears

II. Scene Nine: Finally Free

Sleeper:
One last time, we'll lay down today
One last time, until we fade away
One last time, we'll lay down today
One last time, we fade away

Narrator:
As their bodies lie still
And the ending draws near
Spirits rise through the air
All their fears disappear
It all becomes clear

A blinding light comes into view
An old soul exchanged for a new
Familiar voice comes shining through

III. Learning to Live

(Instrumental)

IV. In the Name of God

Hundreds of believers
Lured into a doomsday cult
All would perish
In the name of god

Self-proclaimed messiah
Led his servants to their death
Eighty murdered
In the name of god

Forty sons and daughters
Un-consenting plural wives
Perversions
In the name of god

Underground religion
Turning toward the mainstream light
Blind devotion
In the name of god

Justifying violence
Citing from the holy book
Teaching hatred
In the name of god

V. Octavarium: V - Razor's Edge

We move in circles
Balanced all the while
On a gleaming razor's edge

A perfect sphere
Colliding with our fate
This story ends where it began!