Awake

Awake (Adapted from [bad word]  of Omar Khayyam)
(Geoff Downes / John Payne)

"the dawning of a brand new day 
The waking of the whispers say: 
That sleeping heavens will return 
In deepest night the secret learned 
And from these walls this city lies 
The past will be our future 
The journey will be over, 
Awake!" 

I saw the writing on the wall 
The story of our birth then fall 
Within their tombs of holy stone 
The scrolls of life, one man alone 
So if we try, we can live and learn 
The sands will pull you under 
Don't let them pull you under 
Awake! 

I travelled to a foreign land 
Through stormy seas and burning sand 
Led by the stars the ancient stream 

The call of treasures yet unseen 
So if we climb to the rocks of kings 
Together we'll discover 
The source of all our wonder 
Awake! 

Someday we're going to go back to the stars 
And find the answer, who we really are 
traveller through the lonely mists of time 
Creation from the sky 

The dawning of a brand new day 
The waking of the whispers say: 
That sleeping heavens will return 
In deepest night the secret learned 
From these walls this city lies 
The past will be our future 
The journey will be over 
Awake! 

Someday we're going to go back to the stars 
And find the answer who we really are 
traveller through the lonely mists of time 
Creation from the sky 

Someday we're going to back to the stars 
And find the answer who we really are 
If we try, we can live and learn 
Together we'll discover 
The source of all our wonder 
Awake! 

We saw the writing 
We read the story 
Awake!