How Harsh the Light
The twin suns now are setting, the desert lies in quiet peace
And I, in silent stillness standing, wait for the day to cease
And my star, too, is fading, my fire growing cold
My soul is worn and tired, my body growing old
Here memories do not haunt me, in stillness of the night
I no longer curse the darkness, but instead, how harsh the light.
How quickly I had risen, how slowly now I fade away
How long and twisted was the road that fate, before me lay
My thoughts now my companions, the wild beasts my friends
The faded strands of shifting sands and whispers of the winds.
The desert now my shelter from the burning suns, so bright
Like burning faces in the mind - oh, how harsh the light.
Nobility, cold comfort - and honor, at what price?
This exile I have chosen, just the smallest sacrifice
Forever I have served, and with sadness was repayed
Cast aside and wounded, forgotten and betrayed
And though still I serve the good, although I I serve the right,
When all around is darkness, at times how harsh the light.
So many I loved have fallen, yet now in peace they sleep
While I, alone remember, alone, my silent vigil keep
And the one most loved, now lost, and never to return
A stolen, twisted mockery of a good man who has turned
And still I curse the evil which has destined us to fight
The darkness hides her secrets, but oh, how harsh the light.
The Force I do not question, and Fate I do not blame
It was I who failed him, I who suffer in my shame
Yet now I watch another, a good man's legacy
A new hope to arise, to tear the darkness free
And soon the time is coming when I fade into the night
I accept the path I've chosen, but still, how harsh the light.
The twin suns now are setting, the desert lies in quiet peace
And I, in silent stillness standing, wait for the day to cease
And my star, too, is fading, my fire growing cold
My soul is worn and tired, my body growing old
Here memories do not haunt me, in stillness of the night
I no longer curse the darkness, but instead, how harsh the light.
How quickly I had risen, how slowly now I fade away
How long and twisted was the road that fate, before me lay
My thoughts now my companions, the wild beasts my friends
The faded strands of shifting sands and whispers of the winds.
The desert now my shelter from the burning suns, so bright
Like burning faces in the mind - oh, how harsh the light.
Nobility, cold comfort - and honor, at what price?
This exile I have chosen, just the smallest sacrifice
Forever I have served, and with sadness was repayed
Cast aside and wounded, forgotten and betrayed
And though still I serve the good, although I I serve the right,
When all around is darkness, at times how harsh the light.
So many I loved have fallen, yet now in peace they sleep
While I, alone remember, alone, my silent vigil keep
And the one most loved, now lost, and never to return
A stolen, twisted mockery of a good man who has turned
And still I curse the evil which has destined us to fight
The darkness hides her secrets, but oh, how harsh the light.
The Force I do not question, and Fate I do not blame
It was I who failed him, I who suffer in my shame
Yet now I watch another, a good man's legacy
A new hope to arise, to tear the darkness free
And soon the time is coming when I fade into the night
I accept the path I've chosen, but still, how harsh the light.