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Awake even though fast asleep

Occupied by a thought so deep

When fantasies become reality

And realities turn to fantasies

A thought so very deep

Pre-Chorus

Am I fast asleep or wide-awake?

What surrounds me am I aware?

Is it a reality or is it my fantasy

That I happen to be what I can’t be

Sense and see the make believe

At a crossroad I'm standing

Strange mist just keeps thickening

Where every single road’s end

Leads to another’s beginning

Talking to and cursing my own self

But my ears seem totally deaf

Mind's boggled, my soul so twisted

In the book of dreams, none of mine

Were ever even listed

It’s been a long and tiring road

And no Merlin to save my soul

Am I lost, frightened or lonely?

Will I find my tranquility?

At the end of it all

At a crossroad I'm standing

Strange mist just keeps thickening

Where every single road’s end

Leads to another’s beginning

Like roots sinking in my existence

Like claws ripping my flesh

Perseverance's running short of breath

My Perseverance's running short of breath

So short of breath! (X 4)

When it's all said & done,

Will you take me home?

Will someone take me home?

And lay me to rest

Lay me to rest…

At a crossroad I'm standing

Strange mist just keeps thickening

Where every single road’s end

Leads to another’s beginning