This is where I stand This is who I am This is the way it had to be Arrows point in every direction Where to turn, seek to learn; Lies in the sand of time Closing my mind to remember But there is nothing to forget All I ever had is here, before me Open up the opened and collect This is the written word This is who I am This is the extension of the wish; Conviction will blossom, As failure laughs in my face I'll still be waiting for my turn Closing my mind to remember But there is nothing to forget All I ever had is here, before me Open up the opened and collect Heading forward, towards time will tell Answers to the question, that are untold To reach out from within and receiving return Now go to be reached before the curtains fall Closing my mind to remember But there is nothing to forget All I ever had is here, before me Open up the opened and collect