That was it That was all that I had in me The damn thing I gave half a century Lying in wreckage on the ground Through the smoke I'm not sure I believe it Another human voice calls out my name Instant recognition A grey and haggard face rises to meet me With eyes a shade of blue just like my own Like looking in a mirror that’s been ravaged by the slow passage of time A vision that disrupts my state of mind Staring into the eyes of an Older one of me, I begin to see Everything that is and was Within the realm of possibility You And I Have seen some pretty horrifying sights in our in our life But what I'm gonna tell you might just be the one to top it all The truth is that the universe collapses all around us In a sphere containing only this old house It was too weak to try to keep our friends and family living But now that I am here, we can turn this thing around Peering into the mind of this Stranger one of me, I can clearly see Everything that is and was Within the realm of possibility, truly I believe that Between the two of us We’ll break this trend of cosmic entropy So then, do you know why I am here? You're here to help me complete the work, so we can get back to normal No, that time has long since passed I hope by now you understand That this would always be the plan The world you gave your life to make Cannot be built by your own hand I hope by now you see the signs Another waits to claim the prize The goal you seek can be achieved If you but let go of your pride Wait, you're saying I must go back? And give everything I’ve worked for Everything I’ve achieved to another? As I have done, for you And if I do this thing, if I do this thing you ask, what then? The boy shall succeed And if I refuse? Then you, and everything you know shall die Death for us Life for him So the cycle can begin again Giving up What was mine So another one can make it right Is this how We proceed Hit rewind Not repeat Fifty years Thrown away To avoid making My mistakes This is it This will be All I have Everything he’ll need Sending a thought through time to a Younger one of me, on the chance that he Might reverse the damage done And live the life I didn’t get to lead So he can finally see Everything within the realm Of possibility