Black and White

For ages we have watched this land degrading The past preyed upon by falling stars Guide me home Everything is different now The land we used to know Has turned to ash Lead me down Past the trees And sink my feet Into the sand by the sea Let me go And drift away Remembering what never was In shades of grey I am old At least I feel it in my bones I remember when we were young inside And everything was black and white As the punishment for our crimes Between the permafrost and sky Cold, forever dark Ages ago we were confined We are the diseased In fields of frost I wander ever slower If there is someone out there then please Send a sign From the cliffs I see a coming storm Grey clouds collect and descend in time Lead me down To the waves Past the cliffs along the shores To the cave Light the torch And step inside Now as one we Cross this great divide I am old At least I feel it in my bones I remember when we were young inside And everything was black and white The abomination Between the permafrost and sky Cold, forever dark Ages ago we were confined We are the diseased