Silent standing silent On the edge of time A warrior in twilight Beyond all sense and rhyme A knight in shiny armour A horseman without fear At the wide gap of forever The cleft between there and here He's been there for a century He was there yesterday Will he know tomorrow? Will he save the day? For some he is a stranger For some he is a friend And he will be there waiting For the world to end The moon is scarlet The air is damp and cold The knight who's watching over us Is tired, grey and old He never smiles, he never eats Nobody's seen him sleep A solitary lenseman By that rift so deep Forgotten is his unsung name Forgotten is his king Does he know what day it is Am I wondering? A champion from an ancient age A soldier without line Waiting always waiting On the edge of time Oh you mighty warrior At the great divide You're staring down the deep That holds the cosmic tide