I have a shadow of shadow of doubt in my heart In like a lion and out like a lion again Come what may, come what may in the eye of a storm Charge the break, hold the ballast of calm Oh, play the marching drum Strike the band and run They don't know Just how far you've come Sing the balladeers Stories wild and fierce Every frame Is everything you're from I am a memory nineteen and seventy eight I am a clarity, I don't believe in mistakes Even so, even so I've been harnessed in haste Cage the wave, herd the water that breaks Oh, play the marching drum Strike the band and run They don't know Just how far you've come Sing the balladeers Stories wild and fierce Every frame Is everything you're from ♪ Every pretender is quietly dreaming a dream Playing a role like a serpent abandons a stream Come what may, come what may You are beautiful baby Shed a tear, keep a river at bay Oh, play the marching drum Strike the band and run They don't know Just how far you've come Sing the balladeers Stories wild and fierce Every frame Is everything you're from Haul away the last brigade As the ocean swells They sing to themselves They sing to themselves Ring the bells of fortune as The final curtain falls And wait for the applause Wait for the applause