I see the shadows of the night Coming down like rain Drowning all the world in darkness And as the daylight slowly dies I ask myself again How did life turn into this madness? Oh, Heaven is so far Will we ever reach its holy light Before it is too late? Oh, we're movin' on so fast The more we live we learn Although we love we also hate It's not too hard to see To imagine what it takes to change To change the way we live But do we ever try? As long as we are twice removed Expertly distancing the pain Too far away just one wall thick And we're all blind and deaf At ease! This show goes on forever That's right! That's right; Our world's in tears I see the shadows of the night Coming down like rain Drowning all the world in darkness And as the daylight slowly dies I ask myself again How did life turn into this madness? We've got so much - Want ever more And you wonder what's amiss There's an emptiness inside That only love can fill We know this oh, so well And it's the only way Inside your heart and mind I know you hear Earth's children sing With every step we take they echo louder It's time to make our final choice And I see madness in the light Evaporating rain Blinding all the world in its madness And as compassion slowly dies I ask myself again Can I forgive? Can I forget? Shadows of the night