INTRO:
someday the world will look at your face
and see a scarred man's past
blemishes and burns, crevices and curse
someday you'll look into my eyes
and see the joy of being alive
VERSE ONE:
little one, don't you fret, i'll take you home
keep you happy, well-fed, i'm delighted to know
what anthem have you sung, what notes have strung your heart
what questions struck your tongue, what lights you up in the dark
I've seen you in the worst ways, i've seen you lose your foothold
i've seen you riding steadfast, i've seen you crawl on all fours
VERSE TWO:
i've seen all of you turned inside out
i've seen this world within more than you've seen without
i've seen us walk through ages across predetermined fates
but none of them had foreseen your ashen battle-scarred face
none of them had seen my deck of cards and i played my ace
none of them had thought i'd seen the world when it was but a shadow
none of them had thought i'd seen the world before it collapsed
VERSE THREE:
none of them believed i would come back
none of them had watched me leave, none of them watched me return
some of them waited patiently
the others scorned upon my arrival
some of them mistook me for a lovely little lady
before my wand touched their chests
before i lost my breath
some of them insinuated
fairies and dimwitted secret agents
i left months before my yearly contract reached its end
BRIDGE:
some of them awaited my return
some looked back in wonder
some wondered who i'd become
some of them mistook my kindly nature
for an angel's disguise for murder
OUTRO(same as intro):
someday, the world will look at your face
and see a burned man's past
blemishes and burns, crevices and curse
someday you'll look into my eyes
and see the joy of being alive
