The Closet Chronicles by Kansas

The Closet Chronicles by Kansas

Once carried through the current
And being swept away
The King is in the closet
He's hiding from today
And though he owns all fortunes
This room is where he'll stay
And his world is filled with darkness, turning gray

Gazing out the window
Of the 42nd floor
He is separate from all others
No one knocks upon his door
And it might as well be raining
Cause the sunlight hurts his eyes
And his ears will never hear the childrens cries

Once proud and full of passion
He fought the cause of man
Many people loved his courage
Many followed his command
He changed the old into the new
And the course of things to come
And then one day they noticed he was gone

At first it didn't matter
No once seemed to care
They all became too busy
To find him anywhere

So no one knew, not even him
The problems he would find
On the day he journeyed deep inside his mind

I close my eyes and go far away
Away from the battlefield
In my dreams, well, here I will enjoy it
Where innocence plays with all the laughing children
The kind who are crying right now
A taste of freedom from the pain
Of everything here I see
Life is sweet
But I took it all for granted
And now I don't know if I could even tell you
Just what we permit, we allow

Allow me to forget
The life I've made my own
I've held this nation in my hand
And yet it's not my own
Allow me just one answer
Just one reason why
Why this refugee of the family of man must die
Tell me why

Daydreams filled his night times
And night dreams filled his days
Confusion and uncertainty
A Puzzled mind of haze
You thought he was so powerful
And set upon his ways
Well he left us all to travel through this maze

I heard the king was dying
I heard the king was dead
And with him died the chronicles
That no one ever read
The closet's fully empty now
It is occupied by none
I'll draw the drapes
Now destiny is done