as i m gazing out across the empty shoreline there are many questions running through my mind as the waves caress the rocks upon my island i count the days until i feel them on my skin have i become the very one the very man i hoped i d never have to me look at me now i m here somehow and i m surrounded by the weeping of the sea this cage that i call my home never ceases to oppress my sorry soul the dying embers of life in me are gone as i lay here growing older as the night begins to fall and day is fading told mantic by the flickering of city lights but when i lay my mind to rest a dream of freedom i hope i never have to open up my eyes the damage done all hope is gone this place was built for people never to escape beyond these walls lies everything i ever wanted but for now i ll have to wait this cage that i call my home never ceases to oppress my sorry soul the dying embers of life in me are gone as i lay here growing older this cage that i call my home never ceases to oppress my sorry soul the dying embers of life in me are gone as i lay here growing older