where now we choose

there is a reason to stand by your name
out of dark battles come honest desires
you hold your place and wait for the new flame

your knowledge comes from places not so tame
and from the one who of all things inquires
there is a reason to stand by your name

when all's been done nothing remains the same
the ones who tell you so are all proved liars
you hold your place and wait for the new flame

others will seek to pass on all the blame
not waiting till the last old coot expires
there is a reason to stand by your name

not one of them would dare to speak of shame
as bit by bit the open day expires
you hold your place and wait for the new flame

it's not so much that you know it's a game
as that the answer is within the fires
there is a reason to stand by your name
you hold your place and wait for the new flame