Crim-

son

flames

tied

through

my

years

Flow-

ing

high

and

might-

y

trapped

Count-

less

fire

and

flam-

ing

roads

Us-

ing

i-

deas

as

my

maps

We'll

meet

on

edg-

es

soon,

said

I

Proud

be-

neath

heat-

ed

brow

Ah,

but

I

was

so

much

old-

er

then

I'm

young-

er

than

that

now

Half

wracked

pre-

jud-

ice

leaped

forth

Rip

down

all

hate,

I

screamed

Lies

that

life

is

black

and

white

Spoke

from

my

skull,

I

dreamed

Ro-

man-

tic

flanks

of

musk-

e-

teers

Found-

a-

tioned

deep,

some-

how

Ah,

but

I

was

so

much

old-

er

then

I'm

young-

er

than

that

now

In

a

sol-

dier's

stance,

I

aimed

my

hand

At

the

mon-

grel

dogs

who

teach

Fear-

ing

not

I'd

be-

come

my

en-

e-

my

In

the

in-

stant

that

I

preach

Sis-

ters

fled

by

con-

fu-

sion

boats

Mut-

i-

ny

from

stern

to

bow

Ah,

but

I

was

so

much

old-

er

then

I'm

young-

er

than

that

now

Ah,

but

I

was

so

much

old-

er

then

I'm

young-

er

than

that

now

My

guard

stood

hard

when

ab-

stract

threats

Too

no-

ble

to

ne-

glect

De-

ceived

me

in-

to

think-

ing

I

had

some-

thing

to

pro-

tect

Good

and

bad,

I

de-

fine

these

terms

Quite

clear,

no

doubt,

some-

how

Ah,

but

I

was

so

much

old-

er

then

I'm

young-

er

than

that

now