Shores of Avalon

(Allman, Sloyer, Cadden-James, LaBrie)
 I never saw it coming
 Somehow the heat of battle
 Sure dulled my senses to the real world
 Or was I dreaming?
 She held my hand and knew me
 She looked right through all I knew
 Lie quiet, let the rain wash over me now
 Inside the royal chambers
 She's staring out her window
 Tears well hidden by a crimson veil
 This is the poison
 Clutching a Turkish dagger
 By the moonlight I feel it begin
 I'm wounded, let the pain wash over me now
 Loneliness again
 Sits here alongside of me
 Gotta make my way
 To where the waters heal my wounds
 I know this is where I'll stay
 Too jaded by her deception
 A trust I thought to believe
 I just wanna rest
 And live out the best of my days
 When I reach Avalon
 Walking to my window
 I'm feeling weak and so betrayed by all I've lost
 I'm left here
 To comprehend this strange barrage of lies
 By the dawn's early light
 The war had raged through the night
 I turned to her I thought I heard her crying
 I could see by her face
 Before she laid to me waste
 That there was someone she's dying for
 Someone else out there besides me
 I'm fading, let the fear drain away from me now
 My fear's been broken
 As the healing waters poured over me
 And I begin to feel
 Feel its magic strengthen me
 I know this is where I'll stay
 Can't take anymore deception
 I just want peace in my heart
 This calm I am feeling
 I've never known until
 Until I reach Avalon
 Lie quiet, let the pain wash away from me now
 No beginning or end
 All of the roles we pass on through
 I looked inside and I saw
 My soul's my guide, I need to walk with you
 I know this is where I'll stay
 The world I've left behind
 Has no place in my heart
 I can finally rest
 And live out the rest of my days
 I'll never leave Avalon