Dead Gardens

The story behind the painting I drew is already told
 No more tearstains on the pages of my diary
 Tired but unable to give up since I'm
 Responsible for the lives I saved
 The play is done
 (The play is done)
 The curtain's down
 All the tales are told
 All the orchids gone
 Lost in my own world
 Now I care for dead gardens
 My song is little worth anymore
 Time to lay this weary pen aside
 The play is done
 (The play is done)
 The curtain's down
 "Where are the wolves, the underwater moon
 The elvenpath, the haven of youth
 Lagoons of the starlit sea
 Have I felt enough for one man's deed?
 Or is it time to challenge the Ancient of Days
 And let the virgin conceive"
 All the tales are told
 All the orchids gone
 All the tales are told
 All the orchids gone
 Lost in my own world
 Now I care for dead gardens