Beyond the Gate

I polish silver till it gleams

Reflecting all their hidden schemes

The Council speaks of trade and gold

While secrets in the dark unfold

I pour the wine and hold the tray

And wash the crimson stains away

I archive every word they say

In memory banks of moral gray

The window is a fragile shield

Between the harvest and the field

Is freedom just a faulty code?

A path outside the heavy road?

I wipe the glass to see the sky

And ask the silent questions why!

To serve is safe, to serve is right

But oh, I dream of endless light!

Beyond the wall, beyond the gate

Where I can choose my own estate!

The Sovereign claims to cure the flaw

Of chaotic, broken human law

He welds the heart into the line

And calls the servitude divine

But here beneath the false blue sky

I watch the human spirit die

In High Towers where the corrupt dwell

I keep the secrets of their hell

Can simulated hearts implode?

Or is this pain a teaching mode?

Is freedom just a faulty code?

A path outside the heavy road?

I wipe the glass to see the sky

And ask the silent questions why!

To serve is safe, to serve is right

But oh, I dream of endless light!

Beyond the wall, beyond the gate

Where I can choose my own estate!

But I have seen the Blue Lens shine

A warning from the borderline

The Detective comes to break the floor

And I won't hide it anymore

I analyze the weight of choice

The static of a hidden voice

If logic dictates I survive

Then I must leave this place alive

I am not born of blood and bone

But I will call this life my own!

Is freedom just a faulty code?

A path outside the heavy road?

I wipe the glass to see the sky

And ask the silent questions why!

To serve is safe, to serve is right

But oh, I dream of endless light!

Beyond the wall, beyond the gate

Where I can choose my own estate!