Invitation

[September 1989]

[The Dreamer:]
Darkened mind all the while
I'm here all by myself
I shout whatever comes to mind
Hear me cry for a while
My thoughts are all in overdrive
I'm too lost to be found now

In my reality
Self-loathing is what I feel the most
Self-pity and anger
Will keep haunting me
A man is drawing near
He claims to know
What I've been through
He claims to know
A way to set me free

A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A new era draws near
(To the man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A gift to unlock my dreams
(A new world to be seen)
Guide me to the land of my dreams

This gift may be able to reanimate
The one that I held so dearly and so sound
A man to enable my dreams come true
Thus some things
Will never be the same again

A land where I can be free
(The man I used to be)
Invitation, invitation
A key to unlock my dreams
(It's worth taking the risk)
Invitation, invitation
A second thought to reveal
(What really matters to me)
Invitation, invitation
A song would fade me to dream
(A place where Rose would appear)
A reflection of my dream

[The Illusionist:]
"What if I'd tell you
That there is a way for you
To not only feel your dream
But to live it, touch it"

[The Dreamer:]
"What do you mean?"

[The Illusionist:]
"I'm talking about a key
The work of my life
The song to the door of dreams
You so much wish to find"

[The Dreamer:]
"What is that?"

[The Illusionist:]
"This music box, my friend
Contains the only thing you need
In order to reach your beloved
It's my lullaby"

[The Dreamer:]
"A lullaby?"

[The Illusionist:]
"Lullabies usually
Puts a child into deep sleep
This one brings you
To the realm of your dreams
The life you wish to have
And let's you access all of it
I am old now
All I ask in return
Is for you to keep up my work
Play it to people in need
But first
Wait 'til you get home
Open the box
Reach through The Lullaby
To cease your thirst"