When year by year has rolled away
Beyond the point I call today
And time like dust my pocket lines
And drags my footfalls slow
Against the distant fall of night
When we are gathered to the light
And man and beast stand side by side
To face the dawning day
Behind the backdrop of the sky
Inside the tunnels of the brain
The sleeper wakes
The sleeper wakes
So morning breaks and we are free
What happened to the man I used to be?
We pa**ed the wall, we heard the gate
But as I came the hour was late
And as we crossed I recognised the guard
When star by star is burning low
And one more night is yet to go
And all is quiet pa**ed away
Except the sleeper waking now
Behind the backdrop of the sky
Inside the tunnels of the brain
The sleeper wakes
The sleeper wakes