Arena - The Tinder Box lyrics

It all began with a single spark The universe the world and me That spark - it's still there, the source of living things The source of this eternity I saw the little people working there In the echoes and the chambers of my mind And i saw the lantern man as he stood so still And the child knew this gentle soul - his kindness The light went on - and he was gone But the meaning - the meaning still remained Like the fading away of a sweet familiar taste Like the cleasing of the cool summer rain I was a child then - I never understood I was a child then - but I knew more than I should We are innocent - we are ignorant We are a spark from the tinderbox The element - the miracle I had no time for the hand on my shoulder I had no time for the voices in my head I didn't even notice when the room grew even colder This was no sleight of hand this was no silver thread If there's magic in this show, it is greater than we think They tried to tell me once, to decide what I should think I am free now I am free With age brings a blindness of the spirit and the soul If only you were here now I could finally tell you I know I know! We are children - We could never understand We are dancers, we are actors we are players in the sand We are children - We could never understand We are part of this arena; we are part of this band We're a spark from the tinderbox We're a spark from the tinderbox