Savatage - I Seek Power lyrics

As the steam from the street starts to rise The gutter whispers That the moon like a child has arrived The dark has missed her And the light that she lends is a guide Among her shadows Like the ghost from the past that survive And you ask me now What is my intent Here among the ruins Cloaked in false pretence And how do I belong I seek power Where the power remains I seek power In the back of your brain How will you see me If you don't know where I hide How will you bleed me If I am somewhere inside In the ashes of empires lost A distant warning On the danger of ignoring cost And children mourning As the memories cloud in our mind The past can glitter And so it has been designed I know every lie That the mind invents Though they're well disguised And cloaked in innocence And how do I belong I seek power Where the power remains I seek power Like the kiss of c**aine I seek power As the darkness descends I seek power And I'll have it again I seek power Where the power remains I seek power Like the kiss of c**aine I seek power When it's not always wise I seek power For the power survives