Act Of Despair (Live)

Confusing the past with the future
Inspired by some magical force
Misusing the words of a stranger
Pretending they're yours
In search of a different treasure
Misguided by places in time
By riddles that no one could answer
Not knowing they're mine

With a secret that I couldn't share
And an army that's no longer there
These writings in code, all the poems I wrote
Were simply an act of despair
These writings in code, all the poems I wrote
Were simply an act of despair

This book is a trap of illusions
Meant to mislead and reveal
Weaving a web of delusion
'Round a truth so unreal
Set in an alternate order
Four thousand verses in rhyme
Will lead you from border to border
On a journey divine

With a secret that I couldn't share
And a world that would no longer care
The task I fulfilled, obeying God's will
Was simply an act of despair
The task I fulfilled, obeying God's will
Was simply an act of despair

The work I created will show him the way
The traps that I laid won't lead him astray
And I'll rest assured when the deed is done
And the mystery solved
Yes, the mystery solved
And the mystery solved by the chosen one

With a secret that I couldn't share
And a world that would no longer care
The task I fulfilled, obeying God's will
Was simply an act of despair
The task I fulfilled, obeying God's will
Was simply an act of despair