Asia - Awake Lyrics
(adapted from the rubaiyat of omar khayyam)The dawning of a brand new dayThe waking of the whispers say:That sleeping heavens will returnIn deepest night the secret learnedAnd from these walls this city liesThe past will be our futureThe journey will be over,Awake!I saw the writing on the wallThe story of our birth then fallWithin their tombs of holy stoneThe scrolls of life, one man aloneSo if we try, we can live and learnThe sands will pull you underDont let them pull you underAwake!I travelled to a foreign landThrough stormy seas and burning sandLed by the stars the ancient streamThe call of treasures yet unseenSo if we climb to the rocks of kingsTogether well discoverThe source of all our wonderAwake!Someday were going to go back to the starsAnd find the answer, who we really areA traveller through the lonely mists of timeCreation from the skyThe dawning of a brand new dayThe waking of the whispers say:That sleeping heavens will returnIn deepest night the secret learnedFrom these walls this city liesThe past will be our futureThe journey will be overAwake!Someday were going to go back to the starsAnd find the answer who we really areA traveller through the lonely mists of timeCreation from the skySomeday were going to back to the starsAnd find the answer who we really areIf we try, we can live and learnTogether well discoverThe source of all our wonderAwake!We saw the writingWe read the storyAwake!Music & lyrics by: geoff downes & john payne
