the day has finally arrived
it was never about revenge
to be redeemer, of our lost hopes and dreams
by the length of our fingertips we held back time
if only for an instance, like waves of a distant shoreline
oh redemption in sight

familiar faces flood my consciousness
never knowing, only seeing
a fleeting second, belief made real

when fantasy ceases
and reality dreams
a story is told
believe what was
a story will be told

remember tomorrow
casting shadows
overcome, overcome

when time stretched out its hand
fate brought us back again
the field that lay the land
will be the home of hope

when time stretched out its hand
fate brought us back again
the field that lay the land
will be the home of hope

of redemption long past due
that hearts will yearn for

just one more step ahead
while out of breath again
gotta keep on running, running
keep on running

the hearts and minds that conjure a thought
burn inside

with hope that this day
may ease our pain
may slow decay
we will prosper on

"Today is the day redemption takes hold
easing the memory of the day that burned
it was not foretold
it was not predicted
so it shall be written
by the warriors of old"

the year will pass
as the others have
prestige will take over

your story will fade
like a fallen dream
resistance is futile

you become a forgotten footnote
etched in sand, a meaningless record
pointless, unnecessary
a cause with no substance

the righteousness of the two sides
never doubting that they are wrong

that the enemy is just beyond the ridge
that they are different even though we are the same

these differences will be the end of us
and we will throw away the memories

the good and the bad
the pageantry and the parody

our faces, we're with you
these moments, stay with you

When reality ceases
and fantasy dreams
a story is told
believe what was
the story will be...told

When fantasy ceases
and reality dreams
a story is told
if you just believe
let the story be told