The Great Unknown

It was me on the street, with my face on the stones
I didn’t know where I’d been, I couldn’t feel my bones
It was me in the gutter, in the city of sin
I had no sense of time, I didn’t know where I been

I opened my eyes saw the rain coming down
Here’s a brave new day for a sad old clown
I looked at the sky and lost in the grey
It’s the same old world, better change my ways

I’m going back to the great unknown, to bare my soul and to find my home
I’m stepping out of this empty space, to make my peace with the human race
I don’t need you to sympathise, I just want you to be my guide
But if I fall, I’ll turn to stone, and lose my place in the great unknown

It was me on the cross, with my hands full of holes
Just one more drink and I could save your souls
It was me on the end of the fist on your face
I’m not a violent man, just a complete disgrace

I held up my head to the picture of you
There’s a devil inside that could see me too
I held up my hands to the cold grey light
See me through the day, stay with me tonight

I’m going back to the great unknown, to bare my soul and to find my home
I’m stepping out of this empty space, to make my peace with the human race
I don’t need you to sympathise, I just want you to be my guide
But if I fall, I’ll turn to stone, and lose my place in the great unknown

The great unknown

There must be more than this for me
I’ve gone too far, even I can’t see
This useless waste of flesh and bone
Must reach out into the great unknown

The great unknown

I held all the keys to success in my hand
Why did I let go? I don’t understand
Do I know now what I didn’t before
Did you love me then? I was never sure

I’m going back to the great unknown, to bare my soul and to find my home
I’m stepping out of this empty space, to make my peace with the human race
I don’t need you to sympathize, I just want you to be my guide
But if I fall, I’ll turn to stone, and lose my place in the great unknown

I don’t need you to sympathize, I just want you to be my guide
But if I fall, I’ll turn to stone, and lose my place in the great unknown