Awake

AWAKE

(Adapted from “The Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam)

“The dawning of the brand new and
The waking of the whispers say”
That sleeping heavens will return
In deepest night the secret learned
And from these walls this city lies
The past will be over
Awake!”

I saw the writing on the wall
The story of our birth then fall
Within their tombs of holy stone
The scrolls of life, one man alone
The sands will pull you under
Don’t let them pull you under
Awake!

I travelled to a foreign land
Through stormy seas
and burning sand
Let by the stars and ancient stream
The call of treasures yet unseen
So if we climb to the rocks of kings
Together we’ll discover
The source of all our wonder
Awake!

Someday we’re going to go back
to the stars
And find the answer
who we really are
A traveller
through the lonely mist of time
Creation from sky

The dawning of the brand new and
The walking of the whispers say:
That sleeping heavens will return
In deepest night the secret learned
And from these walls this city lies
The past will be over
Awake!

Someday we’re going to go back
to the stars
And find the answer
who we really are
A traveler
through the lonely mist of time
Creation from sky

Someday we’re going to go back
to the stars
And find the answer
who we really are
If we try, we can live and learn
Together we’ll discover
The source of all our discover
Awake!

We saw the writing
We read the story
Awake!

Catatan:
Awake, lagu milik group Asia dalam album Aura.
Musik dan lirik oleh Geoff Downes & John Payne, 2000.
Musisi :
Geoff Downes – keyboards
John Payne – lead vocals, bass & guitar
Michael Sturgis – drums
Guthrie Govan – guitars
Luis Jardim – percussion