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Before My Time Lyrics by Bob Carpenter (CAN)

Silent Passage

1984

I stood in the shadow
Between the night and dawn
And I walked like the candle
And dreamed away the dawn
Before the final curtain fell
Across my weary eyes
I’m sure I saw the ghost of truth
At least a thousand times
And all that I defended
Within the prison walls
Was captured or surrendered
I watched the banners fall
And stumbling blindly through the flame
I fell into the sea
And drifted out upon the waves
Into eternity
But somеhow I rememberеd
When all the stars had flown
Hidden pines, the royal sky
The palms came tumbling home
To glorify the prison walls
They tried so hard to climb
Never knowing that for them all
The prison is the mind
And now I know the story
Before I turn the page
The games I played for glory
Have vanished with the age
And I can only love you now
And you can do the same
For I have learned that love somehow
Will brush away the pain
Credits
Bob Carpenter (CAN)

Bob Carpenter (CAN)

About “Before My Time” by Bob Carpenter (CAN)

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"Before My Time" is credited to Bob Carpenter (CAN). Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Before My Time" appears on "Silent Passage" in 1984.

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