Fates Warning - The Ivory Gate of Dreams Vii. Aquiescence lyrics

Betrayed by innocence Deceived by delusions Plagiarized promises Pale into empty hopes Ivory towers bow down In reverence to daylight As dreamers awaken In sleepers somber shade Ocean Waves shift leaving Only memories Final traces of hope Are swallowed in the deep Despair sends a certain calm A vague sense of relief Released from all our longings Silently we'll sleep Hope leads to quiet desperation When reality obscures the dream Makes the mind a grave of memories That wander like the lonely breeze Whose whispers echo through ruins rust Of towers torn and dreams turned to dust