Koop Arponen - Voices Of The Past lyrics

I once knew a wise man Who'd always look you in the eye But he grew old and took his turn to die He left behind a generation Who dried their tears and said Thank you to that old man Who for our lives has bled When I look out my window and I tell you what I see The spirit of a wise man is looking back at me And listen to the silence and tell me what you hear Voices of the past are singing songs in your ear And did you ever meet that young man Remembered only for his crime He got into an accident and he died before his time Deep down inside of him lived the kindest Man that you would ever meet But he'd grown tougher than he could be Standing on his own two feet When I look out my window and I tell you what I see A chained down man bearing his key And listen to the silence and tell me what you hear Voices of the past are singing songs in your ear And did you ever meet that young girl Who was torn between right and wrong She jumped off the edge of her life And time past her on She said you know I've been traveling On a road which has no end Before we could understand her We'd lost another friend When I look out my window and I tell you what I see A girl who lost her will to live is set free And listen to the silence and tell me what you hear Voices of the past are singing songs in your ear