Dance of the Seven Veils, Part 1: Faithless

And old man came here telling tales

Of days gone by and seven veils

A sanctuary for all the pedlars of the lie

But one by one the veils fall

Through the subtlety of time recall

The words they longed to kill

Would not be silent be still

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

It's just my view but you know what I say is true

It was the month of the strawberry moon

The smell of apples and summer's bloom

Ten thousand horses could not drag you centre stage

To weary sailors the sirens sing

You hinding in the stage's wings

Forever clawing at your chains and your white feathers

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

And to the stars our words will rise

Forever bound and sealed

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

Each act and motion locked away

Will be known in the end

You were faithless in a twist of fate

You jumped the queue at Traitors Gate

At last the veils have fallen down

They squirm like vipers on the ground

In time the power of passion's lust

Slips through your fingers and turns to dust

Naked now you too were deceived

And now you must stare into the eyes of the Gorgon

Here within the time we spent upon the mortal coil

Not knowing what it all meant

Our lives of pain and toil

Are those still standing tall beyond the china wall