Measures beyond compare I've stood behind the line And meddled with insanity Before man was here Destination of my stead Gallantly I will not head The deathly Dark seed My mission for the next human race My sword I have bridged through space And reckoned my soul For the dream of peace I've grasped the sword of fire And felt the surge within To forgo my pride And let the battle begin Signed is my life away For my direction shall not sway For my destination is myself Light and life shall live on It shall be known In years to pass The race of man Had its fair chance To shine themselves Into unnatural peace But man threw himself astray As Jason searching for the golden fleece And men still dream of a day When the stars shall merge as one The golden gladiator arises on his stead To fight the evil in the night For the dream of peace Dreams of Eschaton Will make you see Just what we're living through These times of tragedy And our sons will tell Of a time so far away When man had his chance And threw himself away