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When the piper plays the tune

As waves reflect the silver moon

A swell of cries rolls with the tide

And crashes to the shore

A harmony of sleep reborn

The hungry, sick, and battle torn

Laid out to rest and so are blessed

And lost forevermore

You've chosen black, I’ll go with white

If I can play to win, oh, will I steal the light?

But I don't know, you seem too sure

In your eyes I see that death is waiting for its turn

The pieces on the board they feel so smooth

Raise up your withered hand and make your move

Aghast as visions fill your mind

You take another sip of wine

So ill at ease as memories seem fictional, almost

And if too soon my soul is won

And if I never see the sun

Rise up again, my brethren

Still keep me in your hearts

Another knight, another pawn

It won't be long until the final piece is drawn

I feel you stare, it burns like ice

But in the end I know we all must pay the price

The pieces on the board are now but few

With one last strike you make your final move

You will never know when it is time for you

Beyond the bells, into the hells of heroes, saints, and fools

You will never know what lies beyond for you

If only to be crystallized into something new

The time has come for you, my friend

Your journey has come to an end

So hark the Devil's angels sing

Or will they? No one knows

A destiny you can't avoid

Your spirit slips into the void

Then sucked away without a trace

Into the great unknown

Just one more night, let me fight on

I see the starless sky give way to my last dawn

With noble form but all in vain

There is no victory to lead me from this game

"And wish, so please my sovereign, ere I move

What my tongue speaks my right drawn sword shall prove"

You will never know when it is time for you

Beyond the bells, into the hells of heroes, saints, and fools

You will never know what lies beyond for you

If only to be crystallized into something new

You never know