The Past Is Over

This is the end Here I stand Playing this betting game The song it is sung The work it is done A new life has begun The world can crumble Overnight The soldiers come home Before their fight Lovers embrace Loners encounter in the street again The past is over, it is now Your voice still matters, say it loud If you are weary, lay down your heavy load to me When you go Uncanny distress In your head But sometimes you can take a rest Everyone knows Where the stream will flow If the story remains untold You can carry the news To the shaky graves Or leave them stranded Waiting to be saved The chimes of freedom Linger for a while in the street again The past is over, it is now Your voice still matters, say it loud If you are weary, lay down your heavy load to me When you go I'm back on the hill Where the winds are still There's nothing else to conceal Face what you love Love what you face There's no way to escape The weeds are trampled The crops are reaped Between the two sides There's a ship With the flag of glory Fluttering in the hurricane my friend The past is over, it is now Your voice still matters, say it loud If you are weary, lay down your heavy load to me When you go