Lights in the dark Sparks to die away Life is only a trifle Nothing to replay He never has been patient Now the walls are closing in And his soul feels ancient What caused this all? Often he was tempted To believe in fairy-tales Now he sees how naïve His reproaches were Faith in everything Believed what he was told The mind of a child Barely any own thought And now he finds What`s left behind A fool growing old In a mortal frame