Long ago I was wiser than them all Brightest among my peers, of any age Master of fine arts and numbers and ideals Source of good advice and common sense and clear foresight My mind soon went gray, slow and patiently Who’s this stranger reflected in the looking glass? Oh why my good Lord have you abandoned me? Tragic ending of a story full of greatness and pride Under fading lights I’ll drown in peace In the silent waves of madness I’m released The eternal dark awaits my soul Under fading lights, a mystery unknown