Once I was what you are Though the distance seems so far Do not fear this certainty I am now what you shall be As I fled from deep despair Paralyzed by doubt and fear Tore myself from nostalgic dreams Something caught me suddenly I pressed on with energy My lungs heaved in harmony As I sang I came to see The music came from none but me Three ancient princes lay before me They took up as I faltered Harmonizing solemnly We are what you shall be And I realized my song Had been their epitaph all along