There was a time when hope was high
When the future was ours
And his words resounding
There was a time when we would try
And he’d speak of the stars
And the stars were astounding
There was a time
Then it all went wrong
I dreamed a dream in time gone by
When he was here
And still surviving
I dreamed that we would never die
I dreamed that we would all be thriving
And he was young and unafraid
His dreams were new and bright and wasted
There were no rules from which we’d strayed
No arrows loosed
No losses tasted
But the highbloods come at dawn
With their laughter soft as thunder
As they tear your soul apart
And they burn your dream in flame
He spent his lifetime by my side
He spoke to all of endless wonder
They took my child all in a stride
And he was gone and I was chained
And still I dream he’ll speak to me
That I will see him age much longer
But there are dreams that cannot be
And there are trials for his mother
I had a dream our lives could be
So different from this pain we’re living
So different from how he’d screamed
Now they have killed the dream I dreamed
