Portrait (Live, Osaka, Japan, 9 July 1993)

歌詞

It's not him, I must've made a mistake He's hardly changed from forty years ago A trick of light that made me hesitate I hear his name, I can't believe it's so Oh, no Can it be so long, so many days gone by The hands of time have left their mark on me But there he stands a memory from my past He's been untouched by all the passing years To stay forever young For the paint to crack and age If that were so, I'd give my soul You turn When you hear me call your name Don't you remember me You've learned To fear what's in the picture frame You've cheated destiny For all his sin, for all his lies and hate Left not a mark, not a single scar to show But the portrait changed It's marked his journey through time It shows the sun of his eternal shame To stay forever young For the paint to crack and age If that were so, I'd give my soul You turn When you hear me call your name Don't you remember me You've learned To fear what's in the picture frame You've cheated destiny If I knew just what my hands would create I wish to God I'd never seen his face But it's not too late Am I the one to finally seal his fate I will take his life You turn When you hear me call your name Don't you remember me You've learned That my knife could free the chains up by the years You've made your destiny But it's not too late I'll take his life You can't cheat destiny I'll take his life