When darkness falls and another world calls I stand alone here in my cell This new life tastes so bittersweet An ironic twist in my private hell (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) These are my dreams and my voiceless cries Cross the landscapes of my mind Forgotten images another time Another place for me to hide (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) The night's my servant leading me to light To places far beyond reality The first sunlight covers my veiled eyes The shadows dance their morning dance My enemy awakes again Sisyphus slept next to me Counting seconds - them becoming years Sisyphus slept next to me (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time) (Counting) Counting the sands of time (time)