[Verse 1]
With golden wings of fire
He's flown away across the fields
Nobody answers when he calls
I knew this time would come
Like winters hand of frozen steel
Riding a stallion down the hall

[Chorus]
Seven times I've heard my conscience cry
I've never worked out why I need to live this tainted life

[Verse 2]
I cast a careless glance into the lake of my desires
Such are reflections on all that's passed
And if I stare too hard the ripplеs dance and call me liar
How do they know mе I've never asked?

[Chorus]
Seven times I've heard my conscience cry
I've never worked out why I need to live this tainted life

[Post-Chorus]
How do I feel right now?
Suddenly I'm not sure
Slowly we all fall down
[Verse 3]
I'm waking up at last with bitter aftertastes of guilt
Shooting deserters we fired at will
And there's a silhouette, a faceless shape that we have built
Scratching the dirt on the distant hills

[Chorus]
Seven times I've heard my conscience cry
I've never worked out why I need to live this tainted life

[Post-Chorus]
How do I feel right now?
Suddenly I'm not sure
Slowly we all fall down