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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Sharon den Adel
Sharon den Adel
Lyrics
Martijn Spierenburg
Martijn Spierenburg
Composer
Robert Westerholt
Robert Westerholt
Lyrics
Sharon den Adel;Martijn Spierenburg;Robert Westerholt;Franck Van der Heijden
Sharon den Adel;Martijn Spierenburg;Robert Westerholt;Franck Van der Heijden
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Within Temptation
Within Temptation
Producer
Stefan Helleblad
Stefan Helleblad
Engineer
Daniel Gibson
Daniel Gibson
Producer
Stefan Glaumann
Stefan Glaumann
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The child without a name grew up to be the hand
To watch you, to shield you, or kill on demand
The choice he'd made he could not comprehend
His blood a grim secret they had to command
[Verse 2]
He's torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied
[Verse 3]
So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?
[Verse 4]
The curse of his powers tormented his life
Obeying the crown was a sinister price
His soul was tortured by love and by pain
He surely would flee but the oath made him stay
[Verse 5]
He's torn between his honor and the true love of his life
He prayed for both but was denied
[Verse 6]
So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?
[Verse 7]
Please forgive me for the sorrow, for leaving you in fear
For the dreams we had to silence, that's all they'll ever be
Still I'll be the hand that serves you
Though you'll not see that it is me
[Verse 8]
So many dreams were broken and so much was sacrificed
Was it worth the ones we loved and had to leave behind?
So many years have past, who are the noble and the wise?
Will all our sins be justified?
Written by: Martijn Spierenburg, Robert Westerholt, Sharon den Adel

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