Now why this man's soul was bleeding
The angel had to understand
So invisible, he stood by him
And then gently touched his hand
Which caused the man to stand there still
Despite the winter's cold
And while he stood there in that trance
The angel read his soul
It seemed the man was not always like
The man he had become
And that angel wondered how that change had happened
And when it had begun
The man had been born to a kind and religious family
And raised in the midwest
And all throughout his childhood
This man, clearly, had been blessed
He grew up believing, among other things
Man was made in the image of god
He went to school, observed all rules
While working very hard
He had always tried to help others
Excelled at nearly every task
And when he'd graduated high school
Of course, he was the first one in his class
And in his eighteenth summer
When it was time for him to leave
He had offers from several colleges
All of them ivy league
And at college in all his studies
He always received straight as
And when he tried his hand in theater
He got the lead in the senior play
It appeared to nearly everyone
There was no talent that he lacked
And for three years on the football team
He was, the star quarterback
And there he also met the girl
Who did become his wife
With her, his world was now complete
He had the perfect life
When they had graduated college
They were wed in a ceremony quite grand
Then they moved to new york
In a dream they seemed caught
Where all had been perfectly planned
She decorated their park avenue apartment
In a 1920's art-deco style
And six months after they had moved in
She told him, they would soon be having a child
And after their first ultrasound
He knew they were having a son
Their lives could not have been better
And they had only just begun
Together they arrived early at the hospital
On the delivery date
The father was taking no chances
And did not want to risk being late
But while waiting outside the delivery room
He could tell that something was going wrong
For too many doctors were rushing in
With none coming out for too long
When her own doctor finally came out
With several nurses at his side
He said that his wife had started hemorrhaging
And despite their best efforts, she died
Then in an effort to console him
A nurse gave him his newborn to hold
But from the way the child felt limp in his arms
He knew there was still more bad news to be told
The doctor then gave the prognosis
As gently as anyone could
But before he could finish explaining
The father only too well understood
The child had been cut off from oxygen
For minutes, which is far too long
The damage was now irreversible
His brain permanently malformed
He'd never hold a job,
Learn to read or ever talk
And it would be a miracle
If the child even learned how to walk
And with those words the father felt
His entire world falling apart
And he stumbled for the words to express
The tearing inside of his heart
He cried out, why did god have to take her
While she was still so young
And then as if to cut him deeper
Leave this thing here as his son
please explain to me god's wisdom
How could he decide
To take from me my precious wife
While leaving this alive
There is no reason for this life
Why does he even exist
And if he had never been born
There is no way he'd have ever been missed
If man is made in god's image
Then something here is surely amiss
For there is nothing of god
Nothing of god
Nothing of god
Nothing of god
Nothing of god in this
And then he asked for the child
To be placed in a state run home
And after he had signed the papers
He walked into that night alone
And in this world he found unkind
He built a wall around his mind
And every year he'd add new parts
Until it had also enclosed his heart
He kept his job and paid his debts
As he slowly became a silhouette
Of a man walking among the tombs
While living his life within his wounds
He distanced himself from all his friends
Even his sisters and brothers
And as time it went by, he developed his eyes
So they could only see the flaws in others
With this final glimpse, the angel stepped away
And the man shook himself out of his trance
Then continued his walk back towards his home
And few would have given his soul half of a chance
And the angel himself felt helpless
As he watched that old man there
So he did what even humans do
And he quickly said a prayer
And as the prayer flew to his lord
The angel did decide
To carefully follow the old man
And stay closely by his side
For on this night can one deny
The gift of a more sympathetic eye
To cast upon our fellow man
And on this night to understand
The frailty of childhood dreams
Like fireflies over summer streams
And if one dared to remove time's veil
Could one retrace those childhood trails?
But whispers in the winter's wind
Told of rescued dreams, forgiven sins
And who among us shall be deemed
To rescue some forgotten dream?
So on this night of christmas eve
As once again the spirits weave
Its snow swept dreams and colored lights
With bits of magic into each life
And as the snow comes gently down
Its soul intent to reach the ground
To cover scars the world still feels
Perhaps to give them time to heal
For as men invest in money
And professors in what they know
God invests in mercy
Like winter invests in snow
The Wisdom of Snow
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Lyrics by Trans Siberian Orchestra
A Star To Follow An Angel Came Down An Angel Returned An Angel's Share Anno Domine Bach Lullaby Back To A Reason (pt. Ii) Believe Carmina Burana Carol Of The Bells Child Of The Night Christmas Canon Christmas Canon Rock Christmas Dreams Christmas Eve \/ Sarajevo Christmas Eve\/Sarajevo 12\/24 (Instrumental) Christmas In The Air Christmas Jam Christmas Jazz Christmas Nights In Blue Different Wings Dream Child (a Christmas Dream) Dreams We Conceive Epiphany Faith Noel Find Our Way Home For The Sake Of Our Brother Forget About The Blame God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Joy I Had A Memory I'll Keep Your Secrets Midnight Christmas Eve Mother And Son Music Box Blues Not The Same O Come All Ye Faithful\/O Holy Night O Come All Ye Faithful\/O Holy Night (Instrumental... O Holy Night O'Come All Ye Faithful Old City Bar Ornament Promises To Keep Remember Someday Sparks The Christmas Attic The Dark The Ghosts Of Christmas Eve The Lost Christmas Eve The Music Box The Prince Of Peace The Snow Came Down The Three Kings And I (what Really Happened) The World That He Sees The World That She Sees There Was A Life This Christmas Day Time And Distance (The Dash) What Child Is This What Is Christmas? What Is Eternal Who I Am Whovillie Medley (perfect Christmas\/grinch) Wizard in Winter Wizards in Winter
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