Albescence - The Climber Lyrics

He was a man, a man drowned by the crowd
He was a piece, in a giant chessboard
He was a dot, from the others so close
But was thirsty, and knew where water was

When he first came to the Great Wall of Love
The doors were closed, he stayed long outside
From higher they were spitting on his pride
But he didn't turn back and let them laugh

He waited for the night, and jumped over the wall
He ran in the city, seeking a place to hide
The guardians had seen him, they came close to his side
But the shadows he reached heard fade away their calls

And he waited again, it wasn't his time yet
He was still thirsty then, but stayed in the shadows
For some time he could be patient, hide and speak low
But he was nurturing the freedom's hope he kept

And while he was waiting, lying down on the street
Nobody rescued him, no one brought him water
The people passing by were staring at their feet
But the time will come soon to raise his own banner

He was a man, a man drowned by the crowd
He was a piece, in a giant chessboard
He was a dot, from the others so close
But was thirsty, and knew where water was

And winter slowly passed as he grew much stronger
His pain had reinforced his determination
The whole city had changed, hate was out of fashion
People were divided, so he could speak louder

He learnt how to be, to pretend, and to think
Then openly stood up against hypocrisy
Pointing the outside, the crowd about to sink
He proved they were a full part of humanity

He was a man, a man drowned by the crowd
He was a piece, in a giant chessboard
He was a dot, from the others so close
But was thirsty, and knew where water was

Feeling the storm coming, the Great of the city
Who feigned to discover the silent misery
Reasonably agreed to open all the doors
Humbly apologized and brought him to the throne

But the thirst was all quenched and he had the power
So smiling to the crowd, smiling to his pieces
He closed the door