Nightwish - Dead Gardens Lyrics

The story behind the painting
I drew is already told
No more tearstains
On the pages of my diary

Tired but unable
To give up since
I'm responsible
For the lives I saved

The play is done
The curtain's down

All the tales are told
All the orchids gone
Lost in my own world
Now I care for dead gardens

My song is little
Worth anymore
Time to lay
This weary pen aside

The play is done
The curtain's down

Where are the wolves
The underwater moon
The Elvenpath, the haven of youth
Lagoons of the starlit sea

Have I felt enough for one man's deed?
Or is it time to challenge
The ancient of days
And let the virgin conceive

All the tales are told
All the orchids gone

All the tales are told
All the orchids gone
Lost in my own world
Now I care for dead gardens