The Man Who Would Be King

As he travels on the beast of burden Moving up along the mountainside As he gazes looking down the valley No regrets but his pride As he journeys across mountain passes Insignificance sweeps over him His reflection of the beauty 'round him Feeling empty inside He is running from his wildest thoughts He is running from his everything He is looking now to find something Hoping he could be saved He's searching for the answer now It's something that he's managed to avoid up 'til now Real conviction that he craves He needs to find the answer sooner than later Pushed himself to the limits He had to strive for all the harder things in life But what the cost of give in now? His life and his time are the only things that he has Life is is not a rehearsal All he has is the one chance to get it right Leaving really is the only way to know Maybe one day they'll forgive him what he's done But now the pain of lying too early in the grave Destiny, no good to hide away Penance now will be his only way Understand, no good to run away Penance now will be his saving grace He tries to make his peace with God All is forgivable but it's left a little late Trying something that he's not Is it possible to change such a lot? He's taken someone's life away There's not a day goes by he regrets what he's done He should have found another way But the good book says, an eye for an eye In reflecting on decisions that were made On the judgments that will haunt him 'til his grave No one has the right to take another life But in his mind he had no choice, so be it Destiny, no good to hide away Penance now will be his only way Understand, no good to run away Penance now will be his saving grace Destiny, no good to hide away Penance now will be his only way Understand, no good to run away Penance now will be his saving grace Far, far away, the man wo would be king Far, far away, the man wo would be king So far away, the man who would be king So far away, the man who would be king Far, far away, the man wo would be king --- The Man Who Would Be King - Iron Maiden