Bright-towered by the sea
Can you see the city now?
Horses and children in procession
Laughter and music fill the air
No king or knights, no guns or bombs
And no guilt, only joy

There are some who walk away alone
Into the unknown

If you accept this city, this bliss
That's the end, don't read any further
But if you are one of those
Who thinks happiness dull or impossible
Then they torture a child for you
And because they torture that child
Some must walk away alone
Into the unknown

I was one of them
I gave up security and sunlight
The comforting knowledge that
My child will never be the one sacrificed
I walked away to build something unimaginable
Into the unknown
There are some who walk away alone
Into the unknown