The spark of life falters A child's glow dies Fairy lands fall apart The world fills with lies Losing the innocence, losing the light Growing older and wiser, into the night Dark, cold reality, stark fear and pain Each passing weekend brings losses, not gain The fire within us glows dimmer each year The magic of life is drowned in grim tears Our minds, like a shutter, close out the real light We struggle each day, make the journey a fight Children are laughing, playing with glee Utterly, totally, wild and free Free from the chains of monotone life Free from the grief and heartbreaking knife That cuts us apart, tears us to shreds Leaving the light of childhood dead.