A sudden shock, a sudden leap Floating then flying through the night Would I really want to leave forever? Mysteries grow few and far between And in the end there's only one The smallest clue would be a revelation When I was young I longed to know What lies beyond the veil If my mind could only see it But as I come closer it whispers I don't want to tell The things that it says in my dreams Excitement turns to fear and dread Something I prayed for once denied So many times I thought this was what I wanted Now it's here, I don't know what to think This isn't how I thought I'd feel The decades now seem a fleeting moment When I was young I longed to know What lies beyond the veil Now I don't want to see it As I come closer it whispers I don't want to tell The things that it says in my dreams When I was young I longed to know What lies beyond the veil If my mind could only see it But as I come closer it whispers I don't want to tell The things that it says When I was young I longed to know What lies beyond the veil Now I don't want to see it As I come closer it whispers I don't want to tell The things that it says in my dreams The things that I think I can see