Once carried through the current
  And being swept away
  The king is in the closet
  He's hiding from today
  And though he owns all fortunes
  This room is where he'll stay
  And his world is filled with darkness, turning grey
  
  Gazing out the window
  Of the 42nd second floor
  He is separate from all others
  No one knocks upon his door
  And it might as well be raining 'cause the sunlight hurts his eyes
  And his ears will never hear the children's cries
  
  Once proud and full of passion
  He fought the cause of man
  Many people loved his courage
  Many followed his command
  He changed the old into the new
  And the course of things to come
  And then one day they noticed he was gone
  
  At first it didn't matter
  Nobody seemed to care
  They all became too busy
  To find him anywhere do no one knew hot even him
  
  The problems he would find
  On the day he journeyed deep into his mind
  
  I close my eyes I go far away
  Away from this battlefield
  In my dreams well here I will enjoy it
  Where innocence plays with all the laughing children
  The kind who are crying right now
  A taste of freedom from the pain
  Of everything here I see
  Life is sweet but I took it all for granted
  And now I don't know if I could even tell you
  Just what we permit, we allow
  
  Allow me to forget the life I've made my own
  I've held this nation in my hand
  And yet it's not my home
  Allow me just one answer just one reason why
  Why this refugee of the family of man must die
  Tell me why
  
  Daydreams filled his nighttimes
  And night dreams filled his days
  Confusion and uncertainty
  A puzzled mind of haze
  You thought he was so powerful
  And set upon his ways
  Well he left us all to travel through this maze
  
  I heard the king was dying
  I heard the king was dead
  And with him died the chronicles
  That no one ever read
  The closet's fully empty now
  It's occupied by none
  I'll draw the drapes now destiny is done