These Are the Times

[Verse 1: James Young]

I hear voices from beyond the veil

They reverberate in mystery

There are shadows in my heart, oh

And they multiply in memory

And the comrades that I've lost out there

From the scattered ruins still speak to me

[Pre-Chorus: James Young]

If the flickering light of your campfire dims

The world grows smaller, it's closing in

I'm standin' here, and I want you to live

[Chorus]

(I know) These are the times we find out who we really are

This will be when a true friend stands at your side

Someone like me who wants to believe

In the days of high times and innocence

Drawing the lines and shouting back to the night

Someone like me who wants you to live

[Verse 2: James Young (with Tommy Shaw)]

And from those who've seen the light beyond

We know the end will bring tranquility

But the voices of the friends they heard

Brought them back to this reality

[Pre-Chorus: James Young]

Though the beacon of light in your life seems dim

The sun's coming up on the world we're in

There are choices here, and I want you to live

[Chorus]

(I know) These are the times we find out who we really are

This will be when a true friend stands at your side

One more like me who wants to believe

In the truth of all we experienced

To live again, to jump back into the fight

Someone like me who wants you to live

[Bridge: Tommy Shaw]

Pouring light from the sky

Portends you and I

Disappears in the night

(I still remember)

[Verse 3: James Young]

I hear voices from beyond the veil

Like a faint, unfinished symphony

[Pre-Chorus: James Young]

Though the beacon of light in your life seems dim

The sun's comin' up on the world we're in

I'm standin' here, and I want you to live

[Chorus]

(I know) These are the times we find out who we really are

This will be when a true friend stands at your side

One more like me who wants to believe

In the truth of all we experienced

To live again, to jump back into the fight

Someone like me who wants you to live

[Outro: James Young]

I want you, I want you, (I want you to live)

I want you, I want you, I want you to live

I want you to live

(I still remember)