I've been around the world In search of my reality To write a page in history Centuries live in me I walk and breathe nostalgia A prisoner of time I do, yes I do Show me your paradise I hide my own in sharp disguise Reside up high my paradise Memoirs I do The spear of destination A classy colonnade My path to contemplation The monument I made The glass I drank was shattered The wound has left a scar I pass my dream in silence My sunset boulevard I've been around the world In search of my reality I sign my page in history Memoirs I do Leave me to pray the past I contemplate the role I cast And meditate the play to last Future plans progress fast I walk and breathe nostalgia A prisoner of time I do, yes I do Show me your paradise I hide my own in sharp disguise Reside up high my paradise Memoirs I do The nation that I dreamed Of a prophecy came true The culture that I leaned On replaced by something new I leave the past behind me Emotional divorce The future is my saviour A magic tour de force I've been around the world In search of my reality I sign my page in history Memoirs I do