Beggars and thieves People on the street Insight of the heart Inside the people I meet Free from The Void My one love returns A gift from The Outsider The mark it burns If you're good, if you're bad Or somewhere in between No matter what you've done No matter if you're clean Try to keep in the dark You can't hide from your past So much wisdom to impart It's the beating of the heart Short tempers around And sometimes far worse Fingers for a crown Or coin from a purse Boots on the ground Guards and their hounds They prey on the weak The ill and the meak If you're good, if you're bad Or somewhere in between No matter what you've done No matter if you're clean Try to keep in the dark You can't hide from your past So much wisdom to impart It's the beating of the heart Burning buildings, A life saved (Beating of the heart) Other hardships that are braved (Beating of the heart) Words from an Empress now passed (Beating of the heart) How long must the burden last? It's the beating of the heart.