A Thousand Years…

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A thousand years, a thousand more,
A thousand times a million doors to eternity
I may have lived a thousand lives,a thousand times
An endless turning stairway climbs
To a tower of souls

If it takes another thousand years, a thousand wars,
The towers rise to numberless floors in space
I could shed another million tears, a million breaths,
A million names but only one truth to face
A million roads, a million fears
A million suns, ten million years of uncertainty
I could speak a million lies, a million songs,
A million rights, a million wrongs in this balance of time

But if there was a single truth, a single light
A single thought, a singular touch of grace
Then following this single point , this single flame,
The single haunted memory of your face

I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head

I may be numberless, I may be innocent
I may know many things, I may be ignorant
Or I could ride with kings and conquer many lands
Or win this world at cards and let it slip my hands
I could be cannon food, destroyed a thousand times
Reborn as fortune’s child to judge another’s crimes
Or wear this pilgrim’s cloak, or be a common thief
I’ve kept this single faith, I have but one belief

I still love you
I still want you
A thousand times the mysteries unfold themselves
Like galaxies in my head
On and on the mysteries unwind themselves
Eternities still unsaid

’til you love me

Maybe it was Sting’s voice…maybe it was the hauting tune…but whatever be the case, A Thousand Years is one of the very few songs I’ve fallen in love with instantaneously! Man…I remember listening to this song at full blast with my friend inside the tutorial rooms during the first sem exams in NTU. Dude…thanks so much for making me listen to it. You probably have no idea how much this song means to me. It reminds of the good times and the sad times of Sem 1. It makes me want to relive that strange yet lovely period!

It reminds me of who I used to be…maybe I’ve changed over time (or just a part of me)…I don’t know.But this song serves as a reminder.