DANTE´S PRAYER When the dark wood fell before me wen ðǩ dǡək wȚd fel bǺfǤə mi | And all the paths were overgrown ǩnd Ǥəl ðǩ pǡəðz wǩr ǩȚvǩDZrǩȚn | When the priests of pride say there is wen ðǩ priəsts ǩv praǺd seǺ ðǩz nǩȚ no other way Ȝðǩ weǺ | I tilled the sorrows of stone aǺ tǺld ðǩ sǢrǩȚz ǩv stǩȚn | I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost You showed me your love in the light of the stars Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me aǺ dǺd nǢt bǺliəv bǺkǢz aǺ kȚd nǢt siə | ðǩȚ ju keǺm tǩ mi Ǻn ðǩ naǺt | wen ðǩ dǤən siəmd fǩrevǩ lǢst | ju ȓǩȚd mi jǤ: lȜv Ǻn ðǩ laǺt ǩv ðǩ stǡəz | kǡəst jǤ:r aǺz Ǣn ði ǩȚȓnʜ | kǡəst jǤ: sǩȚl tǩ ðǩ siə | wen ðǩ dǡək naǺt siəmz endlǺs | pliəz rǺmembǩ miə | Then the mountain rose before me ðen ðǩ maȚntǺn rǩȚz bǺfǤə mi | By the deep well of desire baǺ ðǩ diəp wel ǩv dǺza(Ǻ)ǩ | From the fountain of forgiveness frǩm ðǩ faȚntǺn ǩv fǩDZǺvnǩs | Beyond the ice and the fire bǺjǢn(d) ði aǺs ǩn(d) ðǩ fa(Ǻ)ǩ | CHORUS CHORUS Though we share this humble path, alone How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To touch the face of the stars Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears We'll rise above these earthly cares CHORUS ðǩȚ wi ȓeǩ ðǺs hȜmblʜ pǡəθ | ǩlǩȚn | haȚ frædȢaǺl Ǻz ðǩ hǡət | ǩȚ DZǺv ðiəz kleǺ fiət wǺŋz tǩ flaǺ | tǩ tȜtȓ ðǩ feǺs ǩv ðǩ stǡəz | briəð laǺf Ǻntǩ ðǺs fiəblʜ hǡət | lǺft ðǺs mǤətlʜ veǺl ǩv fǺǩ | teǺk ðiəz krȜmblʜd hǩȚps | etȓt wǺð tǺǩz | wil raǺz ǩbȜv ðiəz Ǭəθli keǩz | CHORUS