Mysteries And Mayhem by Kansas

I'm trying to tell you about a thing I thought I saw
It came to me in a dream one night, when a voice began to call
I heard my name being summoned as I looked around to see
A hooded judge and jury, there was no mercy there for me
Well, I can't make it, I just can't figure it out
This dream is drivin' me crazy, I gotta know what it's all about

The mark is upon me and the mark of Cain brings fear

A cold wind's blowin' right down my back
I'm runnin, I'm runnin', I'm runnin' from a figure that's dressed in black
I think my legs are made out of lead
'Cause I'm runnin' but I'm gettin' nowhere
The bad dream is coming closer and closer
I got a feelin' he'll always be there

Forever is a long time to spend in agony
And the demons of confusion have got a place for me

The mark is upon me and the mark of Cain brings fear

I was tired, so tired of runnin', I had to turn and look around
I saw eyes that looked right through me and a voice that made no sound
My body froze and I stood and stared, unearthly face before me
From the depths of a hooded nightmare, I saw what could not be

Mysteries and mayhem from the pinnacle I see
There's no answer when there's no question
The mark of Cain bears hard on me

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