Beggars and thieves, 
People on the street, 
Insight of the heart, 
Inside the people I meet. 

Free from The Void, 
My one love returns, 
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, 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.