In a city  
After midnight  
Neath the halo  
Of a street light  
Where the dreams die  
As the blood dries  
On the wounds we keep hidden from  
View
 
In the safety  
Of this darkness  
As it hides all  
Time has tarnished  
The forbidden  
Unforgiven  
Are we secure here where no-one  
Pursues
 
But the night fades away  
And gives way to the day  
For what else is the night to do  
As the dark steps aside  
With the hopes we confide  
And never believes  
That the dreams we conceived  
Would ever  
Not ever come true
 
Is life different  
After midnight  
With its new dawn  
And its new light  
Inconsistent  
And indifferent  
To the things  
We were so sure we knew
 
As you stood there  
In the night air  
With such beauty  
That the stars stared  
From their distance  
You were different  
Like a dream  
That no-one could refuse
 
But the night fades away  
And gives way to the day  
For what else is  
The night to do  
As the dark steps aside  
With the hopes we confide  
And never believes  
That the dreams we conceived  
Would ever  
Not ever come true
 
As you stand all  
Alone at your station  
What if God doesn’t  
Know where you are  
As you send out your  
Prayers for salvation  
But afraid that  
They don’t go that far
 
So you wait all  
Alone in your darkness  
There’s a train that drives on  
Through the night  
And if everyone’s  
On it except us  
Would it return for  
That single life
 
In a city  
After midnight  
Neath the halo  
Of a street light
 
-Trans Siberian Orchestra