[Intro]
If there isn't light when no-one sees
Then how can I know what you might believe?
A story told that can't be real
Somehow must reflect the truth we feel, yeah
Fade away, fade away, vanish into smoke
Fade away, fade away, break the crystal ball
It's the sign
Feels like the time

[Verse 1]
On a small world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow that will shimmer when the summer falls
If an echo doesn't answer when it hears a certain song
Then the Beast is free to wander, but never is seen around

[Chorus]
And it's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross, alright
Sail away to the sign

[Verse 2]
From the book, the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones, they will make us strong
Reach above your dreams of pleasure, give a life to those who died
Look beyond your own horizons, sail the ship of sighs

[Chorus]
And it's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross

[Bridge 1]
Fade away, fade away, break the crystal ball
Fade away, fade away
I can't accept it anymore

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
On a real world, west of wonder
Somewhere, nowhere all
There's a rainbow, see it shimmer when the summer falls
From the book, the word is spoken
Whispers from forgotten psalms
Gather all around the young ones, they will make us strong

[Chorus]
It's the sign of the southern cross
It's the sign of the southern cross

[Bridge 2]
Don't live for pleasure
Make life your treasure
Fade away

[Outro]
Eight miles high, about to fall
And no-one there to catch you
Look for the sign, the time
The sign of the southern cross
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