Ballad For Number Three

Next to me is my friend three
In a room of glass and steel
cnd I've been here
It seems like years
cnd know just how he feels

How goes the battle
Three responds in silence
Did you receive our invitation

One and two no longer move
Just a silent plea to heaven
I assume in this clean room
That all is not forgiven

How long have you traveled
What saving graces did you bring
You must have heard our invitation

Count the hours and keep survivng
Count on that little voice
Without that voice arriving
Play the message
Win the prize
Was the journey worth the sacrifice

Next to me is my friend three
In a tomb of lead and steel
He survived a light years' ride
But he could not withstand another night inside

How long is the battle
How deep is the silence
Well we sent the invitation