Once upon a time... a man dreamed he was awake
How much do things cost? How much can I make?
Who are all my friends? Where do my foes live?
With whom should I fight? To whom should I give?

And with every question another story rose
The man was rather frantic and always on his toes
Fighting every dragon, saving Damsels in distress
Hoping just around the corner he would find some needed rest

But then he noticed patterns, a tit for every tat
A cat for every mouse, a dog for every cat
Every time he pushed he received another shove
Every move he made seemed to fit him like a glove

The people all around him seemed to mirror every move
until the man began to notice what he really came to prove
He thought that he knew better how to build a world it seems
And left a loving Father to construct a world of dreams

He finally decided while dining at the trough
his petty dreams of vanity had exacted a great cost
His friends were not his friends, his foes all knocked him down
He tried with all his might but never found his crown

He decided to go home if he could ever find his way
cleaning up the messes he had made along the way
He saw his Father at a distance with a smile upon his face
as the gap was closing in the final lap of his big race

He was sorry and he was saddened and wished to make things right
He would even sacrifice his self in his own loving Father's sight
But the Father sat there smiling with his hand on his son's head
And a Crown was on the night stand right beside the dear son's bed.

And then the Father whispered: "Hear the Story that I tell
Listen very closely and be freed from your own jail
Once upon a time... a man dreamed he was awake
and forgot that he was dreaming, that was his first mistake

And in this Grand Illusion you fight all that you fear
thinking I am gone while I am always very near
There are no friends or foes or Dragons to be slain
I need not your defense of my wisdom or my Name

I need nothing really, this is finally up to you
to make your own decision just exactly what you'll do
Your perceptions you create and project upon the Land
you are every one you see, you are every man."