The Fall of the House of Keys Songtext
von Orpheus Nine

A child is born with visions of creation
He buries seeds of dreams beneath his bed
Alone at night, he hears the orchestration
A house of keys constructed in his head

The limitations of the world confound him
He craves the boundless music in his mind
Piano scales and melodies surround him
He grows obsessed and leaves all else behind


His house becomes a palace of transcendence
A promised land of sonic wizardry
His kingdom, forged, declares its independence
And all the earth awaits his symphony

But under lurid scrutiny, he stumbles
His immature foundation slowly crumbles

And everything falls apart

The jarring notes are painful to his senses
Much older now -- his life has dealt its hand
He knows his childhood dreams were weak pretenses
But does this mean he has to understand?