test of time

• nocturnal rites'ın "tales of mystery and imagination" albümünde yer alan harika parça:
  
  test of time
  
  standing lost at a crossroad
  life is lying in my hands
  faith is calling above us
  and who can tell when the world will end
  
  time will choose only one man
  only one must grow old
  we can both see it coming
  and we know, it's been told
  
  passing through centuries
  my mind growing weaker
  whose fate will be sealed
  the gift of growing old
  
  only the strongest one
  will make it to the end
  the final gathering is at hand
  
  the time has come, there will be one
  to stand the trial and the test of time
  another lifetime is on the other side
  
  we're the last ones standing
  only one must fall
  by the sword it settles
  and we know it's been told
  
  as the sreel rings through the night
  i strike the deadly wound
  we both see it's coming
  and i know i'm the chosen one
• everon'un 2008 north albumunden bir parca..
  
  i was born
  as just another small town boy in '69
  i had only little worries on my mind
  the world seemed kind when i was young
  an endless gentle flow of days
  not a lot in life seemed really serious
  
  as time moved on
  there were lots of things i had to learn
  such as, if you want to take you've got to
  give a little in return
  and though life seemed gentle still
  somehow it got slightly more serious
  
  a winner, in our times, is someone
  who sells his soul at the highest price
  to be a slave to profession
  slave to the grind
  to whatever other master
  
  the test of time shows what we're made of
  the test of time will reveal the truth
  the test of time will see us stay afloat or drown, win or lose
  
  all at once
  we look back on the best days of our lives
  find out none of our teenage dreams hold water
  by the age of thirty-five
  time's not in endless supply
  and that's why all in life is serious
  
  a winner, in our times, is someone
  who sells his soul at the highest price
  to be a slave to profession
  slave to the grind
  to whatever other master
  
  the test of time shows what we're made of
  the test of time will reveal the truth
  the test of time will see us stay afloat or drown, win or lose
  the test of time tells how much we can carry
  the test of time will see us flex or break
  the test of time will show no mercy, time never waits
• (bkz: little river band) grubunun 2004 yılında çıkan albümü.