Хроники Великой Игры. Игрок. Предтечи

 – Услышал старец его призрачный голос. И всё исчезло.

– Ох, малыш, что же ты задумал? – Древний лишь улыбнулся этой детской выходке. – Неужели, этот Круг будет действительно увлекательным?

Хозяин одинокой пещеры, спрятанной где-то среди вечных песков Перекрёстка, подошёл к доске с тавлеями и сделал ход.

Зал тут же погрузился в приятную полутьму. А под сводами заструились первые аккорды любимой музыки:

«I close me eyes and hope that

This is just another dream.

Reality can't really be

As bad as it seems.

I hope for something better,

But I'm waiting for the worst.

And when I open up my eyes

I see the bubble burst.

All my dreams are broken

As the world is torn apart.

Was it really meant to be this way

Right from the start?

If this is all we live for

Then I wish that I was dead.

Just so I could stop this thoughts

From going through my head.

–

I close my eyes.

I close my eyes.

–

I close my eyes again and wish

That everything was fine.

Even though I know that

I'm just waisting precious time.

I'm losing my direction,

Life is driving me insane.

The more things keep on changing

The more they stay the same.

So please somebody catch me

Before I hit the ground.

I just can't understand what makes

This crazy world go round.

The more I look around me

The less I seem to know.

If this is all there is

Then I don't know where I can go.

–

I close my eyes.

I close my eyes.

–

I close my eyes and wish

That I could turn back time.

I close my eyes and wish

That I could press rewind.

I close my eyes and wish

That I could change my mind.

I close my eyes and wish

That everything was fine.

–

I close my eyes one final time

To make my vision clear.

The more I try

The more my vision seems to disappear.

The world keeps turning round

As I turn my inside out.

I'm doing all I can

To understand what life's about.

But everywhere I seem to look

The answer isn't there.

Nobody's asking questions,

Cos nobody seems to care.

There has to be some sort of meaning

And a reason to exist.

If this is all there is

There must be something that I missed.

–

I close my eyes.

I close my eyes.

–

I close my eyes and wish

That I could turn back time.

I close my eyes and wish

That I could press rewind.

I close my eyes and wish

That I could change my mind.