From the recording Chopin's Heart

Lyrics

He who leaves Rome loses Rome,
Or what it is that we call ‘home’,
Safe. Secure. For all our lives,
Then suddenly…no more,

Aimless, wand’ring o’er the earth,
We’ll never get our money’s worth,
Lost in Caesar’s catacomb,
The Romans knew the score.

Are we merely coins of the realm
Spent at someone’s vain discretion,
In our daily lives we only seek to balance
Hell with Heaven,

Our escape was mere illusion,
Dark frustration, blind confusion,
Where is sunlight, where is home?
We’ve been wand’ring far too long,
Round and round in circles
For the road to lead us
Back to Rome.