"Written In Stone" lyrics

[Faustino:]
They all were stunned
Some moved to tears
I've worked so hard
I've dreamed of this for years and years and years
I must sit down, transcribe it all
Before this feeling disappears
I can't stand still
My heart is racing like a horse out of the gate
I knew this day eventually would come
It had to, it was fate
And yet, oh my, this moment far exceeded my desire
I've finally arrived
And I'm undoubtedly on fire!

Every battle I've fought
For my soul, from my heart
Was a fight I've been told I can't win
But a whisper of chance
Said to never give up or give in
Now here I stand
With the world in my hand
I swore as a boy when I'm grown
I'll never feel lost or alone
For my victory's written in stone

When you hunger and thirst
To be best, to be first
And you've spent your whole lifetime deprived
Triumph's sweeter to taste
After all I have faced and survived

My time has come
Cue the trumpets and drum
For the king now ascends to his throne
I swore I would face the unknown
'Twas a promise I'd written in stone

I'll be the toast
I'll be the rage
I'll take my bows
Upon the stage
Arm in arm
The maestro Faustino and his protégé
Signor baroni

Bravo they'll say
Here he comes, make way
For the man who faced God on his own
Though I'm made of mere flesh and bone
I've a will made of steel
I won't bend
I won't kneel
For my destiny's written in stone