One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the toiling of the great black bell

One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to ring
Meant the time had come
For one to go to the temple of the king

There in the middle of the circle he stands
Searching, seeking
With just one touch of his trembling hand
The answer will be found

Daylight waits while the old man sings
"Heaven help me"
And then like the rush of a thousand wings
It shines upon the one
And the day has just begun, day has just begun

One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the toiling of the great black bell

One day in the year of the fox
When the bell began to sing
It meant the time had come
For the one to go to the temple of the king

Far from the circle at the edge of the world
He's hoping, wondering
Thinking back from the stories he's heard
Of what he's going to see

Back with the people in the circle he stands
Giving, feeling
With just one touch of a strong right hand
They know of the temple and the king, temple and the king

One day in the year of the fox
Came a time remembered well
When the strong young man of the rising sun
Heard the toiling of the great black bell