7. illər sonra rastlaşdığım bir king crimson behind the story yazısında mahnın sözlərini yazan
peter sinfield belə deyir:

sinfield: “epitaph was a poem that i’d written when i had my own band. it started with the words, and then it was very much a piece of ensemble writing. ian would come up with an idea, then someone else. i think greg lake came up with the idea: ‘but i fear tomorrow i’ll be crying’, which is very greg-ish.