Skepticism - Ordeal lyrics
Tracks 01. You
02. Momentary 03. The Departure 04. March Incomplete 05. The Road 06. Closing Music 07. Pouring 08. The March And The Stream 01. You
I look at You
As You push through the mist Drive apart the herd Separate the layers I look at You As You summon the dark Gather the light Stand tall as a statue I look at You As You wade through the deep Thought in each move Feel in each turn I look at You As You proceed with others The same as before And yet agian unknown I look at You For the last time Piece for piece We are biw there 02. Momentary
Suddenly I am awake
The smooth grey stripe The shaded blue mist In silent pleasant slumber One sweet the second bitter Once surfaced now falling deeper Twice the weight to drag one further Suddenly I am awake and the mist is gone Everything pleasant has turned dark What were clouds are now steel and rock The grey stripe will point the way The thin gate will lead you in Suddenly I am awake and the air is bitter Everything dark has turned light What were steel and rock are now gone 03. The Departure
How come are You here
Two decades since nightfall The night was to be forever The dark was said to last The wine of departure A potion bitter at first Shall one leave a mark Or be a mark oneself To depart is to return To leave is to stay it is said To decide is to hesitate Next decade will wait for me A new night will fall like a backward dawn A new dark will rise like an inverted sun Yet one will not depart How come am I here Ten years after midnight The night was said to be forever The dark was said to last The wine of departure A potion sweet with time Shall one leave a mark Or be a mark oneself To depart is to return To leave is to stay it is said To decide is to hesitate Next decade will wait for me I will be here then And everthing will be true 04. March Incomplete
Back at my worn out desk
Where former triumphs were written Where former losses were forgotten Where now lies a void Light glimmering through the curtains Sun has just risen Dust motes dancing slowly in the light Sun needs to rise How else she could fall Ink on the paper in scruffy lines Markings leading nowhere I can hear The roots of the trees Growing Deep under My feet I can feel The sky falling Down from Where it Used to be I can see The stars becoming Dim And the darkness Of the sky Should I merge These lines Or just Let them die I have departed and I will not return Yet to proceed is not to arrive To reach out is not to achieve Nearly there is not complete Not the journey that matters Nor the destination Not close, not near, not becoming Just steps or parts incomplete Incomplete is a form of loss Incomplete is a form of pain Incomplete is an ordeal Shall I proceed The March Incomplete 05. The Road
Wide was the road - destination for a hope
Straight was the road - source for a disbelief Light was the road - enough not to proceed Destination will be unclear For the journey I will not be known It will not be all pleasant Years on the road Enough to prove wrong I could stop or turn back But I will not The end may be close Still distant the goal Am I past the ordeal Have I lost a soul On it goes For me is the road Time will cease to matter Past will mean nothing Destiantion will remain unclear So bright one will be blind I do not see the end I see the road Years on the road Enough to prove wrong I could stop or turn back But I will not The end may be close Still distant the goalAm I past the ordeal Have I lost a soul On it goes For me is the road Wide is the road - destination for a hope Straight is the road - source for a disbelief Light is the road - enough not to proceed Destination will stay unclear For the journey I will not be known 06. Closing Music
I am here
I hear your voices Yet you look through me Now my time has come Easily You lift me Gently swinging You carry me Smooth quiet movement Like a boat downstream No time for speeches There is music First quiet Growing louder With the music You set me down Sound of the sand Like summer rain On a tin roof With the sand The music becomes distant And almost to soon There is only silence 07. Pouring
On the cold bridge of grey stones
Stood the old man in his grey robe Opening his oak barrels Pouring them to the river So began the pouring Light frozen Down snowing Light was weakening Grey was the curtain Wide were the shores Of the grey and green seas It was final 08. The March And The Stream
Stream brought words
And Stream brought meanings Through its aether were seen all beings Beauty revealed as cruelty Core of grief as death of desire Stream flow in depth unmatched Crossed a statue with no hearing March came colder than invited Crossed a realm of two endings Stream to a sea had started turning |