It's been a long, long time
it's been a hard an arduous climb
as we seek to scale this land
wrought by sleight of hand
that we still wonder
how to understand
It's been a dark, dark night
under a mostly sensual light
shining this is God Supreme
upon souls that barely seem
to see or care
or even dare to dream
The cry that we must die
or compromise
has risen high above us all
on winds that call
for us to memorize and
idolize and synchronize
with every point of view
It's been a sweet, sweet day
within a maze of mirrors at play
building stars and earth and sea
that we may know a place to be
to live and love
to rise above to free
The sigh that we must die
or compromise
has found a way among us all
on tongues that call
for us to memorize and
idolize and synchronize
and dramatize
dramatize
a gentle rain a summer's morrow
a timid kiss
a lovers' first embrace
an always mist of sorrow
poised to kill
whatever thrill
we chase
a secret core of what you feel
a fatal pain
a lovers' first betrayal
a death so cruel and real
we curse and hate
the very fate
we hail
Dancing with mirrors
it's true
but 'neath the dance
are they still there with you
It takes a clear, clear heart
to tell these integral shadows apart
from vicissitude and pain
from lives we lived in vain
then to show
what we must know again
The lie that we must die
or compromise
has cast a pall upon us all
her shadows call
for us to memorize and
idolize and synchronize
but is that really you
