Gospel of Man
But the ways of this providence
are the worst I´ve ever seen
there´s a gap in the elements
and our deeds all turn out mean
I shall abide
but not give in
Now the sun here is devilish
and our shades are all pierced
leaving home is too perilous
and fulfills all our fears
how long we´ll last
no one can tell
Efforts will not be in vain
though the harvest of souls will prevail
still there is much to attain
and many an unseen domain to assail
As the words of potency
go on writing themselves
angel eyes are greeting me
from their heaven hotels
I shall abide
and not give in
There´s a war on the vegetables
and no stone in our mill
our meals become ominous
and we´ll not eat untill
this providence
mends its way
Efforts will not be in vain
though the harvest of souls will prevail
still there is much to attain
and many an unseen domain to assail
Where the mockingbirds are swimming
and come together without song
I have been since the beginning
where the river meets the swamp
Faces I remember
carved into the stones
make a lively splendor
here in my home
My house above the water
resting on a slope
days are growing shorter
on pillars full of mold
The clouds they are deceiving
a puzzle heaven sent
a story to believe in
that will never end
Patterns are misleading
and they always were
painted on the ceiling
drawn in the dirt
Drawn upon my body
hidden in my bones
long forgotten memories
of the unknown
Faces I remember
carved into the stones
make a lively splendor
here in my home
Where a bee stings a flower
there’s a noise in the bed
in the darkest of hours
I am found outside my head
'and I sleep in the country
where I died in your arms
after spending my money
on a worthless good luck charm
But I could stay here forever
both in rain and snow
it depends on the weather
if I stay or go
Acting well beyond funny
hiding out in the barn
anyway that you want me
you can have without alarm
just leave all your melancholy
and your clothes at the door
i will serve milk and honey
have you drinking through a straw
I could stay here forever
but it’s freezing cold
have my soul come together
with a heart of stone
I could stay here forever
both in rain and snow
it all depends on the weather
if I stay or go
I’m a picker of cotton
I am what’s left of the youth
I’m a lone soul forgotten
I am in search of the truth
Like a priest in a graveyard
that goes digging for gold
from a groove deep in my heart
comes a story untold
The many different faces I've been showing so far
nothing but attempts to prove a point
for ages I’ve been wanting to be all that you are
in lip, in leg, in every bone and joint
It can seem very simple
everything that I need
is to set an example
being all I can be
But the voice of my conscience
only half of the whole
still just a singer of nonsense
known for losing control
The many different faces I’ve been showing so far
nothing but attempts to prove a point
for ages I’ve been wanting to be all that you are
in lip in leg in every bone and joint
These are days to remember
seen with wide open eyes
gently floating in formaldehyde
Quiet as in the winter
these are days of our lives
never did a time appear so bright
The aqueduct is the border
dividing the dark and light
built on barren land
the root of yours and mine
rainbows above the water
make way to the other side
the ground on which we stand
will flood when the time is right
Right as rain in the morning
right as towers of song
right as everything we thought was wrong
Sun comes without a warning
to warm and shine down upon
the wild at heart and the forever young
The aqueduct is the border
dividing the dark and light
built on barren land
the root of yours and mine
rainbows above the water
make way to the other side
the ground on which we stand
reveals what we cannot hide
and will flood when the time is right
I talked about the underworld too long
my lust and lack of will to carry on
seemed as though it went away
that I was surely gone
and would be so for centuries to come
The ones who taught me how to play guitar
were concerned and sat below a star
singing songs of right and wrong
hoping to end the war
as though I never heard of it before
In wanting way too much
I was not allowed to touch
anything within
the sun would burn my skin
and often I was out as well as drinking
in awe of what on earth it really meant
I do not deal in cars
I never knew the way to mars
the only one I’ve ever loved is you
The treasure island never far away
with words of love to fill the wise and brave
when left behind without goodbye
without a chance to say
I think about you every night and day
But you’re asking way too much
at least be sure to keep in touch
my heart is paper thin
the ribbons of my skin
will often make me feel as though I’m shrinking
when meeting people who are twice my size
the moon is very far
it doesn’t matter who you are
I’ll tell you if you really want me to
I do not deal in cars
I never knew the way to mars
the only one I’ve ever loved is you
Glowing patient and bright
before day before night
came a break in my time
and all i saw was light
I would sit and befriend
I’d begin to listen
voices spoke of back when
and all they said they meant
Err and err
with all you’ve lost
change occurs
in the break of frost
Heart to heart transmission
language of precision
a selfmade decision
be sure to write it down
And observe
with all you’ve got
for what it’s worth
it’s your house now go play your part
Err and err
with all you’ve lost
change occurs
in the break of frost
All that I meant to undo
all I preach is in my powers
all that I know to be true
everything I do with flowers
word seeking pen seeking book
making use of every hour
needing no more than I took
tales of seaweed and sun showers
I know the games and places that are at play
the path that leads to common ground
so many peers and traces while under way
I know my time will come around
till then I’ll stay
When I am bold I believe
it’s no use to tear the pages
I have a house in a tree
where season after season changes
time tells an opposite view
many names and many faces
all that I know to be true
all the same but different stages
I know the games and places that are at play
the path that leads to common ground
so many peers and traces while under way
I know my time will come around
till then I’ll stay
Waking from a dream I am transmitting
to a far away receiver
when looking into space it seems a case
of what you give is what you get
through everchanging streams of consciousness
I find that I am a believer
angel like in shape and size
and furthermore a devil in the bed
A lot of different stories have been told
about the never ending voices
the quiet conversation that’s been coming
from a place beneath my bed
so many times I’ve had to turn around
and reconsider all my choices
it often made me want to quit It all
while I was still a bit ahead
Everyone’s in need of my assistance
coming from a promise that I made
as the only one who’s taking care of business
dreaming when asleep and when awake
I am getting what I want for christmas
I have always been a man of faith
spiritual but never superstitious
I am leaving no room for mistakes
Merely begging for a logical
and scientific explanation
for every strange phenomenon that I have seen
but failed to understand
all in all I do accept the law
of universal gravitation
though many men have lost their way
and wet themselves while under my command
Everyone’s in need of my assistance
coming from a promise that I made
as the only one who’s taking care of business
dreaming when asleep and when awake
I am getting what I want for christmas
I have always been a man of faith
spiritual but never superstitious
I am leaving no room for mistakes
Through poison, rain and thunder
my source of letting go
the search lies deep down under
my bible tells me so
What is a dream I wonder
at sea my head will float
with time to think and ponder
I make use of all I know
Heaven will help us
the sun is here to keep us warm
brighter than all of what was before
the light is tremendous
it calms what lies within the storm
shine down upon us forever more
The many faces of knowing
what’s gained and what is lost
the curse of never showing
my benefit or cost
To fix a broken halo
a job for overlords
and I can’t help or persuade you
I keep my fingers crossed
Heaven will help us
the sun is here to keep us warm
brighter than all of what was before
the light is tremendous
it calms what lies within the storm
shine down upon us forever more
Help the dead
they´re cold in the ground
as their clothes start to wither
feed the dead
they still need to nurture
their skin and their bones
Tell the dead
not everything ends
with the ultimate breath
grieve the dead
earthly as ever
their flesh is decaying
Who by faith is still intact
and by life is amused
are in soul to interact
but in bond confused
Leave the dead
they´re fine on their own
letting go of free will
spare the dead
they did all they could
and don´t need a reproof
Tell the dead
its all as they left it
and we still have days
wake the dead
coming apocalypse
can´t be set back
Who by faith is still intact
and by life is amused
are in soul to interact
but in bond confused