I've had my brushes with the truth Like a passing ship on the horizon coming into view As it drew closer it showed me my fears Not of the land nor the sea But this mirage I've constructed through the years I studied it and learned from it And wrote it all down And swore to myself that I'd keep what I had found But I was left rendered in time partial to the memory Of that ship on the water Moving so freely And if I can't see it now Then where the hell are we? I've had my dances with the muse Oh how she made her love in ways no earthly woman could The way she'd whisper in the night When no one was around Give you fevers that you never want to cool down I laid with her and healed And took it all in Cried rain from the heavens for the gifts that she'd bring And I was left rendered in dark times partial to her memory Of that voice in my mind Singing so wild and free I caught a glimpse of the other side Through a cloud of smoke I breached the infinite And wondered if I'd died Left my body and entered the kaleidoscope Met spirits where language was void and time was a toy It captured my mind I couldn't understand no matter how hard I tried I finally let go while my ego spun dangling from a thread Then they brought me back down to where I lie on my bed And I was left rendered in the morning partial to their memory I wrote it all down so that others could see They said they'd always be with me...