In the golden sunlight
I lifted up my head
The golden eagle landed
To tell me I'm not dead
The golden calf is worshipped
By sacrificial hosts
The golden coins of rich men
Are building Holy Ghosts
Electric Bolts zap me
Eclectic music raps me.
I am in the fog
I am lost
I cannot see
My wires crossed.
My bodies dissolve
My chakras revolve
Spun out of control
Away from my goal
Where was I going
Before I came here
Where did I come from
Before I appeared
What is my name
This time around
Are those my bones
Under the ground
How can I laugh
With so much gloom
Hidden away
In some darkened room
I have traveled through
So many lands
Lived many lives
In so many sands
Of time that is no time
In space that is no space
The river flows on
I sit on her banks
Watching the battles
Guns and tanks
War after war
They do not cease
Endless violence
No more peace
Humanity hurtling
At breakneck speed
Faster and faster
Paying no heed
To the terrible suffering
The dreadful pain
Millions dying
From lack of grain
Worshipping objects
Ignoring the heart
Love is absent
And kept apart
Separate we live
Separate we feel
Together we fight
With blades of steel
God, can't you see
Your children are blind
Deaf and dumb
Falling behind
Why can't you stop us
From killing each other
Help us to love
Our sisters and brothers
Wake us from
This terrible dream
Ease us back
Into the stream
Of innocence, wonder
And delight
Please restore to us
Our sight
I beg you sweet Lord
Help us to be well
Ring the bell loud
Free us from Hell
Stop the machine
That has become our lives
Help us to feel
To love and to thrive
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