safer than you might think but not so clear
comes in like tiny cat on silent feet
this being of the lower heavy air
safer than you might think but not so clear
the world we face is happy and not drear
but joy arriving in those we may meet
safer than you might think but not so clear
comes in like tiny cat on silent feet
what we intend is more than what we say
and yet we cannot measure the effect
of thought when words are in the light of day
what we intend is more than what we say
no answer ever comes to make us stay
truth intervenes in what we should reject
what we intend is more than what we say
and yet we cannot measure the effect
all known and unknown come down to a point
worlds all imaginary yet quite real
the one who promises we won't anoint
all known and unknown come down to a point
all times and places have gone out of joint
not one of us can agree to the deal
all known and unknown come down to a point
worlds all imaginary yet quite real
a stranger come to see the lie of land
or else a spy who wants to test the scene
i think i may begin to understand
a stranger come to see the lie of land
seeing the messenger won't come to hand
i reckon that i must have seemed too mean
a stranger come to see the lie of land
or else a spy who wants to test the scene
a sudden movement coming out of dark
lets us announce the coming of the day
all night the dogs had roamed but did not bark
a sudden movement coming out of dark
each of us chooses if we bear the mark
still some deny they are of common clay
a sudden movement coming out of dark
lets us announce the coming of the day
hold this in heart there's an abiding place
but not where any hearer might expect
we won't see calm in any normal face
hold this in heart there's an abiding place
inside each head there is sufficient space
for empires which the hostile would reject
hold this in heart there's an abiding place
but not where any hearer might expect
all that requires a vision gives us hope
its absence tears our hearts to bloody shreds
we watch the ball go rolling down the slope
all that requires a vision gives us hope
time we believe is longer than a rope
we have no right to cower under beds
all that requires a vision gives us hope
its absence tears our hearts to bloody shreds
a shadow creeps across the noontime earth
rain has been promised but may never come
a million entities must bring to birth
a shadow creeps across the noontime earth
not one who's here that feels the urge to mirth
nor wants to dance to sound of flute and drum
a shadow creeps across the noontime earth
rain has been promised but may never come
a sudden banging sound against the glass
a bird mistakes it for the empty air
and so another little life must pass
a sudden banging sound against the glass
to say that this is normal would be crass
we interfere where other life would fare
a sudden banging sound against the glass
a bird mistakes it for the empty air
a flight of geese across the evening sky
the sound of frogs and crickets in the wood
another summer day has now passed by
a flight of geese across the evening sky
words down on paper never wholly lie
but do not seem to point towards a good
a flight of geese across the evening sky
the sound of frogs and crickets in the wood
all that is learned the pupils soon forget
eyes on a prize that in the end is naught
the future and the road itself are set
all that is learned the pupils soon forget
those new and brighter worlds are never met
each in the usual trap is bound and caught
all that is learned the pupils soon forget
eyes on a prize that in the end is naught
we see the house go up just down the street
men work with speed nailing with noisy guns
they laugh and chatter in the morning heat
we see the house go up just down the street
neighbours appear the newcomers to greet
they smile because they know the tale that runs
we see the house go up just down the street
men work with speed nailing with noisy guns
shadow and thought they chase each other
we've not the time to understand the deal
shaped calls the unshaped sister brother
shadow and thought they chase each other
we make the junction one way or another
on the last document we place our seal
shadow and thought they chase each other
we've not the time to understand the deal
a sudden moment brings out a bright sun
the smile that it brings out will never last
movement so swift that it will always stun
a sudden moment brings out a bright sun
each loser hurries off to claim they'd won
all records must be shoved off to the past
a sudden moment brings out a bright sun
the smile that it brings out will never last
measure for measure we can only hear
the stories that once sad mothers told
we hurry but we know it's coming near
measure for measure we can only hear
a sudden knowledge comes now to the dear
ones whose understanding is quite cold
measure for measure we can only hear
the stories that once sad mothers told
let each of us know just when we begin
not just to grow but also to rejoice
the world we know has always been in spin
let each of us know just when we begin
the truth to some has ever been a sin
silence to them is far better than voice
let each of us know just when we begin
not just to grow but also to rejoice
you won't be asked to be bold or brave
just do your duty as you ought to do
the choices are not glory or the grave
you won't be asked to be bold or brave
we face the normal option free or slave
the story that we read is nothing new
you won't be asked to be bold or brave
just do your duty as you ought to do
a tale once told becomes a common good
what once was closely kept is now well-known
the difference isn't just from 'is' to 'should'
a tale once told becomes a common good
we are each residents of one neighbourhood
the hidden will soon form part of the shown
a tale once told becomes a common good
what once was closely kept is now well-known
the winner always rides a skinny horse
one that eats more than its frame can explain
it's hardly able to complete the course
the winner always rides a skinny horse
justice must always stand aside for force
our friends seem able to inflict most pain
the winner always rides a skinny horse
one that eats more than its frame can explain
light and shade both define the afternoon
we should be calm and listen to the air
against the glass i tap the silver spoon
light and shade both define the afternoon
we think of cloud and dark as a great boon
the world after the rain will seem more fair
light and shade both define the afternoon
we should be calm and listen to the air
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