dream dark night
walk ancient city street
flicker lamp high
corner illuminate
jazz sound punctuate
my old town blues
dream dark night
walk ancient city street
flicker lamp high
corner illuminate
jazz sound punctuate
my old town blues
and so the sun rises
bringing warmth over the land I was given
on this land where I now lay
looking over the ocean
pouring into the bay
this land I did not appreciate
I broke it in
I toiled during those days
under the sun and during the rain
I laboured through the seasons
as a man made to work
only resting and smoking when the sun dropped west
this land became a place for my demons
and anger grew like a weed
I cursed the soil
and never worked another day
I broke in this land
as a broken man
with sorrow I look back at it all
and all the pain caused
the new day has just begun
with my ashes scattered on this land
under the golden sun
seduce life and all desires
live in dreams and destroy fantasies
hold to me, my friends
do not leave my side
I can not do all this living
without you
let us live simple lives
rich with writing and reading
full relationships with good friends
and good wine
each person rich in experience and passionate experience
I no longer know anyone;
Not my brothers nor my sisters,
No longer my mother and father.
Those that sat at my table have become strangers,
The room once filled with people, holds only the shadow of conversation.
The eyes of my closest companions contain thoughts I do not understand.
I have not eaten with my family,
Or shared a drink with a friend, in a while.
As far back I look
I have been alone
Rose hued water edge
Squint at the low fading sun
Night can rest on me
When you decide to believe a lie
It will fast become a ruin to your soul
The truth will always bring you to prosper
Even though it can be a long hard road
I went away to see myself
and saw myself
different
to who I thought I’d be
All falls without human reason
Outside of knowledge
And absolutely unreasonable
All tied together
Perfect tension
Life is this way