I am beggar
I am thief
I am Eve
Buried by belief

I am leader
I am breeder
I am Adam
Narcissistic feeder

I lie inside the doorway
Unable now to die
I see the tortured infant
Unable now to cry

I fought for love of country
Unable there to die
The death of friends and comrades
Unable still to cry

Drafted for the Nam
Sixty thousand dead
They read the dead a psalm
Before the worms were fed

I've been a rogue receiver
And a dark and dank deceiver
As I swam between two Islands
In the sea of coral jade

I walked through misty highlands
In the land of heat and grief
A soldier without purpose
Who had lost his own belief

I've lived so many lifetimes
And turned most every trick
I lost my chance at right times
By playing games too quick

Once buried by the burden of
My sorrow and my shame
I did become surrounded by
A constant need to blame

The Sisters of Sincerity
Approached me in my pain
And said remember nature's ways
Through dreams of summer rain

In youth I won some fortunes fair
That still can fuel the fire and flame
But I must keep on keepin' on
Until I stake another game

Which brings the sequence clear around
As we release our hidden shame
Concentric circles that are bound
To live both wild and tame

Erotic scent of youthful musk
Is rising off her skin
As is the rising of my lust
For secret places I have been

The words of every prophet
And the hardships of the lame
The lepers left untreated
Slowly going quite insane

I seem to find the station
But I never find the train
And every destination
Seems to be in pouring rain

I'm walkin' through the valley
Filled with sorrow and a tear
I'm deep into a forest
As the dark is drawing near

I'm treading holy water
And I need to have you here
Some soldiers marching to the front
While others march the rear
And some will even pull a stunt
To get their asses out of here.

Now listen to me sweetness
The time is nigh for me to leave
But now my mind moves far too fast
To stop the speeding thoughts and grieve

Remember that the Universe
Is vast beyond all creed
And man is just a minute part
Of Universal seed

I know I've done my giving
To my friends and kindred dear
And there's the part of living
That can make it all seem clear

I'm off to find the truth
Before I lose my youth
And if a truth be found
It's for your patience so profound

We've said our last goodbyes
Yet not a tear falls from my eyes
But just before I go to sleep
Is when you'll hear your soldier weep
Your love and long emotion
Is my potion for devotion

Look at me
Pretty woman
Can't you see
Your magic moved the mountain
And this seeker now is free

Look at me
Pretty woman
Can't you see
No longer do I want to die
Your love has made your man
Man enough to cry

Look at me
Pretty woman
Look at me

I am the man your soul set free
So look at me