The Velocity Of Saul At The Time Of His Conversion Lyrics

The Velocity Of Saul At The Time Of His Conversion lyrics

Loosen the wire, your time has expired, the only word left is
“goodbye.� In my new dream the light's shining on me, little needles
of sodium unstitch the seams of the sky. Hold your head higher, the heavenly
choir is settling in for the night. And where I had friends I am left with
loose ends; four hours of vision exchanged for four hours of fright. But enough
of “the fight,� enough “you and I,� enough of
“prevail� or “walk in the light.� While the angels stand
by I get high as a kite. I'm too tired to smile or know that I'm right. Am I
right? And all our best-laid plans, they crumbled in our hands. Our flags fell
where they’d fanned. You held in your breath, long after projections of
death you sat in the waiting room gasping and rasped on dry land. But the
audience is tired; “we've had enough fire, we’re entering the age
now of ice.� And I, feeling older, pull off to the shoulder and wonder,
with my head in my hands, should I call my wife and say “enough
‘you and I,’ enough of ‘the fight,’ enough of
‘prevail’ or ‘walk in the light’?� While the
angels stood by I got high as a kite, too tired to smile or know that I'm
right. And when the spacecraft came down I was left on the ground. Will you
keep me around, will you help me survive after my