Beyond the Bridge
The Apparition
[Old Man:] How can a single drop perceivethe whole surrounding sea?For being part, it will receivea higher cause to beHow can a simple man revealthe world before he dies?True spirits, come, hear my appealSever the bonds of lies![Spirit:] I heard your callI?m a spirit of ancient daysI know you crawlin the dust on your hopeless waysI am your guideand the answer to your demandI see the lightSee the reasons you know youCan't ?nd awareness?Then why don't you speak up and ask?[Old Man:] I - I want to knowWhere I come from, where I goWhat I will be able to know[Choir:] Hail to thee!SongtexteCertaintyThou art crystalTyranny!Raise thy handsEsperanceThou hast shownWe shall crush downChance[Old Man:] Open my eyes and let gnosis ariseand then show me the lines in the sandWhat walks away and leavesSigns at the bay of faithShow me the moment whenlight ?lled the nightTook on its mightChased off the frightGive me a sign! Is there good or divine,or is random creation the cause?And say, are we fooled by religionand ruled by fate?Show me the moment whenlight won the strifeNurtured to thriveBreathed and it was life[Choir:] Come and danceIgnoranceShow thy uglycountenance!Be my guest anddance![Old Man:] Why don't you speak and respond?[Choir:] How can you be surethat there is more than you know?What if you had lost?Lost your way?[Old Man:] Reveal it, unseal itUntie the bonds!Come show me and take me there![Spirit:] Trust me, I will showThat there is more than you knowTrust me, I will teach you how![Choir:] Hail to thee!Thou art cruelest uncertainty!Not to bePain and grief begoneRelief me![Spirit:] Leave your eyes and leave your ears(My reason)All your senses leave them shut(My feelings)Trust your ever faithful fears(My voices)And don't yield to reasons smut(My heartbeat)If you want to face it,you must know I will be your eyesAnd if you trace it,you won?t go before I advise[Old Man:] No! I want to be whereI can feel the truth on my ownSo let me ?ee thereand reveal the answers aloneIf there?s a place where I will be awareLead meThere is a place here, I will be awareLead me(x2)[Spirit:] Where do you believewill you be able to perceive?Dare how could it bein this reality how?[Old Man:] I keep on yearning for mysteries of this world,but hands are turning as the ages decayExistence crashes, and everything that I've changedis dust to ashesI keep on yearning for mysteries of this world,but hands are turning as the ages decayExistence crashes, and everything that I've changedis dust to ashes as it passes byShow me the placeAnd I triumph for irreality[Spirit:] Trust me, you will seeif you blindly follow meTrust me, you will feelwhat your senses concealTrust me, I will showWhere you come from, where you goWhat you will be able to know
[Choir:] I, I keep on yearningBut, but hands are turningLife is ashes to dustIs ashes to dust
and who you are
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