It was hard for me to wake up

I’d just heard the bells

The doctor was alarming me

With trouble making cells

In two places in my heart

That only he could feel

A malevolent intrusion only surgery could heal

He used some poignant phrasing I can’t remember now

To describe the tainted chambers that I was carrying around

He pulled out two long needles to insert into my heart

He said “you might die soon if you do not let me start”

I said “I’ve got things to do I can’t accept your help

I’ll pay the price I’ve gotta pay but I’ll fix it by myself”

He said “you know more things than I do”

I disagreed with him

The things you’ve learned they’re good to purify the world within

I wish I wish I wish I knew what you know

It would help me fight against my impure corners and against the world outside

I wish I knew those things that you know

They would help me fight against my impure corners and against the world outside