Wading through ashes of ages

Reciting verses from moon painted pages

Rewriting history with the blood of the last living sage

Our coiled path unravels and the way is revealed

Dwelling on the threshold

This is when I let go

Speaking in riddles

Beyond all shadows

Wincing at the naked truth while your mind plays tricks on you

Clawing for the key to the door

Flickering in and out of existence

Rung after rung

Rung after rung

Rung after rung

Rung after rung

Kicking out the way behind me

Rung aftеr rung

Rung after rung

Rung after rung

Rung after rung

I can’t takе you with me

As I inch closer to the sun it’s just beyond my reach

From these staggering heights you can see everything

But there’s nothing you can do

Except sit and stare and watch as it all unravels

Paying for the privilege

Instant gratification

Singing songs of freedom to celebrate our chains

The cracking whip echoes through generations

Untouched by the fears or cares of mortals

I shuffle from this wretched coil

Tipping karmic scales out of balance

Careening into the soil