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...We knew only the dark, dying, thirsting for a glimmer of the light We are those who have no reason, except to seek a sliver of soulful life We gave up our hearts, we sold our ego, white eyes still see, we feel no more Sound ears still hear, sore tongues still wag, proud fingers still hold on But the inside is dead Afeared of loving, of a pain too strong, afraid of living, in case we did it wrong   Plastic bubbles were made, cosmetic shells, metal gears to hold on to our shattered selves Scriptures written, unspoken words that have no sound Marking our arrival into light, as we create a foe over-strong  But the day is bright! The day is long,  And in the 'Light' we saw that our visions were gone In the light we saw that their vision was wrong A people spent, lives passed by in existence, wasted away, as the Word had said Words written, and left unread, as His Word forced wisdom into oblivion; as, oblivious, lives were spent Stone churches rise, tall steeples proud, grey towers piercing our white-grey clouds Preaching answers to our souls, tolling bells that splinter hearts, spinning webs that blind the perceptive arts Enter, man, and mindless, heartless, unmade, depart Enter, man, destroyed, debased, unnatural, depart Enter, man, let the Word tear lives apart Witness the rising of mausoleums for free thought,  Bleak cemeteries ensnaring once natural souls Entranced, entrenched, bewitched, under spell In the 'light' where dying hearts lay in eternal rest In the light, unthought dreams, at once, suppressed From the sounds of the trees, and the whispers in the leaves, Till the breath of stars, where we find who we are Fear the shadow of the light, over names, bicker, fight Till the sky turns away, and Destiny weeps at folly's height Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find The stars in your heart, and the forests of your mind Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find, Words and tongues and dreams and thoughts, dancing shadows; unseen sights Words that tear through what we know to be true Thoughts to define the visions of our minds Dreams that let you see the path to set you free As free men constellate, sharing visions with the blind Until at once the dream is done, the night has passed, the Light has come Men abound, their hope undone. Set aside, and cast away, until the Meraklis entered the fray "Be calm, be free, shed your shackles! Be brave Unbowed, unbroken, against the morality of their lies  From unseeing currents that tie stone to sound Seek your truth as she walks upright and unbound"
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Aug 26, 2014
Aug 26, 2014 at 6:03 PM UTC
aias-agapios
Tales of the Meraklis: Songs of Truth
...We knew only the dark, dying, thirsting for a glimmer of the light We are those who have no reason, except to seek a sliver of soulful life We gave up our hearts, we sold our ego, white eyes still see, we feel no more Sound ears still hear, sore tongues still wag, proud fingers still hold on But the inside is dead Afeared of loving, of a pain too strong, afraid of living, in case we did it wrong   Plastic bubbles were made, cosmetic shells, metal gears to hold on to our shattered selves Scriptures written, unspoken words that have no sound Marking our arrival into light, as we create a foe over-strong  But the day is bright! The day is long,  And in the 'Light' we saw that our visions were gone In the light we saw that their vision was wrong A people spent, lives passed by in existence, wasted away, as the Word had said Words written, and left unread, as His Word forced wisdom into oblivion; as, oblivious, lives were spent Stone churches rise, tall steeples proud, grey towers piercing our white-grey clouds Preaching answers to our souls, tolling bells that splinter hearts, spinning webs that blind the perceptive arts Enter, man, and mindless, heartless, unmade, depart Enter, man, destroyed, debased, unnatural, depart Enter, man, let the Word tear lives apart Witness the rising of mausoleums for free thought,  Bleak cemeteries ensnaring once natural souls Entranced, entrenched, bewitched, under spell In the 'light' where dying hearts lay in eternal rest In the light, unthought dreams, at once, suppressed From the sounds of the trees, and the whispers in the leaves, Till the breath of stars, where we find who we are Fear the shadow of the light, over names, bicker, fight Till the sky turns away, and Destiny weeps at folly's height Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find The stars in your heart, and the forests of your mind Seek then, again, and in seeking look to find, Words and tongues and dreams and thoughts, dancing shadows; unseen sights Words that tear through what we know to be true Thoughts to define the visions of our minds Dreams that let you see the path to set you free As free men constellate, sharing visions with the blind Until at once the dream is done, the night has passed, the Light has come Men abound, their hope undone. Set aside, and cast away, until the Meraklis entered the fray "Be calm, be free, shed your shackles! Be brave Unbowed, unbroken, against the morality of their lies  From unseeing currents that tie stone to sound Seek your truth as she walks upright and unbound"
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