I was alone on a vast expanse of dark desert
A horse of fire bore down on me
Rider's sword waving, rearing menacingly
Like some grim and ghastly tale from colonial times
And my head was ready for the taking
Then to the tip of an iceberg, and I was chained to it
Like Prometheus to the mountain's summit
As a horse of ice bore down on me
Gnashing its teeth, and I knew it was hungry
If I was gutted next, I didn't feel it
The blood only flowed from a bitten lip
I shook myself awake, groped for a light
Cause every dark corner obstructed my sight
This is where I might die, I might perish, I might become nevermore
Like the Raven of Poe's, like the innocence of a whore
Lighted now, the room seemed bare and seemed boring
Yet sleep engaged me in hide-and-seek
A game without laughter for a man who felt meek
After feeling the horrors that Bibles foresee
Revelate, revelate! O reviled saints!
Paint me a picture of hell and of pain
Paul and Peter, do you fear the rapture?
I've captured what it is to lack any hope
And now tossing and shivering I'm aware I'm alone
The girl that should be here has another home
God, it's insomnia, it's just a disorder
The battle in my brains is of epic proportions
And it distorts the logic that governs the days
Of the populace that plods along at a pace
Clocked and counted out by diamonds on a Rolex
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock you're dead
But still I wrap myself up in the blankets
In fetal position I feel more protected
A mother's love teaches a child, till finally
He makes his own life and fulfills his own dreams
But dreams are fickle friends at the best
Peace must be made if you desire your rest
And cease not in temptation, but uncover our evils
For this is the kingdom of power and glory
That never is tethered
Amen, I say, amen
For the good of our friends and of our children
Amen, goodnight, the end