the sacred thing
was set upon the mantle
set upon the mantle last night
the sacred thing
broke upon the mantle
broke upon the mantle last night
we were a commotion
we were a shattering of forms
we were the particles
particles of paradise
maniacs on melting ice
a shattering of forms
i saw an old man
walking like a robot
walking like a robot to death
i saw an old man
shuffling in the carpet
he grimaced and he smiled
he was a soldier, a lover
he was a leader of men
he was a statesman
he sang from his bloodstream
he sang of the nature of man
and he had a plan
lately i've been wandering
across the firmament
across the firmament of my mind
lately i've been wandering
sort of sauntering
in the perfection of time
oh, my
we were a commotion
we were a shattering of forms
we were the particles
particles of paradise
maniacs on melting ice
a shattering of forms
i saw an old man
walking like a robot
walking like a robot to death
i saw an old man
shuffling in the carpet
he grimaced and he smiled
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