i) I still wonder what I am
Always marvel at the sight of us
That we are here sharing these stories
Always believing that our noises go on
Alone, I needed someone
to reactivate my blood
I was missing in my action
and I hadn’t understood
That some eyes see you clearer
Regardless of your blur
And the fates will only intervene
Once you’ve found your nerve
Standing on this Random Earth
Reaching through ambient light
I am a towering pine
in an unkept world
With roots that dig through yesterday
Tracing my timeline
I’ll never know what I am
The idea is ever shifting
But I am here … a shadow of a story
Dimensions away from my own
Alone, I’m made of nothing
I’m a dream that no one had
Calculate my darkness
I’m a mass-resistant man
The freedom void inspires
is the map for every trail
Oh, to wend among the treasures
On the microstellar scale
Passing through this Random Earth
Relieved of matter and of might
I am a glimmering shine
in an untimed world
With routes
that span ubiquity
Chasing the boundary
ii) But the beauty of this moment
is the view I have right now
And all that I choose to see
Is the bursting dawn of endless possibility
It’s the limit of the brilliance
That the sun will fade away
So all that I choose to see
Are the glowing rays of omnipresent energy
But the beauty of this moment
Is the view I have right now
And all that I choose to see
Is the bursting dawn of endless possibility
iii) It’s the magic maker’s torment
That the trick will be found out
So all that I choose to see
Is the flowing rush of conquering infinity
It’s the end of deception
The illusion fades away
So all that is left to see
Is the endless truth that everything’s a part of me
iv) Passing through this Random Earth
Relieved of matter and of might
I am a glimmering shine
credits
from The Perfect Map,
released June 17, 2016
music: Rabin / words: Skillman
Absolutely hooked on this album from first listen. How rare is that with prog!??? Excellent songwriting and musicianship. Can’t wait to dive into the rest of the collection. Thomas Lock