Drifting thoughts rise in ascension
Like orbiting planets in a spectrum
Giving way to memories not mentioned
Places are dreams penned for protection
Waves crash and swell in the mind
Sending ripples across oceans of time
Countless journeys I've seen, fell behind
Too much witnessed, still days can be bright
Sun on moon casts infinite shadows
Where the view was not clear, the path narrow
Palm facing upwards, a spiritual tarot
These walkways seem strange, and hallowed
Asked for a name but gave none to interpret
Lay awake under the stars surface
Seeking to find ways we could emerge
For too long, lived the life of a hermit

The life of a hermit
For too long, lived the life of a hermit
The life of a hermit
For too long, lived the life of a hermit

The wind through the trees whispers
Carelessly, light shines in splinters
Cast asunder, into the void
An ice frost permeates this feeling of winter
Hail storms freeze internal covens
The boundaries begin to plummet
For so long they stayed covered
But for now at least, I'm in the realm of buzzards
Swooping down from on high with speed
Effortless grace, diving with such ease
A spiritual awakening in my grasp
Voices telling us we should just be
Asked for a name but gave none to believe
In the forest, can't see the trees for the leaves
I lay awake under the stars surface
For too long lived a life that wasn't free

Wasn't free
Wasn't free
Wasn't free
Free

Droplets of rain that fell a millennia ago
Fall through cracks in rocks and flow
Into underground rivers and lakes
Slowly filling oceanic tributaries as they go
Mirroring this process, my mind is liquid
Taking memories to a place where they can be lifted
Life is like the ocean, it's tumultuous
Time is a harsh force it's not infinitely gifted
Spiritual awakening in the eyes of the beholder
Centuries growing, climates becoming colder
This journey is mine alone to finish
Atlas bearing the sky in his shoulders
Asked for a name and gave none but my own
Only with more time could we grow past what's below
I lay awake under the stars surface and show
For far too long lived a life that went by too slow

Too slow
Too slow
Too slow
Too slow
Orbit