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The Sting / Tripping on the Stepping Stone

from Sons II : At the Edge of Time by Soul Saint Marie

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So, so.
Tomorrow watches and waits for me,
Watches me asking
My wristwatch complacently for more.

Oh, the sting that the day brings
And this ringing in my ears.

I've watched
Time's lazy arrow through the years.
I've watched the way it moves, the way it breathes,
Trying to find a weakness,
Trying to see if I can beat it.

Oh, my grandfather dreams in the den,
I hear him tick-tock in his sleep as I walk
Out the front door.


I take a deep breath of the darkness
As I step into the night,
My body bathed in stillness,
That heaven's golden light.
I see clearly through the darkness,
As I look up to the sky.
I see a pattern in the stars
And I do not wonder why,
Wonder why.


I keep
Tripping on the stepping stone,
Pushing myself but I won't go.
Tell myself I think I know,
But too much sunlight, nothing grows.

The harder I try capturing
This moment just fracturing,
Till I'm left holding an empty case
Of empty time and empty space.

I face the world accordingly,
I play the game, but knowingly!
Deliberately acknowledging
Each echo of infinity.

For truth is told to those who've heard,
Who've found The Word despite the words:
Within each self, the void, it turns,
Where all things come from and all returns.

As November rolls around again,
I hear the question on the wind.
It asks, "Have you learned you lesson yet?
Or haven't you been listening?"

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from Sons II : At the Edge of Time, released September 22, 2009

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