LISTEN FOR THE CRYING
OF THE COMING DAY
AS THE SUN IS RISING
AND SHINES ITS TEARS THIS WAY
FROM RADIO AND MICROWAVE
TO X AND GAMMA RAY
WE CANNOT SHIELD OURSELVES
FROM ALL THAT RADIATES
I REJECT THIS FATE
ALL THE TIME THAT’S FLYING
CAN’T DENY THE SKY’S DISPLAY
UPON ALL THAT WILL COME TO BEING, IS HERE, OR IN DECAY
FROM THE CRADLE OR A SHALLOW GRAVE TO OUT PAST THE MILKYWAY
WE CANNOT FREEZE OURSELVES
FROM ALL THAT FLUCTUATES
BUT I REJECT THIS FATE
I REJECT THIS FATE
LISTEN FOR THE ECHO
OF THE PASSING DAY
SET THE TIMING OF THE CYCLES THAT EVERYTHING OBEYS
FROM MULTITUDE AND SINGULARITY
TO THE MOST COMPLEX
OF PLAIN SIMPLICITY
WE CANNOT FREE OURSELVES
FROM WHAT ACCUMULATES
A HEAVY DESTINY THAT SUFFOCATES
AS I BUCKLE FROM THE STRAIN
BENEATH ITS WEIGHT
I REJECT THIS FATE
credits
from Rough Terrain,
released May 3, 2012
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