The Music

I listened to the music
Because it was written: That is where the answers are
I found them, some of them
Like the heart is bottomless
But the will can end
And in the country darkness
You can call your friends
They can answer without wanting to
Or ignore you with regret

I didn't know
That the pain in their voices was uncommon
I thought I'd get that way
If I waited it out
But my words came out deeper
And my longings, stuck on paper
Were the strongest

I listened to all the music
Because I could hear it
The sugar, the venom
The south central rain
The love and the heartbreak
The not getting fooled again
But we all do
We're prophets, we're ancients
We got there from here
We'll do it again

August 4, 2007