Sirrah Lash
Inside a cage of my own ribs All the breaths are caught in their trap Gloom flows still from interstice and blinds me coats my eyes I climb the spokes Of cold slippery ladder To reach the triumph at any price Higher and higher Let the river burst its banks Rise up from torpid enfeebled body Lash is a separate independent being Dearer to the godly heart than human ever was From the birth to the moment of death we fall Losing gestures, thoughts, feelings, and words No breather No breather Dashing along On and on and on... Gloom flows still interstice and blinds me, coats my eyes Let the river burst its banks Rise up from torpid body Higher and higher Let the river burst its banks Higher and higher Rise up from torpid, enfeebled body... ...and there will shine a light Out of a cage I'll force my way Through the imprisoning bars Forward The beast of burden Lash is a separate independent being Dearer to the godly heart than man ever was From the birth to the moment of death we fall Losing gestures, thoughts, feelings and words No breather No breather Dashing along On and on and on...
