The Mountain

It was up some laughing river

Where I'd gone to spend the day

I had such fantastic visions

I could hardly stand to stay

And I stood up within myself

And suddenly felt free

And I stood above the burdens

That puzzle you and me

I became awareness

That was shared with all around

With the trees the sky the flowers

And the wind the sun the ground

I heard the birds were singing

And I found them same as me

And I understood our sorrows

And why they should not be

I saw this plane of living

It was nothing more than faith

A skin that covered glory

Far beyond our love or hate

A living crystal fairy land

Where loving is our grace

A pyromanic garden

That knows no time or space

I saw what we've been doing to it

Saw it as insane

Still a-marching like good Christians

With our wars the sword the flame

To crash down all those infidels

To defend what should be shame

And again I shared our sorrows

Knew we all must bear the blame

I see it all as part of us

To know and share alike

With a universal willingness

To know and do what's right

To understand our brotherness

And stop this awful race

Let our children run and grow in peace

Know their lives shall not be waste

First there is a mountain

Then it seems the mountain's gone

But then if you take another look

Why - it's been there all along

We can be just like a river

As it laughs along it's way

Or stand beneath the shadows

That take the sun away