Imagination Destroyed

And then they realised they can't return

They became infected with life

Caught in its circle of change became slaves

To the snake that bites its own tail

And they learned to fear and shake

To wait and anticipate their return

They wanted to hear the word

To understand the logos once more

Yet all they could see was but the face of God

In the works of the prime mover

Ember went cold

Skin wrinkled

Bones broke

Veins run dry

The hearts emptied

And the taste of death was bitter

And they learned to fear and shake

To wait and anticipate their return

The stars gave off all their lights

In bright supernovas

And the star-dust felt alone

For its parents had all passed

And the star-dust felt alone

For its parents had all passed

Ancient darkness returned but

The voice of God lingered up there no more

The souls became sick of life

Attempted to escape

By any means necessary

By prayers of faith

And outbursts of hate yet

The bindings of matter

And time were too strong

They had to transcend

To find and see and be the image

And not the pattern any more

To return to the stars

From where they came lit aflame

The stars from which they became

To end it where it all began

And the earth the earth was lit

By millions of new-lit soul-stars

And their light formed the pattern

And the pattern became the image

And they left the earth behind