Subject: Reincarnation
RECYCLE & REPAIR
When it comes to Evolution
They sow the seeds of doubt
But when the subject turns to God
They know Him inside out
And so they stand self-righteously
Refusing to be moved
God is not up for debate
But the Big Bang must be proved
Cue the quantum flux
And cosmic permutations
Countering the text
Of ancient incantations
chorus:
All the living left for dead - hope springs eternal still -
If a god won't resurrect us the Cosmos surely will
No fate to fear forever, no permanent despair
The Universe will rectify, recycle and repair
By way of healing recipes hatched in stewing galaxies
Pulling life out of thin air and exotic atmospheres
Religion claims monopoly
On all of resurrection
But the forces that give rise to life
Remain a burning question
Creationists insist that it's
Intelligent design
But if it's not, the matter moves
To just the work of Time
Elemental forms
Spur physical attractions
Activating bonds
Spark chemical reactions
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bridge:
Perhaps in their own way each side is correct
And maybe in truth we are wasting our breath
Religion and science might both intersect
In no better way than transcendence of death
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The Universe will rectify, recycle and repair
By way of secret recipes born in stewing galaxies
Breathing life out of thin air and exotic atmospheres
RANDOM RESPAWN
Nothing special from re-start
Another player hits the mix
Reborn into this playground of contention
A glitched-out game programmed for pain
No line of code can fix
I keep my head down
Pedal onward
Let the rush of speed contort me
To a blur, frenetic purr
A streak of light
No the world doesn't play
Like the fantasies the software runs
When it's all just a blur of downturns
And undeserved outcomes
You get your share of laughs
Where you can
In this limited lifespan
Oh...
chorus:
The Universe will cycle you through
Little you can change, little you can do
To breathe, to speak, to soften the blows
To be reanimated somewhere nobody knows
As a member of some future race
In a distant realm of Time and Space
We randomly respawn
We cry and carry on...
Something dead lies in the road
Cursing cars and all the dumb luck
Our end can come from any odd direction
Each life a fact born for impact
Blind-sided, stabbed or struck
I keep my eyes peeled
Pedal onward
Let the twists of Time distort me
To a smear, a trailing tear
A fading voice
You can turn tail or face
The onrushing flood of passing cars
Like the lingering shame
In a night's foray of singles bars
You give your share of sighs
Drink and grieve
Look around depressed and leave
Oh...
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We randomly respawn
We laugh and lumber on...
THE UNIVERSE IS OUT TO FIX US UP
(In recognition of Adela Florence Nicolson)Took my eyes off for a second
Lost you for another trillion years
One life grants me all my hopes
The next delivers all my fears
A glimpse of you on one world
Imprinted on my gaze
Your voice vibrates through lifetimes
Like echoes in a maze
A brief affair on a busy planet
Lifetime alone on the next
Two lost souls en route to where
Our existence redirects
Was I one of your many suitors
Rejected in your last life?
Did you, a ghostly face in the crowd,
Long in vain to be my wife?
chorus 1:
We can scorn each other
Squander sweeps of time
Taunt or toy with dreams -
Defying all design
We can dodge our destiny
Summon all our strength to let it be
We can sit content with our empty cup
But the Universe is out to fix us up
In one life we were close classmates
And we never even knew
The next life you were standing right there
To slip right past my view
Another time showed growing promise
But our tempers proved a wall
You reappeared not three lives later
With no eyes for me at all
Next we resumed it was love at first sight
On some cratered war-torn moon
But in the debris of a mushroom cloud
It was over much too soon
Are we the now divided souls
Of a long lost former romance?
Each life a quest to reunite
Against the twists of circumstance?
chorus 2:
We can mock the notion -
Deplore the prospect -
But the right lifetime
Our eyes connect
The floodgates of love are breached
The singularity of presence reached
A spirit can stir in the coldest cup
And the Universe is out to fix us up
bridge:
Off we go on our separate quests
Wherever our being manifests
Will our rocky roads collide?
Our deepest passions coincide?
breakdown:
From a quantity of atoms
Inhabiting deep space
Who knew such lonely stardust
Would one day form your face?
From a pattern of genetics
As complex as the weather
Who knew we would assemble
To stand here now together?
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LIFE LINES
Everything has significance
Everyone has reason to live
Every day its ups and downs
Every choice an alternative
If God and I could now converse
My questions would be one
Before there was a Universe
From where was it begun?
chorus:
Span the spectrum of existence
Untold time, unmeasured distance
We trust new instincts and let go of old life lines
As we evolve and we decay
Into an infinite array
Exotic lifeforms
And more wondrous lifetimes
Everything has some influence
Everyone has something to give
Every door its ins and outs
Every "No" an affirmative
If salesmen selling Paradise
Had stopped you on the way
Before you saw the merchandise
Would you agree to pay?
IF ALL ELSE FAILS
Not everyone is born to win
Sometimes our fortunes say we suffer
Bear the brunt of life's indignities
With only simple joys as buffer
But if it's any consolation
I come bearing good news
And if it brings you any peace
Here's a bit of information
chorus:
If all else fails
Your life derails and goes off track
Take confidence
What put you here has got your back
If all else fails
Evil prevails and wins the day
Take comfort in
The joys of Nature will replay
If all else fails
Now don't look so incredulous
That the Universe has powers
To transcend space from dark and dead
To a sun-drenched field of flowers
But if you need some confirmation
I bid you look around
You're here and there's your evidence -
Life is all reanimation -
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