1. Narcissus & The Lake of Time (The Fool)

Long ago I had a vision as a serpent

But sometimes a God who speaks curses and thinks he’s perfect 

A begotten off-spring that got lost in his dreams

…who can’t tell himself between the visions he believes.

…The eyes of shame will make a kid see that way—

plotting every act around what Gods may distaste

See the light shines whenever I’m in their grace

But I freeze to death if ever I’m seen disgraced

‘Till one day someone took me by the hand 

He said, “you’re not a God or a Serpent, nor even man” 

I laughed! …I laughed in his face.

“Today I’m the one above all—I’m on cloud 8!”

…but when I don’t do so great,

the heart starts to break

the knees start to shake,

that’s when I can see the snake

When the scales shift,

the tail slips,

I hear God’s rage in my ear—my hair sits

I lash out on family-friends, strangers and men

And anyone can see my sin, it sits apparent as skin

And everyone can see my sin so just a stare—it offends

And anyone can see… it’s not worth what I thought before…

so… he lead me to a lake

…my friend led me to a lake

….he lead me to a lake

…my friend led me to a lake

Afraid to gaze, and afraid what I might see in…

He assured me it was safe, there’s no angles and no demons

So I gazed in the lake of time-space divine

And I could see past every thought that ever clouded the mind

I said “Oh, I never ever saw myself like this before.”

He said “‘cause mirrors only show you who you think you are.”