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.”