Burning Rope - Genesis

The warming sun, the cooling rain

The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze

The lightning bolt that clears the sky for you

Yet only eagles seem to pass on through

The words of love, the cries of hate

And the man in the moon who seduced you

Then finally loosed you

You climbed upon a burning rope to escape the mob below

But you had put the flaming out so that others could now follow

To be out of the bounds and the barks of those who do not wish you well

You must blaze a trail of your own, unknown, alone

But keep in mind

Don’t live today for tomorrow like you were immortal

The only survivors on this world of ours are

The warming sun, the cooling rain

The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze

The lightning bolt that clears the sky for you

Yet only eagles seem to pass on through

The words of love, the cries of hate

And the man in the moon who seduced you

Then finally loosed you

You’re old and disillusioned now as you realise at least

That all you have accomplished here will have soon all turned to dust

You dream of a future after life, well that’s as maybe, I don’t know

But you can’t take what you left behind, you’re all alone

So keep in mind

Don’t live today for tomorrow like you were immortal

The only survivors on this world of ours are

The warming sun, the cooling rain

The snowflake drifting on the breath of the breeze

The lightning bolt that clears the sky for you

Yet only eagles seem to pass on through

The words of love, the cries of hate

And the man in the moon who seduced you

Then finally loosed you