The Archetypal Man

Fleeter even than Mercury

He flies inside the walls he calls his own.

He came hidin' but now I see

He looks like everyone I've ever known

He comes bearin' a sacrifice,

I know him by the rose that's in his hand.

I've been listenin' to his advice,

I heat the words but I can't understand.



His moon mirage is shinin'

Shiftin' the things that he can't endure

But all through the Darkness his pain is pure.

Fleeter even than Mercury

He flies inside the walls he calls his own.

He came hidin' but now I see

He looks like everyone I've ever known

He comes beatin' a sacrifice,

I know him by the rose that's in his hand.

I've been listenin' to his advice,

I hear the words but I can't understand.



His moon mirage is shinin'

Through his veins flows a fool's gold flood

But through the rose in his hand. . . flows blood.