Neither

Neither So many dire opposites, so diametrically positioned, so at war with each other, and so utterly false. As a teenager, I once saw the world as a painting, all of existence within the frame of the universe. And from within this painting, looking up you see good, looking down you see evil; looking up you see God, looking down you see the Devil; looking up you see light, looking down you see shadow. But me, standing outside this glorious painting could see neither good nor evil, neither God nor Devil, neither light nor shadow: all I saw was glorious painting. Even today, so much later, in certain moods all I still see is canvas and paint, rendered to render us that we shall give credence to the basic lie that there are opposites in truth. This song sings of these opposites. ____________________ The Words: Neither of evil and good will come calling you after your days and those plays are all through Neither of evil and good will come sifting your ashes in search of you Neither of pleasure and pain will come scouring your soul for disgrace or a trace of a sin Neither of pleasure and pain will come hailing the new life you must begin And you an always lightless color are you alarmed by this at all Neither of evil and good will surprise you as far as I can recall And you an always lightless color are you amazed by this at all Neither of pleasure and pain will entice you as far as I can recall Neither of sadness and hope will come saving your vanishing game or the name you still know Neither of sadness and hope will come holding you now that it's time to go Neither of shadow and light will come offering solace and grace as you brace for the ride Neither of shadow and light will come whispering promises by your side And you an always lightless color are you aware of this at all Neither of sadness and hope will deceive you as far as I can recall And you an always lightless color are you attuned to this at all Neither of shadow and light will conceive you as one day you may recall Ulf Wolf March 1997/May 2015 Copyright © 2015 by Wolfstuff