Fanfare For The Comic Muse

I rely upon your charity to survive
I deny myself to prove that i'm alive
I plead guilty if sweet innocence is this
I support the motion "ignorance is bliss"

Kill me with your kiss
It's "whoops apocalypse!"
Ignorance must be bliss

You rely upon my charity to survive
I deny myself to keep this love alive
You walk headlong off the edge of the abyss
I oppose the motion "ignorance is bliss"

We rely upon our charity to survive
We deny ourselves the luxury of life
We could go on fighting till there's nothing left
I propose the notion "ignorance is bliss"

Huge tailspin

I stood upon the listed bridge
Dividing different images
Logic vs emotion
Mountain stream vs the ocean
Will we ever learn?
Logic vs emotion
Politicians carry the motion
Will we ever learn?

I'll take you upstream,
Up to my origin;
My water clear as glass,
My beauty everlasting
I was here before you

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The freezing breath; the frightened eyes

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The naked truth; the naked eye

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The open heart; the opened eyes

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
My lady laughs; my lady cries:

"hold me in your arms
Hold me till you kill me
Hold me till you break my will
And passion fills my heart"

The rise and fall; the fall and rise
The holy ghost is exorcised,
And you and i
Shall no longer
Look at life
Through the half closed eye