I've been drowning in the deepest mud, In this harsh reality for such a long time, I've grown so sick of this grinding life Forced to run like hell, my bones were breaking I just needed to forget, Just wanted to fall asleep.
Can't remember how it happened, How I found the labyrinth of sleep, But as I saw the men's black sun sinkin' I turned my head and had to flee, Crashed the mirror of my mind, The shards let me get inside
"Dismiss thy Reason Dive in the thick blood - Warm blood of passions, And let thyself charmed May thy cries Resound in my skull"
I can't tell how long I've been wandering In that misty, wasted and shady maze The further I ran, deep in that web, The more I grew insane and hopeless, Then my voice slashed the air, That thunder awoke a soul
She silently stood, above a scarlet spring, A light shade of pale made her face shine, And pointing at the pool she showed me the way Nothing I could do but trusting her, And as I plunged in Dionysus The oblivion wrapped my sense
"Dismiss thy Reason Dive in the thick blood - Warm blood of passions, And let thyself charmed Let thy old fears Get lost in the dark"
"In the shadows I sensed the rustle of a black cloak. He, leading the Nightmare, held out his skeleton-like hand, and I gladly thought 'Finally, the End.' But the nightmare went on; his Master's terrible fingers lightened the air, and looking beyond, full of disgust, I saw not a woman, but a whore, who filthily turning in the slime was arousing her lousy pleasure. And then it came, the Beast; its lion's head, spitting devious flames of illusions, burnt everything and itself to dust. I stared at that with dread and horror, but then a few tiny flowers bloomed out of the ashes, and I could do nothing but smile. The Nightmare had become a wonderful dream. I found myself on the ground. Both my fellows were vanished. Then, I noticed the enormous white stair behind me: for the first time, I thought of everything I had seen and felt. All of this had begun as I was at the edge of my nihilism, but now I got that the sense of my existence was existence itself. And then I found what I had always looked for; I found serenity. So, full of living curiosity, I started to climb."
It was then with a different mind, That I reached the top of the marbled flight of steps, An endless valley with a lost horizon, Right in front of me a giant wall stood out: Surrounded by the blazing light The Gates of Hyperion
Behind the golden bars the light shaped As a magnificent yet dreadful god, a holy lord, [though In his eyes I saw the weakness of an ascetic slave. He moved aside and offered me his paradise "Thou, Tramp, cross the doorway, Drop thy life, refuse that pain"
It looked so perfect Such an heavenly place So perfect that 'twas not real life May my old fears Get lost in the dark
'cause all I'd seen Made me realize The things I needed Were in my old life And so I woke up With a laugh in my heartTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
