Feed and Water the Horses

Tell me dark heart of my deep sleep

Where the past drops in like unwanted guests

Rattling their chains of thought, shuffling their feet

Peering into things I thought I'd laid to rest

And for all I've left undone there's another dream to come

Once there were wars fought over spice and salt

And the stick of gold became the standard measure

Nothing much has changed in this modern age

And it won't until the pain's not worth the pleasure

And for all we've left undone

There's another war to come.

I want to feed and water the horses,

The course is long and dry

Can't do it alone oh no we can't although we've tried and tried and tried

We may not deserve you, we'll come to serve you by and by

Feed and water the horses

Where they lie.

I miss the smell of ink on paper and it's morning pull

All the news comes via link now all so virtual

I don't know what to think

I don't know what to feel

The beginning of the end or reinvention of the wheel

And for all we've left undone

We are still evolution

I want to feed and water the horses,

The course is long and dry

Can't do it alone oh no we can't although we've tried and tried and tried

We may not deserve you, we'll come to serve you by and by

Feed and water the horses

Where they lie.

I realize that the beast lie there in our plans

Peacefully sleeping, but faithfully keeping

They're ready for the burden man

But if you knew something (peacefully sleeping)

They'd take you to something (faithfully keeping)

You are dying for your burden man (they're ready for the burden man)

Wouldn't you need it? (Wouldn't you need it?)

Wouldn't you feed it? (Wouldn't you feed it?)

Wouldn't you praise it evermore?

Feed and water the horses

The course is long and dry

Can't do it alone oh no we can't although we've tried and tried and tried

We may not deserve you. We'll come to serve you by and by

Feed and water the horses where they lie.