The Stranger
by Herusept
Out of touch but heaven bound
and clinging to belief,
the stranger opened the door...
Inside a party raved on
and everyone was there,
friends, family, acquaintences...
The drugs flowed like a river,
the love, free and unbound,
hypnotic music trancing...
A spirit moved through the air.
The stranger breathed it in...
Was this God or the Devil?
Every fantasy fulfilled,
every answer given...
Was there a cost to all this?
Like disease, misfortune, hell?
Fear, doubt, and confusion?
Was there a cost just to know?
The stranger worried and cried,
standing outside again,
as music played through the night...
Out of touch but heaven bound
and clinging to belief,
the stranger opened the door...
Inside, a ceremony,
and everyone was there,
friends, family, acquaintences...
A priest invoked divine names.
Rapture swept the people.
Communion with God took place...
Everyone congregated,
and everyone embraced,
listening to devil music...
A presence moved through the air...
The stranger breathed it in...
Was this God or the Devil?
Everyone loved each other,
everyone seemed to care...
Was there a cost to all this?
The stranger withdrew and sighed
and closed the door again
as a holy choir sang...
More in touch and heaven bound,
letting go of belief,
the stranger opens the door...
Ten trillion suns burn brightly
and everyone is here,
friends, family, acquaintences...
The drugs flow like a river.
Rapture sweeps the people,
hypnotic angels trancing...
A priest invokes divine names.
Goddess moves through the air
and the stranger breathes her in...
Is this Heaven or the Earth?
Could I forget all this
resolution, ecstasy...?
Every desire fulfilled,
every question answered...
Is there a cost just to know?
The stranger inside me dies,
steps through the door and joins us
in our vibratory swoon.
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