1. A NOISELESS FLASH

Well I was created accidentally,
A wonder of nature and a glory to see.
I set to expanding, to conquer the void.
Logic and convention were kindly Ignored.

Joy and release.

I could never be slowed
Or persuaded to stop.
And I will not be led away
To wait for a start again.

I find satisfaction
In the things that I've done so far.
A new fascination...


2. A BUDDING CONSCIOUSNESS

I will not tolerate this boundary,
I find it troublesome indeed.
I will not yield to limitation...
In fact, I'll never yield again!

I'll find a way to save my blissful state
And backwards facing dream.
The simple "I" that became
Will not be made to live as "we."

Ah, every moment it worsens...
This thickening awareness.
Cluttering and corrupting my peace.
Wretched question with seemingly no end!
I can see it in the distance...
My doom! the cursed "why!"

I find this state of mine to be
A harsh eventuality.
And I shall not fear nor oppose.
I'll find what it means to "know."

I'll find the substance of my glee.
I'll take it back to when "I"
Was the answer to most everything.
I'll find the surface of my glee
And suffer fate no more.
I want to make this whole world go away!


3. AN UNFORTUNATE REALIZATION

(Instrumental)


4. A NEW REVELATION

Oh yes, of course. please allow me to translate.
He says: of the universe it should be noted that yours is But one of many.
That due to things like uncertainty and probability
The landscape of your future
Is truly a matter of limitless potential!

And that's good!

I failed to grasp emotion nor suffer with disease.
"Cold" and "loneliness" astound me.
I tried to find a better "self" to be

I had hoped that beyond the stars, I would find a way.
I had dreamed that behind the mind, I would find the Answers.
I had hoped that through it all there'd be much more to See.
I had hoped that I'd finally find a "me!"

And to summarize, existence is constantly splitting
And branching off into new and wondrous paths.
And each new moment hold with it any number of
An unfathomable amount of possibilities.

So for those moments giving rise to pain,
It's to be hoped that elsewhere, along a concurrent path,
An inverse moment is giving rise... to joy!


5. NOTHING IS EPIC

Oh I hate that I can't help
But to watch the sky and wonder.
The universe grows and grows...
It goes and goes.

How I hate that I can't help
But to dwell helplessly below.
Insignificance grows as the cosmic tide
Flows and flows...and flows.

I won't let the stars conquer me!
Oh no! if I could grow in size
'Til I could own the skies,
Would I see god?
Or would I be...

Or could it be that this life
Is nothing more than this?