Algae

from The Menagerie, Part 1: Vermes by Descendence

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lyrics

You are, but before you, I was
I was; still, I am and will be
We'll be with each other for good,
For goodness has partnered with me
With meaning, foreseeing, I breathed
A breath (atmospheric, that sigh)
That sign paved the way before you,
For you require air to survive
"Survival" sums only one part:
When particles act like a wave,
A way forward flickers in eyes...
And I separate "light" and "shade"
In shades painting women, I'm seen,
Amazing beholders of art
I've heartened lost sailors at sea
As scenes of blue flames guide their ark
There are curses old I've annulled
(In all despair, life yet abides):
A bride from her slave-master freed -
Her freedom to love was my prize
Apprising you was not to vaunt;
I've wanted, just this, from the start:
A star to illumine the way
Away from gloom to where you are
You are, but before you, I was
I was and will be; still, I am
I am your defender for good
For goodness is your promised land

credits

from The Menagerie, Part 1: Vermes, track released September 5, 2014
Poetry written by Jordan Bates
Music written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Christoper Noyes
Audio recordings produced by Jordan Bates & Christoper Noyes
Vocals by Jordan Bates