By moon we gather For the ascension Great sky shelter us With your endless compassion Last survivor It is you who must pass Into the light of the new world Under a sky of innocence We are now all dying In a slow black rain Was it a failure Of man and angels? Was it a failure of love? From this human river Too cruel for winter Welcome to the gates A rehearsal for the silence Pray we do not enter Under a sky of innocence We bathe in the seduction Beautiful The light is unraveling now We open our arms to it It is close to ground zero I am no one Yet I am everyone We are nothing, but we are all When I am still, I am inspired We are not yet born Half sadness But half choice When I am still I can hear You speak most clearly Father can you help me For the ocean is big And my boat is small Find the courage