The Beast

i walk through my forest with a prayer in my heart
blissful paradise born of the truly ignorant

my heart skips a beat , stops , goes crazy
does my eyes lie?
is that a beast ahead?
dangerous and fearful , uncertainity
its a race in insanity - heart or mind
fight , run , act dead , oh god such indecision.

to fight means blood , his , mine , both

foolish heart - what does he know?
what chance have i against this mighty beast ?
i will be crushed , torn and thrown to the winds.
i am too young to die..what do i know of life yet?
go back..return..come back to fight another day.
not today , not now.

foolish mind - what does he know?
where is the honour? where is the love?
i will battle this storm and emerge as my hero
i walk away today and i will never know whose blood
i will live cause indeed life goes on
but i will never know what could have been.
i will use all i have and fight a fight that has never been fought before.
i will fight only to win. to win what is mine.

foolish heart, foolish mind - what do they know?
stand , lay still , do not move.
do not breathe , not a single breath
the beast will move on.
taking with it the ignominy of defeat
i am a wise man of this world
heed my advice for i speak this world's language.

lo behold wise he is indeed
for there goes the beast
with him goes my nightmare
with him goes my dream

my dream , my dream
somebody stop that beast
i want my dream
nay , i need my dream

the beast walks on
unheeding my calls , my pleas
and i walk on through my forest
with a prayer in my heart and hope in my soul