The Prophet

so here’s the thing…

follow no one if you can 
and set your compass straight
this is what the prophets do
this is what they crave
perfume burning into sky
temple bells explode
and all who enter into grace 
bear witness to the love we hold

and I promise you’ll be looking back
a year from this day
I promise you will find the truth
of why you even came

and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
as the prophet speaks your name

so marry your abandoned wish
hallucinate it real
scrap your skin on rock until
your body starts to feel
there’ll be days that howl and crash
and murder at your door
the stoned caress of loneliness
that leaves you wanting more and more

so lay it down and give it voice
until that storm has blown
cause even nomads need a place
a bed to call their own

and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
as the prophet leads you home

may your purple soul be strong
and all your roads be glory bound
may your guarded heart be wrong
about what’s lost and what’s surely found

and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark
and the stars will light the dark for you
the stars will light the dark