Angels of Ashes - Scott Walker
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The Angels of Ashes
will give back your passions
Again and again
.
Their light shafts
will reach through the darkness
and touch you my friend
.
They'll fly in a mind dance
and blind you with wings
wrapped in flame
.
If you're down to an echo
they just might remember
your name
.
In the unbroken darkness
where emptiness empties
alone
.

There's no starting or stopping
where there is no right or
no wrong
.
Well that's all right for some
who can hang the absurd
on their wall
.
If your blind hands can't grope
through these measureless waters
you'll fall
.
You've been following patterns
and fleeting sensations
too long
.
And the fullness that fills up
the pulse of durations
is gone
.
Let the great constellation
of flickering ashes
be heard
.
Let them burn with a fire
all it takes to confess
is a word, just a word
.
I can recommend angels
I've watched as they've made a man strong
Oh so strong
.
If your humbleness shows
then I'm sure that they'll take you
along
.
You can tell them who sent you
it might help to get you
above
.
You can say that he laughed
and he walked like St. Francis
With love
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