Carouselambra

[Part I] [Verse 1] Sisters of the wayside bide their time in quiet peace Await their place within the ring of calm Still stand to turn in seconds of release Await the call they know may never come In times of lightness, no intruder dared upon To jeopardize the course, upset the run And all was joy, and hands were raised toward the sun As love in the halls of plenty overrun [Refrain] Ah, ah, ah, ah [Verse 2] Still in their bliss unchallenged mighty feast Unending dances shadowed on the day Within the wall, their daunting formless keep Preserved the joy that kept their doubts at bay Faceless legions stood in readiness to weep Just turn a coin, bring order to the fray And everything is soon, no sooner thought than deed But no one seemed to question in any way [Refrain] Ah, ah, ah, ah [Verse 3] How keen the storied hunter's eye prevails upon the land To seek the unsuspecting and the weak And powerless the fabled sat, too smug to lift a hand Toward the foe that threatened from the deep Who cares to dry the cheeks of those who saddened stand Adrift upon a sea of futile speech? And to fall to fate and make the 'status plan' But no one there had heaven within their reach [Refrain] I'm singin' Ah, ah, ah, ah [Outro] Oh, oh oh, oh oh Oh Oh oh, oh Oh [Part II] [Verse 4] Where was your word Where did you go? Where was your helping? Where was your bow, bow? Oh Dull is the armour Cold is the day Hard was the journey Dark was the way, way [Bridge and Outro] I heard the word I couldn't stay, oh I couldn't stand it Another day Another day Another day Another day [Part III] [Verse 5] Touched by the timely coming Roused from the keeper's sleep Release the grip Throw down the key Held now within the knowing Rest now within the peace Take of the fruit But guard the seed [Bridge] They had to stay! [Outro] Held now within the knowing Rest now within the beat Take of the fruit but guard the seed Oh, take of the fruit but guard the seed