The Velocity of Saul at the Time of His Conversion

[Verse 1]

Loosen the wire, your time has expired

The only word left is “goodbye”

In my new dream the light's shining on me

Little needles of sodium unstitch the seams of the sky

[Verse 2]

Hold your head higher, the heavenly choir

Is settling in for the night

And where I had friends I am left with loose ends

Four hours of vision exchanged for four hours of fright

[Verse 3]

But enough of “the fight,” enough “you and I”

Enough of “prevail” or “walk in the light”

While the angels stand by I get high as a kite

I'm too tired to smile or know that I'm right. Am I right?

[Verse 4]

And all our best-laid plans, they crumbled in our hands

Our flags fell where they found

You held in your breath, long after projections of death

You sat in the waiting room rasping and gasped for a fan

[Verse 5]

But the audience is tired; “we've had enough fire

We're entering the age now of ice”

And I, feeling older, pull off to the shoulder

And wonder, with my head in my hands, should I call my wife

[Verse 6]

And say “enough 'you and I,' enough of 'the fight'

Enough of 'prevail' or 'walk in the light'?”

While the angels stood by I got high as a kite

Too tired to smile or know that I'm right

[Verse 7]

“Enough 'you and I,' enough of 'the fight'

Enough of 'prevail' or 'walk in the light'?”

When the spacecraft came down I was left on the ground

Will you keep me around, will you help me survive

After my time?