You were not afraid to speak your mind In a world that had gone blind Driven by a passion, rooted deep inside You would not hide Lighting up the night Like a prophet you would chant your howl Revealing all – the stench was foul Showing all the madness plain for all to see By your decree Everyone was free! Darkness Once again is falling Longing For your reckless cry Everyone is falling into line The spirit's lost – they think it's fine No more Dharma bums, the Beat is dead and gone We're all alone Far away from home Darkness Once again is falling Longing For your reckless cry Nothing holy All is plain and dreary Grieving All the magic's gone We're in dire need To hear your voice again Soaring high above all the vanity That is so in vogue Super, supernatural ecstasy Is all but dead now Looking for some cosmic insanity But we don't know how