Hello, my old friend From the other side of the end You've come to visit me again Poetic license to pretend Hello, to the shape unknown Waiting dauntless on my own Bare and fragile flesh and bone I am eager to be shown Give me reason, give me art Unearthly wisdom you impart Crossing over, shaking hands With someone who understands Hello, my old friend From the other side of the end We both took that drive To an unexpected curve With hollow people Who've got a lot of nerve Restrained what we deserve In a cloud you observe Give me reason, give me art Unearthly wisdom you impart Crossing over, shaking hands With someone who understands Give me courage, give me grace Spin the dogma that I face I am tuning to the signs Etching truth in cosmic lines So long, my old friend One day we shall meet again