One Step Beyond Logic

Deep in the human unconscious
Is a pervasive need
For a logical universe that makes
Sense

Sense
That makes sense
That makes sense

But the real universe
Is always one step beyond logic
One step beyond logic
One step beyond logic
(One step beyond logic)

There is in all things, a pattern
That is a part of our universe
It has symmetry, elegance, and grace
These qualities we find always
In that which the true artist captures
That which the true artist captures

You can find it in the turning of the seasons
That which the true artist captures

In the way sand trails along a ridge
In the branch clusters of the creosote bush
Or the pattern of its leaves
(The pattern of its leaves)

We try to copy these patterns in our lives, in our society
Seeking the rhythms, the dances, the forms, that comfort

There is in all things, a pattern
That is a part of our universe
It has symmetry, elegance, and grace
These qualities we find always
In that which the true artist captures
That which the true artist captures

You can find it in the turning of the seasons
That which the true artist captures

But yet
It is impossible to see peril
In the finding of ultimate perfection
Ultimate Perfection
Ultimate Perfection
Peril, in the finding (of Ultimate Perfection)

It is clear, that the ultimate pattern
Contains its own fixity
In such perfection, all things move towards death

There is in all things, a pattern
That is a part of our universe
It has symmetry, elegance, and grace
These qualities we find always
In that which the true artist captures
That which the true artist captures

You can find it in the turning of the seasons
That which the true artist captures

The world is supported by four things
The learning of the wise
The justice of the great
The prayers of the righteous
And the valor of the brave

But all of these things are as nothing
Without a ruler who knows the art of ruling
Make that the fight of your tradition