Sunrise VHS

The neanderthal looked out across the warming, summer plain
His thoughts were distant and unformed
The slowly spinning seed
Of what the future held in store

Impressions of a loneliness to counter sharply present pain
A physical reminder of the spirit so enslaved
Mortality is everywhere
And everything in course
Shall suffer death upon the end of chains locked to remorse

The stains of misery that tarnish being shall not budge
But don't mistake this truth for somewhere you should tie your grudge
For life is short and pleasure holds the secret of the way
To everything that's sacred and can survive light of day

The sun was rising with an aura of benevolence
And silence was mistaken for candid indifference
By the time machine
Its travelers journeyed from afar
To see the dawn of man as it was haplessly before

The covert rendezvous of man and beast was imminent
The startled slave was reckless and so innocent
Digging for a place to place some partial grave remains
The visitors were careful to preserve his ancient space

But avenues were crossed and mingled
Broke forevermore
The way home disappeared to them
A tragedy what's more

Their home was still around
Though now in separate dimension
It could not be reached any more than could be reached Heaven

They stayed awhile to witness what they had come here for
Then traveled to the future where they might nearly restore
A way to some familiar land of people standing tall
Lost in time like the confused, estranged neanderthal

We're all like children standing before a monolith
Wondering what dreams may come and how this is perceived
By those more intelligent than us
Still, all shall settle into dust
The mystery of dawn that resides inside each of us

A single mote of drifting, floating, and wayward debris
Happens across space and time carrying you and me
The planet stays the same throughout all ages that pass
As you and I go searching for anything that can last

There is a knowing that is placed into the minds of some
What's done is done and I can't now recall the meaning of it all
The secrets of the universe are just too heavy to contain
Within the mind of anyone
Though passing through memories remain

A flash of light, a fractal, and a common wish
To overturn the night
And celebrate a Grecian kiss

The fragrance of the spring resembles my undying wish
And seasons of my life reflecting lunar hemispheres
Bring around a purpose to act upon across the years

Answers along the way lifting my poor heart with glee
Reach out to you, as they reach out to me
And someday we will see beyond the rising sun