Core

Johnnie met Sally over Gilgamesh
Then he bit that apple, tasted of the flesh
They left Eden with the Core stuffed inside of her bra
Strapped into an Odyssey of awe

Hey, Telemakhos telephoned, said we got no class today," she said
He said, I never had any anyway
She said, Honey you've got tragedy on the brain
Have a tasty libation, make you whole again.
Turn your Furies to friendlies, and finish up your plate
Oh, come out of your cave and be my soul mate

At the Core of it all, we are looking for some answers
Makes us feel kinda small, but we'd rather take our chances
And if we fall in the Fall, we can Spring back to our stances
If we learn the least paltry little thing which brings us closer to the Core of it all

He said - If you're my purest friend why are we having strife?
She said "It's the way of the crazy hot-blooded college life
But be Yin to my Yang and we'll go 'round forever
If you are like Vishnu then I'll be like Shiva
Don't drop me like a shellfish on the sandy beach
To go running for your burning boats - they won't float
Find another way to Rome, and help me study for the final
While you're at it, kiss me, stop living in denial
If your greatest sin was apple theft, you're worse than Christ
Well have we braved the Inferno, is this Paradise?

At the Core of it all, we watch thought and feeling struggle
Though we sit and make scrawl, there's just too much there to juggle
But a clarion call can cut through the endless muddle
Just a voice to say it's all right is at the Core of the Core of it all

Tell me a tale to make our pilgrimage go smoothly darling
Don't ever ask me if I think life is unduly hard
Ascend your mountain thinking 'bout indoctrination, institution
Insulate yourself against it, power comes from self-ablution
You poke through my windmills and destroy yourself with questioning
Don't be a fool when you deserve to be the rightful king
Leer at those other girls and no more will you see me
You've got to think before you can be
There's no you without there's a me
Oh Johnnie, did we lose Paradise? I think maybe

Johnnie and Sally had an argument
Which led to a subsequent breaking of their firmament
They burned hot and they burned fast
They burned with a love that was never made to last
He wished things were different, she wished things were better
And after they finished, she wrote him a letter, it said
I think I will always love you the best
I can't love you like I love all the rest
Well, it's getting late, I think I'm gonna hit the sack
But Johnnie, we ought to see if we can put that apple back

At the end of it all, we are hoping for a rest
But we can ace our exams and still fail the final test
Of giving love to the one thing in this world we think the best
And you can't rest if you're lying awake, and sick with thoughts about the Core
Of the Core of the Core of the Core of the Core of the Core of it all