The First Time I Died (Pt. I - the Discovery, Pt. II -

I'm going on a journey tonight
Can't delay no more
Don't even think about waiting up
It'll be a while
I'm gonna find out once and for all
What I truly am
And if I catch your scent on the trail
Coming from behind

I'll cut the rope, and
Watch the bridge fall
To the other side
So you won't be able to follow me in

I traveled on and onward for days
Turning into weeks
No sign of anything even close
To a guiding light
At last I had come to a place where the trees
Cleared off for miles
A pond that reflected the black above
Drew me to its edge

And I watched as the water
Showed me something
On the other side
I saw what no one should ever have to see

I saw what I am
My true nature
Water so cold
I dove right in

The first time I died
The guests walking by weren't sure
What they were seeing
A fog left me blind
A rush left me numb; what a way
To ring in the new year

I heard a gentle voice on the way out
Guiding me to my resting place

(O Discordia! Discordia!)
She said, "Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid"
(O Discordia! Discordia!)
She said, "Don't be afraid to let go"

The first time you die
The breath of your life drifts away
Leaving you hollow
No tunnels of light
Or flashes of past memories
Just smothering darkness

You might hear a voice on the way out
Difficult not to obey

(O Discordia! Discordia!)
She said, "Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid to let go"
(Discordia!)
She said, "Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid to let go"
(O Discordia! Discordia!)
She said, "Don't be afraid to let go"

When I got to the peak
I found a rope lyin' next to me
Stretchin' up to eternity
I gave a tug on the line
And shot up into a big bright light
So brilliant that I had to shield my eyes

To you, the one
Who pulled me up
And saved my life tonight

All metaphor aside
I revere your undimming light
I don't think lions could have more pride
...There I went right again
It's hard to stop when I grab this pen
Without a sign, with no sign of an end

Thanks to you; know just
What you have done?
Here's to you, the one
Who always returns
To save some other's life

Three cheers for never comin' apart
Through all your trials sustained
Three cheers to your generous heart
Know I appreciate
Hip, hip, hooray!

Time will show me how to live my life
But I've learned that there's good within mankind
From the first time I died