Finally I'm crossing the threshold From the ordinary world To the reveal of my heart Undoubtedly That will for certain Take the dead out of the sea & the darkness from the arts This is my commitment My modern manifesto I'm doing it for all of us Who never got the chance For --- and for --- & all my birds of paradise Who never got to fly at night 'Cause they were caught up in the dance Sometimes it feels like I've got a war in my mind