Paroles de Baptistina

A change of plans One chapter opens as another ends So we begin One lucky hand Switch out the sequence till it makes a man No blind watchmaker winding up the strand Baptistina Come crashing, come crashing No god but change No church but ashes and remains No prayer but waking up to face the day So face the day, face the day Baptistina Come crashing, come crashing down Come bright white light Come wipe the slate clean Come burning sky Red rain and roiling sea Let the small self go Set these atoms free To be swallowed by the new Whatever it may be Hello, goodbye Quick as the shutter of an eye Baptistina Come crashing, come crashing