HOW LONG

Travelling through time (In the hearts of slaves) Nature flickers (Through the day and night) (Cruelty and kindness) Chaos and creation Many faces, many names, never sure what's black and white Try to make it to the crossroads But my eyes begin to fail Protector of the travelling man, the keeper of the crossroads Ancient myths and caravans, open doors to secret codes Reaching the threshold (Between four sides of life) Not here nor there (Brings out the inner child) Every cross with every zero helps us to decide The actions that we undertake (Knowledge will provide) Try to make it to the crossroads But my eyes begin to fail Convergence of realities, commonalities Between theory and phenomena, the silent devotees Bringing out the fool in man he wants to show the way Intersecting points of view, can lead to disarray Eshu... You know I'm caught between two worlds Eshu... Into the void I am hurled Eshu... I find I'm neither here nor there Eshu... Help me now before I fall into despair He fools us time and time again, walk away my friend Another wrong direction, a rolling of dice Wearing black or wearing red depends on where you stand A ghostly apparition takes you by the hand On the edge of every path our minds can be confused Our journey only just begun the guide is not excused Offerings and choices from the Guardian of the Door The point at which we make the choice dictates the inner core How many decisions give breed reality? From the mundane to the magical, there's no guarantee Are we all on the same path? Are we heading to the light? Are we going through the right door? Will we all reunite? When will we all reunite? No the truth is what we seek, it's everything we are Have we found the right way or have we gone too far? There's no way we can turn back if we can't reach the cross On the only road to reason Will we all reunite? When will we all reunite? Will you carry me home at the end of my time? An offering of peace amid the confusion Will Ifa arise and heal the broken heart? And cure the cosmic grand illusion Forming together, fates intertwined Elements brought together from the dawn of the age Languages long since forgotten brought forth Tongues made of fire dancing through the rage The dark horse shines, the restlessness grows As the blood starts to flow from the cracks in the earth Speaking all with the same heart and mind The balance will shift as the virgin gives birth Forming together, fates intertwined Elements brought together from the dawn of the age Languages long since forgotten brought forth Tongues made of fire dancing through the rage And so I look back on my time And wonder if there's anything I could have changed I hope you know how hard I tried To always take the path of light And even though sometimes I lost The part of me that should be ever faithful I tried to look upon the cross and hold on to what's right I listen to your voice Your outstretched arms they guide me I hold on to your love, I hold on to your love I have no other choice Your gentle spirit revives me I hold on to your love, I hold on to your love And all the choices still remain And many questions that are left unanswered But I can see through all the pain The right way every time...