Zombie echoes in an empty hall
No signs of life, nothing at all
Wandering blindly through an endless maze
Only forward movement, unyielding haze
A slipping cog on a greasing machine
Levers pulled, increasing the steam
Spark and heat and glow and burn
It starts again, nothing is learned
After all that can be has been taken
When the very earth you stand on has been shaken
When you realize you’ve been mistaken
The sleeper must awaken
Reverberations like a temple gong
Another day, another dawn
Circuits shorted, power’s fused
Untransformed, a life unused
After all that can be has been taken
When the very earth you stand on has been shaken
When you realize you’ve been mistaken
The sleeper must awaken
credits
from Live at Seaprog 2013,
released October 13, 2014
The Sleeper (Rutherford) 12:35
Ron Rutherford, guitar and vocals
John Hagelbarger, keyboards and flute
Ryan Hankins, bass
John Reagan, drums
Alicia DeJoie, violin
Alicia Rinehart, viola
Jackie Robins, cello