I've climbed that mountain Felt the stars at my feet Saw the air below me And dove head first into cold concrete

I've been stripped bare Laid out shivering before a crowd of angels Shown a destiny that was never meant to be mine to hold And tasted the blood of the lamb See love is a lot like religion It requires faith to grow Belief I had plenty of But faith never showed

So here's lesson one Never confuse two Faith flows in time to music But belief will leave you blue Your heart may ache for perfection But your soul cries out for grace Never settle for perfection Perfection will spit in your face

Love is a realm where smoke hardly ever means fire Instead mirrors are always in bloom Never miss the opportunity to look at yourself This is lesson two You may be searching for completion Someone whose soul may melt with yours Try to steer clear of that illusion Complete the self first And always love it more

I know what it's like
To lie awake each night Listening to the sounds of your heart breaking (Mine sounds like a frozen lake Upon spring's first awakening) I know what it's like also When sleep finally comes To dream of the one you've been longing for And the feeling the morning after That you've been beaten to a pulp Because dreams aren't reality And reality will swallow you up

So here's lesson three Let the tears fall easily Baptize yourself in them And never wipe them from your face The time will come When you will learn To savor their salty taste The more you fight the sadness The stronger it will grow Destroying both the body and mind So let the tears flow

The hardest lesson of all I've saved for last It's number four You may always love them But learn to shut the door Remember your love for all it was Their scent The way your bodies fit But never harbor fantasies And wipe your hands of it I know it's hard And trust me I've failed at this several times I've tried to capture what once was I've used misdirection And I've suffered for my crimes

But this I have faith in Faith, not belief, Remember lesson one Sometimes the path to truth is found alone Stand strong And it will carry you home