Sarah Slean

When another midnight

Sarah Slean


When another midnight comes to rest 
On the cheek of our sleeplessness 
All the crusaders will wake and dress 
Pull their flags from their pillowcases 

You could hear all of Eden hold its breath 
On this the anniversary of wonder's death 
Unholy occasion what a terrible mess
Oh it's time for a new dress 

How to live a noble life 
In this the age of insanity 
When every prophet's face is turning white 
It's the look, the look of
"Can it be?" 

It's shock, it's horror, it's despair!
It's Socrates weeping in a wheelchair 
Teacher drooling, unaware 
"Where are my students where, oh where?"

Poet to poet, nun to nun 
I've met a distance that I have to run 
No matter what madness must come undone 
I'm throwing down a smoking gun 

All the commuters will hear our words 
And hide in garages like frightened birds but 
You can't stop the moaning of the Earth 
And the midnight crackling of my nerves! 

Come out, come out! Angels of love
It's just the sound of another midnight falling
Come out come out
It's not the end of the world
It's just the sound of another midnight falling
Come out come out! The time is now!