Faded Moon in the bright of day Like an omen before battle I try to find my passage way Through the wolves and the cattle I brace my nerves for the modern street Vehicles like beasts of Hannibal This marketplace is as complete As the fear of a cornered animal I go to work for the bread of life I take my nights with no gimmick I pirouette on the point of a knife What is this flesh with me in it But looking over my shoulder Is someone following me I swear, I know I saw something Was it angels in the Blakean tree Looking over my shoulder Is something gaining on me I swear, my unfaith is shaken Is there a ghost in this big machine But all I find is a faded moon How do you shake off ancient superstition How do weather a flood of faiths How do you leverage your position When time flies like a nightmare wraith I brace my nerves for an act of passion Or is that tension on the gears Love becomes algorithmic action If survival is the idea But looking over my shoulder Did something move in the wild I swear, I know I heard footsteps Soft as the kiss of a child Looking over my shoulder Was something tender and mild Groping through teeth and claws Reaching out with a lover's smile But all I see is a faded moon