Akira The Don, Joseph Campbell - HERE IT COMES lyrics

Next stage
In the mystery of the human development
Is that of old age
Coming on just about when you learn
How to do
What they have been trying to teach you
You begin to fumble and then you have to
Pull yourself together
And for another few years act as though
You still could do it
And then everybody else begins to see
That he’s not doing so well
They put another waiter in
To take over the job for you and
That kind of thing you are gradually
Eased out you are gradually
Eased out

The first half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’
And the last half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’

In other words the first function
Of the local social mythology
Was to bring you from childhood
Dependency to responsibility
In terms of the social demand
And then just about when you are beginning
To feel good about it all
The society that has said
You’ve got to do what we want begins to say
Well
It looks as though you can’t do what we want
So you are on your own
Then you have what’s called
A nervous breakdown

The first half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’
And the last half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’

The next problem then
In a mythological order
That is going to take care of us
Is to tell us what to do with our psyches
When that begins to happen
The economic problem isn’t the main one
Not that somebody should you know
Give you a fishing rod
And send you out fishing
And then have dinner for you
When you come home

It’s what are you gonna do? With that
Power inside you what are you gonna do?
With that power inside you
What are you gonna do? With that
Power inside you what are you gonna do?
With that power inside you
What are you gonna do? With that
Power inside you

The first half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’
And the last half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’

You’ve become somewhat
Aware of the world
Of the mystery of the world
And you just don’t want to go doodling
Along with silly little children’s tasks
And that’s not what you’re worth
It’s not what you are ready for
There are problems to face
The most challenging one is death
Man is the only animal that
Knows he’s going to die
And as soon as you fumble that ball
It’s coming it’s coming

The first half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’
And the last half of life
When there is a knock on the door you think
‘Here it comes‘ ‘Here it comes’

So we find
This wonderful problem
And mythologies in general
The religions have served it
They have provided images
Tasks discipline
That carry the child from
Childhood dependency to responsibility
Rather simple responsibilities
Those that society says you’ve got to
Accept and then
They’ve provided a way out
They tell you that daddy
Will beat a bear and you’re going back home

Now this isn’t quite enough anymore either

Is it any wonder that our clergymen look
A little bit anxious these days?