Roy Harper - The Same Old Rock lyrics

All along the ancient wastes
The thin reflections spin
That gather all the times and tides
At once we love within
That build the edges round the shrouds
That cloud the setting sun
And carry us to other days
And other days to one
And full the single stillness of
The mirror that is made
By each and every one of all
The colours in a shade
Inside each eye is sitting like
The sword inside the blade
And longs for once upon a
Chance to open love's cascade

For here we stand – hand to hand
Fighting for the Promised Land
And you try to tell me with consternation
That you have found me a brand new lock
Then you try to warn me
That there's only one combination
One new sling – the same old rock

There is a famous straggler stood
On the edge of time
Who held the staff but did not feel the pain
He multiplied the mystery
With utterance sublime
And crossed his heart for
Those who died insane

His friend a restless mouthpiece
7000 years of age
Trends to flash a face to shape his ways
Everlasting light is burning bright
Inside his cage
He's only got to breathe to fan the blaze

Such a groove to have him
Here on-board Her Ladyship
The man who makes his living out of bed
Such a gas to see him
Flying through his ceaseless lip
One day, someday soon, he'll lose his head
And withering in the galleries with
Eyes fixed on the door
Are who and you and me and thanks a lot
And those who see but cannot stand
To walk on any floor
For fear that good is something bad is not

But loud and clear is the call
In black and white across your wall
Damn it all, man, can't you see
And you try to tell me with consternation
That you have found me a brand new lock
Then you try to warn me
That there's only one combination
One new sling – the same old rock