The Veil of Time

- In the mid eighties, my world started opening up, bits at a time.  I met a remarkable young lady that taught me many things, shared much of her different life with me. She was a "witch" (the good kind - pagan),  and a fairy (fae - or a "spirit of light"), and so in loving her I discovered pieces of ritual, perspectives, concepts that I hadn't experienced before.  She was the first person (and still one of the deepest) that I felt a connection far beyond that which could be explained, memories of things that we hadn't done, yet certainly had - just not in this life, this world, this "dream".  She got me thinking about lots of things, and sometime during our on-again, off-again love, I wrote this song. October of 85.  This is one that I should record someday.

The Veil of Time

Ah confusion, complex illusion,
The minds eye, can pierce the veil of time,
see through, the years of solitude,
Somehow I could see, that someday we would be.

I sit here in a trance, and dream of random chance,
I remember tomorrow, but can't place yesterday,
If only you knew, what we'd look like when we're through,
Nothings new about today - it's all an instant replay...

[Chorus]
Ah, ah, pierce the veil of time,
Walk through the eons, but stay her by my side.
We could change the future, or at least we can try
Ah, ah, pierce the veil of time...

I met a girl, thought she was the world,
It'll be some time next year, before she's finally here,
I treat her well, she says to go to hell,
I won't ignore her voice, I just haven't got that choice

The past is gone, the future carries on,
Don't let the cost, justify the loss,
Know thy self, that's your only real wealth,
Live your truth, don't forget about your youth

[Chorus]

(C) 2011 Dave Cox