Asking For A Friend by Paul Bonokollie

Tuning: D A D G B E

Lyrics:

Hare Krishna

Shiva Loka

Turiya

With eyes wide open

When I was young

I thought I needed a reason

Was busy deceiving my self

I needed someone

I needed a friend

I thought you resembled them

A steady descent into an illusion

This image of your self is just a delusion

And this world is a corpse

At least that's what the prophet said

Until you learn the words

To breathe in fresher winds

Now I feel so alive

I see the fire in your eyes

And from the field of reeds I heard your cries

Now my mirrors clean and turned towards the light

Basking in the sun I feel an atomic transformation

Tearing down the veils of this world of separation

When we were all one, and the Lord was set on high

Showing you how to receive the mana from the sky

I/He/She/They needed more

And He's not asking for a friend

He's ascending in the present moment

Cast in the fire

I travelled miles in this place

Beyond all forms

signs symbols and names

Surrender control

And learn from your own soul

Of these Ancient ways

I set forth

Into the quest for this great mystery

Repent of your repentance

Now once and finally

Show me the warmth of a heart

Who's true and free

Asking for a friend

When you needed them

The truth is around the bend

It will find you in the end