The Gate

All, all of the emotions That lies within the heart of humankind It lasts never, never, never more than a split second I call, I call on all the Buddhas and the Jesuses And the Allahs and the Shaktis And the Dalai Lamas, and the Barongs and the Rangdas I call on them And beg them to deflect Our own solitudes And our fallen hopes And to temper our grief Oh, power of another kind Bring me to the Gate Give me your love And your care Give me your love And your care Chosen kindness I chose your kindness Love is the highest Love is quiet The palaces and the golden streets At the carnival we're your refugees I know that on the other side Is your eternal joy I see the gate! I see the gate! I'll leave this train There ain't no mercy in my brain Give me your stream A passage through to the golden dreams I gotta change Oh, my God, I've gone insane And oh man I see my heart it bleeds Oh my love has turned to pain And now my pain just calls the rain I know that on the other side Is your eternal joy I call on St Peter And I call on Vishnu And I call on Sarah And I call on Fatima I hang out with John the Baptist And we dance on the arches of Babylon I said: I hang out with John the Baptist And we dance on the arches of Babylon Oh, Marcus Garvey, please Tell me, tell me, tell me where we will go And give me the strength To carry on Voices of the beloveds Beyond the bounds Gentle breeze, gentle breeze Keep me down on my knees Amen