The sun is high & I’m surrounded by sand
For as far as my eyes can see —
I’m strapped into a rockin’ chair —
With a blanket over my knees —
‘I’ — am a stranger to myself —
— & nobody knows I’m here —
When I looked into my eyes —
It wasn’t myself I’d seen —
But who I’ve tried to be
I’m thinking of things I’d hoped to forget.
I’m choking to death in a sun that never sets.
I clogged up my mind with perpetual greed
& turned all of my friends into enemies.
& now the past has returned to haunt me.
I’m scared of god — & scared of hell
& I’m caving in upon myself —
How can anyone — know me —
When I don’t even know myself
Zeke Manyika — drums
Thomas Leer — bass synth
Camelle G. Hinds — bass guitar
Frank Want- sticks
Manyika, Hardiman, Johnson — chant
Matt Johnson — synths, instruments, percussion, vocals