The Great Unknown

Herring Caroline

Just get in there 
Gas up the car 
If you're gonna go 
You'll need fuel for the road 
But if you stay 
Forget the past 
Things that haunt you 
They never last 
Oh but can they last 
Just one more day 
Somebody light a candle 
Light my way 

Like those two who crawled out 
From the devil's claws 
And then they saw the stars 
From the center of the Earth 
Or crashing through the atmosphere 
The answer unclear 
Though written in stone 
And when those break 
There's nothing but the great unknown 

It was a long wait 
And a walk down an aisle 
He placed his hands on my head 
And said "Bless you, my child" 
Sweet chrism crossed 
And incense burned 
Throughout the ages Amen was heard 
Are we fools who stay our fear 
Declaring one desire most dear 

Like those two who crawled out 
From the devil's claws 
And then they saw the stars 
From the center of the Earth 
Or crashing through the atmosphere 
The answer unclear 
Though written in stone 
And when those break 
There's nothing but the great unknown 

Teachers line up in rows 
To tell me things I already know 
As I separate the wheat from the chaff 
Until there's no wheat 
No laughter left 
The sun and moon have disappeared 
Might some light enter here? 

Like those two who crawled out 
From the devil's claws 
And then they saw the stars 
From the center of the Earth 
Or crashing through the atmosphere 
The answer unclear 
Though written in stone 
I am afraid of the great unknown