The Castle in the Air

The river opened her mouth and spat into a vast sea

Larger and bluer than a cloudless sky

Muscular, prodigious, immortal

But our vessel was invulnerable

It was well built, the boat rocked me into sleep

And I floated through a deep dream

Smooth sailing through the castle in the air

One-eyed people living peaceful

With monopods and astomi

Without malice or guile

Without covetousness

Oh, ah

And there's men whose heads do

Grow beneath their shoulders

Maybe we'll find the world's center

Where equinox does not shatter

Spread our teaching

Alleviate their damnation

Oh, ah

Oh, ah

Without us they will go to hell

We are casting spells

Could it be

Faithful?

Could it seem

More real?

As I opened my eyes

The dream decolorized

Until it was un-skewered

And the harsh reality hit me like salty water