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The Straight Line and the Curve Lyrics by Jim Moray

Upcetera

2016

[Chorus]
Four golden signs, all the elements define
Forged in the ministry of fire
If all things observed, form the straight line and the curve
The sun and the moon shaped in desire
[Verse]
And the sun it holds dominion, as our ruler and our king
And the moon shows such devotion to its master
So man he must be bound in eternal wondering
As he gazes to the heavens for his answer
[Chorus]
Four golden signs, all the elements combined
When all attempts end in disaster
Beyond the ken, of the compass and the pen
Into a world beyond hereafter
[Verse]
And they showed me all the workings, of a world beyond our own
To the angels asked the never-ending question
And through a blackened mirror, in a language of their own
Orphaniel casts a light and shines his wisdom
[Chorus]
Four golden signs, Galgaliel defines
Forged in the candlelight and darkness
Between the world, of the straight line and the curve
The sun and the moon spin on regardless
[Verse]
But here the vulgar eye, only emptiness will see
An obscurity in bitter-sweet despairing
Balanced as the cross, on the spheres of misery
As they swirl around the master of their caring
[Chorus]
Four golden signs, all the elements define
Forged in the ministry of fire
No good can emerge, from the straight line and the curve
If the sun and the moon shape our desire
Credits
Jim Moray

Jim Moray

About “The Straight Line and the Curve” by Jim Moray

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"The Straight Line and the Curve" appears on "Upcetera" in 2016.

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