Blind Faith and blindly following old doctrines and rules as a means of salvation, rather than meditation and active inner development can only lead to delusion. They are impotent, they are serpents without venom.
lyrics
Serpents Without Venom
I dance in the desert dawn between the sun and the moon
erect images in sacred space, in the darkness just for you
as fire strives ever heavenward
as rain falls to the earth
as the rivers run into the sea
or drop into the ground beneath
I smash the serpent
I crush the worm
the hopes and dreams that are in between
I carry to term
serpents without venom
behind the realm of sleep
everything that they believe
will bring them to their knees...to their knees
Transformation isn't cheap
nor the sands of time
spin in circles round and round
think they walk the line
finger pointing at the moon
all they see is the hand
secrets of the past washed away
like castles in the sand
I smash the serpent
I release the herd
Hopes and dreams that are in between
I carry to term
serpents without venom
behind the realm of light
everything that they believe
dissolves into the night...into the night
mountains of destruction
hidden by a veil of fog
in the sky the eagle screams
and shines like a thousand suns
finger pointing at the moon
all they see is the hand
secrets of the past washed away
like castles in the sand
I smash the serpent
I crush the worm
hopes and dreams that were in between
I carry to term
serpents without venom
behind the realm of sleep
everything that they believe
will bring them to their knees
Vrtrahan, Vrtrahan, Vrtrahan
credits
from Serpents Without Venom,
released February 14, 2015
John Andrew- Lyrics, 12 String, Harmonium, Hammered Dulcimer
Shannon Wells- Standing Tom
Susan McCaffery- Flute
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