My Blakean Year
Embracing Despair: Patti Smith's Blakean Revelation
Lyrics
In my Blakean year I was so disposed
In the year influenced by William Blake's ideas, I was inclined
Toward a mission yet unclear Advancing pole by pole
Toward an unclear mission, progressing step by step
Fortune breathed into my ear Mouthed a simple ode
Fortune whispered a simple ode to me
One road is paved in gold One road is just a road
There are two paths—one adorned with gold, the other just a road
In my Blakean year Such a woeful schism
In that Blakean year, a painful division
The pain of our existence Was not as I envisioned
The pain of our existence wasn't as I had imagined
Boots that trudged from track to track Worn down to the sole
Boots that traveled from one track to another, worn to the sole
One road is paved in gold One road is just a road
One path is adorned with gold, another is just a road
Boots that tramped from track to track Worn down to the sole
Boots that journeyed from track to track, worn down to the sole
One road was paved in gold One road was just a road
One path was adorned with gold, another was just a road
In my Blakean year Temptation but a hiss
In that Blakean year, temptation was just a hiss
Just a shallow spear Robed in cowardice
Merely a shallow spear cloaked in cowardice
Brace yourself for bitter flack For a life sublime
Prepare for harsh criticism for a sublime life
A labyrinth of riches Never shall unwind
A complex maze of wealth that will never unravel
The threads that bind the pilgrim's sack Are stitched into the Blakean back
The ties of the pilgrim's sack are woven into the Blakean back
So throw off your stupid cloak Embrace all that you fear
Cast away your foolish disguise, confront your fears
For joy shall conquer all despair In my Blakean year
Because in my Blakean year, joy will overcome all despair
So throw off your stupid cloak Embrace all that you fear
Cast away your foolish disguise, confront your fears
For joy shall conquer all despair In my Blakean year
Because in my Blakean year, joy will overcome all despair
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