Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill, with plastic flowers on the window sil
No more miracles, loaves and fishes, been so busy with the washing of the dishes
Reaction level's much too high - I can do without the stimuli

I'm living way beyond my ways and means, living in the zone of the inbetweens
I can see the flashes on the frozen ocean, static charge of the cold emotion
Watched on by the distant eyes - watched on by the silent hidden spies

But still the warmth flows through me
And I sense you know me well
No luck, no golden chances
No mitigating circumstances now
It's only common sense
There are no accidents around here

I am willing - lay your hands on me
I am ready - lay your hands on me
I believe - lay your hands on me, over me

Working in gardens, thornless roses, fat men play with their garden hoses
Poolside laughter has a cynical bite, sausage speared by the cocktail satellite
I walk away from from light and sound, down stairways leading underground

But still the warmth flows through me
And I sense you know me well
It's only common sense
There are no accidents around here

I am willing - lay your hands on me
I am ready - lay your hands on me
I believe - lay your hands on me, over me over me

Lay your hands on me
Lay your hands on me
Lay your hands on me, over me


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    My Interpretation

    It's only common sense There are no accidents round here ...he says.

    I think all of these comments are soo far out.. Gabriel made fun of Church. He is making fun of the laying on of hands done in the Church that is part of the transference of the power of the Holy Spirit by the Church leaders.

    No more miracles, loaves and fishes Been so busy with the washing of the dishes is in reference of Jesus' first miricle of multiplying the loaves of bread and fish to feed the multitude.

    sigh.

    michaelgdpon October 27, 2018   Link

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