Minded Absence

I lost my mind one day in hopes of finding another
I did not know what to say, neither did my Brother
Everyone began to pray, most of all my Mother
I had to take this road because there was no other

I quickly realized falsely that my recovery was short
In a fit of mental palsy I signaled complete abort
But the judge and timekeeper laughed with a big snort
It appeared I was naive to the rules of this great sport

I tried to run away but the faces were still there
I grew a beard, tanned my skin and put peroxide in my hair
They saw right through my measures I shouted out no fair
I whined until I noticed that they just didn't care

Then I got real quiet and cried into my beer
Feeling that I'd be better anywhere but here
But none of this mattered it soon became quite clear
The faces would just follow and bring with them all my fear

So I lost my will to run and hide and stared them in the face
And for a single, silent moment I realized I was in a race
All the athletes and contestants were in my inner space
I thought that I could just mingle but that was not the case

You see I was the captain, the rabbit and their king
I owned the fault of failure or the joy success would bring
So I got them all together and we did the huddle thing
And we all set out as one when the bell began to ring

And now I thank the Father for the guidance he gave to me
I listened and read his roadmap and because of that I'm free
The directions were to a person that I was supposed to be
I was looking for an answer when all I needed was the key

And now we're all together those folks from deep inside
Some of them are quite humble and some are filled with pride
I feed them when they're hungry and rebuke them when they've lied
And the job is to become one person before we all have died

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