Ladder Song

　　No one knows where the ladder goes
　　You're gonna lose what you love the most
　　You're not alone in anything
　　You're not unique in dying
　　
　　I feel estranged every now and then
　　Fall asleep reading science fiction
　　I want to fly in your silver ship
　　Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit
　　
　　It's on now
　　The days are long now
　　The ups and the sundowns
　　And a twisting mind
　　
　　If I got to go first
　　I'll do it on my terms
　　I'm tired of traitors
　　Always changing sides
　　They were friends of mine
　　
　　Don't hang around once the promise breaks
　　Or you'll be there when the next one's made
　　Kiss the feet of a charlatan
　　Some imagined freedom
　　
　　All the rest is predictable
　　You can say you're the first to know
　　Bought a mantra to concentrate
　　Car alarm or hissing snake
　　
　　I know now
　　How its gonna turn out
　　You've got to calm down
　　Or I'll lose my place
　　
　　Got to get to the center
　　Got to get to the concert
　　Run off with a dancer
　　Gonna celebrate
　　
　　We'll welcome the New Age
　　Covered in warrior paint
　　Lights from the jungle to the sky
　　See now a star is born
　　Looks just like a blood orange
　　Don't it just make you want to cry?
　　Precious friend of mine
　　
　　Will I know when it's finally done?
　　This whole life is a hallucination
　　You're not alone in anything
　　You're not alone in trying to be