The Spirit

Don't place your trust in foolish promises sworn

Nor cryptic message scrawled upon every wall

Street corner justice, beware

The spirit will find you always be fair



The shallow verse once read means nothing at all

Nor fearful gestures made for instant recall

In lies your heart will not share

The spirit inside you is used without care



To the spirit that guides you, follow it through

To the spirit inside you, always be true

You know you'll despair

If the spirit inside you is used without care



The battlefield of glory pales into rust

The river flows much thicker, fed by each thrust

No beast alive does compare

The spirit beside you everywhere



Let not your head be turned by tainted reward

And dreams of fortune won, forever to hoard

Your conscience could not repair

The spirit inside you is used without care



'Cause it will be your shelter

Help you how to decide

And it will be your helper

Should your loyalties divide



To the spirit that guides you, follow it through

To the spirit inside you, always be true

You know you'll despair

If the spirit inside you is used without care



The ash of pages swept before the cruel wind

The loss of choices, praises no one will sing

No clues to how you will fare

The spirit implores you tread where you dare



The dust lies thick on casket, rich or quite poor

Distinction disappears, the worm both deplore

The candle burns out once more

For the spirit inside you won't be ignored



To the spirit that guides you, follow it through

To the spirit inside you, always be true

You know you'll despair

If the spirit inside you is used without care