Steps spirals 'round pulsing veins Lend a view to a body, frail Threading over the fading clock of God Eternal springs the child of awe Lip-read the black On an alien heartland We are fractals in need The children unmask stars from their mass Grant us the means to alien lip-read Drop a pebble in this silvery pond The mind ripples to an acid world Kaleidoscope-like and miracle-bound Speaks in tongues of unknown sound Lip-read the dark In this alien heart pulp On fractals we built The Devil will part All flesh from its mass So galaxies feed as we alien lip-read Lip-read the dark In this alien heart pulp Where children play Making gods out of hay Devils to be Both soothing me As I alien lip-read