Only a while longer

[Morning Star]

I am but a jaded leaf
On the forest floor
No one can see me

I don't build grand cathedrals
Speak to the maddening crowds
Gather taxes
Or grind my axe

I'm not so humble
In my solitude
Though I'm sorry if I swear
The great religions swing down
They utter truth from the same breath
And those in nondescript boardrooms
Play dice with your mortgage
Spell out your entertainment
Fuel your lover's wants

Yet I am left hollow
Begging for something
Panacea
Panacea!

Yellow roses leave an indelible memory
My father kept Gundel's beside his bed
Today I pick one for nobody
She left so long ago
A stranger in the photo
In my secret room

The mist is still
I am there
The sun blazes
Only a while longer