As I wait inside the aisle

The sliding staircase of time alight

A glinting escalator all bright and metal

And down the hall the footsteps settle

The world is falling asleep at night

On the walls the lamps splash their light

Their muted shadows in the hall

Are like the quiet music of the fall

The leaves cascading to the earth

Gently falling they twist and turn

The quiet whisper of the breeze

Is the rushing wind through all the trees

The doors of time they open halfway

And in between worlds you fall away

Into the sky and into the sound

Of the peaceful sea that's all around

The water surrounds you and your ears

And you hear the plinks of sound

The bubbles in their underwater world

The refreshing blue that's all around

And you slide through the sky and pass through the years

And the rushing clouds wash away your fears

And the glowing sunlight shines on the stars

As the sun at nighttime is like a dream from afar

Candy canes in summertime

Icicles in the sea

Boats on the water in the middle of the street

Peaches and ice cream

And I want to run until I stop

Half a mile from quiet rocks

And listen to their daytime whisper

And learn about their world and rest there

And the path is quiet as I walk

Alone at night back to my room

Along the brick the footsteps echo

The silence is loud as it surrounds all around

As the glass falls to the ground

It slides sideways through the gates of time

The melting glass becomes a liquid

Like blowing glass across my mind

And I just want to sleep alone

In a world that's all my own

Where the soothing air is like water all around

And you can be there forever

So let the candles burn to sleep

Let the castles fill with trees

Let the moss grow on the stone

Let the ivy twist and roam

Let me live in utter peace

Where I don't have to worry and I can sleep

Where the freezing air of wintertime

Is the cool breeze on a summer's night

Where the burning warmth of a fireplace

Is the glowing sun of summertime

That warms your skin as you swim through the pool

The cool water refreshing you it's so cool

And you jump into the piles of leaves

As autumn sings its symphony

And there's no one to bother you all around

No useless people to mess up the sound

Of nature in its perfect peace

You can run in the rain and fall to your knees

Fall into the squishing mud

And fill the paintbrush up with suds

Of blue and yellow and crystal paint

And paint on a paper right next to a lake

And jump in the lake and come out the other side

To a world where right is left and left is right

Where the glowing gates of Istanbul

Open up to midnight cool

Snow on the moon and ice on the lake

The glass displays are filled with cake

As you walk down the street and hear the trains

And smell the sidewalk in the rain

And slip into a daytime dream

And the mind glows with a glassy gleam

And silver birds fly miles and miles

And you pass alone through the turnstiles

The passageways of love and life

The empty stadiums in daytime

The sand along the river's shore

Has the waves flow gently back and forth

The sunset that shines across the water

Is way too beautiful to dream

And can the trees take back their earth?

Can the flowers grow with mirth

Can the seals go to the water

Can there be no more slaughter

Can the turning gates of time

Open up to a world of light

Back before the humans came

Back before the world was stained

I just want to disappear

Beneath the blankets where there's no fear

I just want to go away

Where I don't see or feel or hear

As I wait beneath the stars

They seem so close but still so far

As I drink the icy water

I drink a glass and I want another

As the seashells go to sleep

Their ocean's echo fills the deep

As the lions stretch and yawn

In the meadow there sleeps a fawn

And as I stumble through the snow

The giant world it turns and turns

And as the branches begin to grow

My sleeping soul it yearns and yearns

The dewdrops in the morning grass

The morning mist is like the past

The caves beneath the mountains cool

Are filled with memories of dew

So drink the sun and feel its glow

Fill you with a yellow warmth

Drink the sea and feel the blue

fill you inside and peace rush forth

As I wait beside the sea

The quiet breeze is light and cool

The waves fall and fall upon the shore

And all I want is you

Can the night it hum with rain

And glow with fireflies all around

Can there be a time without pain

Can I sleep without a sound

Can the rain fall on the roof

Can the trees be filled with fruit

Can the icicles survive

And drip along like icy flutes

The staircase winds along the aisle

It keeps on going for a while

The morning rain falls from the sky

And I am sleeping with quiet eyes