The Archetypal Man Lyrics - Judee Sill - Judee Sill

Fleeter even than Mercury 

he flies inside the walls he calls his own 

he came hidin' but now I see 

he looks like veryone I've ever known 

he comes bearin' a sacrifice 

I know him by the rose that's in his hand 

I've been listenin' to his advice 

I hear the words but I can't understand 

His moon mirage is shinin' 

Shiftin' the things that he can't endure 

But all through the Darkness his pain is pure 

Fleeter than even Mercury 

He flies inside the walls he calls his own 

He came Hidin' but now I see 

he looks like everyone I've ever known 

He comes beatin' a sacrifice 

I know him by the rose that's in his hand 

I've been listenin' to his advice 

I hear the words but can't understand 

His moon mirage is shinin' 

Through his veins flows a fool's gold flood 

But through the rose in his hand...flows blood