Algorithms

And so I see
The Universe reveals itself to me
Another day:
Step down from the cross and walk away
It came to me
Followed me around for prophecies
It took my words
So far beyond their meaning that it hurt
And if you’ll ‘Talk Of Leaving’ I’ll ‘Promise I Can Change’
Take off my crown of thorns and shave my face
You speak, I see
The algorithm coded into me
Tonight, our turn:
We won’t know what we’re worth unless we burn
The railroad tracks are singing a children’s lullaby
An algorithm hid until we die
And if you’ll ‘Talk Of Leaving’ I’ll ‘Promise I Can Change’
Take off my crown of thorns and shave my face
From my loins, my seed:
Creatures great and small now take my lead
I changed my mind
Fell down on my knees and prayed for
Sightlessness