Narnia

©1975 Andrew Calhoun, recorded on Phoenix Envy

My mother read us C. S. Lewis
At seven or eight at night
Narnia warmed my soul
And showed me what was right
But you can forget those things I told you
'Cause they aren't true anymore
Lions are just characters
You can buy them at the store
Innocence is a luxury
It's not allowed forever
Soon you'll have to learn
Soon you'll have to catch the fever

Lightning splits the trees, but the good will stand together
Lightning lights the night, and we can see forever
Thunder shakes the earth, water soaks me to the skin
Searching for truth and heaven, farther up and farther in

I wish that there was magic, I wish that kings were good
I wish I could get into that snowy pine tree wood
I love him not for what he taught me, but for how he made me feel
I thank him for his vision, I wish that it were real
I used to think that somewhere Narnia was glowing in the mist
But now I mostly function, now I just exist

I don't know where I'll be when sun drags in daylight's dream
I wish my dreams were life, I wish my life were dream
Where you learn to hold your tears, innocence is a crime
Why did you smother me with darkness, Father Time?
Won't you tell me that you love me? Tell me I won't die?
Won't you bring me magic? Won't you teach me how to cry?

Lightning splits the trees, but the good will stand together
Lightning lights the night, and we can see forever
Thunder shakes the earth, water soaks me to the skin
Searching for truth and heaven, farther up and farther in