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PHISH lyrics : "COLONEL FORBIN'S ASCENT"

Colonel forbin stared up at the mountain
And wiped away the beads of sweat
That glistened on his brow

His tired feet were buried in the quagmire
And his bloodshot eyes saw all that lay between him
And fulfillment of his vow



And he felt his fingers wrap around a knotted root

And pulled his body upwards
To a sea green mossy boulder
And he dragged his weary carcass [or "%#@!-ass"] up the

mountain



And he climbed so slowly
He climbed so slowly
Ahead

Ahead



Suddenly he heard the crack of thunder
And the rocks began to crumble overhead
And tumble down the mountain to the

Dismal swamp that lay beneath the jagged cliffs
Through which his path had led
And the earth began to quake beneath his feet

And the mighty mountain changed before his eyes
And he stood amidst a sea of dust and rocks and stones
Cascading down the mountain

And a thousand birds were headed for the sky. oh...



The sacred creed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours

To devour
Yours
To seize

And to obey
Obey



When the dust had cleared, the colonel lifted up his head
And was driven to his knees by a blazing beam of light

And he saw the silhouette that stood before him
And he bowed in reverence
Trembling in the shadow of the mighty legend's form

Icculus the prophet stood before his eyes
Looking down on colonel forbin
Where he shuddered in the puddles and the muck

And he quietly addressed him



And he spoke so slowly
He spoke so slowly
Ahead

He said



Colonel forbin i know why you've come here
And i'll help you with your quest to gain the knowledge
that you lack

I call upon my faithful friend the mockingbird
To fly and seize the helping book and bring it to your shack
And a tree of knowledge in your soul will grow

And the helping friendly book will plant the seed
But i warn you that all knowledge seeming innocent and pure
Becomes a deadly weapon in the hands of avarice

And greed



The sacred greed will be yours
And if you wait until tomorrow
The sacred creed will be yours

To devour
Yours
To seize
And to obey
And to obey

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