Long River

[Inside the ambulance. The sound of sirens. I feel cold and heavy
 sleep. The sirens sound distant. I shut my eyes closed, reopening
 them beside
 the margins of a river, through which one balsa slowly approaches.
 I think
 I know the man that leads the balsa, so I walk to the margin. Then
 I see dead
 men emerging from the waters.]
 [The choir of Drowned Men:]
 Let it drown
 Let it drown
 I step into the balsa.
 [Charon, the Coriphaeus:]
 Understand that rivers flow to the Ocean
 So will this one that now we sail
 Understand the beauty in the need of these winds to come
 Beautiful ship so fragile
 See this fish that feeds the man that will feed the worm
 Then to the salmon feed again
 Does the fish ask why to die or to be born?
 Why the worm, the hook, the man?
 Let the Long River run
 [Drowned Men:]
 We all gonna drown
 Let the Long River run...
 [Charon:]
 Life is short, friend, there's no time, you must realize
 Till death takes you by the hand
 Understand that to us all death is no surprise
 So be prepared, my dying friend
 Let the Long River run
 [Drowned Men:]
 We all gonna drown
 Let the Long River run...
 [Charon & Drowned Men:]
 Waters go by beneath the skies
 Running from my eyes
 As long I sail, my will prevail
 When wind ceases I will die
 [Charon:]
 Understand you have to let the Long River run
 Understand you have to let the Long River run
 Let the Long River run...
 [I fall from the balsa, sinking into the deep icy waters.]
 [Charon:]
 Let the Long River run
 Inaction is action
 Now you know the way
 Let the Long River run...
 Run over lover and mother
 Possessions and mind distractions
 Run over pushing too far
 Run over family, enemies,
 Religion, friendly prisons,
 Boring days and my guitar
 [I drown.]