Shadows and Light

Every picture has its shadows
 and it has some source of light
 blindness, blindness and sight
 the perils of benefactors
 the blessings of parasites
 blindness, blindness and sight
 threatened by all things
 devil of cruelty
 drawn to all things
 devil of delight
 mythical devil of the ever-present laws
 governing blindness, blindness and sight
 Suntans in reservation dining rooms
 pale miners in their lantern rays
 night, night and day
 hostage smile on presidents
 freedom scribbled in the subway
 it's like night, night and day
 threatened by all things
 god of cruelty
 drawn to all things
 god of delight
 mythical god of the everlasting laws
 governing day, day and night
 Critics of all expression
 judges in black and white
 saying it's wrong, saying it's right
 compelled by prescribed standards
 or some ideals we fight
 for wrong, wrong and right
 threatened by all things
 man of cruelty-mark of cain
 drawn to all things
 man of delight-born again, born again
 man of the laws, the ever-broken laws
 governing wrong, wrong and right
 governing wrong, wrong and right
 wrong and right