Before and After Life

See, I've come to the centre now
 Here I usher the souls that pass
 Over the threshold go
 Over the threshold go
 There to become the seed
 Bidding the flower to grow
 All life into the dark goes
 Into the womb, the tomb, Into the hunger
 Into the teeth falls, Into the mouth crawls
 Into the cavern called, Into the centre
 Life feeds, swallows its own tail
 Filling its belly full, full of its children
 All life into the dark goes
 Into the womb, the tomb, Into the hunger
 Birth am I, And Death am I, And woman am I
 I am before and after Life
 Birth am I, And Death am I, And woman am I
 I am before and after Life
 Deep in the Earth
 A death and a birth
 A quickening flame that whispered my name
 I honoured the call
 Taking the throne
 I wasn't alone
 A spark of desire had kindled my fire and Freed me
 Birth am I, And Death am I, And woman am I
 I am before and after Life
 Birth am I, And Death am I, And woman am I
 I am before and after Life
 Something below I wanted to know
 Eager to feed I swallowed the seed
 And now that I'm fed
 I am alive alive with all this glorious red!