Kathy Mar - Childhood's End lyrics

Chorus: I'll look upon the face of God

And through a billion eyes

And take the planet of my birth

Beyond the endless skies

And sing the universal song

Above the reach of right and wrong

And find the devil is my friend

When I have come to childhood's end

They touched our world and changed our bloody history

They gave us peace and always dwelt in mystery

They eased the hunger of the endless realms of men

And taught us how to love each other once again

They promised they would walk among us on the day

When all their ministrations had prepared the way

And when the work was done and fifty years had passed

They left their ships to show themselves to us at last

Chorus

The horns and wings and tails no longer brought us fear

Our minds were now unclouded and our eyes were clear

No longer would we judge things for the way they seem

And on that day the children would begin to dream

The dreamers were the promise of a new mankind

They soon would touch the universal overmind

And as they pondered what that touch would someday bring

In all our thoughts their hopes would brightly dance and sing

Chorus

The devils were the guardians of our infant earth

They supervised the circumstances of our birth

In loneliness they cross the seas of stars alone

And never share the song that calls us all back home

Words and music: Kathy Mar

Copyright 1982 Kathy Mar