No Separate Self

[Imtro] [Verse 1] The Twelve arise, they rise and fade In circles deep, the dance is made No single self, no solid core Just echoes spinning evermore [Chorus] No separate self, no boundary line All that I am is intertwined Ill-being comes, and then it goes A stream of cause, a path that flows [Drop] Insight... (whispered) Attainment... (echoed) Not a self — just movement Not a soul — just moment (Verse 2) The End is not the end you seek The voice you hear has none to speak Dependent links dissolve like rain Each form returns, then fades again [Chorus] No separate self, no flame, no fire The wheel turns on, yet climbs no spire The Path is clear, the Path is gone Still we move, still we move on [Solo] [Solo] [Breakdown - spoken with delay & reverb] Ill-being Its cause Its ending The way... None of these... are self-contained None of these... remain... [Chorus] No separate self, no flame, no fire The wheel turns on, yet climbs no spire The Path is clear, the Path is gone Still we move, still we move on [Final Chorus] No separate self, no I, no me Just waves within an endless sea The Twelve arise, the Twelve decline No self to hold, no line to find [Outro]