Many Birthdays — Spirit no. 9 lyrics

Lyrics

And the turtle looked down into itself
Through the bottom of his feet into
The realm of the earth
The spirit world beneath
The river from which he came
To a time before he was a turtle
When he was just a boy stealing bread
And spitting in the face of life
Now he barely remembers anything
Swim all night
Swim through half the day
Sleep on a rock
Sleeping my life away
Listening makes me glad but my head hurts
Such a mixture of beautiful rays
Of light hitting the porch window
And clouds that choke my mind like plyers
The sun’s on its way
Across the red blanket sky
Today, I’ll have another tea
Spirit number 9 is on it’s feet