Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. - Turnstile At Heaven's Gate lyrics

rate me

This Is Your Life, with special guests; give it to me straight

You never learn, back down you go with all the other apes

Now hold tight

Stay focused on that point of light

And just like learning to ride a bike

Then suddenly it occurs to me I just might be spinning

Around and 'round at the turnstile at Heaven's Gate

Where I'm stuck in a tug-o-war for my soul and there's no escape

Foolish game I refuse to play

Here's the tale of the Karmic

Castaway!

Shore leave at last

Oh, what a war

This guy could use a break

Hey, not so fast

Your country calls

There must be some mistake

Now breathe slow, sit back and relax and just let it flow

But hold on, I never cast my vote

And suddenly it's all clear to me that I just keep spinning

Around and 'round at the turnstile at Heaven's Gate

It's as though I'm a refugee from the heart of our Milky Way

Guinea pig for your passion play

Spend my days as the Karmic

Castaway!

Oooh

Ascended Masters claim

Seven levels to attain self realization

Save an over dose of cosmic rays

realigns your DNA

And forces early graduation

(It's graduation time)

But to my western mind

It just seems so asinine

Now, you could find yourself going 'round not a hundred, a thousand

But a million lifetimes

"Ok, now here's a big surprise, Jim.

Looks like coach is sending down this season's underdog, number five twenty-seven sixty-six.

Now this guy's coming off one hell of a losing streak — you couldn't ask for a more perfect example of the old adage

"if at first you don't succeed..."

Because it's preordained

But before you all get too carried away

My higher self has a point to make

This whole damn thing's rather inhumane

Won't you please stop spinning me

Spinning 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round and 'round...

And 'round and 'round at the turnstile at Heaven's Gate

Nothing more than your eyes and ears,

Volunteer in an altered state

Catch a comet, now don't be late

Got a voice but don't have a say

Karmic debt's such a bitch to pay

So prepare for the Karmic

Castaway!

Don't want to play this game

Another Groundhog Day

It's more fun that way...