Inspiration move me brightly Like a song with scents and colors Hold away despair
More than this I will not ask Faced with mystery's dark advance Statements just seem vain at last
Some rise, some fall, some climb To get to Terrapin
Counting stars by candelight All are dim but one is bright, The spiral light of Venus Rising first and shining best
Oh! from the northwest corner Of a brand new crescent moon Crickets and cicadas sing And play a different tune: Terrapin Station In the shadow of the moon: Terrapin Station And I know we'll be there soon
Terrapin! I can't figure out Terrapin! if it's the end or beginning Terrapin! but the train's put its brakes on And the whistle is screaming