Rational Youth - Close To Nature lyrics

I walked a path through a notion of time Like a particle of dust in a small beam of light Where a shape is not a shape - the world is just a dream Close to nature I left a trace where a world lived and died A message out of time like a pure wave of motion And all that moves is still Close to nature The unity of things is the essence of truth Though some would try to rule the universe by force But I prefer to stay Close to nature I feel the pain like a thousand knives A cancer in the soul - I am consumed The more I try to walk Close to nature A flash of light, the sky erupting My eyes are burnt, I cannot bear To see the awful power Close to nature This is the end of the beginning This is the d**h of life And all that once did live Close to nature