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My mother groaned, my father wept,

Into the dangerous world I leapt;

Helpless, naked, piping loud,

Like a fiend hid in a cloud.

William Blake (1757 - 1827)

When I came into the world

Black star fell to the ocean

Bed over the mount of solid gold

The sky was dressed in fiery red

In dull day when dark clouds wept

I was born in the cave of cold

My mother heard the voice of death

When I came into the world

No tomorrow time went by

Child of sorrow bound to die

I want to go to a better place

This place is known to me alone

Unable to find the end of the maze

Behind the walls where wild winds groan

Wherever I go I will come to dead-end

To find a short-cut is my devout wish

How do I know where is my promised land

In the ocean of tears I don't feel like a fish

No tomorrow time went by

Child of sorrow bound to die

I want to go to a better place

This place is known to me alone

Unable to find the end of the maze

Behind the walls where wild winds groan