The Sentinel, The Shaman, & A Boy Called Rafe

by heradys

Note: Been listening to a lot of Michael McDermott of late, and found myself twisting the words of one of his songs... only just enough to make it TS. Thought I'd share what came of it. <g> Here goes nothing...


The Sentinel, The Shaman, & A Boy Called Rafe
by Heradys

Broken he had spoken, "Here's a token of a lonely one"
The Sentinel stood beside of him, wonderin' whether to walk or run
"Rafe" he said, "Tell me again, how you got your funny name"
He said, "My house is the only one on that street,
I live at One South Rafey's Lane"
"Jesus, where is he when you need him" Rafe said and threw a penny into the well
"He's usually" spoke the Shaman, "behind you and your just too dumb to tell"
Rafe said "Who are you? You look like a hippie fool,
I wasn't talkin' to you anyway"
The Shaman said "I'm no one baby, just like you,
but I can spot a joker coming a mile away....hey"
The Shaman said "You can turn and you turn, tryin' to find yourself
You turn and you turn 'til there's no one else
You turn and you turn, until you turn insane"
Aching hours and aching days with the Sentinel, the Shaman and a boy called Rafe
The Shaman he was bouncin' by the well runnin' his hands through his curly hair
The Sentinel wasn't movin' he was gazin' into the stillness of the air
Rafe he sat, adjusted his hat, and said somethin' as a city bus roared by
The Shaman said "I'm sorry I didn't catch your name"
as he looked into the troubled oceans of his eyes
Rafe said "Forget it, now... it doesn't matter anyhow. I'm just a cat out on the ledge"
The Shaman said "Melodrama suits you man... I just don't think you've got the edge"
The Sentinel looked twice and he rolled his eyes and said "You know what would be nice?...
If you two would shut up for a while"
The Shaman said "That's fine with me"
Rafe nodded, he seemed to agree and the Sentinel began to smile,
Just like a child... The Shaman said,
"You can turn and you turn tryin' to find yourself
You turn and you turn 'til there's no one else
You turn and you turn in baptism of flame"
The wind swept like a revelation with the Sentinel, the Shaman and a boy called Rafe
The Sentinel said "Indecision's, ruthless"
as he saw a toothless mother near her child engulf a beer
Rafe said "I've fallen so many times these days no one believes it or seems to care"
The Shaman said "Is it all about the future is it all about the fear of livin' with the pain.
Or is it all about weakness, temptations curtain tricks or findin' someone to blame"
The Sentinel said "I'm gonna call it a night I heard that H was gettin' somethin' goin'.
Somethin' about Russian roulette, on a blackjack bet, wine and blood will be flowin'.
and do me a favor, if you see the Captain, tell him I got somethin' right here for him.
You two run along now, be careful, cuz you never know what kind of trouble two people could get in...remember
"You can turn and you turn tryin' to find yourself
You turn and you turn 'til there's no one else
You turn and you turn , but it's never gonna be the same"
The sky bled of dying dreams above the Sentinel, the Shaman and a boy called Rafe
The Shaman and Rafe walked to the water
Castin' stones into the night
They went down Rafey's Lane to Rafe's place and made love,
and fell asleep after it was light
Rafe woke to the sounds of the parade
The Shaman he was no where in sight
He left a note on the mirror sayin' "Believe in the Rafe and the Rafe will be alright"
and he could remember him sayin'...
"You can turn and you turn tryin' to find yourself
You turn and you turn 'til there's no one else
You turn and you turn and never understand the pain"
I guess that's the story...
Of the Sentinel, the Shaman and a boy called Rafe

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