You rise to meet me; Here you greet a stranger in this early dawn As many more have yet to come. The generation yet unborn Will arise before it has begun To see the Smoke of Eden. You try to shame me. Here, the game is played by one who cannot lose But only gain and gather in. The body where all souls are fused Can call to all from that wherein There lies the Smoke of Eden. And you try to take me. Here you break a vow you never meant to keep But only wait and take your turn. While darkened cities lie asleep Will you fire a world so often burned And free the Smoke of Eden. You rise to meet me; Here you greet a stranger in this early dawn As many more have yet to come. The generation yet unborn Will arise before it has begun To see the Smoke of Eden.