It was first on the windowsill in my home
That I lie in the sun on a stone slab
And I thought I am Jesus Christ and some
Mystical power came and gave me a jab
You might say that I had it coming
That Bodhisattvas had my back
But Karma is a killer and here is the craic
Why does God's voice sound like beat of distant drumming
Or perhaps it's just the sound of pain leaving the body's rack
I knew you later on when we were in High School
The Dalai Lama rose upon my map
I thought long and hard that I might be a monk
But couldn't remove the good book from my lap
And I learnt about redemption and the redeeming God
I learnt about atoning for our sins
And that Protestants think we must earn our salvation
While others think it's all just predestined
You see I thought I had it coming
as a Catholic,
For we all start off with original sin
It means we're predisposed to some evil acts
But we don't have to listen to the devil within
And then I learnt they had it easier in the Orthodox Church
That everyone is born with a clean slate
No problems are inherent and we have free choice
We just better not wait too long to use our voice
Or it will be too late
So I thought I had it coming
But now I learnt it could be reversed
That I am not bridled with inherent vice
That if I follow correctly a protestant work ethic
And always follow other people's good advice
Maybe I'll earn the merit to make it to heaven's gate
And by the power of free will
It may not be too late
Then I heard of the Vedic traditions of India
And it all made sense in a colourful life
Blue demons and Angel figures in a mandala
Revolved in Karmic wheel pinned by a knife
And you walk its edge between life and death
And you must give your thanks with prayer of your breath
And even the Kama Sutra leads like a thread
Of the right path to nirvana
Well I thought I had it coming
Then the Hiniyana gave me hope that I could live
And walk upon the water of the lake of Dharma
And maybe through Karma learn to give
Because what comes around goes around
And we are all incarnated into the living beings we deserve
If kind hearted actions and not harming others
Came top of your list then you'll preserve
Your current status or climb to a hiatus
But hatred and cruel malice you lived by then
you'll drop back down to earth
For Paradise is a place that we all have in our hearts
It's a place that we protect and must serve
Like guards protecting king and queen in the royal palace
We must forgo our dreams in order heaven to preserve
Yes I thought I had it coming then I learnt of God
And Jesus Christ who is love
And I knew just then that he could keep me in his bosom
And I would be forever his peace dove
