ASCENDED MASTER BLUES

It seemed ascension was the answer
So I let me spirit soar
But the brotherhood of masters
Is really quite a bore

      There's no going backwards

      Once you've paid your dues

      I should have seen it coming

      There's just no way to lose

      These Ascended Master Blues

Now that I am omnipresent

There's no where else to go

And since I am all wisdom

What else is there to know?

      I guess I did too well then

      To learn my P's and Q's

      But what good's a Master's

      Degree that you can't use?
      These Ascended Master Blues

There's no point in socializing

When I am everyone

I can hang out with my self

But parties aren't much fun

      Once you are enlightened

      You can't escape with booze

      But you best enjoy it 'cuz it's

      More permanent than tattoos

      These Ascended Master Blues

And I don't have a cool name

Like Mafu or The Ram

Who would want to listen

To the Ascended Master Sam?

      I guess I'm on my own now

      I have no more gurus

      But once you've walked on water

      It's no longer front page news

      These Ascended Master Blues

There is no need to worry

There's no heaven and no hell

But before you try ascending

Better read the fine print well

      'Cuz once you have awakened

      You can no longer snooze

      If I could do it over

      I don't think I'd choose

      These Ascended Master Blues

~February 26, 1995