The Serpent Said

<br>In the silence of the night, a serpent shape<br><br>Moves its way across the stony floor<br><br>In the comfort of your life, the serpent said,<br><br>You know that you could have still more,<br><br>Picture where you want to be<br><br>The door is open wide<br><br>Dont you really want to know? <br><br><br><br>Dont you want to know how it feels<br><br>To see if its all worth trying? <br><br>You want to know how it feels<br><br><br><br>Dont you want to rule the world a little bit,<br><br>Who to help and who to leave to swim? <br><br>You could better everything, the serpent said,<br><br>In your own peculiar way,<br><br>History would honour you<br><br>No matter what you did<br><br>Dont you really want to try? <br><br><br><br>You want to know how it feels<br><br>And see if its all worth trying<br><br>You want to know how it could feel,<br><br><br><br>In the silence of the night, you lie awake,<br><br>Turning over in your mind the words:<br><br>If at first you lack the nerve, the serpent said,<br><br>You could always try again.<br><br>And now left upon your own<br><br>Has nothing changed at all<br><br>Do you really want to know? <br><br><br><br>You want to know how it feels<br><br>And see if its all worth trying<br><br>You want to know how it could feel,<br><br>To be the one.