The Great Mandala (the Wheel Of Life) by Richie Havens
So I told him that he'd better shut his mouth
And do his job like a man
And he answered, "Listen Father".
I will never kill another
Thinks he's better
Than his brother who died
What the hell does he think he's doing
To his father who brought him up right ?
{Refrain :}
Take your place on the Great Mandala
As it moves through your brief moment in time
Win or lose now, you must choose now
And if you lose you're only losing your life.
Tell the jailer not to bother
With his meal of bread and water today
He is fasting 'til the killing's over.
He's a martyr, he thinks he's a prophet
But he's a coward, he's just playing a game
He can't do it, he can't change it
And it's been going on for ten thousand years.
{Refrain :}
Take your place on the Great Mandala
As it moves through your brief moment of time
Win or lose now, you must choose now
And if you lose you're only losing your life.
What's that rumbling in the courtyard ?
Seven thousand faces are turned to the gate
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