Tela Lyrics - The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday - Phish

The sky is burning in this lonely land 

And I kneel by the river 

And I feel the sand and the wind 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

And she comes to me in this lonely land 

And looks down from the multi-beast 

On which she rides like the wind 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

Tela was born in a vulgar crooked hut 

In the shadow of Wilson's castle 

Venomous scorn from a life of bitter toil 

In the shadow of Wilson's castle 

Glory esteem fueled by her hatred it grew 

Swelling to the point where it would 

Burst at the seems 

There was nothing she could do 

Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain 

Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain 

A lullaby the breezes whisper 

And I look into her eyes 

And my frozen heart begins to thaw 

And burns, 'til layer after layer 

Melts away into a pool 

A sky blue mirror of her eyes 

And my soul is made of marble 

But in her gaze I crumble into dust 

And drift away on the wind 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

The wind from beyond the mountain 

Tela grew strong from her struggle 

To endure in the shadow of Wilson's castle 

Time touched her wounds 

And shelter proved the cure 

In the shadow of Wilson's castle 

Each passing day seemed to feed 

The brazen serpent locked inside 

And liberate the spirit 

She'd concealed for so long 

There was no place left to hide 

Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain 

Tela Tela jewel of Wilson's foul domain 

A lullaby the breezes whisper