The most closely guarded secret is a vision of ourselves The knowledge of who we really are is a truth often hidden well Our consciousness is veiled by methods of denial Fixations addictions and habits to shade the facts for a while Covering your eyes you can safely hide behind The narrow band of evasion that lets yourself tell lies What do you pretend not to know (covering your eyes) When you put on your blindfold? (Willfully disguised) Sightless and aimless you bump into reality With your ersatz self-protection you miss opportunity Romance strained, feelings unexplained The comfortable familiar pain of aware-ness willingly constrained Willfully disguised your understanding masked behind The narrow band of evasion that lets yourself tell lies What do you pretend not to know (covering your eyes) When you put on your blindfold? (Willfully disguised)