THE LIGHTNING SEEDS: The Nearly Man Intro and Verse: Down here at the bottom when you're staring at the top With a headful of ideas, I'm only flesh and blood On an eiderdown of glory and a pillow of desire Drifting on an ocean and the waves wash through my mind Something haunts us, kicks the stars from our skies Blows the lights out with a whisper and sighs If you're down, down, I'm down, down And when you're down, down, I'm down, down Well I was nearly me and you were nearly you The nearly man was nothing, he was never any use Beaten down by generations of generations beaten down There's nothing I can promise that my conscience will allow -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------