out of the shell

this becomes how you choose a kind of name
echoes of passion sing through normal dreams
each in their way remembers the true flame

your choice determines how you take the blame
not the exposure of the old regimes
this becomes how you choose a kind of name

the lion bows and pretends to be tame
you take each thing for just the way it seems
each in their way remembers the true flame

a child could tell you how to play the game
but not which form of victory redeems
this becomes how you choose a kind of name

it would be easy to declare the shame
of those who could not see the honest gleams
each in their way remembers the true flame

instead you smile and bow and give acclaim
to those who find a path to smarter schemes
this becomes how you choose a kind of name
each in their way remembers the true flame