Inspired by the story of Dionysius who had the midas touch
Lyrics
You Can Call Me Dion (George Olsen 2002)
It seems to me you’ve signed the deal
With the faceless man on the Fortune Wheel
You suck the flowers that are growing wild
And leave them dead, at least defiled
Avoiding mirrors you leave no trace
Of age or time upon your face
To point the way that leads back home
Where you’ve locked the door on being born
Chorus:
And you can call me Dion
As I spin you threads of gold
Until you chance to stumble
On the secrets that I hold..
From a boy to a man in a barren land
Where everything had its price
If you wanted love you would have to stand
Where they traded ‘real’ for ‘nice’
And your questions seemed to evaporate
In a cloud of doubt and fear
Which settled in your soul somewhere
And never would disappear
Chorus repeat
The flashing eyes with their distant fires
Hold you in their gaze
And bid you touch what you forgot
In long lost helpless days
When Darkness played a dirty trick
And you were forced to choose
A candle and a walking stick
That an orphan can’t refuse
Chorus repeat to end
