Off in the nether lands, I heard a sound

Like the beating of heavenly wings

And deep in my brain, I can hear a refrain

Of my soul as she rises and sings

Anthems to glory and anthems to love

And hymns filled with earthly delight

Like the songs that the darkness composes to worship the light

Dan Fogelberg, from Nether Lands

"I am," I said

To no one there

And no one heard at all

Not even the chair

“I am,” I cried

“I am,” said I

And I am lost and I can’t

Even say why

I Am…I Said by Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond’s song “Play Me” is one of the purest examples of mystical poetry and experience I know.