To know is not to be

Look at heaven through a window
And life is such, that you can't touch
No matter what your sorrow, your on the other side
Green magic letters spoken [?] and you can see, but you can’t be
The glass can not be broken, I know because i've tried

There's a skiddy way to get there, to take a peak at what you seek
But only if you don’t care, and if you haven't died
What is it your looking for, try another high
That won't get you through the door, please don't ask me why
Don't let me tell you what to do, cause you can see the way
Cause you are me and i am you, and yesterday is today

Your standing on the outside, you take a poke, a magic smoke
Another good way to hide, from painful memories
You cannot take the shortcut, cause you will find, it's not your mind
It just shows you how to get there, the wolves [?] will set you free
There are many splendid teachers, and they all show what you should know, and what of drunken preachers, to know is not to be