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01. A Second Chance

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & Lillian Hu

Sitting on the edge
of a long forgotten time
The memories from long ago
Images and dust
are my only guides to you
in a world gone by, a love once true

A simple sign to show the way
and I will carry on
Yet not a raindrop
from the sky

Chorus:
But then I heard you calling from afar
You told me stay just as you are
to find our second chance
Light will dance
We’ll meet again there

Falling through the dark
You’re the only light I’ve had
in this muted world we’ve ended up
You say you love the sun
then I can be your second sun
When the night is cold I’ll keep you warm

Chorus

When I am awake
Tell me all is well
and that you’re still here with me
Hold my hand and smile
Keep those thoughts closer to
sunrise

Every tale that’s told
is another song to write
When the night is out I’ll paint the stars
You say you know it all
but we have only scratched the top
There’s beauty here, I know it’s true

A simple sign to show the way
and I will carry on
I see a raindrop
from the sky

My love we’re here, so promise me
Don’t waste your precious tears
There’s so much more to see
Let us give ourselves a second chance

Chorus

02. Rebirth

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & Pernille Schou Jacobsen

Dear,
I know in time these wounds will fade
But now you leave me with an empty void
I shouldn’t feel betrayed
But I,
thought that we’d write our timeless song
And now I’m standing in the rain
and wonder where it all went wrong

I won’t give up
I still have so much to give
There’s someone out there
who will see my worth
I don’t need you
There is nothing left to lose
in misery I’ve found
my rebirth

Time,
it moves so slowly now you’re gone
I hear your voice in every melody
Your name in every song
But I,
have to forget what was back then
’cause now it’s time to let it go
and get back on my feet again

I won’t give up
I still have so much to give
There’s someone out there
Who will see my worth
I don’t need you
Time to let go of your hand
In misery I’ve found
my rebirth

Your smile kept away the darkness
The world seemed to glow
And now I’m standing on my own
Alone with the show
I’ll write a different song now
One that’s without you somehow

I don’t need you
Time to let go of your hand
in misery I’ve found
my rebirth

I won’t give up
I still have so much to give
There’s someone out there
Who will see my worth
I don’t need you
There is nothing left to lose
In misery I’ve found
my rebirth

I don’t need you
I’ve moved on

03. Feeling Low

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & Pernille Schou Jacobsen

I’m feeling weird today
Like something is missing
don’t know what it is
The skies are unusually grey
And the sounds they are distant
a solemn abyss

Chorus:
When you’re not around
here by my side
I crave the warmth
that you bring to keep me sane
I hope you’ll come around
and believe that I’ve tried
And that you’ll be here again with me

I’m feeling low today
The hours are passing
and I’m left behind
Just like, when you went away
I’d stop you from going
if time could rewind

chorus

I’m feeling low today
I don’t know how to wake,
don’t know how to live
The world once so colorful
has lost all its spark
There’s nothing to give

chorus

I’m feeling low today
Like something is missing
I know what it is

04. Unraveled Lies

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

The things that she had always
dreamed about, her deep desires
She had to show them all
Grew up in poor conditions
yet you saw her eyes sparked fires
She’d rather fight than fall

She turned her can’t’s to can’s
and her dreams to plans

Chorus:
She’s at the top of everything
but she’s alone
She would escape
if only she had known
All deceptions were a game to her eyes
Until facing the unraveled lies

[instrumental]

As she was standing by the shore
to face a new arrival
who’d change her life for good
She didn’t know that it would
start a struggle for survival
Upsetting where she stood

Her sacrifice for gain
was all in vain

[instrumental]

Chorus

05. Utopia

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

I know I’m not perfect
I have my flaws and I’m aware
But the thing I’m sure about
is how much for you I care
I know you’re such a skeptic
but you can believe
There’s nothing that we can’t achieve

‘Cause when you smile at me
I’m in utopia
I’ll take you near or far
Wherever you please
Forever cannot be
but with you I don’t care
So will you be with me?
I’m down on my knees

I’m coming for you, my love
I’ll do anything, anywhere
You shine like the stars above
Just ask, and I’m taking you there

I’m not a mind-reader
Sometimes my words are not the right ones
But I speak my honest mind
and show my love through actions
It’s not like in the stories
where it’s a flawless plot
I only offer what I’ve got

Chorus

I’ll do anything, anywhere
Whenever you need, I’ll be there

06. Rainbow Machine

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & Heather Jones

A little girl, with sadness in her eyes
Filling her days with craft tools and butterflies
The heart is happy but a piece is gone
Daughter and dad all alone

(Rainbow machine)

A little girl, with sadness in her eyes
Her mother gone ascending into the skies
One day she thought it out and made a plan
Being with her loved in the stars

Fly away to reveal the unseen
Fly away in a rainbow machine
Crayons and glue
A device worthwhile
Fly away into the unknown
Rainbow style!

A girl and boy, teamed up with tools in their hands
Working together, cutting colorful strands
“Give me the glue”, she says decisively
Building their wondrous machine

Fly away to reveal the unseen
Fly away in a rainbow machine
Crayons and glue
A device worthwhile
Fly away into the unknown
Rainbow style!

Endeavors can be halted
Waking from every dream
This cannot work
the girl cried out
would she ever see her mom?

The boy gave her an embrace
and peered into her eyes
“All we have to do is try
Know that I will always
be by your side!”

So fly away to reveal the unseen
Fly away in a rainbow machine
“Sugar ignite!”
A trip worthwhile
Fly away into the unknown
Rainbow style!

(Rainbow machine, rainbow machine)

07. How It Was

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & John Cusumano

I still remember
that sunny summer week
like it was it yesterday
Our secrets woven in the shade
Every smile so easy
The rest of the world
They didn’t matter at all
They didn’t matter at all

That’s why I can’t believe you
When you say this has to end

I don’t understand
This unrequited love you extend
I never guessed that you’d fall that way
Please get back up, forgive the past
Maybe that’s too easy to say, ’cause
I don’t understand
I only wish we’d go back to how it was

I still remember
We dared the coldest lake
and climbed the tallest trees
The world belonged to you and me
We were young and crazy
The hours melted away
It didn’t matter at all
It didn’t matter at all

That’s why I can’t believe you
When you say this has to end

Chorus

And if you go, I’ll grieve you
But I’ll know that it’s not the end

Chorus

08. The Keepers of the Sky

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & John Cusumano

At dawn,
she wanders through the woodlands
Summoned by prophecy
Shadows appearing
and voices are nearing

Hush,
the hunters and the kingsman
have captured two beasts of fire
She hurries in freeing
one innocent being

Born of light
Destined to find
The wyvern of the wind
Forever entwined
A moment’s doubt
but inside her eyes
He sees the fire
They take to the sky

Rise again
Another waits in chains
Full of despair
Another waits
to feel the air

At last,
the castle looms before them
A shade of the midnight sky
Stay in the shadow
and out of the star glow

Rush,
to conjure a diversion
There is no more time to waste
Breaking the stone wall
and into the nightfall

Born of light
Destined to find
The keepers of the sky
Forever entwined
Side by side
Together they soar
above the clouds
They make for the shore

Free again
A way to start anew
and breathe the sky
So let us fly
to newfound heights

A snap, an arrow takes flight
The kingman’s returned to fight
The girl is struck and falls from the sky
The wyvern dives for her from up high

The kingsman reaches for his quiver again
Just one more shot, and it’ll be the end

But to his surprise, the dragon won’t fight
The bow drops soft at his side
The beast won’t kill, he starts to realize
As the blindfold falls from his eyes

The child of light
A blind sacrifice
The keepers of the sky
were worthy the price
A moment’s grief
but inside her eyes
returns the fire
Again she will rise

Born of light
The keepers of the sky

09. Have a Bite (Don’t You Cry)

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

The rain is falling now
and it all comes crashing down
She’s sad and rather grumpy
The pressure in her head
makes her wander with a frown
She’s tense and oh, so jumpy

“Calm down, my cranky darling
I think I know the cure”

Don’t you cry
I will make some food for you, love
Don’t you cry
A meal will dry the tears away
Patience now, we’re almost there
I have somehow made pizza for you
Just sit tight
You’ll be alright
Have a bite

It was one of those days
She overslept, forgot her phone
Her hair was a disaster
And Murphy had his way
She dropped the ice cream from the cone
and then the bus just passed her

“My love, such dreadful monday
I think I know the cure”

Don’t you cry
I will make more food for you, love
Don’t you cry
Dessert will dry the tears away
Patience now, we’re almost there
I have somehow made brownies for you
Just sit tight
You’ll be alright
Have a bite

Darling,
I know just how you feel
I’ve been there many times
but don’t let a little rain
ruin your day
By tomorrow, this will only be
a silly old memory
You will be okay

Don’t you cry
I will make more food for you, love
Don’t you cry
Some sweets will put a smile on your face
Patience now, we’re almost there
I have somehow made cookies for you
Just sit tight
You’ll be alright
Have a bite

(Don’t you cry)

10. Who I Am

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & Pernille Schou Jacobsen

Leaving you behind
Never am I looking back
Again

Diving into blue
Never have I felt so lost
In myself

I break free
The world crumbles beneath me
What have I become
In your eyes
I’m searching for answers
Tell me who I am

Longing for a change
Trying to escape my chains
Again

Standing on the edge
Can I take that final stride
From my past

Chorus

11. In Disguise

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

Somewhere deep inside your mind
you feel alone
in the unknown
Though I’m looking at your face
and ask you why
You don’t reply

There’s something far behind your eyes
You’re in disguise
But tears streaming down
You’re hiding far behind a mask
and it’s my task
to get you back

I will not give up on you
Don’t turn away
So much to say
And I wonder what is
on your mind when you are blank
That vacant look
A secret book

chorus

Somewhere deep inside your mind
you feel alone
in the unknown
Though I’m looking at your face
and ask you why
You don’t reply

12. Away We Go

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

I’m on my way
In minutes I’ve traveled a hundred miles
when connected to a virtual world of trials
Stuck between
demons and zombies in a dreadful land
Help arrives – a beauty with sword in hand

She fights off a fiend, asks if I’m okay
I follow her when she shows me the way

And away we go
Side by side in cyberspace
Though it’s an electronic place
I still perceive your e-embrace
Away we go
On a date by rendered candlelight
or joining forces in a fight
It could be tough so hold on tight

There she is
Passing time inside this game
Killing zombies, she doesn’t even have to aim
“But who’s this guy?
He’s low on health and almost dead
They will end him, I better let him go ahead

There’s something about him, he does seem nice
So cute when he tries to fight fire with ice”

Chorus

Now where did she go, we got lost in this maze
I don’t wanna lose her, my heart is ablaze
Should have gotten her mail
That’s such a big fail

Oh crap, reality calls
I’m ragequitting now, can no longer stall
But in this real life pain
I see this girl detain
So upset, she’s looking at me
And I’m thinking, “can it be?”

Chorus

13. Two Hearts

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson, Pernille Schou Jacobsen & Caroline Kittilä

She clings to his charming smile
And the promises they made
She hopes he’ll return one day
Before the memories fade

He thinks of her longing eyes
And wishes he had stayed
He pictures her dreaming still
Until the memories fade

One look
Two hearts, three smiles
and then a thousand miles
One word
Two hearts, three hopeful years
and then a hundred tears

She tries to forget the past
And how she was betrayed
But still she won’t let him go
When will the memories fade?

One look
Two hearts, three smiles
and then a thousand miles
One word
Two hearts, three reckless years
and then a hundred tears

14. Guide Me

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & John Cusumano

I don’t know where I’ll go from here
It seems so meaningless
My deepest fear, I can’t express
I don’t know what I’ve done so far
What counts as good or bad
and what you are, I’m going mad

Guide me out of these doubts I have
And take me away from these
thoughts I’m stuck within
Help me out of these doubts I have
Take me away from this
numbness that I have inside my skin

I don’t know how I’ll see this through
If I can stand the pain
But maybe you have felt the same
I don’t know why we are this way
Two beings without cause
Perhaps one day, we’ll cherish our flaws

Chorus

I am drowning
Here in the rainfall
Is this the end?
I am hoping
That I will rise but
cannot ascend

Lonely night turns lonely day
Leading me astray
Always when I wake
I’m nothing

Chorus

15. Reversed

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson

Your mind, so confused
Twisted and reversed
I’ve tried endlessly
Still I fear the worst

Stay closer to me, don’t give in
I know your mind’s lost
dismayed, exhausted
But please
don’t do anything stupid now
There’ll be better times
Can’t lose you now
that I’ve finally found you

Dream now of songs from very long before
Sleep to feel somewhat whole
Tell me what I can do to help restore
your shattered soul

Chorus

Old songs, for you they cannot take a hold
We’ll never dance like back then
Let go, you cannot fix the broken past
The sun will rise, once again

Chorus

I’m here to help but you must
Let me come closer first
But I know your mind, is numb and confused
Twisted and reversed

16. Chemistry

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson & John Cusumano

I see you standing there
Cold and all alone
I just want to hold you close
You don’t seem to be aware
of the chemistry that swirls around us
I am sure it shows

I’m reaching out to you
Take my hand, we’ll run
Counting every star we’ve found
Breathe, close your heavy eyes
I’ll take you where you want to go
and promise I will stick around

We can’t deny this

Stars in the skyline
Gleaming just for us
Dazzling and dangerous
Shining like bright lights
Come and you will see
The road is paved in reverie
before us

Come, you can run to me
And if you should fall
I’ll be waiting just below
I know you are aware
of the chemistry that swirls around us
Making time slow down

Let’s take a chance now

Chorus

Come, run away with me
Breathe, close your pretty eyes

17. When We Dance

Composed by Fredrik Larsson
Lyrics by Fredrik Larsson, Pernille Schou Jacobsen & John Cusumano

We were dancing on the edge
It was inevitable – we were blind
We slipped and fell down
But our hands are still intertwined

Wasn’t prepared
It came out of the blue
But we can work this out
I’ll work it through with you
Our steps are synced
with the melody
I feel invincible
in this chemistry

It shouldn’t be
but when we dance
together in the night
Everything feels right
And I dread the morning
When I have to
let go of your hand!

I am in love! (Is it true?)
I am in love! (Start anew)
Here with you

All the world seems softer now
How the city is awash with your light
I let a breath out, with my head toward
the sky so bright

Your skin on mine
My doubts are withering
We’re crossing the line
Your lips are quivering
All the whispers burn
in my memory
You are the winter moon
You are the summer sea

Chorus

With our eyes on the edge
The water just below, blue and wild
We jump and yell out
With our hands still intertwined!

Wasn’t prepared
It came out of the blue
But we can work this out
I’ll work it through with you
Our steps are synced
with the melody
We are invincible
in this chemistry

Chorus

01. Welcome the Bright Skies

into the night, waits the dawning sun
the warmth of light creates a new world to come
life is straining now to overcome the void
and to embrace the joy

the cold abates to the rise of spring
the air of hope arrives, and birds wake to sing
life will never wait
we live on borrowed time, embrace your fate
take in the morning light
and live the days of sun in endless flight

we all just want to make our mark
to survive the coming dark
eden falls into grief
and we all look on in disbelief

in the end the world will fall, if we won’t care
the threads of time erase our lives, no more to spare

a turning, changing world
the ribbon of time unfurled
can we abide passively
waiting our time, we are standing by

we all just want to keep our place
to keep running in this race
facing time and despair
no room for resurrection
through the flood and the storm
beyond the gloom, a light will transform

for you must outlast the fire
and rise up higher
over smoke
above the pain
of winter wind
we are the rain

it’s hard to always run away
from ice and snow, the bitter gray
we rise up and we fall
the storm holds sway over us and all

but then breaks the fiery dawn over winter eyes
the darkness decaying, welcome the bright skies

life will never wait
we live on borrowed time, open the gate
take in the morning light
and let go the night

02. The Autotelic Self

PART 1

a world full of burdens
and other sheer distractions
can alter the mind so that
we’re no longer free
confronted by permanent
stress and false attractions
we cannot enjoy our
lives the full degree

living in faulty sanity

in our new world
it’s easy to get so bewitched by ads
to be good-looking, wealthy and powerful
we all have the opportunity to be imaginative
but false desires can cloud our mind

we’re becoming
mindless puppets
living in a
cage of burdens

this attendance
turning into dependence
it’s so hard to keep sane
living behind lock and chain

[instrumental]

we are becoming
mindless zombies
living in a
cage of burdens

this attendance
turning into dependence
it’s so hard to keep sane
when our lives are spent in vain

PART 2

falling down into pieces
when you realize you’ve removed from
all the power and motivation
now you see it’s nothing but deceit
and you feel disillusion
how could you have reason to stay here?
will your world be this way forever?
now it’s all off-beat

do I have to surrender
to this place where nothing has meaning?
only my broken mind protects me
in a life with nothing to believe
thinking of new solutions
to achieve my own absolution
can I live in my own new dreamworld?
should I self-deceive?

PART 3

know thyself, don’t let them dictate
all the choices for your own fate
keep your objective all the way
and your mind will be made every day

being curious, no disguise,
even threats lead to brighter skies
your design you can choose to build
play the game and you’ll see them fulfilled

[distractions! panic!]
[leading to failures!]
random thoughts are clouding my mind
abandoned faith
giving up attention so fast
confused about
whether I will reach my intent
I’m lost in doubt

raise your consciousness to perceive
the awareness you can achieve
gain control of your universe
learning patience in all things diverse

sense the mastery of your fate
takes a while to grow and translate
see the chances to climb new hills
where the challenge is matched by the skills

[frustration! boredom!]
[trial and error!]
it will be a long way to go
no cutting through
for the journey’s transforming you
will you proceed?
only if you try very hard
will you succeed

[instrumental]

PART 4

feeling totally focused now
though unable to explain how
being carried on by the flow
staying peaceful inside of its glow

see that nothing else matters now
all your worries you disallow
living life in its purest form
far removed from the volatile norm

self-transcendence
commitment, independence and flow
an optimal experience
enhancing your resilience

reaching the perfect harmony

03. Your Life

once you were a young troubled man
thinking you’d do all that you can
then all your dreams fell apart
sleep turned into your work of art
traveled to India, met a man who took a vow
happiness doesn’t need words
for he’s living in silence til now
aaahhh
say not a word
but you spoke…

so then you met a businessman
money is all you need, so plan.
what is the point in life,
standing on the edge of a knife
fight until you’re rich
having the gold, you’re sure to win
for good things come at a price
greed is no mortal sin
aaahhh
you felt inside
emptiness…

oh, when will you know the truth from the lies
they’re contradicting, the words you hear

then you noticed a lovely voice
fell in love without a choice
she traveled from place to place
happy seeing a smiling face
should you have stayed with her
was it your fate all along?
your life was empty and meaningless
is she where you belong?
aahhh
your life, your song
sing it well…

oh, when will you know the truth from the lies
they’re contradicting, the words you hear

once you were a confused young boy
trying to find your piece of joy
so you went to find your worth
what intention you have on earth

04. This Fragile Existence

all this empty space
and wondrous starlight
we cannot really grasp the
true nature of our universe
in time and space, we are a… speck

in our perculiar universe
mighty forces forming stars
that are illuminating darkness
starry wasteland

but then against all odds
through evolution and decay
a little planet has evolved
among the grand design
mmmmmmm…

perceiving anew, this fragile existence
a fertile haven in the cold dark space
viewing the world in all of its brilliance
its colors shining in the cosmic maze

life – coming and going
on our sapphire sphere
our balance kept
year after year

[scientific mumbo-jumbo]

The unlikelihood of the accelerating expansion
of matter and anti-matter to matter in such a
way that the concurrence of the nine-dimensional
string orchestra leads to an oscillating field
for continuously self-reproducing tightrope
walks between calamity and effortless happiness
is nothing short of astounding.
We are in essence a miracle of existence.

the chance for life is almost none
it’s our great mystery – yet here we are!
now if we only could
reduce the suffering and pain
no need for death
no more

is it imperative to fight for morality
for the task could get too formidable
but we all share the same
craving for happiness

and so, we should be grateful for
this gift of life we are living
and try to find our way to brighter skies

perceiving anew, this precious existence
let’s revel the greatest of wonders to be alive!

all these diversified sceneries
all these animals
all these cultures that evolve
here on this earth, we’re alive!

but how can it be that we are
consciously feeling?
how can matter lead to
beings with minds and free will?

why are we even here at all?
we don’t know what is waiting
when death claims us all
if nothing can stay, it’s all pointless…

however, what’s the point of this doubt?
it could have been great to believe
in ourselves again

with all the knowledge and wisdom
found by our ancestors
we could do so much better than this
and with our technical progress
we could’ve brought a new age
a paradise on earth
designed to help us
advancing ourselves

but therein exists a problem
we’re egocentric
burning up resources
breaking the balance of life

our intent can change the world
for everything’s connected
as hard as we try
the blindness of mankind might
ruin it all…

unveil – hope that shines on our path
don’t give in to woe
disregard what can’t change
we can let it go

like a curious child
we could be embracing the mystery
in time and space, we’re alive!

perceiving anew, this boundless existence
so much to feel, so hard to imagine
breaking a way through the path of resistance
our acceptance is illuminating our way of life

05. The Tower

WANDERING:

alone she is wandering
with no goal in sight
the cold begins to
give in to the night

searching greener latitudes
leaving hollow darkness behind

she has traveled
a slow, aimless roam
so far from finding
a place to call home

chasing greener latitudes
leaving daunting landscape behind
is there a better land beyond to find?

BUILDING:

frustration reached its peak
how much can one take
on winding roads, in time
she finds that she
can’t wander anymore

but in all hopelessness
she finds a spark
refusing life in sorrow
she decides to change her tomorrow

so she strides out to
find a place to settle down
with trees and fertile ground
protecting her from any threats around

build up – reaching for the sky
(snow is coming)
outlast suffering – aiming high
(winter’s plan she can defy)

with wood and straw
she can begin to build a home
determined to survive
while finding the will to pursue and progress

build up – reaching for the sky
(snow is coming)
outlast suffering – aiming high
(winter’s plan she can defy)

STORM:

then the storm comes, raging in the sky
(destroying all it finds)
all has been lost
(only fragments left)
all this work for nothing

realizing the harm in eager carelessness
she needs patience to rebuild

TOWER:

so she starts to build
a solid tower made out of stone!
for it can keep all known
threats behind sturdy walls
the tower rises slowly
a flowering structure grows
by a precise, well thought out plan,
she follows through
the work’s exhausting, yet so
rewarding to make progress
lifting heavy rocks will
give the tower new heights

finally it’s set in stone
refuge of her own
feel the world fade to night
her balance quivers in a silent blight

DEPRESSION:

despite it all, loneliness sets in
depression clouds her passions
she curls up in the tower’s darkest corner
no light of joy is found

TURNABOUT:

captured mind of apathy
safe but isolated
with her final strengths she’s
making windows streaming light and air!

feeling power to ascend
build up – reaching for the sky
up high, greet the brilliant view
your horizon grows in you!

06. Shining

I have never been
the one who’s fallen in love
no sighs and blushing skin
those songs I’m so tired of
they say love’s the only reason to live
but I won’t submit, for what could it give

shining brightly
like the starlight
gleaming radiance
wonder in sight

seeing all my friends
they all fall down one by one
and then I see how it ends
watch them all come undone
why can’t we escape the trap in our hearts?
why build up which must all apart?

shining brightly
like the starlight
gleaming radiance
future in s ight

don’t want to search so long and far
why should I care where you are?
don’t wanna end up like they do
why should I then settle for you?
I had always found I
would only ask why
and could never comply
but now I can’t deny

I have never been
the one who’s fallen in love
but then she ran into me
a jest sent from way above
maybe love is a good reason to live?
could it be I have so much I can give?

shining brightly
like the starlight
came from darkness
living in light

shining brightly
like the starlight
finally seeing
answers in sight

07. Ocean Mind

OVERTURE

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CHAPTER 1

my world had fallen to waste and sorrow
day by day, not much time left to borrow
lost inside my reverie
struggling from bonds of misery

my wish to leave had consumed through all thought
year by year, horrified to strive for what I sought
lost inside my seed of doubt
I set my eyes to ocean’s route

above the rolling seas
a bird is navigating its life
in a traceless flight
beyond the shaking waves of temper

inspired I commence
regaining control of destiny
a ship is setting sail
I’m in the torrents of desire

the man in charge – king of the world!
I take command, my will assured
invincible to the unknown
the ocean is my own

in my mind I see myself
rule the entire world
unsated thirst, my mind in chains
salt water in my veins

now in their minds they’re
thinking I’m becoming
carelessly self-obsessed
(he’s become a puppet of the ego)

narrow-minded, greedy without mercy
I’ve turned my back on humility

my world has fallen beneath my own care
guilty now of adding to the despair
lost within a selfish mind
struggling to see where I went blind
alone…

CHAPTER 2

[instrumental]

Why have I become
harsh as the ocean?

CHAPTER 3

then awakened by dissonance from the sea
fearing the strings are taken from me

will I lose it all
the items I possess
once highly cherished
now seem so meaningless

then defeated and cast off into the sea
too far from shore and nowhere to flee

with no air to breathe
I see illusions fail
no more denial
I’m drowning, shattered and frail

for what I’ve sown from pain
becomes my private misery
and with my heart of stone
I reap my loss alone
fallen from my throne

then arrives the new dawning sun from the east
humiliation finally released

I slowly feel compassion is spreading
I chance upon an injured bird
incapable of flying
can it be saved from dying?

expand, letting go
of the ego’s destructive advance
we should’ve ceased long ago

the journey’s long
I’ve put myself in the way
with foolish goals
that have led me astray
the bird seemed free up there in the sky
but the distance was a lie

expand, letting go
of the fears that forbid sympathy
now I sail with the flow

sun sets and storms break
I fear what they’ll take
rage set in motion
wrath of the ocean

CHAPTER 4

[instrumental]

CHAPTER 5

lights awaken my mind
once again the dawn is kind
below the surface
I’ve left the madness behind

now a man in poverty
but with a mind, clear and free
despite the storm that’s swelling on the outside
I’m steady in the depths of the sea

I set the bird free to fly
my inner peace unwinding
it reappears amid the setting sun
the transformation begun

I’m surrounded by a lightness
and feeling endless compassion
now pain and joy awake my empathy
it’s opened up the world for me

I finally see everything’s connected
my actions have cause and effect
I influence those I’ll never meet
the suffering we can defeat

my compassion’s further extending
to all around me in all the world
to beings of all kinds
I’ve crossed my mental confines
expand!

EPILOGUE

the journey’s long
we’ve put ourselves in our way
with foolish goals
that have led us astray
the time slips by our hands as we rise
to reach towards the brighter skies