Oh, we try our best, now let us be.

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All this worry is a waste of time
It's a waste of time for me
All this worry is a waste of time
From the rolling hills to the raging sea

Tied my worries in a burlap sack
And cast them back to the sea
And though I fight, in the middle of the night
They all alight right back to me
They all alight right back to me

And oh, I’ve sailed on the waters
And oh, the waters assailed me
And oh, we’re all sons and daughters
All lost at sea

I fought with fear and I fought with age
And I fought with memory
But who’s to say what’s in our way
And what’s behind, oh, they can’t see
Oh we try our best now let us be
Oh we do our best now let us be

And oh, I’ve sailed on the waters
And oh, the waters assailed me
And oh, we’re all sons and daughters
All lost at sea

All this worry is a waste of time
It's a waste of time for me
All this worry is a waste of time
From the rolling hills to the raging sea

Tied my worries in a burlap sack
And cast them back to the sea
And though I fight, in the middle of the night
They all alight right back to me
They all alight right back to me

And oh, I’ve sailed on the waters
And oh, the waters assailed me
And oh, we’re all sons and daughters
Just trying to be, free

All these worries are a waste of time
But they still return to me
Well, let them come
Oh, let me see
Well, let them come
They’re part of me

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From The Hills To The Sea

When it happened and we came to the end of the street, and walked the hallways of change through the strangeness of grief; it almost felt like I could just reach back again, like Adam seeking God on the ceiling in the Vatican.

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My Mother

And isn’t it amazing, that we get time at all in this stupid, beautiful world.

----

Time
Follows me
A kind of entity
That I can’t see

When I
Turn back to see it
It’s a line of entropy
Accruing debt

And I procrastinate
As do we all
As were we made

And the idea 
That we can wait
Is a kind of fallacy
Of a kinder fate

But I’ll be fine
Just give me a little time
 
Some say
When there’s no time left
That there is another life
After death

And doesn’t it show
What’s on our minds
That you don’t get money there
You just get time
 
But isn’t it amazing
That we’re still sailing
Here in this race
And keeping pace

And isn’t it insane
The sun through the rain
The beauty from pain
The art of change

And isn’t it fine
That we’re here tonight
We’re doing all right!
I don’t want to die

And isn’t it amazing —
That even with our failings
And even when we’re lazy
And our memories are hazy
And even when we’re bent on
Not paying attention
— that we get time at all
In this stupid, beautiful world

Time

The lights of the city at night go by like beacons in space. And our fears feel a lot like hope when seen this way.

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Driving at night
We lost ourselves in the road
We threw our fears out the window
And watched them spin away

Driving at night
The world was black and white
We found the will to let go
The troubles of the grey

And the lights of the city at night go by
Like beacons in space
And our fears feel a lot like hope
When seen this way

Driving at night
We found some time to breathe
Shone our brief headlights
Over this black sea

Driving at night
The past was our direction
And somewhere in reflection
A glimpse of what might be
  
And the lights of the city at night go by
Like beacons in space
And our fears feel a lot like hope
When seen this way

Driving at night
Living who we are 
Showing every scar
A product of years

Driving at night
Clouds becoming clear
High beams in the atmosphere
Signal We Are Here

And the lights of the city at night go by
Like beacons in space
And our fears feel a lot like hope
When seen this way

And every time we stop for a while
We hold each other close
And sometimes when we drive
Sometimes when we drive
Oh, sometimes when we drive
We learn to let go

Driving At Night

They watch from the towers, and they shout what to do, and they're all just people like you.

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There's a garden where all of us live
Where all of us take and all of us give
And we try to decide, demand and supply
When to hold it steady, when to change our minds

There's a house on the hill where the great minds strive
To divide up the worth of every man's life
And they watch from the towers, and they shout what to do
And they're all just people like you
Yeah, they're all just people like you

There's a fire that burns in the night
And it's black and it's white and it's grey
And we're trying to find the dividing line
So we'll all be fine on judgement day

Oftentimes the order comes through
And the masses are called to the will of the few
With a helping of fear and a need to consume
We'll blame all but ourselves for the fate we assume

Well come on man, we have to do better than that
Don't you know it's a long way back?
I've not seen the Devil and I don't know the truth
But I've sure seen people like you
Yeah, they're all just people like you

There's a garden where all of us live
Where all of us take and all of us give
And we try to decide, how to live out or lives
In the fear and the conflict of the human mind

Well come on love, we're gonna get through
You hold onto me and I'll hold onto you!
And don't let them tell us what we can't do
Cause they're all just people like you
Yeah they're all just people like you

People Like You

A song anyone can sing.

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Love is a word I know 
A tune I’ve followed
Love is a place we go
And go astray

Love is a simple thing 
A song anyone can sing
Love is a strength we bring 
And give away
  
Real love that lasts the day
Is not black and white, but all shades
A debt that runs both ways
Never paid

Love is a cloak we wear
Protects with hope, and from fear      
And when you're standing near
I’m okay
  
Love is a sword of light
Cuts through the fog of life 
Gets me up to fight
Another day

And in this world of ours
There’s too much to worry about
But when you’re around
That’s enough
I come back to love

Love Is A Word I Know

The lights of the city at night go by like beacons in space. And our fears feel a lot like hope when seen this way.

Echoes

I read a great reply to a comment
On the headline of a summary
Of a study that was tested on mice

And now that I’ve got all the answers
And we’ve cured all the cancers
I feel confident in speaking my mind

There was something in the wording
That was slightly disconcerting
Like the whole thing might be some kind of lie

But it told me what I wanted
And now I don’t feel so haunted
By the spectre of facing real life

Hey, you nearly got me
While I wasn’t thinking clearly
You almost had me in your trap
But the map is not the land
And now I understand
That this is all a load of misdirection

And oh
I just wanna feel
The desert of the real
I’m tired of being blinded
While I’m tryna find it
And I think we need to take it
If we’re gonna make it
We’ve come so far
Tell me where we are

Well that study was retracted
And the people all reacted
But the algorithm hid it from my view

And even if I’d seen it
Still, I wouldn’t have believed it
As it went against what I already knew

In my real-world interactions
I keep within my faction
Though occasionally something does break though

But my horrified reaction
Is soon tempered by distraction
As I find myself something else to do

Oh, you nearly got me
While I wasn’t thinking clearly
My confidence took quite a hit
But the map is not the land
And now I understand
That I don’t have to give it any attention

And oh
I just wanna feel
The desert of the real
I’m tired of being blinded
While I’m tryna find it
And I think we need to take it
If we’re gonna make it
We’ve come so far
Tell me where we are

I saw a great divide manufactured
All fractured and diffracted
Our every moment captured in time

I try to run before it
But I know I can’t ignore it
I’m just trying to live a real life

Chaos and confusion
Feed into delusion
‘Till everything’s illusion but the fight

Don’t let the bastards make you lonely
With the glowing screen, it only
Makes them stronger when we’re blinded by the light

But I
I just wanna feel
The desert of the real
I’m tired of being blinded
While I’m tryna find it
And I think that I can take it
Given that we made it
We’ve come so far
Tell me where we are

Where We Are

One day when the ride was slowing, I recalled where I was going.

Balatran

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