ift Horse
The William Altig Choir

🐎 "Like a swift horse that leaves a weak horse behind, the true sage moves on."

There comes a moment when you realize you can't drag people with you. Not out of coldness—out of clarity. You climbed the mountain, stood on the palace of wisdom, and finally saw the whole picture. Now you have to keep moving.

This song is for everyone who's outgrown a relationship, a belief system, a version of themselves. For everyone who's awake among the sleeping, heedful among the heedless. The Buddha didn't say "wait." He said "move on."

It ain't cold. It ain't cruel. It's just true.

🙏 Part of The Blues Dhammapada series
📿 Based on Dhammapada Verses 28-29 (Appamādavagga - The Chapter on Heedfulness)

Lyrics: 
[Verse 1]
When you finally climb up out the fog
And stand up on the mountain high
You look back at all that pain you left
And you understand the reason why
People drowning in their own despair
Can't see past their own two hands
But you ain't heartless when you climb up here
You're just high enough to understand

[Chorus]
Swift horse, gotta move on
Can't wait for the weak ones left behind
Swift horse, gotta move on
Some people choose to stay blind
It ain't cold, it ain't cruel, it's just true
The ones who wake up gotta ride on through
Swift horse, move on through

[Verse 2]
Woke up wide awake among the sleeping
Walking straight while they sway and fall
Some folks practice being unconscious
While you're answering a higher call
You can love them, you can pray for them
But you cannot make them rise
Every soul has gotta climb their mountain
And see with their own eyes

[Chorus]
Swift horse, gotta move on
Can't wait for the weak ones left behind
Swift horse, gotta move on
Some people choose to stay blind
It ain't cold, it ain't cruel, it's just true
The ones who wake up gotta ride on through
Swift horse, move on through

[Bridge]
From the palace of wisdom
Looking down on the plains
The grief they're swimming in
Looked different from up here
What seemed like mountains
Were just shadows in the rain

[Final Chorus]
Swift horse, I'm moving on
Won't tie myself to what won't run
Swift horse, I'm moving on
This awakening has just begun
It ain't pride, it ain't scorn, it's just clear
The ones who climb keep climbing out of here
Swift horse, move on from here

[Outro]
Some horses are swift. Some horses are weak.
You can't slow down the swift to match the slow.
You can only keep running.
Heedful among the heedless.
Awake among the asleep.
Where are you going?

Swift Horse

In this song RJ expresses his desire to always be around his woman.

I Love Being Around You All the Time

up..it’s been a long time, don’t you know,  
People tune out, like they lost the flow,  
Crazy things happening, it’s all around,  
Or maybe I’m blind, can’t see the ground.  
Open up your mind, let the light seep in,  
Use your ears, listen up, let the change begin.  
See the chaos, the madness, the grind,  
Politicians losing it, can’t even find a line.  
  
This world’s a mess, yeah, it’s hard to believe,  
Kids outta control, while adults deceive.  
Open your eyes, man, it’s time to wake,  
In this crazy world, we gotta make a change.  
  
I hate the killing, I’m ripping through these rhymes,  
Trying to make sense in these troubled times.  
Sitting in my room, staring at the wall,  
Thinking to myself, should I even risk it all?  
Why would I step out when the streets are cold?  
This century’s rotten, got a story untold.  
Republicans, racism, yeah, it’s a mess,  
This world’s in trouble, man, we gotta confess.  
  
This world’s a mess, yeah, it’s hard to believe,  
Kids outta control, while adults deceive.  
Open your eyes, man, it’s time to wake,  
In this crazy world, we gotta make a change.  
  
So I’m here, pen in hand, trying to find the light,  
In this dark room, I’m ready to fight.  
For the truth, for the youth, for the ones who can’t see,  
Together we rise, that’s the way it should be.  
[Outro]  
Yeah, it’s time to rise, it’s time to stand tall,  
In this crazy world, we gotta change it all.  
So listen up, hear the call,  
Together we’ll break down these walls.
Yo, it’s been a long time, don’t you know,  
People tune out, like they lost the flow,  
Crazy things happening, it’s all around,  
Or maybe I’m blind, can’t see the ground.  
Open up your mind, let the light seep in,  
Use your ears, listen up, let the change begin.  
See the chaos, the madness, the grind,  
Politicians losing it, can’t even find a line.  
  
This world’s a mess, yeah, it’s hard to believe,  
Kids outta control, while adults deceive.  
Open your eyes, man, it’s time to wake,  
In this crazy world, we gotta make a change.  
  
I hate the killing, I’m ripping through these rhymes,  
Trying to make sense in these troubled times.  
Sitting in my room, staring at the wall,  
Thinking to myself, should I even risk it all?  
Why would I step out when the streets are cold?  
This century’s rotten, got a story untold.  
Republicans, racism, yeah, it’s a mess,  
This world’s in trouble, man, we gotta confess.  
  
This world’s a mess, yeah, it’s hard to believe,  
Kids outta control, while adults deceive.  
Open your eyes, man, it’s time to wake,  
In this crazy world, we gotta make a change.  
  
So I’m here, pen in hand, trying to find the light,  
In this dark room, I’m ready to fight.  
For the truth, for the youth, for the ones who can’t see,  
Together we rise

make-a-change.mp3

i like the way she lit her cigarette 
it reminded me that i'm still young 
i wouldn’t touch it mind ‘cuz I can’t stand the smell
but nonetheless she made it look so good

i met a girl in camden town and we talked about our dreams
and she said she’d like to be a writer 
it was raining what a shame
but we just talked until it stopped 
and then we left and i was lost again 

we were sat in a bar on chalk farm road
and she looked great by the window light
i fell in love with the city in her eyes 
it made going home even harder 

i met a girl in camden town and we talked about our dreams
and she said she’d like to be a writer 
it was raining what a shame
but we just talked until it stopped 
and then we left and i was lost again 

she took photos of me 
and she kept all her receipts
as she tried to lose herself 
and then she told me about
the boy who’d broken heart 
i tried to give her advice
but didn’t know where to start 

it was raining what a shame
and we talked about our dreams
it was raining what a shame 

i met a girl in camden town 
and we talked about our dreams

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