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Lyrics

[Verse 1 – Earth Rotation]
I'm ridin' this planet, 1,000 miles an hour
Spinnin’ 'round the axis with invisible power
Don’t feel a thing, I just stand still
But deep down I know, it's real

[Verse 2 – Orbit Around the Sun]
18 miles a second, we circle the sun
All of us flyin’, not just one
But speed don’t shake us, we’re locked in grace
Only change will break the space

[Chorus]
We spin so fast, but never feel
'Cause speed don’t matter if it’s sealed
Only when it bends or breaks
The soul wakes up, the silence shakes

[Verse 3 – Solar System in the Galaxy]
Half a million miles an hour through the Milky Way
Still I’m lost inside my yesterday
Everything moves, but we stay the same
Trapped in stories, stuck in names

[Bridge]
No edge, no start, no end in sight
Just circles dancing into night
And when I thought I reached the sky
I found the orbit was just... I

[Final Chorus – Self-Reflection]
I spin around my hopes, my fear
Same old axis year to year
Till I let go and lose control
And find the stillness in my soul

[Outro – The Shift Inside]
It’s not the speed that makes me cry
But when my path begins to slide
Something shifts, I start to feel
And that’s when silence turns to real


[Verse 1 – Earth Rotation]
I'm ridin' this planet, 1,000 miles an hour
Spinnin’ 'round the axis with invisible power
Don’t feel a thing, I just stand still
But deep down I know, it's real

[Verse 2 – Orbit Around the Sun]
18 miles a second, we circle the sun
All of us flyin’, not just one
But speed don’t shake us, we’re locked in grace
Only change will break the space

[Chorus]
We spin so fast, but never feel
'Cause speed don’t matter if it’s sealed
Only when it bends or breaks
The soul wakes up, the silence shakes

[Verse 3 – Solar System in the Galaxy]
Half a million miles an hour through the Milky Way
Still I’m lost inside my yesterday
Everything moves, but we stay the same
Trapped in stories, stuck in names

[Bridge]
No edge, no start, no end in sight
Just circles dancing into night
And when I thought I reached the sky
I found the orbit was just... I

[Final Chorus – Self-Reflection]
I spin around my hopes, my fear
Same old axis year to year
Till I let go and lose control
And find the stillness in my soul

[Outro – The Shift Inside]
It’s not the speed that makes me cry
But when my path begins to slide
Something shifts, I start to feel
And that’s when silence turns to real

It Mek

Desmond Dekker

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