Born Again Contradiction (track 5)
Could you climb back into the womb?
Warm protection from the gloom
Sometimes I want to try
When this world makes me cry
But I’m just acting like a baby, hey.
Could you cut the tie that binds?
Hanging off me all the time
Sometimes I wanta try
Cause you got me dangling over fire
But I’m just acting like a baby, wa wa!.
O I’m a born again contradiction
Just trying to escape my condition
But you can’t reinvent yourself
Anymore than you can reinvent the wheel
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction.
Could you learn to walk again?
Two steps forward, without looking back to where I’ve been.
Not looking ahead or all around
But feeling my feet planted firmly on this solid ground
And not focused on the maybe, hey.
O I’m a born again contradiction
Just trying to explain my condition
But you can’t reinvent yourself
Anymore than you can reinvent the wheel
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction.
Could you climb back into the womb?
Warm protection from the gloom
Sometimes I want to try
When this world makes me cry
But I’m just acting like a baby, hey.
Could you cut the tie that binds?
Hanging off me all the time
Sometimes I wanta try
Cause you got me dangling over fire
But I’m just acting like a baby, wa wa!.
O I’m a born again contradiction
Just trying to escape my condition
But you can’t reinvent yourself
Anymore than you can reinvent the wheel
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction.
Could you learn to walk again?
Two steps forward, without looking back to where I’ve been.
Not looking ahead or all around
But feeling my feet planted firmly on this solid ground
And not focused on the maybe, hey.
O I’m a born again contradiction
Just trying to explain my condition
But you can’t reinvent yourself
Anymore than you can reinvent the wheel
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction
I am born again, I’m a born again contradiction.
Don't Hold On (track 6)
I got an X across my heart
I got a cross around my neck
I have been there from the start
And I’ve started to see
I’ve got a sea welled up in my chest
A treasure chest once filled with gold
The golden calf you thought was blessed
Now starting to bleed
One thing that changes to another
Who I thought my enemy now is my brother
What I thought was God, well I soon discovered
Was a demon seed, planted down inside of me
So don’t hold on to anything
I plucked a flower from this earth
The earth that promises my life
But the life fell right from that stem
Once ripped it dies
And I felt the wind upon my face
And I tried to put it in a box
Now I’m all boxed up in this space
With no room to breath
Chorus
I got an X across my heart
I got a cross around my neck
I have been there from the start
And I’ve started to see
I’ve got a sea welled up in my chest
A treasure chest once filled with gold
The golden calf you thought was blessed
Now starting to bleed
One thing that changes to another
Who I thought my enemy now is my brother
What I thought was God, well I soon discovered
Was a demon seed, planted down inside of me
So don’t hold on to anything
I plucked a flower from this earth
The earth that promises my life
But the life fell right from that stem
Once ripped it dies
And I felt the wind upon my face
And I tried to put it in a box
Now I’m all boxed up in this space
With no room to breath
Chorus
This One, Not That One (track 7)
Walking through the grocery store, searching for a tube of
toothpaste
I finally find the aisle that’ll clean my coffee smile
but I’ll have to stay awhile, cause of all the choices I face
(there’s more choices than I have teeth….)
And I ask:
Which one will I choose?
Cause they all say 3 out of 4 dentists recommend I use
This one, not that one. This one, not that one.
Now I got my teeth clean, I’m sucked in like a tractor beam
To check out all the magazines that promise me what I need to be
happy.
I’m looking at all the choices there, trying hard not to stare
At all the pretty women there smiling at me with their perfect clean
teeth
And I ask myself…
Which one, would I choose
Cause they’re all just sitting out like objects
For some monkey like me to use – will it be
This one, not that one. The skinny one, not the fat one….
When I think of all the time we waste deciding on which taste to
taste
But never really tasting what’s already in our mouths to savor
Sometimes I wish I was a socialist, I’d throw away my grocery list
Then at least I’d waste my time standing in a line with my neighbor.
Enjoying the breeze, never knowing what they’ll give me
But still saying please, and thank you for
This one and that one. This one and that one.
Walking through the grocery store, searching for a tube of
toothpaste
I finally find the aisle that’ll clean my coffee smile
but I’ll have to stay awhile, cause of all the choices I face
(there’s more choices than I have teeth….)
And I ask:
Which one will I choose?
Cause they all say 3 out of 4 dentists recommend I use
This one, not that one. This one, not that one.
Now I got my teeth clean, I’m sucked in like a tractor beam
To check out all the magazines that promise me what I need to be
happy.
I’m looking at all the choices there, trying hard not to stare
At all the pretty women there smiling at me with their perfect clean
teeth
And I ask myself…
Which one, would I choose
Cause they’re all just sitting out like objects
For some monkey like me to use – will it be
This one, not that one. The skinny one, not the fat one….
When I think of all the time we waste deciding on which taste to
taste
But never really tasting what’s already in our mouths to savor
Sometimes I wish I was a socialist, I’d throw away my grocery list
Then at least I’d waste my time standing in a line with my neighbor.
Enjoying the breeze, never knowing what they’ll give me
But still saying please, and thank you for
This one and that one. This one and that one.
Song I Can't Remember (Track 4)
I wrote a song today
That I can’t remember
It spoke of skies so gray
And how to navigate this weather this winter
And I swear it held a key to life
In this human situation
And it made sense in my mind
And for a blessed moment everything went golden
(Chorus)
And it went…Da-iiii
But it had words with it
That dealt with all these questions
Like how could God permit
All of this pain if He’s so good?
But yet I saw how this could be
As I sang there in the sunshine
And I sang of beauty
Despite the cloudiness of living this life
Chorus
Bridge:
I felt like the Buddha, I felt like the Christ
Who underneath their trees
Sucked the sap from this life
And they learned how to just be
Help me learn just how to be.
I wrote a song today
That I can’t recover
And as I sang away
All this was discovered in my own heart
Maybe it was meant for me
And so you’ll have to trust me
That there exists a key
To all of this pain that you’re going through
So just sing with me…
I wrote a song today
That I can’t remember
It spoke of skies so gray
And how to navigate this weather this winter
And I swear it held a key to life
In this human situation
And it made sense in my mind
And for a blessed moment everything went golden
(Chorus)
And it went…Da-iiii
But it had words with it
That dealt with all these questions
Like how could God permit
All of this pain if He’s so good?
But yet I saw how this could be
As I sang there in the sunshine
And I sang of beauty
Despite the cloudiness of living this life
Chorus
Bridge:
I felt like the Buddha, I felt like the Christ
Who underneath their trees
Sucked the sap from this life
And they learned how to just be
Help me learn just how to be.
I wrote a song today
That I can’t recover
And as I sang away
All this was discovered in my own heart
Maybe it was meant for me
And so you’ll have to trust me
That there exists a key
To all of this pain that you’re going through
So just sing with me…
Pass On By (track 9)
Why O wind, did you pass me by?
Caught my attention then away you fly.
Calm before, now calm again
Were you whispering to the soul of a friend, you
Did the weather maker send you to blow
Something out of the way
For a wanderer, o like me
To keep me from stumbling, you
Pass on by, pass on by
Will you come again, you
Pass on by, pass on by
On you I depend.
You come through the window
And not through the door
Late at night – reminds me what life is for
You speak in ways I can’t understand
Too great for me this mysterious hand, you
Chorus
Bridge:
Blow on through, blow on through, blow on through, blow on
through yeah. Blow on through, blow on the through, blow on
through to the depths of you.
Pass me by, pass me by, pass me by in the depths of my mind.
Blow on through, blow on through O.
On you I depend.
Why O wind, did you pass me by?
Caught my attention then away you fly.
Calm before, now calm again
Were you whispering to the soul of a friend, you
Did the weather maker send you to blow
Something out of the way
For a wanderer, o like me
To keep me from stumbling, you
Pass on by, pass on by
Will you come again, you
Pass on by, pass on by
On you I depend.
You come through the window
And not through the door
Late at night – reminds me what life is for
You speak in ways I can’t understand
Too great for me this mysterious hand, you
Chorus
Bridge:
Blow on through, blow on through, blow on through, blow on
through yeah. Blow on through, blow on the through, blow on
through to the depths of you.
Pass me by, pass me by, pass me by in the depths of my mind.
Blow on through, blow on through O.
On you I depend.
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Swim (Track 1)
This is the showdown, there’s no better time.
Will you run away or stay and fight?
I’ve been to the desert, I’ve been to the sea,
I’ve received the gifts they’ve given to me.
I’ve lost some illusions – I’ll probably lose more
And if there’s anything left, it’s on the other shore
Chorus:
So can I dive into the water?
Slap this wicked face of fate
Don’t know if it’s a burning river
Or just another icy lake
It’s the tension of this moment,
It’s the things that we must lose,
These clothes stuck to my body,
Strip down and choose – to swim.
This moment is terror – this moment is fake
This moment has already been washed away.
My life is not future, my life is not past
My life is before words even break the glass.
And so I’m in silence, and so I’m in love
I’m looking at nothing – can I take the plunge?
Chorus:
Can I dive into the water
Drink the passion love creates?
Don’t know if it’s a burning river
Or just another icy lake.
It’s the tension of this moment
It’s the things that we must lose
These clothes stuck to my body
I’ll strip down and choose – to swim
Well this silence is the answer
The fear has been submerged
Life in the center flowing
Will the true self please emerge?
This water ever burns me
This water ever heals.
What holds this flow together
But love that is the real?
Teach me to swim. Swim.
This is the showdown, there’s no better time.
Will you run away or stay and fight?
I’ve been to the desert, I’ve been to the sea,
I’ve received the gifts they’ve given to me.
I’ve lost some illusions – I’ll probably lose more
And if there’s anything left, it’s on the other shore
Chorus:
So can I dive into the water?
Slap this wicked face of fate
Don’t know if it’s a burning river
Or just another icy lake
It’s the tension of this moment,
It’s the things that we must lose,
These clothes stuck to my body,
Strip down and choose – to swim.
This moment is terror – this moment is fake
This moment has already been washed away.
My life is not future, my life is not past
My life is before words even break the glass.
And so I’m in silence, and so I’m in love
I’m looking at nothing – can I take the plunge?
Chorus:
Can I dive into the water
Drink the passion love creates?
Don’t know if it’s a burning river
Or just another icy lake.
It’s the tension of this moment
It’s the things that we must lose
These clothes stuck to my body
I’ll strip down and choose – to swim
Well this silence is the answer
The fear has been submerged
Life in the center flowing
Will the true self please emerge?
This water ever burns me
This water ever heals.
What holds this flow together
But love that is the real?
Teach me to swim. Swim.
Slow Down (Track 2)
Too much running with blind eyes
Fickle rat race, fickle prize
Too much grasping at fake things
Empty hands and hurt feelings
Too much action not enough
Of that silent stare of love
Too much looking far ahead
What if this in case of that?
Placing Hope in the next step
But tripping on the one I’m in
Not enough of asking questions
Skipping only to the answers
So Slow down. The earth will turn without your willing it.
Slow down. And the fire burns without your touching it.
Slow down. Calm this restless heart of mine.
Too much thinking, too much time
To get our hopes hung from these lines
So too much weight hangs from our
Before the journey’s even complete.
There’s too much aching, a silent shout
Cut the lines, let them fall down
Chorus
Bridge:
And there’s one thing, one thing that I missed
Cause there’s too much to do on my list
I need three, three, three other me’s
And what for, what for, I can’t see the reason
For the five things that I forgot to do, and that was
Slow Down (chorus)
Too much running with blind eyes
Fickle rat race, fickle prize
Too much grasping at fake things
Empty hands and hurt feelings
Too much action not enough
Of that silent stare of love
Too much looking far ahead
What if this in case of that?
Placing Hope in the next step
But tripping on the one I’m in
Not enough of asking questions
Skipping only to the answers
So Slow down. The earth will turn without your willing it.
Slow down. And the fire burns without your touching it.
Slow down. Calm this restless heart of mine.
Too much thinking, too much time
To get our hopes hung from these lines
So too much weight hangs from our
Before the journey’s even complete.
There’s too much aching, a silent shout
Cut the lines, let them fall down
Chorus
Bridge:
And there’s one thing, one thing that I missed
Cause there’s too much to do on my list
I need three, three, three other me’s
And what for, what for, I can’t see the reason
For the five things that I forgot to do, and that was
Slow Down (chorus)
Child On Your Floor (Track 3)
I can taste the warning signs
Of all the things that make us blind to
The truth that dwells inside
And I can taste the consequence
That threatens us with permanence
This dry place in our souls.
But I can’t treat this stain, this sin
With anything or place I’ve been, I know
It’s just part of me
But I’m reaching in, are you listening? Your hands are cold, can’t
you feel?
Why aren’t you talking to me? Don’t you care anymore?
I am this child on your floor Sweeping up all this mess
I do not want this…
So I sing: Do do do do do do do dooooo
I’m empty.
Do do do do do do do do do
I’m empty, til you come inside.
I can feel the warmth of this breath
That keeps me from spiritual death I know
It’s inside of me
But I can still see the warning track
That flips me off my feet, I’m on my back again
Staring at the sky
And you’ll see me on my knees
Begging cheaply to receive
Something, anything, nothing
But I’m reaching in, are you listening? My hands are cold can’t
you feel
Why aren’t you talking to me? Don’t you care anymore
I am a child on your floor. I’m sweeping up all this mess
But I do not want this
So I’ll sing:
(Chorus)
Bridge:
And its who I am that makes me want you
And its what I lack that makes me need you
I don’t give a damn if I can’t feel you
Cause I love you
Til you come inside
I can taste the warning signs
Of all the things that make us blind to
The truth that dwells inside
And I can taste the consequence
That threatens us with permanence
This dry place in our souls.
But I can’t treat this stain, this sin
With anything or place I’ve been, I know
It’s just part of me
But I’m reaching in, are you listening? Your hands are cold, can’t
you feel?
Why aren’t you talking to me? Don’t you care anymore?
I am this child on your floor Sweeping up all this mess
I do not want this…
So I sing: Do do do do do do do dooooo
I’m empty.
Do do do do do do do do do
I’m empty, til you come inside.
I can feel the warmth of this breath
That keeps me from spiritual death I know
It’s inside of me
But I can still see the warning track
That flips me off my feet, I’m on my back again
Staring at the sky
And you’ll see me on my knees
Begging cheaply to receive
Something, anything, nothing
But I’m reaching in, are you listening? My hands are cold can’t
you feel
Why aren’t you talking to me? Don’t you care anymore
I am a child on your floor. I’m sweeping up all this mess
But I do not want this
So I’ll sing:
(Chorus)
Bridge:
And its who I am that makes me want you
And its what I lack that makes me need you
I don’t give a damn if I can’t feel you
Cause I love you
Til you come inside
Plasticity (track 8)
When everything is financed
and nothing is bought
From your fashion to your furniture
and pretty soon your caught up
In some sort of web
Of finance and fear
And your personal identity
Goes only as deep as your pockets are near.
When the person you are
Depends on your power
To buy that sleek car
And one-up the neighbor
How foolish we are
To think that we could trade
This priceless identity
For a name stamped on a card.
And I’m tired of plastic things
Taking the place of gold rings
When the world moves at light speed
And I can’t keep up with the plasticity of being.
In this culture of plastic
That we assume is best
From the music that we listen to
To those things on your chest
What are we hiding
Trying to conceal
But the pain and the passion
And the beauty of the real in its coffin now
And I’m tired of plastic things
Filling the cracks in broken dreams
And the world is busting out at the seems
The world was so brave until it gave into plasticity
And I’m tired of plastic things
Making us less than human beings
As I write this eulogy
And I can’t keep up with the plasticity of being.
When everything is financed
and nothing is bought
From your fashion to your furniture
and pretty soon your caught up
In some sort of web
Of finance and fear
And your personal identity
Goes only as deep as your pockets are near.
When the person you are
Depends on your power
To buy that sleek car
And one-up the neighbor
How foolish we are
To think that we could trade
This priceless identity
For a name stamped on a card.
And I’m tired of plastic things
Taking the place of gold rings
When the world moves at light speed
And I can’t keep up with the plasticity of being.
In this culture of plastic
That we assume is best
From the music that we listen to
To those things on your chest
What are we hiding
Trying to conceal
But the pain and the passion
And the beauty of the real in its coffin now
And I’m tired of plastic things
Filling the cracks in broken dreams
And the world is busting out at the seems
The world was so brave until it gave into plasticity
And I’m tired of plastic things
Making us less than human beings
As I write this eulogy
And I can’t keep up with the plasticity of being.