Everything’s forced; nothing is flowing; everything’s gone, except for the going
And these things…that seem so real so strong, die so hard because you let ‘em so long they are, keeping you on …
Now I met the Lama, and we went for a walk; I did the walking and I let her do the talk. She said, “Son it don’t really matter what you do just as long as you do it with feeling. The world might not always be spinning for you but don’t let that keep you from living. You spend all this time and you are trying to pursue a thing you’ve already been given. Forget what you know and you might just find that heaven’s but the moment that we live in – that’s what I’ve been trying to say.”
Everything’s forced; everything’s crawling. Even my horse, of course, gets a kick when she’s stallin’.
1 time 2 men they offered 3pence 4 my thoughts
But their 5 sensed ways 6 shot a haze through the 7th heaven that they sought
8 up 9 lives that were in10ded to 11vate
But the 12th night came and with things the same the 13 signs await
Everything’s forced; everything’s fallin’.
Everything’s soft, except for the calling,
Of a voice whose tones are my own. From the inside it speaks upright but alone
and it says go and you’ll find all the world is your mind and your mind is no one’s but your own
So now that you know and you’ve heard my confession
The fate of the world – yeah the world – is at you discretion
Because son it don’t really matter what you do just as long as you do it with passion
The words might not always flow to you, but don’t let that suppress your expression
You can’t let it, no. You can’t let ‘em know … Wu Wie, Wu Wie
credits
from It Took the Village,
released September 22, 2012
Drums: Jon Crawford, Bass: Keith Brown, Acoustic: Jesse Gonzalez, Guitar: Mike Kreivis, Piano / Vocals: Joe Atman, Riohc Choir: II&III
Written by: Jesse Gonzalez, Joe Atman
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