Story Behind the Song
I took a class on Eastern Philosophy and Religion last summer... This song is really about the struggle that I (and most people have) crossing the hurdles they come across in life. Sometimes I, personally, try so hard to figure out the answers to my problems that I think in circles and make things worse... and by letting go and accepting everything the way it is at the present moment (kind of a Buddhist thing to do I suppose) you can achieve true clarity.
Lyrics
i dont know how much longer i can keep myself from running
set my eyes on the future and i still dont see it clear
it used to be enough to just breathe in, close my eyes when it's coming
innocence seems to be what's in, but there's no room for that here
I can wait but for how long
i hesitate, am i that strong
looking in doesn't always make me see
there's so much more to me
swallow it, spit it out, it's really all the same
win or lose, how could I choose, I'm in the circle game
every decision will have it's price, the question's in the paying
can it be without sacrifice, i'm on my knees and praying
I can wait but for how long
I debate, am I that strong
looking out doesn't always make me see
there's so much more to me
will it really balance for me in the end
im looking my the window for a place to land
im keeping faith with me in case i need a hand
to understand
When i want it i suffer, i'm blind to all that's near me
maybe I should be tougher, maybe that would get me there
I remember when i just breathed in, how i saw so clearly
Doesn’t matter the state I'm in, as long i'm aware
I can wait, for so so long
I meditate. I write this song
letting go, is the light that lets me see
everything in me, everything in me
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