Story Behind the Song
This song was inspired by the teachings of Ram Daas, written in the book, "Be Here NOW." It's main gist is the path to enlightenment begins with focusing on the moment, NOW. It's funny how 90% of all humankind's thoughts focus either on the past or the future, instead of the NOW. Once you realize their is beauty and love in the NOW, your world will open up, and happiness will be inevitable.
I was turned onto this thought process by my wife, who noticed I was not in the happiest of all mindframes and suggested I head into the woods and do a "vision quest" - actually, a 3 day fast, taking with me my thoughts and the book, "Be Here NOW." When I came out of the woods, I was both inspired and hungry, both for love and for food!
Bottom line...I was in tune, I was in the moment and I was living, NOW.
This experience inspired the name of this band and will always be me...NOW is NOW
Lyrics
"YOUNG MAN"
Who could have planned this path we're on any better,
Who could have opened my mind to a real look inside of me,
Since then I've taken the time to throw away time,
I think I feel the way you do,
Thank you, thank you,
you never lossed faith in me...
You said...
Young man, groove on easy,
Young man, dig this teaching,
Darling, so awake,
Young man, learned to love the way I do...
I'm gonna hold on tight to you,
I'm sitting in quiet time I never did feel any better,
Loneliness never did occur cause you're part of my heart you see,
Poetry rhythm and rhyme help me bide my time,
I think I feel the way you do,
Thank you, thank you,
You never lossed faith in me...
You said...
Young man, groove on easy,
Young man, dig this teaching,
Darling, so awake,
Young man, learned to love the way I do...
I'm in tune
I'm in tune
I'm in tune...
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