Too much information
Need to calm down, let go
Breath in peace
Worry and anxious feelings
Need to close your eyes, let go
Breathe and release
All of a sudden the people,
the talking, the telephone,
all fades away
You visit a place in a timeless
dimension where all of your
fears are at bay
You can fly away
Fly like a bird
Across the sky
Above the clouds so high
Moon and the stars
Light up the sky
Presence fights illusion
It’s not all as serious as
your mind
Wants you to think it is
Unsure of your future
Need to focus on,
what you want
And something will come
your way
All of a sudden the negative
voices and weaknesses
all fade away
You visit a place in a timeless
dimension where all of your
fears are at bay
You can fly away
Fly like a bird
Across the sky
Above the clouds so high
Moon and the stars
Light up the sky
Sun sets low across the bay
A beautiful light
Closes the day
You can visit anytime
It’s always there
Just close your eyes
(You know, you know, you
know, you know, you know
If you wanna be, home free,
just breathe
You know, you know, you know,
you know, you know
If you wanna be, home free,
just breathe
You know all you need, all you
need, all you need, all you
need, is to feel connected
You know all you need, all you
need, all you need, all you
need, is to be connected
Slow down, slow down,
what you rushing for)
Some songs you wake up with and just can’t let go. Funny thing is I don’t recall ever hearing this song. Reminiscent memories from childhood and staying at my grandparent’s house lifted it from somewhere in my subconscious.
The remarkable thing about Indian music is that the melody resonates with you emotionally first and the lyrics connect with you mentally second. This may seem like it’s true of music in general, but I personally don’t know the lyrics of most Indian songs. I can hum the tune though, and simply through that describe to you at length the message the artist is trying to convey. I can feel it. As this youtube commenter does below:
Whenever I listen to this song, I feel like forgetting all about worldly ties – planning, finance, career, in-laws, etc., and just wish I can LIVE this song. It spells a serene magic on me and I just forget everything. Truly magical and out of the world feeling. Just like true love… you can just feel … can never describe to the fullest..
It’s a classic from the 60’s sung by Lata Mangeshkar, one of the most talented, prolific and longstanding singers ever to make music. She’s been singing since 1942 and at 80 years old, her voice still sounds the same.
While the song is very much about the euphoria of love, the refrain – along with its wistful tonality – has such a strong sense of the in-the-present mentality. Like you’re about to lose the moment and want to make the most of it.
kaanton se khinch ke ye aanchal
After pulling my sari fringe from the thorns tod ke bandhan baandhe paayal
I broke all the ties and wore my anklet koi na roko dil ki udaan ko
don’t any one stop the my soaring heart dil vo chalaa ha ha haa haa haa haa
Here goes my heart
(aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai
Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai
Today I have the intention to die again)
apne hi bas main nahin main
I am losing self control dil hai kahin toh hoon kahin main, o o
My heart is somewhere else and I am elsewhere jaane kyaa paa ke meri zindagi ne
Don’t know what my life found and hans kar kahaa, ha ha, ha ha, aa a
laughingly said
(aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai
Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai
Today I have the intention to die again)
main huun ghubaar yaa tuufaan huun
Am I dust in the wind or a rebelious storm koi bataae main kahaan huun
Someone tell me, where am I? dar hai safar men kahin kho na jaauun main
I fear I may get lost in my travels rastaa nayaa a a aa aa aa aa
Since the road I am taking is new
(aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai
Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai
Today I have the intention to die again)
kal ke andheron se nikal ke
Escaping from the darkness of yesterday dekhaa hai aankhen malake malake
I am slowly opening my eyes phuul hi phuul zindagi bahaar hai
I see flowers everywhere, the life has turned into the spring time tay kar liyaa a a aa aa aa aa
I have decided
(aaj phir jine ki tamannaa hai
Today I have the desire to live again aaj phir marane kaa iraadaa hai
Today I have the intention to die again)
We could let this love be the fading sky
We could drift all night untill the new sun rise
Pass me a drink or maybe two
One for me and one for you
And we’ll be free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Here comes corner winds and the changin’ tide
We better drop them sails and get inside
When will the weather ever let us go
I guess we’ll have to wait until the trade winds blow
When we’ll be free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
There’s nothing in between
What we are, what we see
There’s nothing in between
What we are, what we see, what we are
We are just
On a life boat sailin’ home
With our drunken hearts and our tired bones
Well I just take one last look around
Yeah an’ every place feels like a familiar town
And now we’re free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
And dontchya wanna be
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
From time to time a little
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
(hey now now)
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
I know you know your
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Feels so good to be
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
mmm mmm mmm
Free-ee-ee-ee-ee
Imagine there’s no heaven
Its easy if you try
And no hell, below us
And above us, is only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for today.
You may say, that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one.
I hope someday, you’ll join us
And the world will live as one.
Imagine there’s no countries,
It isn’t hard to do.
Nothing to kill,
Or die for.
No religion too.
Imagine all the people,
Living the life for peace.
You may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one.
I hope someday, you’ll join us
And the world will live as one.
Imagine no possessions,
I wonder if you can.
No need for greed or hunger,
A brotherhood of man.
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world.
And you may say that I’m a dreamer
But I’m not the only one.
I hope someday, you’ll join us
And the world will live as one.
It’s not about losing yourself to busyness, it’s about awareness that lets you be a part of the world and treat others as equal.
We all do that in our own way. Intention is the key to life. When we take care of one, do we lose out on another? I don’t have that answer. So should we take care of others? I believe it comes naturally. A woman who trips over her heel and needs a hand to get up, the old man having trouble with his groceries, the little child who needs a boost to jump up on the chair, the colleague who needs extra eyes to proofread a report, the depressed who need an ear, the person seeking attention who needs a smile and nod from a stranger, the acknowledgment we all afford each other as human beings. These things happen as life happens. We can’t force ourselves to be healers and helpers, but we can be aware of our surroundings and notice the moments we can contribute.
We rarely know we’re happy when we are. It might be any of the circumstances above that makes us feel good or it could be a simple dinner conversation with a friend. We’ll cherish the moment later in our minds. In hindsight, we’ll see it as happy. Instead of seeking that happiness, maybe we need to flow more with the currents around us or create a current of our own. Just like in the ocean, we get pushed one way or another in the wave of life. And there’s nothing wrong with that. That can be a community working together. When we react negatively to those currents, we feel the need to create waves of our own. That’s up to you or your context.
Think about how a surfer catches waves. For every 30 minutes you wade around, you catch a 30 second break and fade into it. It’s a beautiful thing. Addictive beyond belief and hence the birth of surf culture. Those 30 minutes mean the world. As with life, you’re still floating on a moving current, but you’re not fighting it, you’re flowing along, feeling it out, timing the waves, getting to know the lay of the land (water). Then you see an opportunity and launch! You talk about the rush after the fact. If it weren’t for those 30 minutes, you’d never catch the break. The best surfers adapt the quickest, they develop a sixth sense for the waves, the current, and the flow.
Take your own 30 minutes. Or an hour. Or a year. Fighting against your surroundings will only push you back further and hurt those around you. Remember that just being isn’t just about doing whatever you want, it’s about knowing and respecting the moment you’re in, from one to the next. You can’t understand yourself – you can’t catch that break – unless you feel out the current life is taking you on.
I backed my car into a cop car the other day
Well he just drove off sometimes life’s ok
I ran my mouth off a bit too much oh what did i say
Well you just laughed it off it was all ok
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on any way well
Well, a fake Jamaican took every last dime with that scam
It was worth it just to learn some sleight-of-hand
Bad news comes don’t you worry even when it lands
Good news will work its way to all them plans
We both got fired on the exactly the same day
Well we’ll float on good news is on the way
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on ok
And we’ll all float on alright
Already we’ll all float on
Now don’t worry we’ll all float on
Alright already we’ll all float on
Alright don’t worry we’ll all float on
And we’ll all float on alright
Already we’ll all float on
Alright don’t worry even if things end up a bit to heavy
we’ll all float on alright
Already we’ll all float on
Alright already we’ll all float on
Ok don’t worry we’ll all float on
Even if things get heavy we’ll all float on
Alright already we’ll all float on
Don’t you worry we’ll all float on
All float on
Life, it’s ever so strange
It’s so full of change
Think that you’ve worked it out
Then BANG
Right out of the blue
Something happens to you
To throw you off course
And then you
Breakdown
Yeah you breakdown
Well don’t you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It’ll take you round and round
Sometimes you’re up
Sometimes you’re down
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
Don’t be scared
Don’t hide your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don’t forget it’s just a ride
Truth, we don’t wanna hear
It’s too much to take
Don’t like to feel out of control
So we make our plans
Ten times a day
And when they don’t go
Our way we
Breakdown
Yeah we breakdown
Well don’t you breakdown
Listen to me
Because
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It’ll take you round and round
Sometimes you’re up
Sometimes you’re down
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
Don’t be scared
Don’t hide your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don’t forget it’s just a ride
Slowly, oh so very slowly
Except that
There’s no getting off
So live it, just gotta go with it
Coz this ride’s, never gonna stop
Breakdown
Don’t you breakdown
No need to breakdown
No need at all
Because
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
No need to run, no need to hide
It’ll take you all around
Sometimes you’re up
Sometimes you’re down
It’s just a ride, it’s just a ride
Don’t be scared now
Dry your eyes
It may feel so real inside
But don’t forget enjoy the ride
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