I clung to a blindfold and a book I couldn't think, I couldn't look A car careening off the road
I spoke like a riddle, in a dream My heart was pumping gasoline I still was sleeping when I woke
My head, ran away, and then my heart The whole caboodle fell apart I didn't notice I was gone
But now, there is music, there is light There is laughter, there is sight I am new, and I am strong
Free me, scrub away my calloused thoughts, release me Clean me, there's water in the creek And I will wash away my sad defeats and start, this all anew
I thought I knew it all before My cup was spilling on the floor I had to pour it down the drain
Now I can fill it up anew With something real, with something true I’m standing naked in the rain
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The beginner's mind will see That there's a forest for the trees And that we're smaller than the sum of who we are
With a whisper or a shout The voice will shake you in and out And leave you empty as a midnight boulevard