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maybe there is something i can do to understand
the dissatisfaction growing in me about being human
how long denied the self-destructive egocentric way
while pretense is survival and corruption rules the day
still i want to hope
optimism
humanism
still i want to dream
and believe
in humanity
still i want to believe the dream can come true
still i want to believe in you
maybe there is something more i can do to explain
the insensitive ignorance can only lead to pain
how long repressed children taught to ignore their own senses
while life is built on wasteful greed, abuse, and pretenses
still i want to hope
anything is
possible
still i want to dream
and believe
everything can change
still i want to believe the dream can come true
still i want to believe in you
how long can you hide behind god
how long can you shirk your responsibility
how long can you live with your head in the sand
ignoring the cruelty of the way you live
would you dare compare all you take with all you give?
what would the scale tell you
if you dared to be true?
maybe there is something more i can say or do
to somehow get this message into the heart of you
where you cannot ignore the imbalance of mankind
so you cannot choose to remain deaf, dumb, and blind
and still want to hope
we will survive
humanity
we can live the dream
living in peace
human family
still i want to believe the dream can come true
still i want to believe in you
touch someone right now
open your heart
touch someone right now
let the dream start
touch someone right now
all you need to do
touch someone right now
it is up to you
touch someone right now
open your heart
touch someone right now
feel the dream start
touch someone right now
all you need to do
touch someone right now
it is up to you
touch someone right now
open your heart
touch someone right now
this is your part
touch someone right now
all you need to do
touch someone right now
it is up to you
touch someone right now
open your heart
touch someone right now
be the dream
and the dream will start
touch someone right now
all you need to do
touch someone right now
it is up to you
be the dream
and the dream will come true
I left my heart so long ago
in my imagination
now Deepak talks of imaginal cells
beyond human sensation
and butterflies offer a laugh
as tears drown inspiration
just because nobody near
cares
I left my hope so long ago
in my procrastination
when Gandhi talked of selfless acts
and love's emancipation
I bought into a savior's crossing
with holy proclamation
but all I found was nobody
shares
it's a give and take world with everybody taking
and all my giving leaves me empty inside
it's a disillusioned child with a heart still breaking
still looking for a magic carpet ride
and all the half-hearted efforts to give up
to accept the apathy that is the norm
doesn't seem to work for me, there is no holy cup
that brings me comfort in the current storm
what do you want?
what do you want?
I waste my time with these words
are your ears open?
do your eyes see?
what do you believe is me?
what do you want?
what do you want?
why do you come to these words?
what can you relate to?
do you know what is true?
what do you want to do?
who are you?
and what do you want to do?
I left my dream so long ago
in tortured isolation
now Rumi talks of whirling spells
and holy copulation
and caterpillars shed a tear
for human population
a race lost in lies and despair
fears
I left my faith so long ago
in rational revelation
now holy talk of heaven and hell
is sad self-mutilation
does anyone live without fear?
in innocent elation
laughing at the masks everyone
wears
it's a give and take world with everybody taking
and all my giving leaves me empty inside
it's a disillusioned child with a heart still breaking
still looking for a magic carpet ride
and all the half-hearted efforts to give up
to accept the apathy that is the norm
doesn't seem to work for me, there is no holy cup
that brings me comfort in the current storm
but I don't want to play that game anymore
the happy child inside wants to laugh again
trying to fit in to belong to not be alone
is a waste of time in a world of pretense
so keep your promise of tomorrow
living in your world of sorrow
as if this is not the place to be
you are wasted from the start
when fear and lies fill your heart
truth is nothing when you will not see
how can you be trusted?
when you don't take responsibility
how can you be trusted?
when you condemn your own ecstasy
how can you be trusted?
when you live for some future fantasy
how can you be trusted?
when you ignore your own reality
what do you want?
what do you want?
I waste my time with these words
are your ears open?
do your eyes see?
what do you believe is me?
what do you want?
what do you want?
why do you come to these words?
what can you relate to?
do you know what is true?
what do you want to do?
who are you?
and what do you want to do?
I don't want to be no prophet
I don't want to be no sage
I don't want to be no savior
no guru ahead of my age
I don't want to be no genius
I don't want to be above
I don't want to be no poet
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be in love
I just want to be
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
in love
.
.
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I left my love so long ago
in betrayed veneration
self-pity and apathy
replaced inclination
joined the web of wasting time
mental masturbation
acute alliteration
self-mocking frustration
synaptic undulation
irreverent aeration
human beneficiation
rhyming affectation
revered imitation
yeah
yeah
yeah
but after all is said and done
I just want some harmless fun
and to share honesty
in reality
and I just want to share
how much I can care
without fear…
and with
honest appreciation
living jubilation
pure emancipation
free invigoration
true actualization
infinite suaviation
creative inspiration
passionate exultation
and playful relaxation
in love
in love
in love - I just want to be
in love
in love
in love - I just want to be
in love
in love
in love - I just want to be
in love
take me away from
the self-involved compassion
for my own private armada
of wounded dreams and pieces
of an age old broken heart
have I forgotten how to start
all over again
have I forgotten how to live
and make a new friend
have I forgotten how to hope
and believe in love
have I forgotten how to dream
or what I dream of
give me a reason
to come out of hibernation
in this wound-licking concerto
of superficial distraction
and creative child's play
have I forgotten what it means
to be alive
have I forgotten how to live
to live to survive
have I forgotten how important
it is to care
have I forgotten how important
it is to share
give me a way to
return to an intimacy
that reaches beyond the body
that does not fear lust
that does not fear trust
give me a way to
return to sincerity
at depths of meaningful
sharing and caring that
means something more
give me a way to
actually make a difference
in this world of plastic promises
and instant gratification
and sound bytes
give me a way to
give me a way to
give me a way to
give me away
I smell in places she's yet to
let anyone else explore
as a body ages it
helps youth close the door
cultural stereotyping
or natural instinct win out
doing what I'm supposed to do
is just not what I'm about
so I'll let her love me
if that's what she wants to do
whatever anyone else believes
I'll believe her love is true
and if that makes me
an old fool or something worse
don't let it worry you
let it be my curse
and I'll tell you everything in the next verse
she is my blessing
she is my dream
she is everything
and if you don't know what I mean
you've never lived
you've never loved
and I can only
hope you do
before you reach your heaven above
or you missed the point of life
have faith in truth my friend
if you don't love like this in this life
and your god is kind
you'll get to try again
and it doesn't matter how old we are
or if we are women or men
when you find the one who is everything
you know your journey can end
you reach a place where fear of judgment no longer wins
and that, my friends, is where it all begins
so let her love you
if that's what she wants to do
whatever anyone else believes
believe her love is true
and if that makes you
an old fool or something worse
don't let it worry you
let the whole world curse
and understand the truth in the next verse
she is your blessing
she is your dream
she is everything
and if you know what I mean
you've know you've lived
you've know you've loved
and you can only
hope they do
before they reach their heaven above
or they've missed the point of life
have faith in truth my friend
if they don't love like this in this life
and their god is kind
they'll get to try again
to actualize the truth in the next verse
she is the blessing
she is the dream
she is everything
and when you know what it mean
you know you've lived
you know you've loved
and you can know you
have finally
reached your heaven above
right here, right now, in this life
have faith in truth my friend
if you love like this in this life time
you know your god is kind
and you'll get to love again
and again and again
you know your love is kind
and true
and you'll love again and again
you know your love is kind
and true
and you'll love again and again
love again and again
love will never end
if you
believe in love
and love again and again
and love again and again
and love again and again
how many times can a heart be reborn
before it is permanently torn?
how many times can hope re-raise a head
before it is permanently dead?
the dream of love seems distant now
as life rolls along
my heart may have forgotten how
to trust in love's song
a scary thought, fate worse than death
or just the way it goes
how many live this way each breath
is the answer, who knows
or who cares?
is it all as sad as it appears?
are you there?
lost somewhere in a dream on heaven's stairs?
do you remember goodness (please say you can)
do you remember kindness (brotherhood of man)\
do you remember laughing and trusting a friend
was that lost in childhood and why must it end?
how many times can a promise be broken
before a promise means nothing anymore?
how many times can faith in each other
be betrayed before it just closes the door?
on dreams of love we hold so dear
where does it all go wrong?
does the heart forget how to care
and trust in love's song?
how can we stop this living death
before it kills us all?
how do we remember how to hear
when love comes to call?
and who cares?
am I alone as it appears?
are you there?
lost somewhere in the spiritual despair?
religions show their try colors
when they try to tear each other apart
nationalistic endeavors
do more to divide than console the heart
science and social studies
prove only that there is more to know
we have lost faith where it matters
inside is where we need to go
will the hopeful bridge ever return
to this broken hearted melody?
can faith and trust be relearned
and put an end to this tragedy?
are you sitting there in your silence
asking yourself what went wrong?
what will it take to bring you back
to believe in love's song?
how many times can this song be sung
before enough people hear?
how many more leaders must be hung
before we get over our fear?
how many flags must be waved or burned
before we place value back where it belongs
how many plastic faces and glittered places
will distract you from what is wrong?
how long before gold loses it's appeal?
how long before we get back to being real
how long before you remember how it feels
to believe in love's song
if I could hold you
you could feel my heart melting
tears of joy comes with the healing
years of loneliness could end
if you would hold me
you could know my heart's passion
love could come back into fashion
remember your childhood best friend
that is the feeling I know
when I dream about you
the feeling would show
I can't live without you
the answer would blow
in the wind like it was foretold
in your arms my heart
would come in from the cold
if I could hold you
you could feel my hunger for you
know just how much I adore you
you are my fantasy
if you would hold me
you could feel I would die for you
how I would give my life to you
everything I'll ever be
this is the feeling I feel
when I think about you
feeling I want to make real
feeling I can't live without you
the answer would show
in the stars as you shine in my eyes
in your arms my heart
would feel so wise
the magic most people call the heavens
the wonderlust most would call youth
the devotion most people give to gods
the bliss of believing in a truth
the treasure at the end of a rainbow
the will to die for a love so true
the hope we call innocence within a child
I feel all this and more with you
if I could hold you...
