Cinnamon
Discovering Lightness in the Storm: Cinnamon by John Lensing
Lyrics
I know there's danger
I am aware of potential risks or hazards.
I'm not a stranger to it
I am familiar with these dangers; they are not unfamiliar to me.
I know there's parts of me that I was taught are better to hide
I acknowledge that there are aspects of myself that I've been taught are better kept hidden.
I'm tryna find them
I am attempting to discover these concealed parts.
I wanna climb out
I aspire to emerge from this situation.
I wanna make sure these are my words from my mouth
I aim to ensure that the words I speak are genuinely mine.
And there's something that I know now
I've learned something important.
But it always just gets choked down
However, this newfound knowledge is often suppressed.
It feels faded, but I'm searching for it hours after sundown
Despite feeling faint, I persist in searching for it long after sunset.
We're in the thick of it
We are deeply involved in the situation.
Goodness it's such a predicament
The circumstance is quite challenging.
But you bring me down, back to the now
Yet, you ground me in the present moment.
And you're making tea
You are engaged in making tea.
Cinnamon
Symbolically referring to comfort or warmth.
Cause I'm still thinking 'bout the moon
I'm still preoccupied with thoughts of the moon.
And how I haven't dreamt in four weeks
I haven't had dreams for four weeks.
Guess that I just couldn't find the time
Perhaps due to a lack of time, I haven't been dreaming.
We'll be getting soon to all the places we are going
We'll soon reach all the destinations we are heading towards.
Just stay patient with the moment as it flys away
Be patient with the passing moments.
Yeah it's getting away and it's dangerous dangerous
The situation is slipping away, becoming risky.
Looking for the cameras, tryna watch my language
Trying to be cautious with words, aware of scrutiny.
The world is in a stage, yeah I know that now
Realizing the world operates as a stage.
But my minds still running when the lights go out
My mind remains active even in darkness.
We're in the thick of it
We're deeply involved in the situation.
Goodness it's such a predicament
The circumstance is quite challenging.
But you bring me down, back to the now
Yet, you ground me in the present moment.
And you're making tea
You are engaged in making tea.
Cinnamon
Symbolically referring to comfort or warmth.
Cause there was danger all around you back when you were born
There was danger surrounding you since your birth.
It was swirling all around you like a big ol' storm
The danger was pervasive, like a massive storm.
First you tried hiding from it
Initially, you tried to avoid it.
Then you tried fighting it
Then you attempted to confront it.
Somehow now you seem to find a lightness in it
Now, you find a sense of lightness or ease within it.
Cause who we gonna trust is it the beauty or the anger
Questioning whether to trust positivity or negativity.
Who we gonna trust in this world full of strangers
Who can be trusted in a world full of unknown individuals?
If we can change our mind any time that we choose
We have the ability to change our perspectives.
Do you wanna feel together or alone in this room
Do you desire a sense of togetherness or solitude in this space?
Cause there was beauty all around you back when you were born
There was beauty surrounding you since your birth.
It's still swirling all around you like a big ol' storm
Beauty continues to encompass you like a massive storm.
First you tried hiding from it
Initially, you tried to avoid it.
Then you tried fighting it
Then you attempted to confront it.
All that's left to do is find the lightness in it
Now, the only option left is to find peace within it.
We're in the thick of it
We're deeply involved in the situation.
Goodness it's such a predicament
The circumstance is quite challenging.
But you bring me down, back to the now
Yet, you ground me in the present moment.
And you're making tea
You are engaged in making tea.
Cinnamon
Symbolically referring to comfort or warmth.
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