Happy Now
Embracing the Present: Finding Joy in 'Happy Now' by Leo Dressel
Lyrics
Have the one I love
Expressing contentment with having the person they love.
And hanging out at some place that feels nice
Enjoying time together at a pleasant location.
I wish I felt this all the time
Desiring to feel the current positive emotions continuously.
But light needs dark to shine
Acknowledging that light and dark are necessary for each other.
Sunlight hits my skin
Feeling the warmth of sunlight on the skin.
Eliminating thoughts that I won't miss
Experiencing the elimination of unwanted thoughts.
All I need I have with me
Expressing contentment with what they currently have.
I thank God you're here
Grateful for the presence of a loved one.
We sing along to songs that take us home
Enjoying singing along to songs that feel like home.
And we belong to what brings us some peace
Belonging to things that bring peace and comfort.
I will learn how to be present and here
Expressing a commitment to being present in the moment.
How could I be past and future and free?
Questioning how one can be both present and free from the past and future.
What's done is gone
Acknowledging that the past is gone and unchangeable.
Oh, who knows what will come?
Reflecting uncertainty about the future.
Give it to me then, I'm happy now
Expressing happiness in the present moment.
What's done is gone
Reiterating that the past is gone.
Oh, who knows what will come?
Expressing uncertainty about the future.
Lay it on me then, I'm happy now
Accepting and being content with whatever comes.
What's done is gone
Repeating the idea that the past is gone.
Gone
Repeating the notion that what is done is gone.
What is done is gone
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of the past.
My love
Referring to a loved one.
Knock on wood, it's gone
Expressing a desire for the negative aspects to be gone.
Gone
Repeating the idea that what is done is gone.
What is done is gone
Emphasizing the irreversible nature of the past.
My love
Referring to a loved one.
Yet, sometimes I go
Admitting to occasional struggles or downturns.
I go down
Experiencing a downward emotional state.
Half the one I love, I feel like
Repetition of feeling incomplete or diminished in love.
Half the one I love, I feel like
-Half the one I love, I feel like
-Half the one I love, I feel like
-Half the one I love, I feel like
-High
Feeling elevated or intense emotions.
Low and high
Repetition of experiencing both low and high emotions.
Low and high
-Low and high
-Oh, I know this too shall pass
Expressing the transient nature of difficult times.
Cry and then we laugh
Moving from sadness to joy.
Always give you half, my love
Committing to giving only part of oneself.
Oh, who knows what will come?
Expressing uncertainty about the future.
Deal with it then, I'm happy now
Being willing to deal with whatever comes.
What's done is gone
Reiterating that the past is gone.
Oh, who knows what will come?
Expressing uncertainty about the future.
Lay it on me then, I'm happy now
Accepting and being content with whatever comes.
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