The Middle Ages
Navigating Life's Journey: Reflections from The Middle Ages
Lyrics
Looking back is not the same as looking forward
Reflecting on the past isn't the same as looking ahead.
You can't see what it is you're heading toward
You can't predict what lies ahead in the future.
All that's visible is what's left behind
All that's evident is what's left from the past.
The dreams distilled and the dreams discarded
The dreams pursued and the dreams abandoned.
What made you leap or left you empty hearted
What inspired you or left you feeling unfulfilled.
In the moment and in the fullness of time
Living in the present moment and considering the passage of time.
Now you see what it is that you would have changed if only you'd known
Realizing things you wish you could have changed with hindsight.
Where you'd be and to be here is very strange waking up alone
Feeling strange waking up alone and realizing where you are.
In the middle ages
Referencing a phase of life, possibly a metaphorical 'middle age'.
All along you paid close attention
Paying attention throughout life's journey.
To the answers when a voice asked the question
Being attentive to answers when faced with life's questions.
How'd you get here, where do you belong
Questioning how one arrived at their current position in life.
17 makes us brave and so full of nerve
At 17, feeling brave and full of courage.
35 makes us pause but we're undeterred
At 35, experiencing a moment of pause but determined to continue.
Never say die and so we push on
Having a resilient attitude, not giving up despite challenges.
And some come to a place of reckoning try to fix what they find
Some try to reconcile and mend what they encounter.
I arrived with the questions still beckoning in the back of my mind
Arriving at a point in life with unresolved questions.
To the middle ages
Reiterating a reference to a metaphorical 'middle ages'.
Now you bitch about your job what's wrong with folks today
Complaining about contemporary issues and societal problems.
The price of gas and milk and the guy who begs for change
Highlighting issues like rising costs and encountering those in need.
He's camped out at the light you hide behind your shades
Contrasting personal situations with someone less fortunate.
And will the green to flash to speed your getaway
Seeking ways to hasten one's escape or progress.
You're racing to keep up or just to be on time
Trying to keep up with the pace of life.
That's what you tell yourself when the emptiness inside
Using distractions to cope with inner emptiness.
Threatens to break out clouding up your eyes you just have to pull over
Feeling overwhelmed, needing to pause and reflect.
We used to dread lives rendered ordinary
Previously fearing a mundane existence.
We always said we'd own a grander story
Aspiring to have a more remarkable life story.
But the only kind worth telling somehow
Realizing the only worthwhile stories involve profound moments.
Is the one about a jolt that makes you listen
Recognizing a significant event that compels attention.
That jagged lightning bolt of recognition
A sudden realization that love and kindness are paramount.
That love and kindness are all that matter now
Understanding that love and kindness are the most crucial aspects of life.
And way back in the back of your mind you heard something getting through
Hearing something meaningful in the depths of one's consciousness.
Like some beautiful passage without words welcoming you to the middle ages
Sensing a beautiful yet wordless revelation about this phase of life.
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