The Way
Navigating Chaos: Mia Doi Todd's Reflection on a World in Crisis
Lyrics
I've been looking for a way out
I have been searching for a way to escape
Of this crazy situation now
From the current chaotic situation
The world in crisis; seems like paradise
The world is in crisis, yet it appears like paradise
Was lost and won't be found
Paradise is lost and cannot be recovered
And all of life is endangered
All aspects of life are at risk
And on the verge of breaking down.
Life is on the verge of collapsing
I wake up all fear and dread-locked
I wake up filled with fear and dread
By all the things I cannot talk about.
Unable to discuss certain troubling issues
We built our house of cards on ignorance,
We've built our foundation on ignorance
A landfill of deceit. The walls are hollow
A structure of lies and deception
And we listen, worry what they will secrete.
We are attentive, concerned about what will be concealed
Woe woe woe woe is we.
An expression of sorrow and distress
We all know they've got it fixed
A realization that powerful entities control things
In politico-economics.
In the realm of politics and economics
We're junking bonds; we're dropping
We discard financial bonds and unleash destructive forces
Bombs we've made by guzzling gasoline.
Consequences of our dependence on gasoline
Public confidence is shaken
Public trust is eroded, likened to the falling apple
Like the apple from the tree.
Namu Amida Butsu, gomen.
A Japanese Buddhist chant, seeking forgiveness
Forgive me for my trespasses.
Acknowledging and asking forgiveness for transgressions
I do my best to exist east of Eden,
Striving to exist in a troubled world
West of garbagetown, over-accumulated
Between a metaphorical Eden and a wasteland
Karma. Armageddon, full meltdown.
An accumulation of negative consequences
Woe woe woe woe is me.
I've been looking for a way out
Repetition of the desire to find an escape
Of this crazy situation now
From the ongoing challenging situation
Our world in crisis; seems like paradise
Reiteration of the crisis in the world
Was lost and won't be found
Paradise is lost and cannot be regained
And both our lives are endangered
Both individual lives are at risk
And on the verge of breaking down.
Life is on the brink of collapse
Woe woe woe woe is we.
Then the garden gates swing wide,
A sudden shift in the narrative to a positive note
And we enter paradise.
Entering a state of paradise or enlightenment
We are angels; we are good.
Embracing a virtuous, angelic existence
We open our wings; we've understood
Understanding the passage of time and change
How time and change are fine,
Time and change are the path or solution
They're the way. They're the way
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