Lyrics
I watched a flood on my TV today
I observed a flood on my television today.
I couldn't say from where
I couldn't determine the location of the flood.
Just another flood on my TV
It was just another flood being broadcast on my TV.
I wasn't bothered, it was far way
I was not emotionally affected; it was distant.
Worlds away from here
Far removed from my current surroundings.
From my family and me
Separated from my family and me.
But just for a second I could feel
For a brief moment, I sensed that my seemingly secure and independent life is not genuine.
This safe and independent life of mine is not real
A realization that my life is not permanent or without cost.
Just for a second I could see
Even if just momentarily, I grasped the impermanence of things.
That nothing is forever and nothing is for free
Acknowledgment that nothing lasts forever, and everything has a price.
When will I go and make a change
Questioning when I will take action and bring about change.
I've got the time and I let it waste
I have the time, but I'm allowing it to slip away unused.
I frown at people who don't care but I'm just the same
Criticizing those who are indifferent, realizing my own similar indifference.
I wanna make a diffrence
Expressing a desire to make a difference.
Maybe some other day
Perhaps, that change will happen on some other day.
A bomb went off not far from here tonight
A bomb exploded not far from my location tonight.
And now I'm wide awake
This event has made me fully alert and unable to sleep.
Tossing and a-turning in my bed
Restless and disturbed in my bed.
A glass of Hennessy sits by my side
A glass of Hennessy is within reach.
But with every sip I take
However, with each sip, unsettling thoughts invade my mind.
These visions creep into my head
Mental images and visions disturb me.
Just in this second I can see
In this moment, I envision lights going out and structures collapsing around me.
The lights go and bricks and ceilings tumbling on me
The sudden realization of impending danger and chaos.
Just in this second I can hear
In this moment, I can hear the panicked footsteps of neighbors.
The steps of panicked neighbours
The audible manifestation of fear.
The sound of fear
(Empty line)
When will I go and make a change
Repeating the desire to make a change and questioning when it will happen.
I've got the time and I let it waste
Despite having the time, I am allowing it to slip away unused.
I frown at people who don't care but I'm just the same
Criticizing my own indifference while wanting to make a difference.
I wanna make a diffrence
Expressing a desire to make a difference once again.
Maybe some other day
Maybe that change will happen on some other day.
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