Arena
Embracing Life's Depths
Lyrics
Before me plays the endless film
Reflecting on a continuous, unfolding experience.
Relentless splinters I recall
Recalling persistent moments of emotional pain or hardship.
Each living thing breathes life
Acknowledging that all living beings contribute to the essence of life.
Only sentiment remains
Only emotions endure, transcending the physical.
To liquid born, from patterns formed
Life originates from a fluid state, shaped by predetermined patterns.
The sand descends with blind intent
Time passes without clear purpose, guided by fate.
Where the river takes me will in time be revealed
The future destination is uncertain, to be revealed over time.
I cannot turn my feelings down
Unable to suppress or ignore one's emotions.
Beyond my means to turn my thoughts around
Beyond the capacity to change one's thoughts.
Expressed in every word I will ever speak
Every word spoken carries profound meaning.
Brighter than all the stars combined
The intensity and brilliance of personal experiences.
More than the waters, Earth, and sky
Exceeding the significance of natural elements (water, Earth, sky).
All that I wish and all that I dream
Aspiring for all desires and dreams.
No creed on Earth can replace or provide
No earthly belief system can substitute or fulfill.
In my darkest hour, the comfort I'd feel
Even in the darkest times, finding solace in comforting thoughts.
Leading me to see I can be more than I expect of me
Realizing personal potential beyond self-expectations.
My beginning and my end
Personal essence and existence, from origin to conclusion.
The first and last air that I breathe
The essential and constant element sustaining life.
More than the sum of everything that I will ever be
More significant than the cumulative aspects of one's identity.
Above the waves with my hands raised
Rising above challenges with a symbolic gesture.
Dare the wind, lay claim to me
Challenging fate, claiming ownership of one's destiny.
Knowing somehow none could take me
Confident that no external force can control or possess.
Watching the sun come up in vain
Observing the sunrise without apparent purpose.
The only reason I can find why I remained
Finding a reason to persist, despite uncertainties.
The need to leave the point I came to again and again
The compulsion to revisit a pivotal point in one's journey.
It didn't matter how hard I tried
Efforts to overcome challenges seemed futile.
It took so long to claim that I knew how
A prolonged journey to understand and accept.
Or what it meant to let go of this
The difficulty of letting go and saying farewell.
To ever say goodbye
Expressing the impossibility of bidding farewell.
Call it destiny, call it fate
Accepting life's course as destiny or fate.
Chose my direction: Running forward
Choosing to move forward with determination.
Each life to learn anew, whatever may come
Approaching each new phase of life as an opportunity to learn.
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