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Reflections on Ambition and Liberation
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Lyrics

Memories burn

Recollections are vividly haunting

On the black and white horizon

Within the stark contrast of certainty and uncertainty

Of your knowledge of

Your understanding of

What was never said

Things left unexpressed


You've had enough of the road

You're tired of the path

That was laid along beside you

That ran parallel to you

Like a lover meant

Like a lover intended for someone else

For another bed

Not meant for your comfort


And so you left in the morning

You departed in the morning

And all that's left behind you

Only remnants remain

Are the fading frames

The diminishing moments captured

That you've got instead

Substituting for reality


When you've had too much

When overwhelmed

And the weight of the expected

And the burden of expectations

Has got you feeling introspective

Leads to introspection

Can I give you the perspective that you need

Can I offer the needed perspective?


You've got a hazy head

Your mind is unclear

But happy knees

But you're content

And despite your inhibition

Despite reservations

You'll take it to the streets

You'll confront challenges openly

Watching every face that you see

Observing every person


And when you've had too much

When overwhelmed

We'll imagine a vacation

We'll envision an escape

Take us to the place that satiates elation

To a place of contentment

Give us all the space that we need

Providing the necessary freedom


I know you just wanna see me breathe

I understand your desire for relief

But you better just hold on

But hold on

And come back to me

Return to me


'Cause I'll take you to the place where you

I'll guide you to a place

Come down and just react

Where you'll confront and respond

To what you're about to see

To imminent experiences


I'll take you to the place where you

I'll guide you to a place

Come down and just react

Where you'll confront and respond

To what you're about to see

To imminent experiences


You've had enough

You've had your fill

Too much and all you have collected

Too much, and what you've gathered

Is heavy with the taste

Weighed down by misguided aspirations

Of ambition misdirected

Displeased with your pace of progress

Bitter 'bout the pace that you keep

Resentful of the speed you maintain


And so you left in the morning

You departed in the morning

And all that's left behind you

Leaving remnants behind

Are the fading frames

The fleeting moments you possess instead

That you've got instead

Substituting for reality

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