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With My Headphones In

by Mike Meinke

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1.
This blue day, come knock me down Come knock my feet right off the ground You break me, you weigh me down Steal my air and I'll never come around Well I ain't moving through that downward spiral, no Spent years too long thinking tunes would be viral Well now I have to break this cycle cos I... Got myself into some sort of funk But now I'm coming back to life I don't need you, I don't need you anymore Take all your promises and get out the door Just a bad dream, and I gave it all and all you did was set me up for the fall Well I ain't moving through that downward spiral, no Spent years too long thinking tunes would be viral Well now I have to break this cycle cos I... Got myself into some sort of funk But now I'm coming back to life I'm coming back to life and I don't care what you say I'm coming back to life, ain't nothing going to get in my way
2.
Got to take off my shoes and socks and get lost in a land where there's no man no plans, no place to be, no history back to a life of simplicity Just me in the shade of a banyan fig tree Cross legged, eyes closed Lie low and let everything go Let the seed grow It's time that I find my peace of mind It's time that I find my peace of mind I've got to change my frequency They keep dragging me back to the 9-5 cos we all need to get a cheque to survive So I input the data, files some reports upload my memory to the USB port Control alt delete abort Before we totally lose the concept of original thought Step outside the door back to the Earth that gave birth to everything we ever saw It's time that I find my peace of mind It's time that I find my peace of mind I've got to change my frequency
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Show me the light, beautiful light I know I've seen this once before I bear the scars from a fiery war But show me the light, beautiful light If I can find peace in the darkest of nights Then what will I find when I regain my sight For how many years must I have been blind and how many times did I not see the signs Show me the light, blinding white light So hard to leave this room behind where warmth and safety steal the mind But I need that light, beautiful light If I were to spend the rest of my days frozen, idle, in a comatose state I'd reach the end bearing the weight of a thousand dreams never to wake Show me everything that I need to live Show me everything that I have to give I can not resist, and I will not fight So please show me the light Just a glimpse of a diamond in the blackness of space A spark of gold, a healing embrace A lightning strike to this weary old face Take me away from this desolate place
5.
What you trying to do? You keep on fighting you You keep on writing new rules to play the fools that play the game you choose But you lose, it must be so, so cold in there Some say life ain't fair, but some get by without a care It's all about the things you do to bring about the best in you But you lose, if must me so, so cold in there Come in from the cold, come in from the cold Come in from the cold, no need to bring in your fool's gold I see you're looking nice, but you're as cold as ice No need to sacrifice you vanity for your sanity But you paid the price Don't lose, it must be so, so cold in there Come in from the cold, come in from the cold Come in from the cold, no need to bring in your fool's gold Sometimes we get caught up When living this life feels like the deepest cut You're going through the motions, but your eyes are shut Let the colours in, let your world light up
6.
Well I stopped believing in the things that I always thought could be true Cos nothing ever happens when you're holding on so tight that your soul turns blue So I loosened my grip, let the cold run through Out with the old, and in with the new Last thing I expected was to find The heaven of you When we let go, stop holding on The sun will shine as the rivers flow Let go, stop holding on Now that I'm not dreaming of all these things that were driving me out of mind I'm breathing with ease, and life is a breeze So blind becomes time Life knows these dreams lie the rivers know streams and the moon knows the tides But if one seeks control Would the sea still rise? When we let go, stop holding on The sun will shine as the rivers flow Let go, stop holding on
7.
Meant to be 03:24
There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here, just you and me There's nowhere, I'd rather be I've got this funny feeling that we're meant to be Seven days is all it took for you to change my view Through cracks in the walls I spied sky blue, but there was no way through Nowhere to run, no midnight sun, nothing new But smile at me, whisper sweet nothings and you set me free There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here, just you and me There's nowhere, I'd rather be I've got this funny feeling that we're meant to be Now every day when the sun begins to rise, I feel blessed to be alive You make me strong, you make me wise, you let my soul fly As winter fades, you light the shade with those deep blue eyes And I'll save the world, I'll turn the tides just to thank you for this life I don't mind where we are, we could be lazing in the heat, or underneath the sheets I don't mind where we are we could be staring at the stars with body heat to warm our hearts As long as you're not far, I don't really care where we are There's nowhere I'd rather be than right here, just you and me There's nowhere, I'd rather be I've got this funny feeling that we're meant to be
8.
Hey darling, I know you've been waiting for me To say something, but words don't come easily, no I know it seems at times like I'm living on the dark side of the moon or deep under the Ocean, but trust I'll be coming home soon Don't worry yourself Please darling, don't think any less of me cos there are some things, some things that I'll never be I'm moving through the gaps in my mind trying to find another way But the truth takes a moment, and I've said all I need to say Don't worry yourself We could spend hours chasing dragonflies But would we ever be satisfied? We may not always see eye to eye But take a look to your side... I'm right here darling, I'm right here So don't you worry yourself
9.
11:11 04:35
I've been walking through these concrete streets with a noose around my neck, handcuffed wrists and shackled feet Eyes glued to an LCD screen and my blood turns to pixels moderated by machines My body feeds from these poisoned seeds Immunity is weakened by the weeds of corporate greed Grow our own and they sell us a disease I thought my eyes were open but it seems I've been asleep All I'm hearing through these Newspeak streams are lies to divide and conquer and perpetuate our fears Brains don't function when you take away ideas We're easy to control with lies ringing in our ears These orchestrated wars fought year after year are just a symphony to keep the power with the profiteers But when we take a stand it's clear our precious votes disappear Beliefs up in smoke into this tainted atmosphere Wake up rise and shine, it's 11:11 and we're running out of time
10.
There's a voice, just a whisper in the wind, That speaks of truth, and the seven deadly sins A natural wisdom that has always been But I can't hear it with my headphones in Is it all for me? Everything I want and need? With no consequences? If that's what I choose to believe. Consciously disguise, hide the wounds and blinker these eyes. If I can't see my cruelty, surely everything's alright. There's a voice, just a whisper in the wind, That speaks of truth, and the seven deadly sins A natural wisdom that has always been But I can't hear it with my headphones in Are we too far gone, living in these humdrum days? Smoke to thick to choke the fiction, with no visible escape. Open up the eyes, live it for real at the next sunrise, Wise to every footstep and every imprint left behind. Start to listen and the spirit has to rise. Change the vision and we'll find our paradise. A universal rhythm in the stillness of this life. A hidden wisdom that unifies us with the sky.

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released December 20, 2018

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