Understand
• Written by Lance
Verse 1:
What did you want to say?
Say it now
What did you want to do?
Do it now
What did you wonder, hear thunder
It’s coming down from the sky
You hear it coming down
And wonder if you will die
It’s just the precursor
Don’t be pre-concerned
Until you see the light
There’s time to light a spark
And leave your mark
Don’t leave it in park
Your train of thought
Just run that rain so afterwards
You aren’t an afterthought
I thought that after
All my time in despair
That I would escape it
At least by a hair
Turns out,
You live where your thoughts lie
So if you fight them its at
Your own demise
Yet some of my thoughts
I still despise
I couldn’t toss the die
I had to be sure they’d die
And so I’ll fight them
Till I see the light
I guess that means were going down
Together tonight
Hook:
I – I don’t know the answer
I – I don’t know what I’m after
I – I can’t see inside
In there, my eyes are blind
I wanna open the blinds
I wanna let in the light
But truth be told
I’m afraid of what I’ll find
I don’t know the answer
And I don’t know the way
But I know that I can find
In the light of day
Verse 2:
As the light is cast its like a blast
A nuclear explosion
It’s showing everything
From the sun to the earth
But if you’re standing too close
Then you will feel the burn
And if you’re like me
Then you never will learn
Addicted to illumination
Not for the sake of mere sensation
I just want real conversation
I’m alone, what are you saying?
Hidden in the dark
And I’m fiending for fire
I’m living not to live
But to shine even brighter
This is self-immolation
This is not imitation
This is standing up
After hearing nothing when I’m praying
What do I want
And what do I know?
Nothing is the answer
But I’m more than Plato
Nothing platonic
Fuck the world, Jin and tonic
I’m going supersonic
To get back where I started
But when I arrive
I don’t want ascension
You can send me to hell
I want comprehension
(Hook)
Verse 3:
Take the time to understand
That what is taken is lost
So if you throw away your soul
The one thing that you’ve got
Is a chance at redemption
But it won’t save yourself
Only give you peace of mind
As your living in hell
And therein lies the revelation
In your mind is what your saying
What you’re thinking and believing
Where you are and who you’re being
It’s all a matter of mind
Not one of matter
So what matters is that your mind
Matters to you more than just matter
If it didn’t,
Then you’d be trapped in a dream
No perception, you’d see
But you couldn’t believe
And so you’re beholden
To hold your head high
Respect what’s inside
Or you’re doomed to die
Just like those who do
But on that day
They’d cease to exist
The thoughts in your brain
And if they did
You’d be gone forever
There’s no worse fate
Than none whatsoever
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About the Artist
Lance
Member since December 24 2014