People Fall Down (guitar)
by @hmstreetteam · @sheslin
Skirmish: Totally Titular! (Please ... (@robinleaf)Liner Notes
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The skirmish and the Titular tool provided this algorithmically generated title. I wrote the lyrics for the verses and chorus during the skirmish. Lyrics for the bridge were added later for the sake of length. I am grateful to @sheslin for providing the music. The demo you hear here is my performance from July 10. I followed the music as well as my performing skills would allow. For the original, definitive music go to https://fiftyninety.fawm.org/songs/297636 .
Lyrics
You can find a guru
But don’t hang on too tight
They might guide you today
But then you face tonight
Wisdom does not last
It cannot be your guiding light
Nothing and no one
Can tell you what is right
If you must hang on to a token
Hold it only for a moment
Keep the future open
People fall down
The snow pack melts
Mountains crumble
Stars burn out
Theories fail
The same as everything else
You might as well
Be true to yourself
You play a game of gotcha
When you try to live by rules
You can put your faith in learning
Then outlive all your schools
All these things are valuable
So use them as your tools
But nothing lasts forever
When you ride a ship of fools
If you must hang on to a token
Hold it only for a moment
Keep the future open
People fall down
The snow pack melts
Mountains crumble
Stars burn out
Theories fail
The same as everything else
You might as well
Be true to yourself
Hang on
Then let go
It sounds crazy
I know
Here
And then it’s gone
It’s like the river
Rolls on
People fall down
The snow pack melts
Mountains crumble
Stars burn out
Theories fail
The same as everything else
You might as well
Be true to yourself
Comments
Although I am not sure gurus are totally useless... Mine, in a mediation centre in Wales, back in the early 70s, was a great help in opening up my mind and helping me overcome the hangups that plagued me back then. He was not Called "Sri This" or "Guru That" - he was plain old Ken Ratcliffe 😉