Welcome to the world we live in

The forest is deep green 

in every dream

There is a stream

Look and listen

With feelings we notice

The reaching trees and

the wind is moving branches

shaking leaves free

Onto the winding path

And further down

by the life-giving water

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Welcome to the world we live in

Where there is a shining screen

For every dream

A flowing stream

Look and listen

If we care to notice

The wildest scene and

The spin improves our chances

Making beliefs real

Serious or for a laugh

Surging through

The device and our world get hotter

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Too much and I turn it all off

And I shut the scene out

I take a break

Take a breath

Reset my brain

And work it all out

Nurture my body

Food, sleep, exercise

to feel strong

From my perspective 

With less doubt

Sort it out

Until the world comes along

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Welcome to the world we live in

Where there is just one machine

And just one dream

An infinite stream

Look and listen

Anyone can notice

What we hear and see

We win with true advances

Make our feelings clear

High gears go so fast

And will go down smooth 

Refreshing like ice water

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So smooth as the flow saturates

And we bring the scene in

We make a break

Take a breath

Test our brains

And work it out

Prepare our body

And find the best way to feel strong

From one perspective 

With less doubt

We sort it out

When there is no way to be wrong

Then the world comes along

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I have a story

It arrives before me

I can’t keep ignoring it

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How can I stand near the edge

In this tricky time

Without exploring it?

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I do implore you

Please help keep my core true

When I am restoring it

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Warming up to the storm

Seems to be the norm

We have had more than enough of it

But there is much more in store

Like an eternal war

Open an eye

Our calm world takes form in it

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We keep our head above water 

We notice the world getting hotter

And I don’t mind you saying it

Because it’s something that I hear a lot of

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What we feel is informing us

Helps to keep score for us

And prevent our life

from getting caught more

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I have a story

From Hell to glory

I can’t keep ignoring it

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How can I stand near the edge

In this fickle life

Without reporting it?

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I am all for you

Let’s keep our core true

While we are supporting it

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Feel that way

When we are at peace

with any challenge

that will come our way

Because it will go our way

And if it doesn’t 

There is another day

And it will be okay

Somehow someway

Feel that way

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Feel that way

When we have met our needs

and become balanced

Find a better way

To rise above

It is another day

And we will have our say 

Somehow someway

Feel that way

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Hear the raindrops

See the sunlight

Focus on

what makes us feel well

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Small the wet earth

Taste the fresh fruit

Perceive angles to praise and tell 

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Savour moments

Endure others

Find inner strength above all Hell

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Feel that way

Whenever we meet

So we can rally

in every way

Because we can find the best ways

By the dozen

Some for another day

And some just for today 

Somehow someway

Feel that way

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Feel that way

Feel alright okay

In many ways

For much more of every day

Feel that way

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We go through our days

Like we go through our wardrobe 

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Neatly stacked in dresser drawers

Folded clothes

or hanging in the closet

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Now they are laid out

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Then wearing them for a while

Confident or confined

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Dropping into the laundry 

Rinse and repeat until it’s finished

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Some days I like better

And some I love more

Others don’t suit me at all

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If I need another, I go to the shopping mall

The threads of my dreams

And also nightmares 

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Always in some way, they protect me

Communicate to others

And keep me warm

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Some hours I wear over and over

Through thick and thin

Through the best times 

Until somehow

in some way

they begin again

Recycled with no question 

Our styles make their impression

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Random chaos

Or a fine-tuned

situation

Adept after

anxiety

helps me adapt to

Some mixed up signals

Distraught or elated

On top after

We find ways to

get back on track

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Daily challenge 

In this fine-tuned

situation

Adept after

attitude

helps me adapt

Sending clear signals more

Focused not fixated

On top after

We find ways to

Agree on the fact

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Thinking out loud

In a stream or a cloud

Trying to get through the crowd

Share hope not doubt

When those views are allowed

We act humble but feel proud

Whisper first & then shout

We can save the day

It will be okay

When we face the day

It will all work out

One way or another

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We work to live

In a fine-tuned

situation

Adept when our

agility

helps us adapt 

They send tangled signals

Don’t be agitated

On top after

We find ways to

Fend off the attack

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We can save the day

It will be okay

When we face the day

It will all work out

Often for the better

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Living a full life

With a sense of independence

Sometimes we have

no thought of what got us here

Because we feel entitled

to our own world

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Achieving a full life

We need to find pure gratitude 

Sometimes we do

In this intense life cycle

Because we invite it all

into this world

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The wind finds channels to peace

With the work of all of us

I learn of those that sacrificed it all for us

And why

their lead must not be forgotten

So we can respect today

A way forward for freedom

and better quality of life

that we have ahead

And how it is on us

to never forget

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Find peace

Respect peace

Have gratitude

Live well

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Exercise attitude

Realize that you will get through with it

Work

to establish

a better balance

with everything around us

Recognize benefit

See all the sides to find the truth of it

Work

to understand

and always balance

With all we have around us

so we can improve our life

And maintain it

Choose our goal

And attain it

As we confidently walk down a pathway

And choose our destination

We may always have the last say

With optimistic concentration 

And adapting to the meaning

No matter what happens

Stay strong, never wrong

Aim to be fair and never sad then

By taking care

Not getting mad and

By being aware

Work to be glad and self-assured 

Energize every mood

Empathize to share a better view of it

Work

to encourage 

a better balance

with everyone around us

With everything around us

Work to find the best attitude

And realize what we can do with it

Work

To develop

A better balance

With the world that is around us

And within our minds

And without denial

The new time that has found us

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On the edge of

The city

Agriculture

Fields in constant transition

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Beyond

The climbing forest

Snow 

Like froth on a wave

An icy crust rises to the top

Crashing with the wind

Building higher over thousand of years

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Proud and wise

Dormant now

With greatest influence

from a thoughtful vision

That holds us together

A promised balance

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The steady peak of a volcano

Can forever be

A towering mountain

Head above the sea

Watching the land

Beyond borders

A welcome sight

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With internal peace

Each of us can find in ourselves

When we are reassured by the strength

and beauty of the world

And the volatile guts at our core

Burn evenly

Like fuel in a fine-tuned engine

Moving us forward in time

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Internal energy stable and synchronized

Working to keep progress calm

Without chaotic fury

That would spill over

And destroy our peace

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Today

We are privileged

Those of us

that observe a settled world around us

Family trees living naturally

Skies not torn by war

Fair balances between what we reap

consume and distribute 

Business hard at work to produce

A better view for more of us

All of us

Near or far

On our Earth

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Hiding until the future

Tomorrow waits in secret

Forget the overbearing past

If we can make sense of the present

With only what we have

No burden of stale practices

No misguided expectations 

Just present day drives

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Of course

there is no denying what we are made of

Our history remains

Extract the winning points 

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No matter what

Put the future together

with a clear mind and a kind heart

With strong determination and soul

There are many different ways

To do our best

And make it work for more of us

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The world starts

with our personal perspective

Always

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Make decisions in the day

Think clearly in every way

Great idea

But not for some

Think again

Who is number one?

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Any given time and 

Any given location

We deal with life as best we can

In any given situation

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Progress in a thought

In an instant we are caught

For a moment of indecision

Now we have a better vision

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Take action every day

Stay strong in our own way

Great idea

Good news will come

Stay sure?

Keen optimism 

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Any given time and 

Any given location

We deal with life as best we can

in any given situation

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Progress from an action

In an instant we gain traction

In moments of apprehension 

Find our way past all the tension

Understanding

Then landing

Like the future

We are so sure

Our confidence has

strong comprehension

hard work and good luck

I certainly have to mention

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