From the recording Mind The Bardo (2025)
The First Noble Truth: The truth of suffering (Dukkha) Life is characterized by suffering, dissatisfaction, and impermanence, which are caused by a lack of understanding of the nature of reality.
The Second Noble Truth: The cause of suffering (Saumdaya) The root cause of suffering is craving and attachment, which are fueled by ignorance and a misunderstanding of the self.
Lyrics
Everything is suffering...you know the why
You’re scared to live...you’re scared to die
Everything is suffering…duality
Return to you, return to me
Everything is medicine...you find the cure
You’re sick again...you’re on the floor
Everything is suffering…finality
You’re sleeping through…eternity
Everything is water when...you are the sea
It’s honey to...a honey bee
You need to look...you need to find
Your way to love…’cause love is blind
It's never gonna stop...you're never gonna get it
The weasel gonna pop...but not until you let it
And all around the bush...you’re running from the monkey
You thought it would be fun to take a journey and forget your name
From where it is you came..or that it's just a game…to forget your name
Everything is suffering...it’s all a dream
So row your boat...right down the stream
Merrily you roll it up...you roll along
You see the words...you are the song
Everything is suffering...you know the why
You see the clouds... you are the sky
You feel the sun...you lead the blind
Into the shadows...of your mind
Everything is suffering...it’s bound to be
It’s honey to...a honey bee
Everything is suffering...you know the cost
You pay to play...you eat the loss
It's never gonna crack...it's never gonna blow up
The party never ends...you only have to show up
You're scared to get wet so...you hide in your umbrella
You thought it would be fun to take a journey and forget your name
From where it is you came…or that it's just a game…to forget your name
I had it all
But I still wanted more
Like an ocean that thinks it’s a wave
How many times
Can I stand at the peak
Seeing only the things that I crave
I tried to fill up
A cup that was already full
And it spilled on the floor
I’m getting high
On abundance and love
But I still want more…
And I’m not free
As long as I’m trying to be
And I can’t find
Anything other than my own mind
I’m still blind
How many times can
I learn that I see
Only that which I’m shining upon
How many ghosts
Are there haunting my life
Through the things that are already gone
And I tried to push it
Away from my heart
But my mind only knew how to take
And when I can fly
On the wings of a dream
When I’m wide awake…
Then I’ll be free
Because I’m not trying to be
And I will find
Everything flowing out of my mind
I’m not blind
