We Gotta Keep On Walkin...

Road to Zion - Instrumental

We gotta keep on walkin...
We gotta keep on walkin!

This world of ours, it needs to wake up...
Destroying you and me, I think our days are numbered!
Only strength will defeat, as we push forward in life,
Do we fall victim to the greed of our needs, or rise like a phoenix
ready to burn up in flames for love and life to continue?
Bringing our dreams into life, eyes wide open, never a doubt.

I know we can win in every endeavor, not failing ourselves,
upholding our faith, backs to the wall, I know we have it in us!

We gotta keep on walkin...
We gotta keep on walkin!

We at war with ourselves, not knowing what we fightin for,
Killing eachother for a barrel of black gold,
 not knowing that blood and flesh is of real value to the world.
 Pointing guns at the innocent for being who they are,
not realizing that we're wrong 'cause we're brainwashed with fear,
eating from within', not leaving us to live free of sin.
Superpowers think they have power but they're nothing
 more than the poor man lying on the street,
not a bed or a crumb, hoping for a penny or a smile
 but getting frowns and disgust in return.
Only strong as our weakest link,
 we forget to pay attention to what's truth,
inflicting pain on ourselves with all this ignorance and blame.

But, yes...
I know we can win in every endeavor, not failing ourselves,
upholding our faith, backs to the wall, I know we have it in us!

Hunger for freedom will never be relieved,
without feeding the hungry and starving families deprived.
Thirst for peace and survival will never be relieved
without digging wells of trust between the rich and poor.
The darkness that encompasses our lands is nothing but an emptiness,
a vacuum waiting to be filled with the light and love of my heart and yours.
We have the power, we have the energy, we have the answers, we are the light
but we are the cause, we are the failures, we are the depression and we are the darkness.

But, yes...
I know we can win in every endeavor, not failing ourselves,
upholding our faith, backs to the wall, I know we have it in us!

We gotta keep on walkin...
We gotta keep on walkin!

Emerge from your blackness, emerge from your nightmares,
emerge from your failures,emerge from your depressions,
 emerge from your weakness, emerge from your shadows,
 emerge from your fears, emerge from your tragedies,
 emerge from your hell, emerge form your sickness,
emerge from your darkness, emerge from yourself.

Awake to your light, awake to your strengths,
awake to your optimism, awake to your power,
awake to your dreams, awake to your health,
awake to your success, awake to your love,
awake to your hope, awake to your prosperity
awake to your fortune, awake to yourself!

I know we can win in every endeavor, not failing ourselves,
upholding our faith, backs to the wall, I know we have it in us!

We gotta to keep on walkin...
We gotta keep on walkin!

Fear and Happiness

The great man Winston Churchill once said
 "I am an optimist. It doesn't seem too much use being anything else".
He's right, isn't he?

The last few weeks, if not months, have been long. They have been slow and monotonous, boring and pointless, lacking any sense of direction at all. It's been hard.
This week however, I want to be different. I want to be positive, I want to be the optimist I once was. I want to see the glass half full, I want to see the bright side of the problems in front of me, I want to see a smile on my face every time I look in the mirror. I just want to be happy!

The biggest question on my mind today... What's the source? What is the source of all this negativity that I have fallen victim to? Where does it come from? Why does it exist? What is its purpose?
I'm not stupid, therefore I know I can't answer the above questions, and even if I did, I'd be powerless to make change. That, of course, is life.
I believe the source is ourselves. In otherwords, our own wrong doings, failures, weaknesses. That's where all the negativity begins. Most of all, it's our own fears. Our fear of making mistakes, and of being mistaken. Our fear of death, and our fear of living. The fear of our shadow and what we are and aren't capable of doing.

Here's a verse from Lupe Fiasco's 'Words I Never Said'. Pay attention, It sums up exactly my feelings!

"I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence
Fear is such a weak emotion thats why I despise it
We scared of almost everything, afraid to even tell the truth
So scared of what you think of me, I’m scared of even telling you
Sometimes I’m like the only person I feel safe to tell it to
I’m locked inside a cell in me, I know that there’s a jail in you
Consider this your bailing out, so take a breath, inhale a few
My screams is finally getting free, my thoughts is finally yelling through

It’s so loud Inside my head
With words that I should have said!
As I drown in my regrets
I can’t take back the words I never said"

You see? That's exactly it!!
These minds of ours have us all locked up! We simply can't get out what it is we want to say, what it is we feel! Society is responsible for that. Indirectly of course. It is still, in principal, the fault of our own weakness.
Now, the fact is that we will never defeat our fears. If ever something was impossible, defeating our fears is that thing. We can however, push them around. We can shove them into the darkness, into the shadows...but ONLY if there is light. In fact, Albert Einstein once pointed out that there is no such thing as darkness...just an absence of light. You cannot measure darkness... only light. Similarly, there is no such thing as cold...just an absence of heat. You cannot measure cold...heat is the energy.Einstein's lesson can be put into action when we look at the empty space that is our emotional health.
There is no such thing as depression or darkness, only the absence of happiness and light.
We make the mistake of believing darkness is an energy in its self. It is not. It is a vacuum waiting to be filled, and only you and I can do that!



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Dreamgirl

She smiles at me, like a blind man sees...
Like the nights turned to day and my dreams become real.
No words need she say, her eyes speak more clear.
Soul-mates in a flash, my life's come to life.

Before was just me, alone, a misfit.
My thoughts stretching farther than you'd ever believe,
the world was my oyster, but no pearl could I find...
'til you came along.

It's hard to believe that this could be real,
I rub my eyes to make sure they see clear.
There she remains, graceful, no fear,
Patiently waiting for me to appear.

Sandcastles and The Sea

Life's like building a sandcastle.
You sweat and you burn under the sun,
slaving away as you build your masterpiece,
 your pride and your joy.
When your work is complete and the day is done,
you lie back in the sand to admire your effort.
But the minutes tick by and the water draws near,
next thing you know, your castle disappears...

Beautiful Woman

I think I just saw the most beautiful woman I've ever seen in my life.
 You know the way you see a girl out of the corner of your eye and then you
 quickly turn again to get a better look. And then you turn away but end up looking back again!
 Yeah, that's the kind of girl she was, but I could've easily looked back ten times over
 only for the fact she was standing directly behind me!
 I think she'd have noticed!
 Well, she's gone now.
 Perhaps I can catch the attention of someone like her sometime.
I'll keep dreaming anyway.

Time Ticks On

1, 2, 3, my mind ticks on before it blows,
4, 5, 6 like this time, it just wont slow!
What asshole created time?
Pressure and stresses on my mind.
If it weren't for the concept of time, I'd always be on time!
No putting shit off, waiting for another half hour,
You and I could live forever, No more borders!
Night and day could be as one,
where black is just a time to sleep!
The stars would shine as you and I lie quiet,
Our dreams floating silent through the night!
And as the sun comes up, so too will I
living life to be free, not just to be seen!
Like fast flowing water through a river bend,
I'll have my ups and my downs,
but my path will go on until I reach my end,
where I'll bow my head, and be glad to be home!

Question Marks

Fear in their eyes they defy what is life,

Bombing and killing innocent lives that fight for what's right.

The world is a dangerous place, no mans land in every corner of our lands. Murder and rape a fixed news report, terrorists and criminality a never ending truth. Drugs and abuse are never far away.

Where is the answer to this illness that we breathe? Is it a question for politics and the state, or simply the fault of you and me? Cameron and co. can't be blamed for riots and hate. Obama and co. can't be blamed for terrorism and more. Cowen and Ahern can't be blamed for recession and greed.
Now I think it's time we ask were we born to sin? Are we blind to the fact that we're weak deep within? Are we selfish with greed, rotting our values to sin, our sense to resent, our childlike affection and innocence to no more than what's best for myself?

I'm longing for the day that the world will change ways, the poor will look down at the rich of today. Hah, now that's a big dream! Surely we've got better things to do than play ill, like opening our eyes to all that is real. Opening our eyes to the beauty of a smile, or lending a hand to the lost and confused.

The satisfaction of giving is free for all, yet taking innocent lives is trending worldwide.
 What kind of sick minds feel joy in these crimes?
Too many people fear opening their eyes, but waking up is what we all need,
Even if it is easier to remain with our eyes closed!

Free As Fresh Air

  

Following your heart? Following your mind?
Understand what you've become, don't be afraid of who you are.
Not afraid to face your shadow,
Not afraid to live life as you are.
Not afraid of what may prevail,
Whether that means success or fail!
You are the only one that can make things right,
Don't think someone else will fight your fight.

You have a secret weapon down deep within,
So close your eyes and feel new life creep in.
Believe and you'll feel free as fresh air.

Happy Feast Day of Mother Teresa / Sep 5