Sister Hazel

Effortlessly

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I won't be so hard on me today
I start to take myself so seriously
Shouldn't be so hard just to be effortlessly
It shouldn't be so hard to keep it together
It shouldn't be so hard to say the right things to you
It shouldn't be so hard just to be effortlessly
(Pre-Chorus)
Weightless worries fall away
Wasted pools of energy
I want to know I want to breathe
(Chorus)
Effortlessly - just be
I want to be effortlessly
I want to be
It shouldn't be so hard to be inspired
It shouldn't be so hard just to write this song
It shouldn't be so hard to be wrong or to agree
It shouldn't be so hard to change the world
It shouldn't be so hard just to change your mind
It shouldn't be so hard just to be effortlessly
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
I won't be so hard on me today
I start to take myself so seriously
Shouldn't be so hard just to be effortlessly
Effortlessly
I want to know
I want to breathe
I want to simplify my needs
I want to live inside this moment
And just be effortlessly
Just be
I wanna be effortlessly
I want to be

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manyamore On Apr 11, 2004

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2004-04-11 02:41:20

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by allyouneediscake

21y ago

he just wants to live life minus all the petty stupid things that cause problems.

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by AlairaKasimer

20y ago

Yeah...just a desire for a more simple existence...although I don't think you can 'be effortlessly'...lol, but I guess we can forgive Siste Hazel this one grammatical discrepency.

-Kari

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