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A Little Longing Goes Away Lyrics
Yes and no are just distinguished by
distinction, so we choose the in-between.
Give up your books and put an end
to your worries. Enjoy central park in spring.
Our minds are empty, like we're too young
to know to smile.
We know to fear what others fear
is nonsense, right?
The books suggest we set our hearts
on doing nothing,
and then nothing's left undone.
Everybody's busy waiting for the go-ahead,
but by then their heads are gone.
Our minds are empty, grave as well as
strange. (Take this.)
We know to seek success is utter nonsense.
The best is to be blank.
{Here we are. Here we are.
We are antici-there it is. There it is}
distinction, so we choose the in-between.
Give up your books and put an end
to your worries. Enjoy central park in spring.
Our minds are empty, like we're too young
to know to smile.
We know to fear what others fear
is nonsense, right?
on doing nothing,
and then nothing's left undone.
Everybody's busy waiting for the go-ahead,
but by then their heads are gone.
Our minds are empty, grave as well as
strange. (Take this.)
We know to seek success is utter nonsense.
The best is to be blank.
We are antici-there it is. There it is}
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The song is an interpretation, and analysis, of the Tao Teh Ching. The Tao Teh Ching is the 'bible', so to speak, of Taoism. It teaches to focus on nothing, and free ourselves of our desires. For once the Sage has no attachments, he is content with all, as it is complete.
that must be right
that must be right
our minds are empty like we're too young to know to smile
incredibly profound
these beautiful worlds reveal the incredibly enlightened yet so obviously true and simple perspective the books take on life and the human mind
simply beautiful
the books are bodhisattvas in the form of music
@menoseloso "the books are bodhisattvas in the form of music" a very nice thing to say
@menoseloso "the books are bodhisattvas in the form of music" a very nice thing to say
'Our minds are empty, like we're too young to know to smile.' Agh! I put this line above my bed. I hate interpreting The Books, because my opinion of the song changes according to how I am feeling (this really speaks to their brilliance though), but if I were to give it an overriding message it would be the idea that we just need to take a step back from life and enjoy.
I think it could also be interpreted as rather unsure of itself. As though it's saying, these truths are much to obvious to be true, right? Maybe the idea is that these truths are not necessarily true, just possibly true.
beautiful song