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You Are Here Lyrics
You wonder why you wonder when
You wonder how now and then
How you became who you’ve become
You are here
And yet you dream of being there
Of being where you think the good life has begun
Every darkened hallway
Every fallen dream
Every battle lost and
Every shadow in between
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
Who can say who made the choice
In the matter of your birth
Who brought about that fateful day
Well you are here and born with fire and desire
You’re the only one can stand in your own way
And every broken arrow
Every hardened smile
Every foolish gamble and
Every lonely mile
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
And every sign of love
Every seed that’s growing
Every sweet surrender
To that silent knowing
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
And there’s no making cases
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
You wonder how now and then
How you became who you’ve become
And yet you dream of being there
Of being where you think the good life has begun
Every fallen dream
Every battle lost and
Every shadow in between
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
In the matter of your birth
Who brought about that fateful day
Well you are here and born with fire and desire
You’re the only one can stand in your own way
Every hardened smile
Every foolish gamble and
Every lonely mile
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
Every seed that’s growing
Every sweet surrender
To that silent knowing
Will bring you to your knees and
Closer to the reason
For getting out or trading places
And there’s no turning back
No you are here
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This song is so deeply empowering. The lyrics express that the suffering of life, the darkness, loneliness and trauma must be faced with bravery and faith in a 'reason' for it all. When you realise that this is your life, you can't have someone else's, you have no choice but to own your troubles and try your best, it stops you adding on to your torment by thinking 'why me?'....the answer is a mystery, like so many things. All we can do is surrender to it. The song speaks to me on so many levels, accepting suffering is just one, being in the moment is another. As a person prone to perpetual longing, for the past, for an imagined future, for a could-have-been....there is so much wisdom in letting go and focusing hard on what is in front of me right at this moment, seeing the gift in that, and trusting that I'm on the path I'm supposed to be on.