Have you ever wondered why those days exist
When life just seems to be the conspiracy against you
I don't know where the answers lie
But I try not to get hung up on the questions
I burn like a good bonfire
In whatever I do
I burn like a good bonfire
And I know I'll come through
The time is long overdue for a
House clearing of the soul
We all get so complicated in our lives
When walking just walk, when sitting just sit when being just be
Above all don't stray from your chosen path
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Burn like a good bonfire
And I know you'll come through
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Burn like a good bonfire
And may peace come to you
The time is long overdue for us cleaving all of our souls
We all get so complicated in our lives
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Just burn like a good bonfire
And I know you'll come through
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Burn like a good bonfire
And may strength flow through you
When life just seems to be the conspiracy against you
I don't know where the answers lie
But I try not to get hung up on the questions
In whatever I do
I burn like a good bonfire
And I know I'll come through
House clearing of the soul
We all get so complicated in our lives
When walking just walk, when sitting just sit when being just be
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Burn like a good bonfire
Burn like a good bonfire
In whatever you do
Burn like a good bonfire
The time is long overdue for us cleaving all of our souls
We all get so complicated in our lives
Burn like a good bonfire
Just burn like a good bonfire
And I know you'll come through
Burn like a good bonfire
Burn like a good bonfire
And may strength flow through you
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This song is that little flicker of hope at the end of the tunnel.
This is my favourite Lamb song the whole wide world. I love the instrumentation on it. It's unfortunate more people haven't heard it.
"Have you ever wondered why those days exist When life just seems to be the conspiracy against you "
OH YES!
The chorus seems to encourage people to act with flair/enthusiasm/energy in everything that they do. I really like it.
A great motivator, a word of advice. Battling your thoughts, being unsure, making life more complicated than it is. It's nice.
Several lyrics are actually Zen Buddhist quotations and paraphrases:
"When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself." —Shunryu Suzuki
"When walking, just walk. When sitting, just sit. But above all don’t wobble!" —Lin-Chi
For those who don't know, Zen Buddhism emphasizes present-mindedness, simplicity and not intellectualizing things. The interesting "bonfire" quote by Suzuki, taken in context, is about burning away one's ego so as to become selfless in one's actions.
@Meadowbloom Great insight. The band are very much into Zen Buddist philosophy from what I've seen, so this rings very true.
@Meadowbloom Great insight. The band are very much into Zen Buddist philosophy from what I've seen, so this rings very true.
On that note, I believe a lyric misquoted above is 'the time is long overdue for a house clearing of the soul', which also lends itself to this.
On that note, I believe a lyric misquoted above is 'the time is long overdue for a house clearing of the soul', which also lends itself to this.