Lighten up!

March 5, 98

Ballad --

Never Cease to Fall

I am a stranger to this world
I don't know things you might have heard
I don't listen to what you say
That don't matter anyway
I'm oblivious to the wars
That always seem to go too far
Entangled in a web of hate
I've been trying to deviate.

From the wars that tear down city walls
From the hate that's embodying us all
From the fear that holds all of us in thrall
From the tears that never cease to fall
Never cease to fall.

I'm the keeper of the key
That unlocks what I see
I decide on what is real
I decide on how I feel
And I might decide to leave
Before I feel the greed
I can't watch them burn the day
I might decide to turn away.

From the wars that tear down city walls
From the hate that's embodying us all
From the fear that holds all of us in thrall
From the tears that never cease to fall
Never cease to fall.

Close your eyes
Feel the tears that flow inside you
The hollow screams
That echoes down your spine

Look inside
And find your ocean
Jump in
You shall find yourself.

Towers of wisdom - never cease to fall
Enchanted kingdoms - never cease to fall
Ships of Dreams - never cease to fall
Sometimes they seem - to mean nothing at all
Mean nothing at all.

I will whisper all my words
For fear of being heard
Listen to what I have to say
But it won't matter anyway
We're too exposed to hate.

Open your ears
Hear the current flow around you
The silent songs
That our heart bleeds out.

Free your mind
And capture it
Don't let go
You shall find us.

By the wars that tear down city walls
From the hate that's embodying us all
From the fear that holds all of us in thrall
All the tears never ease to fall
Never cease to fall.

Touch yourself
Connect with all who share your burdens
The pulsing heart amongst us
Shall make us who we are.

From the hands that break down Berlin Wall
The humanity that bonds us all
The mortality that makes us fall
We are One.
Fellow humans of blood
My hope grows tall.

O my hope grows tall.

Nelson Ong
Jane Ng


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