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Peace before turning to dust

(Praveen Vava)

This is a song of how, despite a rough childhood, without direction or purpose, one continues to pursue the love of music and never giving up in the face of adversity and finding peace again.

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Dreams hopes Coffee smoke
Bad childhood Worse luck
STEM hopeless Skills none 
Born without a spoon 
Life couldn't anymore suck
School was tough 
Street worse than rough
Chased many dreams 
broke many hearts
Never made the finishing line
Hell, had too many false starts
Learnt lots, forgot even more
A few laughs and many hurts that are still sore
 
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
 
Not one of my homies
Could show me my true face in the mirror
The poison that for years has been on simmer
Eating me, cheating me
Of what I could do, be on a list of Who's who!!!
Bringing forth words that were new
Never heard, never on anyone's tongue
Always felt in my heart
But never before sung.
 
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
 
Tried many notes 
Tried many chords
But nothing ever feels right 
When played to please the crowd
Slowed down and let it be 
Waited for it to come to me
Blocked the world out and turned inwards
The only place I feel pure
Music in my heart music in my soul
The only time of God I feel sure.
 
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
 
Learnt to forgive 
learnt to forget
All the things life throws at you
Are for your survival a test
Stay pure stay true
Waddle in the mud but
Never let the muck cover you
Live in the moment
Live like a kite
Fly high in the wind but
Never let another control your flight
Soar up, don’t look down
Everything negative will behind you drown
Love yourself but 
don't confuse it with pride
And love will come back to you
Draining the poison out, and forever in your heart reside.
 
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust
                 Forget the greed, forget the lust
                 Peace out, peace out
                 Peace before I turn to dust

© Praveen Vava 2018

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