imagine a bird trying to carry its shell the rest of its life
as the flowers fade the industrial buildings pay no attention
warnings from the past might be relevant today if we would listen
we each have a gate that we can close or open to let in others
in order to help we must let go of the thought: what’s in it for me
we guess the future and compare it to the past to define today
as life passes through a shadow is created never repeated
you can never win a staring contest with a dressed up garden gnome
taken at first glance we may think we know the truth chances are we don’t
plans are put in place in case of emergency maybe they will work
uptown jack 