Live Once

Have you ever heard the wind in your soul,
When it was taking you places?
Have you listened to the wind playing its role
In breaking you outta your cages.
Have you ever slid down a rainbow,
When you were trying to find the pot of gold?
Or did you merely follow
With a gold clothed blindfold?
Have you ever swum with the setting sun
Waving at the clouds a smiling goodbye
Or were you busy saving yourself from your burden
Will you live just once before you die.

Tell me baby, won’t you live just once?
Chop at your chains and untie
Scream once to break the deafening silence
Won’t you just live once before you die.

Have you ever tried to catch the rays of the moon,
When it was shining from afar?
Have you tried to scoop them up with a spoon,
To use them as strings for your guitar?
Have you ever listened to a butterfly,
Sharing with her, her secrets?
Or did you merely run after and try
To catch and cage her in baskets?
Have you ever, ever tried to live
Putting all your thoughts on standby
Not take but just give
Will you, just once before you die.

Tell me baby, won’t you live just once?
Chop at your chains and untie
Scream once to break the deafening silence
Won’t you just live once before you die.