Will to Passion

Song Description

Regarding inertia and growth.

Song Length 4:14 Genre Pop - Rock, Rock - General
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Joyful, Blissful Subject Life, Will
Similar Artists Barenaked Ladies, Buzzcocks Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

Will to Passion
(c) 2003 Brian Madison

If I lost faith in tomorrow
Would I have no need for dreams
If I gave in to my sorrow
Would my world be truly as it seems
If I gave up my illusions
Would I have to give up hope
If I asked for even more time
Would I just be asking for more rope

The odds were in my favor
And I lived 'til I got old
This is the path I?ve chosen razor's edge between the frightened and the bold
All lives are rendered incomplete
By choices we must make
Don?t tell me that I?ve sold out it?s what keeps me going; life?s a give and take

If I turned towards religion
Would it surely save my soul
Or give me clarity of vision
Is happiness a realistic goal
If I exorcised my demons
Would I gain the strength to care
If I turned to dark self-loathing
Would I find my motivation there

I dreamed I was a doer,
But I could not make it last
I poured another beer and I sat there waiting hoping it would pass
And pondered schemes for bringing
Even more comfort my way
In a fog of indecision, I could change my life, but not today

10 million upturned bushel baskets
See them every day
So afraid to live and die find some distraction; it will go away
10 million stillborn adults
Daily mourn what could have been
Will they find their will to passion
Sharing gifts or failing to begin

If I made some small concession
Could a different tale unfold
If I raged against depression
Would it make me feel a bit less cold
If I overcame my history
Could I find a better way
Can I quickly solve this mystery 'cause
My calendar gets thinner by the day

Two roads before me lay and I will
Take the one less travelled by
And it may make no difference
Then again it may but first I have to try
A pattern of decisions
I look back across the years
It's not all or nothing now I realize I'm bigger than my fears

If I lost faith in tomorrow
If I gave in to my sorrow
If I gave up my illusions
If I turned towards religion
If I exorcised my demons
If I made some small concession
If I raged against depression
If I overcame my history

Lyrics Brian Madison Music Brian Madison
Producer Brian Madison Publisher Brian Madison
Performance Brian Madison Label Brian Madison

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