[Verse 1] I was in a room Gathered for someone I love Something arrived That wasn't mine I noticed it immediately I did not like it That was honest That was real And then I noticed Something else [Pre-Chorus] Something in me Tightened A small withdrawal A narrowing [Chorus] Nnn Do you get smaller When you don't like what arrives Nnn Does the preference Run the whole of what you hold Nnn What is larger Than the thought currently filling it Nnn That one Was never the dislike [Verse 2] The fixation can soften Not by trying Not by deciding to be open But when awareness Rests somewhere deeper What was two opposing things Begins to lose that form They merge Into something more neutral More unified Not gone But no longer running the moment [Pre-Chorus] And from there Something more interesting Becomes available [Chorus] Nnn Do you get smaller When you don't like what arrives Nnn Does the preference Run the whole of what you hold Nnn What is larger Than the thought currently filling it Nnn That one Was never the dislike [Bridge — sparse, almost spoken] The room held everyone that day The intention held The one we came for Was held I stayed Not by suppressing Not by performing openness But by asking Whether I was willing To be larger than it [Final Chorus — slightly wider] Nnn Do you get smaller When you don't like what arrives Nnn Does the preference Run the whole of what you hold Nnn What is larger Than the thought currently filling it Nnn That one Was never the dislike [Outro — dissolving] What is the awareness Of this movement What remains When the question Becomes quiet Nnn Nnn That Nnn
