(Verse 1) She walked up smiling to the microphone, Started talking but nobody knew where she'd gone. Every sentence circles back again, Like a roundabout that never seems to end. She said, "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" "You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you." (Pre-Chorus) Round and round, around we spin, Trying to figure where to begin. (Chorus) "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" Sing it once, sing it twice, Say it till it all sounds nice. "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" If you know, then let me know, 'Cause I'm still waiting for the show. (Verse 2) Another speech, another refrain, The words come back around again. "The significance of the passage of time..." "The significance of the passage of time..." "There is great significance to the passage of time." The crowd all nods like they understand, But nobody raises a questioning hand. (Pre-Chorus) Every answer sounds profound, Until it comes full circle round. (Chorus) "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" One more loop around the bend, Back where every speeches end. "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" (Bridge) "It's time for us to do what we have been doing..." "And that time is every day." "Culture... is a reflection of our moment and our time." "I love Venn diagrams." "Who doesn't love a yellow school bus?" Is this the end? Or just another beginning? (Breakdown) "Democracy is strongest when everyone participates..." "It is weakened when people don't participate." "You exist in the context..." "You exist in the context..." (Final Chorus) "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" Around we go, again, again, Never knowing where we've been. "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been!" "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" "You exist in the context of all in which you live and what came before you." (Outro) "The significance of the passage of time..." "What can be..." "Unburdened by what has been..."
