Life Substance #30 - The Sensation of "Unpleasantness" (Alternate Version)

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[Instrumental intro]

[Verse 1]
It is the shadow falling on the sun,
The heavy burden when the day is done.
It is the thorn that hides upon the rose,
The bitter winter wind that softly blows.
We turn away and try to close our eyes,
But it’s the oldest teacher in disguise.

[Pre-Chorus]
Without the dark, how could we see the star?
Without the pain, how could we come this far?
It is the chisel carving out the soul,
The broken piece that makes the spirit whole!

[Chorus]
Now ... The catalyst of growth!
The sensation of unpleasantness, binding us by oath!
It is the cosmic contrast, the master of the night,
Teaching us the meaning of the beautiful and bright!
Through every tear we shed and every painful test,
It builds the true compassion beating in our chest!

[Verse 2]
It breaks the hardened heart and makes it bleed,
To plant the universal, loving seed.
For how can we be kind if we do not know,
The silent suffering, the undertow?
It is the fire that burns the selfish pride,
The inescapable, returning tide.

[Pre-Chorus]
Without the dark, how could we see the star?
Without the pain, how could we come this far?
It is the chisel carving out the soul,
The broken piece that makes the spirit whole!

[Bridge]
The canvas needs the black to show the white...
The day is only born from out of night.
A world of only pleasure is a blind and dreamless sleep,
We only reach the heavens from the valleys dark and deep!

[Instrumental Solo]

[Final Chorus]
Now ... The catalyst of growth!
The sensation of unpleasantness, binding us by oath!
It is the cosmic contrast, the master of the night,
Teaching us the meaning of the beautiful and bright!
Through every tear we shed and every painful test,
It builds the true compassion beating in our chest!

[Outro]
The shadow and the light...
The teacher in the dark...
Substance thirty.

[End]

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[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1] It is the shadow falling on the sun, The heavy burden when the day is done. It is the thorn that hides upon the rose, The bitter winter wind that softly blows. We turn away and try to close our eyes, But it’s the oldest teacher in disguise. [Pre-Chorus] Without the dark, how could we see the star? Without the pain, how could we come this far? It is the chisel carving out the soul, The broken piece that makes the spirit whole! [Chorus] Now ... The catalyst of growth! The sensation of unpleasantness, binding us by oath! It is the cosmic contrast, the master of the night, Teaching us the meaning of the beautiful and bright! Through every tear we shed and every painful test, It builds the true compassion beating in our chest! [Verse 2] It breaks the hardened heart and makes it bleed, To plant the universal, loving seed. For how can we be kind if we do not know, The silent suffering, the undertow? It is the fire that burns the selfish pride, The inescapable, returning tide. [Pre-Chorus] Without the dark, how could we see the star? Without the pain, how could we come this far? It is the chisel carving out the soul, The broken piece that makes the spirit whole! [Chorus] Now ... The catalyst of growth! The sensation of unpleasantness, binding us by oath! It is the cosmic contrast, the master of the night, Teaching us the meaning of the beautiful and bright! Through every tear we shed and every painful test, It builds the true compassion beating in our chest! [Bridge] The canvas needs the black to show the white... The day is only born from out of night. A world of only pleasure is a blind and dreamless sleep, We only reach the heavens from the valleys dark and deep! [Instrumental Solo] [Final Chorus] Now ... The catalyst of growth! The sensation of unpleasantness, binding us by oath! It is the cosmic contrast, the master of the night, Teaching us the meaning of the beautiful and bright! Through every tear we shed and every painful test, It builds the true compassion beating in our chest! [Outro] The shadow and the light... The teacher in the dark... Substance thirty. [End]

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