[Verse 1] Life has a strange way Of giving you what you want But only once you stop Clutching at it Stopped trying to bend life to my will And something softened What I'd been chasing Began to drift toward me [Chorus] They call it wu wei Effortless action It doesn't mean lazy It means allowing, not insisting Watch how water wins by yielding It never forces its way through stone It just finds the opening And in time, even the stone gives way [Verse 2] When I insist, I push life away When I allow, it comes to me I already have what I need It isn't resignation It isn't lying down It's a dance, not a tug-of-war The looser I stand The easier I move [Chorus] They call it wu wei Effortless action It doesn't mean lazy It means allowing, not insisting Watch how water wins by yielding It never forces its way through stone It just finds the opening And in time, even the stone gives way [Verse 3] I trusted fear More than I trusted life Fear feels familiar Fear feels practical It whispers hold tighter Plan harder, don't you dare relax But the tighter the string The poorer the music [Bridge] Shinjin datsuraku Dropping off body and mind Letting the heavy parts fall away Till the natural returns [Chorus] They call it wu wei Effortless action It doesn't mean lazy It means allowing, not insisting Watch how water wins by yielding It never forces its way through stone It just finds the opening And in time, even the stone gives way [Outro] You don't make a river flow By pushing the water You move with it Or you're swept under
