Verse 1 Before the words Before the name Before the memories ever came There was a body breathing slow A silent river far below Before the thinking mind could rise Before the world through newborn eyes There was a pulse beneath the skin The ancient life that lived within A living spark A steady flame The simple feeling of being here Chorus I turn toward the place beneath the mind The place that waits so patiently inside Where life is felt before it's known Where every cell whispers, "You are home" Beneath the story Beneath the sky Beneath each passing why There is a current flowing free The living root of me Verse 2 — The WhereSelf Now I notice where I am The room around me The space between things The distance to the walls The sounds that drift and fade I rest behind the eyes In the quiet pivot of attention Here Now This moment I can feel the width of the world The height of the ceiling The pull of gravity beneath me A mammal in a place A creature that belongs Verse 3 — Turning Inward Now the pivot turns within Toward the simple feeling of a body Organs working quietly Cells speaking in electric light Blood moving through hidden rivers The heart remembers how to beat The lungs remember how to rise Life is happening With ease With intelligence With rhythm I rest inside the living body And feel the gift of being Bridge — The Protoself Beneath emotion Beneath thought There is a feeling without a face A living presence A wordless place A gentle warmth A living tide The miracle of being alive The ancient nuclei keeping time The oldest rhythms of the mind The first feeling The feeling of life itself Verse 4 — Core Vitality I feel the energy beneath my days The spark before desire The warmth before delight The movement beneath every movement Like whales crossing unseen oceans Like birds navigating stars Like foals standing for the first time Life leaning toward life Every mammal carries this song The song of becoming The song of continuing The song of still here Chorus I turn toward the place beneath the mind The place that waits so patiently inside Where life is felt before it's known Where every cell whispers, "You are home" Beneath the story Beneath the sky Beneath each passing why There is a current flowing free The living root of me Outro I am the river and the shore The breathing The sensing The awakening A deep root A living current A quiet awareness A breathing body A living world And this moment Here Now I turn gently toward it And remember I was life Before I was a story And life is unfolding now
