[Verse 1] The water boils, the steam begins to rise A morning ritual, right before my eyes It’s not just caffeine, it’s a sacred space A moment's pause inside the human race I feel the jitter, the anxiety of the climb Trying to fix my reality, running out of time [Pre-Chorus] But the cup is warm, and the answer is deep It's not a mountain that is steep [Chorus] It’s horizontal, not vertical, keep your feet on the ground Life is a balance that’s waiting to be found Between the good and bad, we find our flow Just like the Tao, letting the judgment go Sipping the silence, letting the struggle cease Finding the horizontal peace [Verse 2] I used to chase the ladder, the vertical ascent Thinking success was where my time was spent Avoiding the descent, avoiding the pain Trapped in a struggle, again and again But now I sit in the penny university Embracing the connection and the diversity [Bridge] Amor Fati, I love what is here The joy and the sorrow, the hope and the fear Yin and Yang swirling in a porcelain cup I’m done looking down, I’m done looking up [Guitar Solo - Melodic and Smooth] [Chorus] It’s horizontal, not vertical, keep your feet on the ground Life is a balance that’s waiting to be found Between the good and bad, we find our flow Just like the Tao, letting the judgment go Sipping the silence, letting the struggle cease Finding the horizontal peace [Outro] Just the process, not the goal Warming the hands, warming the soul It's horizontal... (Fade out) [End]
