OCD Song: The 'Stream' Flows On

[Intro] A thought appears, it comes, it goes. I watch it pass, like wind that blows. [Verse 1] My brain has noise I don’t invite, Scary thoughts that spark a fright. The mind’s a sense — it takes things in, Like ears hear sound, and skin feels wind. [Chorus] I'm not the fear, I'm the calm below Not stuck in a pool — I'm the stream that flows Let the cow roam, let the fly land It’s just a thought — I let it stand I’m not the thought — I understand [Verse 2] These thoughts arise like sweat or rain, Just mind secretions — not a chain. They only stick when I resist, A teflon mind lets them drift like mist. [Spoken Word] We treat thoughts like commands, like they mean something about who we are. But the mind is just another sense. Like ears hear sound, the mind hears thoughts. They rise on their own — not choices, just sensations. Mind secretions. Like sweat from the skin or steam from a breath. I don’t have to believe them. I don’t have to chase them. I can just watch them... come and go. [Chorus] I'm not the fear, I'm the calm below Not stuck in a pool — I'm the stream that flows Let the cow roam, let the fly land It’s just a thought — I let it stand I’m not the thought — I understand [Bridge] Let the cow roam through the meadow wide, No need to chase, no need to hide. I watch it wander, slow and free, It wanders off eventually. [Chorus - variation] I'm not the fear, I'm the calm below Not stuck in a pool — I'm the stream that flows Let the cow roam, let the fly land It’s just a thought — I let it stand I’m not the thought — I understand [Pre Outro] I don’t need answers carved in stone, Some things are meant to be unknown. The fear kicks in, but I don’t go, I feel the tug, then let it flow. [Outro] I’m not a pool that must stay clear, One leaf won’t change the water here. The stream flows on — it doesn’t hold, I let it pass, both calm and cold.