Lyrics by @smokey_the_cat There's a way past my present Goes back quite a bit Overgrown and distant, scary and wonderful sights My pebble stoned memory, with colorful lights There's a whole bunch of children Playing and learning They laugh and they cry, terrified and shy, on a mission To understand life, chasing highs It's kinda gone And still tagging along Sometimes, I need to do some lifescaping Pull weeds and clear out places that get too dark Sometimes, I need to do some retracing On the path that leads from my soul to my heart Sometimes Once found a skeleton in a cupboard, hiding there Only ever came out to give me a scare Dusted him off, sat him down in the sunlight Poured us some tea and talked 'til midnight Not friends, but I know him well enough to call his bluff Sometimes, I need to do some lifescaping Pull weeds and clear out places that get too dark Sometimes, I need to do some retracing On the path that leads from my soul to my heart Sometimes A road well-trodden Knows me well, fits my walk Going back and forth, nothing forgotten Always walking that mile in my shoes, revisiting views It's plain to see But only for me Sometimes, when I do some lifescaping Open old boxes and dig up old bones Sometimes, I need to do some reshaping Tend to the meadows and all those children's homes Sometimes I laugh and I dream Sometimes, I weep and I grieve Sometimes, I need to leave Then I realize my past has already been My past has been
