Another Reason to Smile

Alternative rock with symphonic rock, low male vocals moving from intimate, restrained verses to a clear, urgent final refrain; acoustic guitar, piano, thin strings, resonant electric guitar, cello, drums and horn build in stages beneath the vocal; spacious pauses, an extended orchestral crescendo, then instruments fall away one by one to piano, acoustic guitar and a sustained string chord; unhurried 4/4 at 72–78 BPM

V6-MINI

[Verse 1]

If someone knew the secret
Of how to find true happiness
I guess I'd turn the other way
And take the long road home instead

A rusty bicycle
An empty road before the dawn
Beyond the city that never sleeps
The ocean breathes in silence

I've been searching
I've been searching
For another reason to smile

[Verse 2]

The nights we laughed at foolish things
The flowers whose names I never knew
The songs that time has left behind
The scent of morning breaking through

Maybe all these little things
Were never meant to be enough
To give a reason to exist
And maybe that's enough for me

The more I suffer
The deeper joy becomes

The more I treasure happiness
The more I fear its loss

Oh, what a complicated heart
What a restless soul I carry

[Pre-Chorus]

When I embrace the light
Another shadow comes alive

When I embrace the darkness
I begin to search for dawn

These contradictions
Bring me to my knees

These contradictions
Make me rise and walk again

[Chorus]

Break the sickness deep inside me
Break the man I was before

From the roots of my existence
Let me rise forevermore

Again and again
Again and again

From the deepest roots of my soul
I will rise again

[Verse 3]

Oh God

Are You really somewhere out there?
Are You listening when I call?

But the heavens never answer
And the stars say nothing at all

Do I truly have my faith?
Or do I only wish to believe?

Am I praying from my heart?
Or clinging to the one who prays?

I still don't know
I may never know

But I want to believe
That my longing to believe
Is something real

And I've carried that fragile hope
Like a treasure in my pocket
Through every road
That brought me here

[Verse 4]

My words, my heart, my actions
Never seem to walk as one

I can speak of love and kindness
While my heart is burning with anger

I can swear to live with honor
Then choose the road I know is wrong

If I could laugh and simply say
That's just the way we humans are

Maybe life would be much easier
Maybe I could finally rest

But I was never good at giving up
Never learned to turn away

I know I'll never be perfection
But I still want to reach toward it

Just a little more than yesterday
Let my words and heart and actions
Find a way to face the same direction

[Bridge I]

Is this the burden of devotion?
Is this suffering meant to be?

Or was living always destined
To be such an awkward journey?

I'm an ordinary human being
Neither saint nor noble soul

In the night I lose my way
In the morning I forget

But still

I haven't fallen all the way
I haven't lost the fire within

And as I watch that fading flame
I want to say

I'm still standing
I'm still breathing
I'm still here

[Chorus II]

Again and again
Again and again

Rise up from the roots of your soul

You don't have to cast away your sorrow
You don't have to choose joy alone

Carry all your contradictions
Carry all the pain you've known

And when you find a reason
Let yourself laugh again

Again and again
Again and again

From the deepest roots of my soul
I will rise again

[Verse 5]

I don't need to know the answer
To the mystery of happiness

Even if I never find it
I can keep on walking still

Today I'll find one little pleasure
One more reason I can smile

A cup of coffee from a vending machine
A little sunlight through the clouds

A simple word from someone passing
A melody upon the wind

Every little thing I gather
Makes my world a little wider

And I keep walking
And I keep searching

For another reason to smile

[Instrumental Interlude]

The silence before the sunrise

[Bridge II]

And then the morning comes

Without a grand and holy miracle
Without a bell to change the world

Only the distant ocean
Slowly turning into white

No revelation from the heavens
No promise written in the sky

Just another ordinary morning
And another chance to try

[Final

Oh God

Even when I cannot fully trust You
I still want to believe in You

Even when my prayers are broken
I don't want to lose the heart
That still reaches out to pray

I am not complete
I am not perfect

And perhaps that's why
I still have somewhere left to go

Through a world without an answer
Through the mistakes I haven't made

I will stumble
I will wander
I will laugh along the way

[Final Chorus]

Again and again
Again and again

From the roots of my existence
Let me rise forevermore

I don't need to lose my sorrow
I don't need to hide my fears

I can carry all my shadows
Through the passing of the years

Again and again
Again and again

Let my words and heart and actions
Find their way toward the light

I am not complete
And that's why I can walk

I am not complete
And that's why I can grow

Again and again
Again and again

From the deepest roots of my soul

I will rise

I will rise again

And if the world has no answers
I'll still find a reason to smile

With every step
With every mistake
With every fragile prayer

I'll keep walking

Beyond the darkness
Beyond the silence

From the roots of my soul

Toward a dawn

I have never known.

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[Verse 1] If someone knew the secret Of how to find true happiness I guess I'd turn the other way And take the long road home instead A rusty bicycle An empty road before the dawn Beyond the city that never sleeps The ocean breathes in silence I've been searching I've been searching For another reason to smile [Verse 2] The nights we laughed at foolish things The flowers whose names I never knew The songs that time has left behind The scent of morning breaking through Maybe all these little things Were never meant to be enough To give a reason to exist And maybe that's enough for me The more I suffer The deeper joy becomes The more I treasure happiness The more I fear its loss Oh, what a complicated heart What a restless soul I carry [Pre-Chorus] When I embrace the light Another shadow comes alive When I embrace the darkness I begin to search for dawn These contradictions Bring me to my knees These contradictions Make me rise and walk again [Chorus] Break the sickness deep inside me Break the man I was before From the roots of my existence Let me rise forevermore Again and again Again and again From the deepest roots of my soul I will rise again [Verse 3] Oh God Are You really somewhere out there? Are You listening when I call? But the heavens never answer And the stars say nothing at all Do I truly have my faith? Or do I only wish to believe? Am I praying from my heart? Or clinging to the one who prays? I still don't know I may never know But I want to believe That my longing to believe Is something real And I've carried that fragile hope Like a treasure in my pocket Through every road That brought me here [Verse 4] My words, my heart, my actions Never seem to walk as one I can speak of love and kindness While my heart is burning with anger I can swear to live with honor Then choose the road I know is wrong If I could laugh and simply say That's just the way we humans are Maybe life would be much easier Maybe I could finally rest But I was never good at giving up Never learned to turn away I know I'll never be perfection But I still want to reach toward it Just a little more than yesterday Let my words and heart and actions Find a way to face the same direction [Bridge I] Is this the burden of devotion? Is this suffering meant to be? Or was living always destined To be such an awkward journey? I'm an ordinary human being Neither saint nor noble soul In the night I lose my way In the morning I forget But still I haven't fallen all the way I haven't lost the fire within And as I watch that fading flame I want to say I'm still standing I'm still breathing I'm still here [Chorus II] Again and again Again and again Rise up from the roots of your soul You don't have to cast away your sorrow You don't have to choose joy alone Carry all your contradictions Carry all the pain you've known And when you find a reason Let yourself laugh again Again and again Again and again From the deepest roots of my soul I will rise again [Verse 5] I don't need to know the answer To the mystery of happiness Even if I never find it I can keep on walking still Today I'll find one little pleasure One more reason I can smile A cup of coffee from a vending machine A little sunlight through the clouds A simple word from someone passing A melody upon the wind Every little thing I gather Makes my world a little wider And I keep walking And I keep searching For another reason to smile [Instrumental Interlude] The silence before the sunrise [Bridge II] And then the morning comes Without a grand and holy miracle Without a bell to change the world Only the distant ocean Slowly turning into white No revelation from the heavens No promise written in the sky Just another ordinary morning And another chance to try [Final Oh God Even when I cannot fully trust You I still want to believe in You Even when my prayers are broken I don't want to lose the heart That still reaches out to pray I am not complete I am not perfect And perhaps that's why I still have somewhere left to go Through a world without an answer Through the mistakes I haven't made I will stumble I will wander I will laugh along the way [Final Chorus] Again and again Again and again From the roots of my existence Let me rise forevermore I don't need to lose my sorrow I don't need to hide my fears I can carry all my shadows Through the passing of the years Again and again Again and again Let my words and heart and actions Find their way toward the light I am not complete And that's why I can walk I am not complete And that's why I can grow Again and again Again and again From the deepest roots of my soul I will rise I will rise I will rise again And if the world has no answers I'll still find a reason to smile With every step With every mistake With every fragile prayer I'll keep walking Beyond the darkness Beyond the silence From the roots of my soul Toward a dawn I have never known.

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