[Verse] [Voice 1] My mind wakes up, I start to see The world around, it's all for me I hear the waves, I feel the sand My brain helps me understand [Verse] [Voice 2] Qualia emerge from neural noise Phenomenal states the mind employs To integrate sensory streams Constructing reality from dreams [Chorus] [Voice 1] Thinking, feeling, every day My mind helps me work and play Sometimes clear, sometimes hazy On this beach day feeling lazy [Instrumental riff] [Verse] [Voice 1] I decide to get ice cream My brain makes plans, it's like a dream I walk and talk and find my way Consciousness helps me through the day [Verse] [Voice 2] Volition arises, causal chains unfold Emergent properties of mind take hold Executive functions orchestrate Actions that consciousness mandates [Chorus] [Voice 1] Thinking, feeling, every day My mind helps me work and play Sometimes clear, sometimes hazy On this beach day feeling lazy [Instrumental riff] [Bridge] [Voice 2] Integrated information, complexity rises Global workspace theory hypothesizes Recursive self-modeling generates The illusion of self that consciousness creates [Verse] [Voice 1] I think of mom, though she's not here Memories make her feel so near My mind can time-travel, it's so cool Imagination is such a tool [Verse] [Voice 2] Episodic recall transcends the now Autonoetic awareness allows Mental time travel, self-projection Consciousness enables introspection [Chorus] [Voice 1] Thinking, feeling, every day My mind helps me work and play Sometimes clear, sometimes hazy On this beach day feeling lazy [Instrumental riff] [Coda] [Voice 1] The sun goes down, I'm getting sleepy My thoughts slow down, all dreamy Consciousness fades as I hit the hay Ready to wake another day [Verse] [Voice 1] My eyes feel heavy, time for bed Dreams are waiting in my head My mind turns off, but not all the way It works at night to sort my day [Verse] [Voice 2] Circadian rhythms initiate descent Into altered states of consciousness Slow-wave sleep and REM alternation Facilitate memory consolidation [Chorus] [Voice 1] Thinking, feeling, every day My mind helps me work and play Sometimes clear, sometimes hazy On this beach day feeling lazy [Instrumental riff] [Bridge] [Voice 2] Integrated information, complexity rises Global workspace theory hypothesizes Recursive self-modeling generates The illusion of self that consciousness creates [Coda] [Voice 1] While I sleep, my brain's still going Fixing and learning, without me knowing I wake up fresh, ready to play My unconscious worked while I was away [Chorus] [Soft] Thinking, feeling, every day My mind helps me work and play Sometimes clear, sometimes hazy On this beach day feeling lazy [Coda] [Fin]
