(Verse 1) The mind is a chamber with walls built so high That guard every window that looks to the sky It fights off the rain and it curses the night It mistakes every shadow for something to fight It builds up a dam so the river won't flow And starves all the ground where a new seed could grow A non-accepting mind, with its lock on the door Will just keep on fighting, and wanting for more. (Chorus) But a non-accepting mind won't accept anything It won't hear the bell of freedom when it starts to ring But if you can sit with your loneliness, a guest in the chair And breathe in the quiet that's hanging in the air If you can hold your sadness and not turn away You are already watching the darkness lose sway You are already transcending the pain. (Verse 2) I ran from the silence, I filled up the space With noise and with people, a frantic, mad race I called my depression a failure, a stain A weakness to conquer, a beast to be slain I built up a kingdom on beaches of sand Pretending the tide would obey my command But every new morning, the truth would wash in This war with myself is a war I can't win. (New Verse 3) The armor I wore, it grew heavy as lead, And silenced the whispers of truth in my head. I perfected a smile, I learned how to lie, And told the whole world I was soaring up high. But the prizes I won all felt brittle and cold, A story of strength that was getting so old. (Chorus) 'Cause a non-accepting mind won't accept anything It won't hear the bell of freedom when it starts to ring But if you can sit with your loneliness, a guest in the chair And breathe in the quiet that's hanging in the air If you can hold your sadness and not turn away You are already watching the darkness lose sway You are already transcending the pain. (Bridge) So I stopped all the running, I laid down my sword And I spoke to the sorrow I'd always ignored I said, "You can be here, you don't have to leave." I just opened the window and started to breathe I didn't defeat it, I didn't get "cured" I just made it a part of my world, reassured That a feeling's a visitor, it's not who you are It’s just a passing cloud hiding a star. (Outro) And that's how you transcend... Just let it begin... By letting it in. Yeah, if you can accept the hurt that you feel... Then the healing is already real. You're already transcending. You're already there.
