[verse 1 - slow, fragile vocal over sparse piano, hypnotic strummed bass ostinato in 7/8] My heart’s a thousand years old I’m not like the rest of them “You think too much,” so I’m told That’s why you can’t let it in Strange fatigue from all this thought Shuts the world right out of view Cling to battles you have fought Problems are all you knew [chorus - trip hop drums enter, shimmering guitar textures wash in] Just observe, don’t say it’s wrong That power lives inside you Space and peace have been there all along If you let them guide you [verse 2 - jagged guitars counterpoint the bass, rhythm shifts into 5/4, vocal floats behind beat] Meaning’s just to be alive Plain and simple as the sun But everybody has to strive Like there’s something more to become Loans and credits, golden chains They call it growing up Simple life is what remains When you’ve had enough [chorus - more intense, layered falsetto harmonies, ritualistic toms] Just observe, don’t say it’s wrong That power lives inside you Space and peace have been there all along If you let them guide you [bridge - drums drop to tabla-like pulse, guitar feedback swells in] Skip the politics and prayer Head straight to the heart Separation isn’t really there It’s just playing a part The illusion holds you tight As much as you believe But freedom’s hiding in plain sight If you just receive [final chorus - soaring falsetto, piano arpeggios, polyrhythmic layering builds] Just observe, don’t say it’s wrong (Thousand years of knowing) That power lives inside you (Simple truth keeps showing) Space and peace have been there all along (Let the world keep going) If you let them guide you Guide you Guide you [outro - strummed bassline alone, fading into distant reverb]
