D6 G: Psychedelic Newgrass T: Philosophy [Intro-Chorus] There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and feelings for sale A sea of people who want to experience everything Until they forget themselves and the days are numbered [Verse] There's the 10-year-old girl with adult responsibilities Shopping and also asking for baby food at the kiosk But the man shakes his head even though they have most of it Frightened by the little eyes that have seen more than most The little face folded in far too heavy folds He's getting colder, wonder how long the young one will last? So he sticks her a bracelet of candy A small consolation for the childhood she never had And there's the soldier on his way out to serve his country And the crying wife who doubts he'll become a better man Neither medal nor honor can completely replace The support and light that is taken away from the survivors And they are both potential widows Both can fall, he in the war, she for someone else while she waits So there are taut chains, I wonder if they will break Does the winnings really measure up to what they bet I myself am the fly on the wall raised above the masses. Observer scans my territory Where everyone has a sad, beautiful or strange story And the day passes in the chaos of my train station In the middle of it all without anyone ever seeing me [Chorus] There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale A sea of people who want to experience everything Until they forget themselves and the days are numbered And everyone is trying to find where they belong It's just too rare that anyone hears them There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale [Verse] There's the medical student with the bag full of books Trying to squeeze through the crowd, but his train is running He turns and smiles, maybe it was on purpose An extra hour away from the whole demanding family Those with their formal tone and etiquette And far too high expectations he can't live up to them Seven semesters no parties no joy With other people's ambitions around his ankle like a chain A new couple with the kid on their lap She's on her way to her sister's he has to stay and hold a meeting And she's grumpy now she probably thinks he's working too much He should take time off, go with her and try to get the family looked after He says he knows, promises to cut back The train is called out, she's leaving, we'll talk later They kiss goodbye, take care of yourself, he loves her Praises a carriage and sets off towards his mistress [Chorus] There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale A sea of people who want to experience everything Until they forget themselves and the days are numbered And everyone is trying to find where they belong It's just too rare that anyone hears them There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale [Verse 3] There is Somalia leaning on a stick With the civil war tattooed in the form of scars all over his body Now he lives in the block in the outer zone Where every night in his dreams he sees how they shoot his wife So he shuts out the light and lets in the darkness Misses the 45 in the shade and misses his desert wind He has a frozen mind like a fish on land No wonder he is slowly losing his mind There is the career woman with a heart of steel Brandt hardened by too many years in the fire of the industries Too many lunch meetings, too little closeness Too few intimate moments, her mind is marked People have a hard time keeping warm near a cold soul And she has a hard time opening up and feeling herself Try to hear her inner voice, there's not much to listen to When you've long since traded love for success. I myself am the fly on the wall raised above the crowd Observer scans my territory Where everyone has a sad, beautiful or strange story And the day passes in the chaos of my train station Where everyone is in a damn hurry to reach their [End-Chorus] There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale A sea of people who want to experience everything Until they forget themselves and the days are numbered And everyone is trying to find where they belong It's just too rare that anyone hears them There are so many lives, there are so many choices So many destinies and emotions for sale
