Listen closely to the songbird serenading tenderly while perched gently on the top branch of a burned-out hollow tree Feel the breeze caress your hair as sunlight bleeds through shadows everywhere Let bright eyes focus beyond shades of worry past retreating phantoms now turning blurry Cast off your winter coat and let all trouble fall behind Why hide yourself in the dark all alone dwelling on every fault you can find to pick on till nothing curious remains to be seen except scars of a distorted reality? Slip out of the knots in your head Find a way to squeeze out of this protective shell you have made Why hide yourself in the dark all alone dwelling on every fault you can find to pick on? Help me to please forget myself, lose selfishness Help me help you let go, forgive break free from vanity, negativity, animosity Leave trouble behind Rest near the clear sparkling river Drift away from consciousness Then float by deep swirling tide pools on ripples of happiness