Understanding
EP from Christie Josef and The Purpose
Understanding
How can you understand me when you don't understand yourself
How can you see when you're not even looking
How can you hear when you refuse to listen
How can you be true to me when you don't know the truth yourself
I want to be with you, but not if it means loosing me
I don't want to feel this pain
But if I compromise the pain just comes back again
How can I understand you when I don't understand myself
How can I see when I'm not even looking
How can I hear when I refuse to listen
How can I be true to you when I don't know the truth myself
I want to be with you, but not if it means loosing me
I don't want to feel this pain
But if I compromise the pain just comes back again
It just comes back again
I've learned what I've always known, that I've got to find love for myself
With or without you, I'll always be with me
That's why we all must grow individually
I want to be with you, but not if it means loosing me
I don't want to feel this pain
But if I compromise the pain just comes back again
It just comes back again
I want to understand you so I'm learning about myself
I want to see so I open my eyes to look
I want to hear and I am not afraid to listen
I seek to know the truth that I might know the truth of you
Resist The Bait
Where is there a possibility of healing
When frustration and misunderstanding keep us reeling
The anger wants to shut them out
But finding connection is our only through route out
In a conflict situation where does resolution start
I want to figure the equation, recognize and do my part
Resist the bait cuz peace never comes from hate
Resist the bait cuz peace never came from hate
And right now is about our human fate
So how do we open this door
To everyone, even those whose views we abhor
Start with ourselves and deal with what we're able
We've got to find a way to welcome all to the table In a conflict situation where does resolution start
I want to figure the equation, recognize and do my part
Resist the bait cuz peace never comes from hate
Resist the bait cuz peace never came from hate
And right now is about our human fate
To hate makes the hate grow stronger
Fortified by rage and amplified by anger
To hate makes the hate grow stronger
In a conflict situation where does resolution start
I want to figure the equation, recognize and do my part
Resist the bait cuz peace never comes from hate
Resist the bait cuz peace never came from hate
Resist the bait cuz peace will never come from hate
And right now is about our human fate
Right now is about our human fate
This time it's about our human fate
Save The Trees
Moving into our neighborhoods, magical places filled with woods
You come in and you proceed to chop down the majestic trees
Brought our community to it's knees, turned a deaf ear to our pleas
Chose accomplices driven by greed, why move here if you don't like the trees
To you they were just big trees
But this was a strike against humanity
The callous unawareness of all the gifts these beings bring
Oxygen, shade, and majesty, habitat, and ground stability
The land is sighing and I am crying
Oh dear, Earth
Unnecessary cut of the saw has left my soul aching and raw
Oh my friends, my dearest trees, my heart is broken, tears flow for thee
Strong connection to this land, I wonder if you'll ever understand
The power of Nature's beating heart that calls us all to do our part
She calls
To you they were just big trees
But this was a strike against humanity
The callous unawareness of all the gifts these beings bring
Oxygen, shade, and majesty, habitat, and ground stability
The land is sighing and I am crying
Oh dear, Earth
Oh dear, Earth!
Save the trees
Save the trees
Save the trees
Something's Not Right Here
In a system that profits from illness
Where's the incentive for maintaining wellness
A powerful revenue stream
Making money from life's hellness
It's a screwed up scene
Something's not right here
All the suffering and pain
Perverted priorities when sickness creates gain
Let's spread awareness and refuse to remain
Stuck in a system so absolutely insane
We are done with this system so absolutely insane
Financial benefit from our afflictions
Committed resistance can change these conditions
We must persevere and eliminate
Wealth associated to our ill health
Something's not right here
All the suffering and pain
Perverted priorities when sickness creates gain
Let's spread awareness and refuse to remain
Stuck in a system so absolutely insane
We are done with this system so absolutely insane
Is it any surprise
With so much money on the line
Come so many lies
Something's not right here
All the suffering and pain
Perverted priorities when sickness creates gain
Let's spread awareness and refuse to remain
Stuck in a system so absolutely insane
We are done with this system so absolutely insane
We are so done with this system so absolutely insane
Done with this system so absolutely insane!
Refuse To Be Afraid
Why is it we're hated so
We're stunned to see what we've come to know
It's a time bomb and it's ready to explode
Could it be the arrogance – some feel they're above the rest
Greed driven power brings us to this test
Let's not use our government of might to spread misery and fright
Let us use our nation so bright to spread solutions of light
Hate only begets hate, we can choose another way
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
I know it's hard not to sway with the anger and the outrage
To want to blame and retaliate
But stop to think what that means
Nothing now can change what's happened
And there's more going on here then there seems
Chorus Let's not use our government of might to spread misery and fright
Let us use our nation so bright to spread solutions of light
Hate only begets hate, we can choose another way
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
You can love your life
You can know you'll die
You can act in kindness
Towards those your life passes by
Let's not use our government of might to spread misery and fright
Let us use our nation so bright to spread solutions of light
Hate only begets hate, we can choose another way
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
By refusing to be afraid, refuse to be afraid
By refusing to be afraid, I refuse to be afraid
You Chose
I've held in the words we all want to say
Why couldn't you wait to see through this fate
How it breaks our hearts your going away
And how we know you'll regret it one day
There won't be any do-overs this time
You're gonna have to work to make this one rhyme
The choice held once and stubbornly made
This is one regret that won't diminish or fade
Because once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
And you chose not to stay
Always there for you, they sacrificed
To guide you straight, to help set you right
To pick you up each time you fell
Your leaving now has put them through hell
There won't be any do-overs this time
You're gonna have to work to make this one rhyme
The choice held once and stubbornly made
This is one regret that won't diminish or fade
Because once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
And you chose not to stay
How could your pursuit of happiness be so blind
You must deny the trail of pain you leave behind
There won't be any do-overs this time
You're gonna have to work to make this one rhyme
The choice held once and stubbornly made
This is one regret that won't diminish or fade
Because once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
Once he's gone, it's forever
And you chose not to stay
How could you choose not to stay
And it's really hard not to feel betrayed
But you know we will love you anyway.