CALM — DUSTIN EDGE

CALM

CALM, WHEN YOU’RE ALL ALONE

WARM, WITH THE VINYL TONE

SAFE, WHERE THE TURF IS KNOWN

REST, FOR YOUR WEARY MIND

FREED, FROM THE TIES THAT BIND

SOLVED, WHAT YOU WERE ASSIGNED

AND INTO THE NIGHT

YOU SET THE NEEDLE DOWN

WORK, IT’S JUST ANOTHER YEAR

WITH THOUGHTS, OF A NEW FRONTIER

OFF, WHERE YOU CAN DISSAPPEAR

INTO THE NIGHT

AND SET THE NEEDLE DOWN

WORN WHEN YOU’RE ON THE WING

TORN FROM THE WORDS THEY SING

REBORN FROM WHAT THE SPEAKERS BRING

BUILDING PROGRESS FROM DECAY

AND ORDER OUT OF DISARRAY

HOME, WHERE WE’RE OUT OF VIEW

I HOPE WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH

AND OWN WHAT WE CAN’T UNDO

AND INTO THE NIGHT

WE’LL SET THE NEEDLE DOWN

I LET IT LIE

HAVE ALL OF THESE ACTIONS BEEN DECIDED?

ARE THESE OPERATIONS MANUFACTURED BY DESIGN?

OR IS THIS ALL RANDOM AND UNFORESEEN?

IS IT NATURAL OR SOME MACHINE?

WOULD WE ACT THE SAME IF WE KNEW WHAT IT MEANS?

WARM AT HOME, I FAIL TO THINK ABOUT IT

COLD AND ON THE ROAD, IT ALWAYS SEEPS INTO MY MIND

AND BRINGS ME LOW BECAUSE I CAN’T EXPLAIN

WHAT ALL THIS IS MEANT TO ATTAIN

AND UNTIL I DO, I’LL GRIN AND BEAR THE PAIN

OH, I LET IT LIE

ALL IS ALL & WHY IS WHY

OH, I LET IT LIE

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I DON’T SEEM TO MIND IT

THEN IT SPOTS A WAY TO REAPPEAR AMONG MY THOUGHTS

WHERE IT’S BEEN WAITING PATIENT FOR A LULL

SHOWING ME WHAT’S CRUCIAL AND WHAT’S NULL

KEEPING TRACK OF THINGS HIDDEN WITHIN MY SKULL

OH, I LET IT LIE

ALL IS ALL & WHY IS WHY

ARE WE FATEFUL DEVOTEES?

OR SAILORS ON AN ENDLESS SEA?

I RECKON THERE’S NO USE IN BEING FRIGHTENED

I RECKON THERE’S NO REASON TO BE STRESSED OR OVERWROUGHT

BUT STILL, IT’S TOO IMPORTANT TO IGNORE

THOUGH IT ALWAYS LEAVES ME WANTING MORE

CAN I SHUT OFF ALL THE AFTERS AND BEFORES?

CAN I STRIP IT BACK TO SEE WHAT’S AT THE CORE?

WHERE I HOPE TO FIND THE TRUTH I’M LOOKING FOR?

DIG DOWN

ARE THEY KNOCKING IT DOWN

AS YOU’RE LAYING THE BRICKS?

ARE YOU WAITING OUTSIDE

AS THEY’RE WORKING BETWIXT?

IS YOUR BODY IN MOTION

AS THEY’RE ALL TRANSFIXED ON THE HYPE?

COME ON NOW, SPEAK UP!

ARE THEY HIDING THE CRUMBS

AS YOU’RE CHASING THE CLUES?

ARE THEY DOUSING THE FIRE

AS YOU’RE LIGHTING THE FUSE?

DO YOU WANT TO BE CHOSEN

OR DO YOU WANT TO CHOOSE YOUR SIDE?

DON’T YOU KNOW?

YOU GOTTA DIG DOWN

WHERE IT ALL GETS FOUND

COME ON DIG DOWN

WHERE IT LIVES

DO THEY ALL LOOK CONTENT

WHEN YOU’RE FEELING APPALLED?

ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR FACTS

AS THEY HAIL THE SO-CALLED?

DO YOU STRUGGLE TO SOAR

WHEN THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON HIGH?

COME ON NOW SPEAK UP!

DO YOU FEEL MORE YOURSELF

WHEN YOU USE THAT NAME?

IS ACQUIRING THE ANSWERS

THE AIM OF THE GAME?

IF THE PAST AND THE PRESENT

AND THE FUTURE ARE THE SAME, OH MY…

GATHER UP YOUR WITS

AND DIG DOWN

WHERE IT ALL GETS FOUND

COME ON DIG DOWN

WHERE IT LIVES

HAND ME THAT SHOVEL

DON’T YOU KNOW?

YOU GOTTA DIG DOWN

WHERE IT ALL GETS FOUND

COME ON DIG DOWN

WHERE IT LIVES

YEAH RIGHT NOW!

WE’RE GONNA DIG DOWN

WHERE IT ALL GETS FOUND

COME ON DIG DOWN

WHERE IT LIVES

SEEK IT OUT

SHOULD I

SHOULD I STAY AND FIGHT OR SHOULD I RUN?

SHOULD I TALK PLAIN OR TRY TO MAKE A PUN?

SHOULD I ASSUME THAT,

WHATEVER IT IS THAT I AM,

I’M THE ONLY ONE?

SHOULD I LET THEM FEUD OR MEND THE RIFT?

SHOULD I JUMP OR CLING CLOSE TO THE CLIFF?

SHOULD I PASS THE TIME WITH MAKING RHYMES?

OR SIT AND PONDER THE WHAT IFS?

OH, I KNOW…

SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT THE BY AND BY?

SHOULD I LAY IT BARE OR KEEP IT ON THE SLY?

SHOULD I ACQUIESCE WITH SKEPTICISM?

OR CONTINUE ASKING WHY?

SHOULD I SWITCH OR SEE THROUGH WHAT I PLANNED?

SHOULD I LET IT GO OR KEEP IT CLOSE AT HAND?

SHOULD I EXIT BEFORE THINGS GET VICIOUS?

OR PREPARE TO MAKE MY STAND?

OH, I KNOW…

SHOULD I KEEP IT ALL INSIDE MY HEAD?

SHOULD I RISE TO ACTION OR PLAY DEAD?

SHOULD I HAVE WRITTEN SONGS

WITH STUPID QUESTIONS

OR LEFT ALL OF THIS UNSAID?