Sojourn by Kinsland

"Sojourn" from Kinsland's debut album 'Keepers Of The Flame'

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Band contact: kinslandmusic@gmail.com

Music by Dan Mongiello

Lyrics by Ben Kuzay

Lyrics:

A flower blooms
Brilliant radiance
The colors and the glory
Inspire reverence and awe
But one day
It will wilt and die
The once soft petals
Crumble and blow away

Sudden burst of consciousness
Tragic in its ephemerality

Mortality is wrong
We should live forever
Singing our eternal song

Where did we come from
Before we were born
Where are we going
After we die
This fleeting sentience
This glorious burst of life
A mournful brevity
Marks our sojourn

Climbing the tree of life
Searching for answers
Just when I think I have the
Source in my view

Oh, no, I am broken again
I feel there's no more hope for me

The seeker
The eternal student
Always keeps his ear and soul to the ground
Listening, feeling
For any information that the universe may impart to him
In a dialect of synchronicity and other signs

I have felt the pounding rain on my flesh at Lake Michigan
I've seen their innocent eyes beaming at me with love
I have felt unbridled pleasure on Greenfield Avenue
I've spilled blood and damned myself for all eternity

But forgiveness is key
The karmic boomerang you threw
Can come back velvet smooth

Like the flora blooms in spring
And in autumn fades and dies
There's a blink of an eye between the cradle and our grave

Where did we come from
Before we were born
Where are we going
After we die
This fleeting sentience
This glorious burst of life
A mournful brevity
Marks our sojourn