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by David Rood
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Threshold
Story
This was shortly after I read the Tao Te Ching. Other influences include Aristotle, various religious and philosophic texts, and the Moody Blues' record company. It also includes a poem written in 1996.Lyrics
[C] Walk to the edge of the [dmin] world with me
[G] And carry my [C] secrets
[amin] I am searching for a [G] place
At the [F] speed of sound
[emin] Silence is the [amin] sound of loss
[ebdim] Every stress [G] releasing [G7]
[E] We値l float with the [A] clouds
[D] On the breeze of the living [G] waters
[C] Above the slow dance of [F] stones
Trading [Bb] metaphysical [G] minerals
Chorus:
[C] Your opposite becomes as you [F/C] do
[C] When you stop leaving, you [F/C] begin to arrive
[emin] Everything here is [amin] shadows of [dmin7] shadows
I値l [G] meet you on the [C] threshold
I値l [Bb] meet you, I値l [F] meet you, I値l [G] meet you on the [C] threshold
Gaze at the edge of the sky with me
I値l lift up your dreams
We値l be waiting for a time
At the speed of light
Mirrors are the mind of life
Every rise descending
The world is a fruit on the bough
Of the Tree that grew Before
We may ripen, wither and bud
Or finally transcend the cycle
(Chorus)
Touch the edge of a heart for me
And soothe the savage beat
And we値l feel a fate
Beyond the speed of thought
Peace is a belief in joy
Every end beginning
Not going somewhere, we池e leaving nowhere
To our un-manifest destiny
For the Key was not made by mortal hands
And the Door that you can see is not the true Door
(Chorus)
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