The Effort - Tips And Directions lyrics

While your heart sleep in your chest My sleeve is pounding loud While your heart sleep in your chest My sleeve is pounding loud While your heart sleep in your chest My sleeve is pounding loud And that's why I raise my fist, I've got to let all the words come out I have been second guessing all of the rest Trying to understand what is all really about Don't bother singing along if the strength Doesn't come from deep inside your heart These words are more than just a song, They're the spark from which a fire should start Twenty years ago I was a little boy Unaware of the shifts I could make And I had no idea how to enjoy my own life With the roads I would take With the roads I would take But someone gave me a tip When I was stopping for directions He told me, he said, "This is it, So stop looking for perfection" I want more I want to be the new beat for our generation Lost in my words We could ditch destruction And lead the life of contemplation Bodhisattvas of the 1950s k**ed their own convictions And lost their minds but did we learn For their self annihilation?