Kirtana - Deathbed Song lyrics

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Kirtana - Deathbed Song

If I had the chance to live life over,

I would go more slowly - that's for sure.

I wouldn't put up such a fight

to have my way or prove I'm right

or overlay the world with my agenda.

I would open each day like a present,

tender toward what ever came my way -

every texture - joy or pain -

searing sun or healing rain,

for I have seen the masks of my Beloved.

I would not be so restless,

so eager to mess with

the nectar of what is

that I over-think the kiss

or turn my mouth away.

I would not take a single breath for granted.

And I would spend much more time on my knees.

For once you've strewn the ashes of

the bodies of the ones you love,

you learn something about what really matters.

And I know that love is worth the wounding

And that this dance is too brief to sit through.

So even though my heart would break,

what a deep, exquisite ache.

I would always be a fool for love.