As we make our daily vows
Trying not to remember time is running out
And everything we pledge ourselves to
With the careless ways we place our doubts
What do we expect freedom to be like?
Something golden that steals away our sight?
Or something roughly hewn with all our might?
Or the final joy we know when we are finally contrite.
Everyone burns for something that turns the flame blue
The efflorescence of daily living coats us with the colors we choose
The thin patina colored with our true nature’s hue
Makes the most important part of life the things we do
So today let me push away all the voices
Let me be honest with my heart and its choices
Let me have the courage to do what actually matters
Let the way I live my life change my salt
So the patina turns to better colors
Let me live my life in a way
That is completely worth the effort
