Beginner's Mind

Hold on tight, beginner's mind The wheel is spinning too Fast to make your move The worst must be assumed Oh, how they'll try to pull and pry Away what you know now, beat and beat it out Leave the drum that makes no sound A snuff film on a jumbo-tron for all the world to see A cocktail napkin epitaph Some psychobabble telegram Message written in the sand The tide rolls in Swear you'll do the opposite Of all those tangled hypocrites Who say that the experiment has failed Don't go there, you're getting nowhere You're getting nowhere Stay a while, my inner child I'd like to learn your tricks Know what makes you tick Nurse you when you're sick Oh, how you've grown so cynical Hard lines carved in your face The sunshine's so cliche just like love and pain You tried your best, the Rorschach test, but there is just nothing to see Heard terabytes of perfect pitch Some universal elegance Stack the seventh and the fifth Along the grid Swear you'll be the opposite Of all those stilted hypocrites You know what made you infamous to them Don't you, you keep starting over Keep starting over Keep starting over You keep starting over Keep starting over You keep starting over Hold on tight, beginner's mind The current's far too strong It would carry you along 'Til you're just like everyone Stay a while, my inner child I'd like to learn your trick To know what makes you tick To nurse you when you're sick