Our perception of the world
Is held by the reflection of our thoughts~

Let's not be remembered
By possessions
We shared

But rather by love
Which showed
That we cared
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Be true to oneself
Not a follower of man
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Be not a slave
To ones mind
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Believe that you can
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Be brave ~take risks
Only then will you see
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Being true to oneself
Will then set you ~~free
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To embrace life
We must participate
Rather than be the audience
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To embrace life
We must read each chapter
Rather than be the author
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To embrace life
We must join the dance
Rather than stand and stare
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To embrace life
We must love one another
As time waits for no one
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Love all of gods creation
Left behind for all to see
The plants the flowers
Every leaf that's fallen from the tree

The sea that laps against the rocks
The birds above that soar
The sunset on the horizon
The shells found on the shore

The green grass in the countryside
The animals there that graze
Upon its newfound meadows
Eclipsed by summers haze

Love all of gods creation
Left behind for all to see
No greater beauty
To be found
In this world
Of mystery

I do not fear the earth I tread
Beneath these darkened skies
My quest  is to walk in honesty
Escaping deciet and lies
Each day I am reminded
By this challenge of mine
It's like scaling the highest mountain
That man will ever climb

The toils of yesterday fade once more
Like the crests of the waves
Leave the anchor of its shore
I make the decision to accept
Then reflect
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Like the Phoenix
I rise from the ashes

My path I carve
With hands of skill
Determined focused
with an iron will
Until the day
My heart is still
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Like the Phoenix
I rise from the ashes

The challenge of darkness
May eclipse
My thoughts
Stealing positive words
From my lips
Paralysing me to my fingertips

But again I will arise once more

Like I've done so many times before

As the crests of the wave
Leaves its anchor of the shore
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Like the Phoenix
I rise from the ashes