SOLICITOUS

[Verse 1] The tenderness is up ahead The journey’s end appears. A breeding sky now holds its breath Then cries, the surging tears. [Verse 2] Far too long and patience waits Yet changes face in sync with haste. Then rushes forward with bounding steps And hurdles the horizon. [Chorus 1] Change is made because the past won’t fade Acceptances learned in the passing days. Still, the world goes round without a sound So much progress threatens holy ground. [Verse 3] The mild offenses, Round the Bend Seems just steps before. The tears, absorbed to dry the sky But we needle the urge for more. [Verse 4] Eternities now and anger sits It’s face having reddened, beginning to split Charging the door to escape the days rage And hurdles the horizon. [Chorus 2] Changes made cause we’ve denied our say Acceptance has now been tried and betrayed. Still, the world goes round, but with new sounds The pushing just stops us short of profound [bridge] Reaching midstream, we strain to hold on The currents are an anxious,swept away before long. In either direction were pulled to divide Then whirlpooled far under the overhead tide. We gasp for nostalgia as history builds Old memories bobbing while new ones are stilled… We reach out to know, but pull back given answers. [Guitar solo] [Verse 5] Scared to return and lose the gain The final step’s achieved. Claiming the ground at which zero begins Progression may now be conceived. [Verse 6] Infinity, rage, a stranglehold We step on each other to compete. what’s sold. Stressing the day breaks and deadlines drawn long We hurdle the horizon. [Guitar lead break] [bridge 2] Reaching midstream, we strain to hold on The currents, the victors, keep tearing along In either direction we’re separate sides With drowning in wonder, the future’s riptide We gasp before remembrance, the slowing of wills Old memories fading in the past we have killed… We reach out to know… And hold on for dear life.