Song SECOND IN TIME TO LISTEN
Take a second, ( second)
In time ( in time)
To listen ( to listen)
Open up your mind
To the sounds around you
Quiet now , hush just
Listen (listening) listening
[ verse]
If I could roll back time
in an instant
I would capture its
presence
in a bottle
Saving it for a time of need In a moment,
I would stand still and listen
Listening to all the sounds
that surround me
I've been consumed
by everything
in a passive state of mind
A mind that is lost
in materialistic substance
The day to day deeds
required to survive
in a busy world
My soul purpose of existence
Made me become materialistic
Always looking at the present
and not at the past
The past tells a story
A story of regret, ( regret)
Story of redemption, ( redemption)
and praises of times spent
With the one you love
Happiness and sadness
has touched my soul
Bruises and scars
within the boundaries of my mind
All of them today
are mending away
Remembering, The love felt when
your best friend
sat right next to you
Time to reflect upon
the things
I’ve done for others
Leaving a gift of
forgiveness
And understanding
Never, really seeing the true
beautiful creation by God
Stand still and listen ( listen)
to the noise of silence
An absolute calming effect
of small quiet noises
The quietness of a simple
sound of a brook nearby
Water rushing
to not stand still
The owl howling
in the distance
To see if
I am really listening
Just to let me know,
he is high above
looking outward
The rumble of a squirrel
in the forest
Crackling of sticks and leaves
as they move around carefree
A calmness comes over me
for an instant
Smell the mist of the
forest leaves
it really feels good
to be free
Suddenly, my mind
is in the present
Here today, I sit and think
Painting the picture
of what I want to see
In an instant it all fades away
Today, take a breath to relax,
feel the world in which we live
Imagine
what you may be able to see
Take a second in time
to stop and listen
[ chorus]
Take a second, ( second)
In time ( in time)
To listen ( to listen)
Open up your mind
To the sounds around you
Quiet now , hush just
Listen