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