LYRICS
It’s not right to look inside one’s head for too long
You can get lost in tiny thoughts
And no one knows where you’ve gone
If you’re not in the mood for gratitude
Then I can’t help you
So many of us would rather live a lie
Than die in truth
So go outside and breathe the air
Don’t be scared to stop and stare
Stay a while and be a child of God
Climb a mountain or go fishing
The heart beats without your permission
We’re only here to be conduits of love
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
Spent all night trying to purge my mind
Of things from my past
When you live in photographs, you get nowhere fast
And worry’s like sitting in your living room
In a rocking chair
It’ll give you something to do
But it won’t get you anywhere
So go outside and breathe the air
Don’t be scared to stop and stare
Stay awhile and be a child of God
Climb a mountain or go fishing
The heart beats without your permission
We’re only here to be conduits of love
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
And it’s not good to spend too much time on the internet
Humans weren’t created to be baited all day into guilt and regret
Entertained by other people’s pain till I can’t even feel
I look out the window and ask myself is this even real?
Then I got outside and breathe the air
Knowing there’s a rainbow somewhere
Even if I can’t see it with my own eyes
Smell the flowers
Smile at my neighbor
Write a song with pen and paper
Marvel at the magnitude of the skies
Go outside and breathe the air
It’s ok to stop and stare
Stay awhile and be a child of God
Climb a mountain or go fishing
The heart beats without your permission
We’re only here to be conduits of love
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Ohh-ohh-ohh
Ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh
SONG CREDITS
Carly Kotula: vocals
Phil Hodges: guitars, piano
Matt Combs: strings
Adam Higgins: upright bass
Michael Minkoff: drums, percussion
Elijah Stout Flinn: flutes
ALBUM CREDITS
Music by Carly Kotula
Lyrics by Carly Kotula and Michael Minkoff (Why Are You Sleeping?)
Produced by James S. Smith and Michael Minkoff
Composition and Orchestral Arrangements by Phil Hodges
Executive Produced by Charlie Mudge and Carly Kotula
Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by James S. Smith and Michael Minkoff at Clubmen Studio in Blairsville, GA
Photography and visual concept by Pat Kotula
CD layout and design by Carly Kotula
Mastered by Matthew Barnhart at Chicago Mastering
Additional lyric consulting by Michael Minkoff and Jo Littin
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