11. CONDUITS

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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