Hmmm maybe I should make my comments rhyme? If it was up the writer they would guide youīut they do not have that knowledge nor ability Then you must follow the lead of the one who guides you When you make that choice of your own freewill If you should stand then who's to guide you? This is the sacrifice for nothing is for free in the world.īut the fountain of wealth you fill your cup from does not come from man. There is a dead body in the water sinking The words are not yours they break your own thought It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Would you hold it near as it were your own?Ĭould words be magical glowing with.gold and power of the sunĪnd you can't get that tune out of your headĪnd soon it is like the words are your own Would you hear my voice come through the music If my words did glow with the gold of sunshineĪnd my tunes were played on the harp unstrung

The song is about the deep personal stuff. The song also says if someone thinks they have the answer or answers for others as a leader, well, they only have the answers for themselves. It’s like a parent or significant other squaring with you and saying that they love you, but…for the deep stuff…you have to figure it out for yourself. The songwriter is saying he/she would like to define life’s meaning and path, but he/she cannot, and it’s best you figure it out on your own, and in the end, that’s how it will happen anyhow…with the help of the fountain and the ripple without a cause. …means life’s meaning will come out of nowhere, in your mind and consciousness, in other words from the fountain not made by the hands of man. That every individual is on a “path” of their own as they go through life and every individual must interpret life and its meaning for themselves.

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