First Gong Vol. 8: Thrust FIRST GONG 8 THRUST | Page 283

PLUG AND PLAY - Olamide Santos
What's heavy metal without the base guitar
What's a structure without a base
Or pure thoughts with base intentions
What's the basis of faith
What's faith without love
What's love without a lover
What's a lover who doesn’t believe
How does the plug feel
Finding a socket to connect
And having power flow through
How does the felled tree feel
Being disconnected from its roots
Or a volcano burning its own base
Why does everything in front of a camera look happy.
Why are we alive if we can’t be free
Life is a game with conflicting rules
But in this conflict I find solace
Knowing I have deep roots in you
In the warmth of your beautiful face
It’s like another universe within your space
I discover myself more and more
We may end up being two sides of a coin
Nevertheless, the same coin
You see now, how you have reached my depths
saving me from drowning myself
Hope...
That's what you are
Hope that the past and the sins of yesterday
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