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It's just another day in paradise
As you stumble to your bed
You'd give anything to silence
Those voices ringing in your head
You thought you could find happiness
Just over that green hill
You thought you would be satisfied
But you never will-
Learn to be still
We are like sheep without a shepherd
We don't know how to be alone
So we wander 'round this desert
And wind up following the wrong gods home
But the flock cries out for another
And they keep answering that bell
And one more starry-eyed messiah
Meets a violent farewell-
Learn to be still
Learn to be still
Now the flowers in your garden
They don't smell so sweet
Maybe you've forgotten
The heaven lying at your feet
There are so many contradictions
In all these messages we send
(We keep asking)
How do I get out of here
Where do I fit in?
Though the world is torn and shaken
Even if your heart is breakin'
It's waiting for you to awaken
And someday you will-
Learn to be still
Learn to be still
You just keep on runnin'
Keep on runnin'
As you stumble to your bed
You'd give anything to silence
Those voices ringing in your head
You thought you could find happiness
Just over that green hill
You thought you would be satisfied
But you never will-
Learn to be still
We are like sheep without a shepherd
We don't know how to be alone
So we wander 'round this desert
And wind up following the wrong gods home
But the flock cries out for another
And they keep answering that bell
And one more starry-eyed messiah
Meets a violent farewell-
Learn to be still
Learn to be still
Now the flowers in your garden
They don't smell so sweet
Maybe you've forgotten
The heaven lying at your feet
There are so many contradictions
In all these messages we send
(We keep asking)
How do I get out of here
Where do I fit in?
Though the world is torn and shaken
Even if your heart is breakin'
It's waiting for you to awaken
And someday you will-
Learn to be still
Learn to be still
You just keep on runnin'
Keep on runnin'
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Track duration: 04:29
"Learn to Be Still" as written by Don Henley, Stanley Lynch
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Don Henly/Glenn Frey/Eagles
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This song captures the essence of tantra .
The first stanza describes how we live in paradise ,yet we are tormented by the voices in our head ~ tantra recognizes that ego is the source of all misery.
"learn to be still " is a refernce to meditation... learn to quiet your mind.
The next stanza describes the dangers of attachment. The lyrics say we don't know how to be alone. We are afraid to be alone ... to know and love ourselves, so we cling to whatever fills that void - religion, sex ,media ,drugs .. they're all the wrong gods.
"Now the flowers in your garden
They don't smell so sweet
Maybe you've forgotten
The heaven lying at your feet"
The sad realization that we all come to, life isn't as wonderful as we want it to be.
and then... everything you need to feel the joy you are lacking, is in YOU.
Henley ties it all togehter so beautifully in the last stanza,
In your worst moments all you need is to open your heart - to awaken
and to learn to be still.
This song is a gift of love , and hopefully it does awaken people to what is right in front of them.
Anyways, I would think it relates to a twisted world that we live in now, and the same way it used to be 2000 years ago, without the twisted Zoroastrian, Mormon, and Catholic faiths and other false religions (keep that in mind).
Come to Christ today, repent of mankind's sinful nature and you will understand. I am a rock musician myself, and I want you to spread this message. Every other point in your message is very good.
My mom used to tell me that when I was young.
Reminds me of Sheryl Crow's song, Soak Up the Sun when she says:
"Its not having what we want, but wanting what we have"
You don't have to be in paradise to find "How do I get out of here? Where do I fit in?", but rather we need to "learn to be still" and listen to ourselves!