The middle way

1st Verse
My plate is overflowing, while yours is bare,
How much do I need? What’s left to spare?
People declare loudly: “We will rule the land!”
But what’s left for the quiet, who lose where they stand?
Pre-Chorus
I live in luxury, your ground is dry,
My rivers are plenty, your streams run shy.
Where one rises high, another must fall,
Yet the circle has turned, forever for all.
The last shall be first, where strength will bloom,
From humble roots, life finds its room.
Chorus
Opposites are dancing, in an eternal play,
To find the balance is the ultimate way.
No first, no last, no high, no low,
Life is a harmony, calling us so.
2nd Verse
The yin in the yang, the shadow in light,
A single pole breaks the balance’s might.
But where they meet, existence is born,
In the heart of the poles, peace is sworn.
I shout, “Me first!” but what’s left behind?
An empty space, lost peace to find.
Pre-Chorus
The river carries what clings to the still,
In letting go lies the deepest will.
Chorus
Opposites are dancing, in an eternal play,
To find the balance is the ultimate way.
No first, no last, no high, no low,
Life is a harmony, calling us so.
Bridge
The center finds us, whether near or far,
In the empty cup, in the brightest star.
In the word that’s silent, the step that’s slow,
The center carries where peace will grow.
Take only your need, leave room for the rest,
In giving, you’ll find the strength that is best.
Outro
No first, no last, no high, no low,
Life is a harmony, calling us so.
The earth keeps turning, quiet yet wide,
A dance of balance – through space, through time.