Exhale Slowly

from Different Kind of Joy by Vista Point

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lyrics

If air is life and life is death
Then hold it in a tantric breath and exhale slowly
For when I'm buried deep within the ground
The world, it still will spin around as I decompose a symphony

For every thought I've had before has forehand been foreseen
For all the oxygen that I inhale somebody else will breathe
Life's mystery and tragedy, they flow through you and me
Eternally

But I don't want to live this life like a man who hides his head beneath the sand
In fear of what he can't control
His kind, do you know they walk for days on broken paths in this crooked maze?
Wearing holes in their mortal souls

Well I must toss these thoughts that haunt and rot and fry within my mind
Because I dream too much and I think too much yet still can't say I'm wise
Although my insight is that life ain't blind, though we spend it opening our eyes, that is alright
Because we all just want to be alright

Well when I die, lie by my side to hold my hand and say
"Don't worry friend, nothing truly ends, there's a tomorrow for today"
I don't know where heaven's placed, if it's a hymn or face
But I hope it's somewhere safe where you'll be okay

credits

from Different Kind of Joy, track released October 18, 2018
The Players:

Richard Rauda: Lead Vocals and Guitar

Jake Minter: Bass

Wil Splinter: Drums

Smiling Beth: Organ

Engineered by Art Zavala Jr.

Produced and Mixed by Art Zavala Jr. and Richard Rauda

Mastered by Alec Sherri at Seaward Studios

Written by Richard Rauda

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Vista Point Los Angeles, California

Vista Point is the songwriting project of Richard Rauda, featuring a rotating cast of talented musicians. With the release of their debut album, "Different Kind of Joy" in 2018, Vista Point's lyrical content is on the forefront and influenced by the great songwriters such as Stevie Nicks, Conor Oberst, Jenny Lewis, and Paul McCartney.

Born and Raised in Southern California. ... more

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