A song about competition in loving relationships. This song was inspired by my own relationship with my wife, Orranut, when we were experiencing difficulties some years ago.
It's main theme is that, in love, you cannot have winners and losers and expect to maintain the loving relationship. It is a call for unconditionality, not victory.
lyrics
LYRICS
She knows enough about this love,
But not enough to make her want to.
Though she can never love enough,
She loves enough to know she needs to.
And in the radio she hears,
The static buzz,
Is not enough,
To make her disappear.
Into a game where winning's tough,
You may lose the fight,
but in love winning's never right.
CHORUS
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love
In love winning's never right.
He can't escape what lies inside,
Cause only truth cam give him shelter,
And every spark of dark room light,
Exposes flashes of his future.
And in the fiction of his life,
He clings to all,
He'd ever call,
What's wrong or right.
He cuts through ideas like a knife,
But in the truth he knows,
He's lost when winning's right.
CHORUS
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love
In love winning's never right.
They both took sides to play the game,
But ghosts they make the worst opponents.
You cannot hide an open flame,
That burns through every trap on conscience.
Yeah it hurts to be afraid,
Losing love is just a part of life's' charade.
With nothing ventured nothing gained
You may lose what's right,
But in love you'll find the light.
CHORUS
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love,
In love winning's never right.
In love,
In love,
In love winning's never right.
credits
from Equanimous,
released June 1, 2011
Written, recorded and produced by Michael Paul Stephens
Michael Paul Stephens is a British author, singer-songwriter, spiritual guide and corporate
coach.
Over the last 10 years his music, books, workshops, retreats and corporate consultations have guided thousands of people towards practices that free their minds and spirits to cope with the rigors of daily life.
His life's work has been to inspire personal development through creative innovation....more
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