About…
This song aims to capture the driven and encouraging qualities of Type Three with just a hint of vanity and a dash of deceit on the side. It expresses the difficulty experienced when we see our worth as being determined by achievements and that which impresses others. This song highlights the defence mechanism of ‘identification’ – believing the self to be defined by the impressive image one presents to the world attempting to avoid failure. The chorus takes us to the relief experienced when we realise that we can find our worth within and find stillness and fulfillment in ‘being’ rather than ‘doing’. It points to hope and ultimately, authenticity, as gateways to presence. More about Type Three…
Lyrics
Let’s go! Let’s get this done!
Can’t stop now, I’ll eat on the run
When this working day is through
I’m sure I’ll inspire you
To make your dreams come true
‘I do, therefore I am’
So I must do all that I can
And maybe bend what’s true
Concealing anything
That may not impress you…But when
I slow down
I hear the sound of my beating heart
Deep inside
There’s nothing to hide
I find the love I need so
I can just ‘be’
The pressure I’m under, don’t get in my way
Things to do, no time to play
I can’t fail, all will align
But what I feel is harder to define
May need some time…Guess I could
Chorus
When I get impatient with life messing up my plans
Wish you’d adore not what I’ve done but who I am
Cos’ beneath this mask you’ll see
I have hope that life can work without me
So I’ll slow down
And hear the sound of my beating heart
Deep inside
There’s nothing to hide,
I find the love I need so I…
Don’t have to try
Don’t have to try
I Don’t have to try
I can simply ‘be’