Be Calm
As I walk through the streets of my new cityMy back feeling much better, I supposeI've reclaimed the use of my imaginationFor better or for worse, I've yet to knowBut I always knew you'd be the one to understand meI guess that's why it took so long to get things rightSuddenly I'm lostOn my streetOn my block
Oh why, Oh whyOh why haven't you been there for me?Can't you see, I'm losing my mind this time?This time I think it's for real, I can see
All the tree tops turning redThe beggars near bodegas grin at meI think they want somethingI close my eyes, I tell myself to breathe
And be calm, be calmI know you feel like you are breaking downI know that it gets so hard sometimesBe calm
I'm scared that everyone is out to get me"These days before you speak to me you pause""I always see you looking out your window""After all, you lost your band, you left your mom"Now every single crack every penny that I passSays I should either leave or pick it upBut with every single buck I've madeI'm saddled with bad luck that came
The moment I was baptizedOr when I found out one day I'm gonna dieIf only I could find my people or my place in lifeAnd when they came a'carolin'So loud, so bright, the thereminWill lead us to a chorusWhere we'll all rejoice and sing a song that goes:
Oh be calm, be calmI know you feel like you are breaking downI know that it gets so hard sometimesBe calmTake it from me, I've been there a thousand timesYou hate your pulse because it thinks you're still aliveAnd everything's wrongIt just gets so hard sometimesBe calm
I don't remember much that nightJust walking, thinking fondly of youThinking how the worst is yet to comeFrom that street corner came a songAnd I can't remember the manThe panhandler or his melodyThe words exchanged had far exceeded any change I'd given thee
Oh be calm, be calmI know you feel like you are breaking downOh I know that it gets so hard sometimesBe calmTake it from me, I've been there a thousand timesYou hate your pulse because it still thinks you're aliveAnd everything's wrongIt just gets so hard sometimesBe calm, be calm