We ride emotions like subway trains Down in the tunnels inside our brains And lifes a blur speeding past the window Wed love to stop but who has the time So much to do were so far behind And we stay that way no matter how fast we go I wonder whats the point at which we break When will we realize just whats at stake We dance at weddings and we cry at wakes And then we rush to make the next appointment Chorus Its a matter of life and death All the chances were gonna get To use our voices, make our choices Happen here and now Whats the matter with all of us Chase the wind and we miss the bus We get distracted from what matters And then somehow we forget Its life and death Our guardian angels appear like dreams They try to show us eternal things And we decide if we will pay attention But were too busy to check the holes That just keep growing inside our souls We are wearing thin and so we feel the tension Between the life we want and the life we need Were all afflicted by the same disease Dear God in heaven wont you show us please How to be free from this condition Chorus Its a matter of life and death All the chances were gonna get To use our voices, make our choices Happen here and now Whats the matter with all of us Chase the wind and we miss the bus We get distracted from what matters And then somehow we forget Its life and death Weve got to remember Its life and death Try to remember Its life and death
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