This Heart - Bishop Allen

Should I go and consult the wise men?

See what the wise men have to say?

They council patience in their wisdom

But would I rather be wise than brave, anyway?

Should I go and consult the ocean?

See why the ocean looks gray?

I’m throwing pebble after pebble in

But I can’t seem to make any waves

And he whose face does not shine bright

Shall never be a star

And if you find you are

Trying to close your eyes

You’ve got to keep them wide

To see this world anew

Because nobody else is ever gonna do it for you

And though our strength may not move heaven

That which we are, we are

Free spirits passing through the sunshine

Just to follow in some old sinking star

And time and fate may make us weaker

But always will be strong in will

To set and drift our ships at midnight

To strive, to seek, to find and not to use

And he whose face does not shine bright

Shall never be a star

And if you find you are

Trying to close your eyes

You’ve got to keep them wide

To see this world anew

Because nobody else is ever gonna do it for you

And he whose face does not shine bright

Shall never be a star

And if you find you are

Trying to close your eyes

You’ve got to keep them wide

To see this world anew