Everything and Nothing

verse:
quiet
except for the birds chirping
bright
except for shadows lurking
bored
while everyone is working

bridge:
its days like these we ask ourselves
whether money is a blessing
and if happiness is surviving
when life is depressing?

refrain:
its everything
yet nothing at all
in the same breath
struggle to give or receive
to take flight or take fall.

verse:
speak
in a language that's not out loud
sing
in the presence of a spoken crowd
kneel
and be seen as standing proud

bridge:
it's days like these we ask ourselves
why simplicity is complicated
and if life is what we make of it,
why the quality is so degraded?

refrain