“What is this place?”
You stop and stare
As the sun begins to set
Have you stepped into Wonderland?
Do you feel like Alice?
This place is different,
This place isn’t like anywhere you’ve been before
The sun makes the bridge just a shadow
But you know it’s still a bridge
You can see each of the individual arches of the bridge
The sun also blackens out the ships
The effect of the sun on the other objects
Makes you stop and stare in awe
Snap a picture or two
But it won’t be the same as when you were there
Are you here with someone special?
Did you come here alone?
Did you mean to end up here?
Or were you just wandering around?
This is my home
This is where I was born
I’m meant to be here
I’m meant to be in that boat that you notice out on the ocean
I’m meant to be a shadow in the sun
Yes, now you notice that canoe that I point out
The two people in it as well
No, I don’t know them
Nor do they know me
That doesn’t matter though
Just relax and watch the sun paint the sky
Do you belong here?
Is this your home too?
Look, just over there do you see the spires of the boats?
The picture you see is so majestic
It makes one feel happy to have experienced it
Aren’t you happy to have stopped and seen this sunset?
Do you smell that?
I believe that is the baker down the street
He’s making the last of the cookies for the night
They are chocolate chip
You can smell the chocolaty goodness from here
Ah, smell that salt air
Isn’t it fresh?
Just lift your hands and spin around
Yes, that’s it
Good job
Doesn’t that make you feel free?
It’s a happy feeling isn’t it?
To feel alive?
That’s what oceans and sunsets do
They make you feel happy and alive
I feel bad for those who don’t take the time to notice
Oh! Look at the seagull
See how it’s hovering just in you line of vision?
Do you sometimes wish you could fly away too?
Like a bird that is?
You can get the feeling of freedom too
Close your eyes and let the sun warm you
And the breeze dance with your hair
You can feel it now
The feeling of freedom
The feeling you get when you toss all your cares out
The feeling when you start fresh
When you know there is a brighter future
When you know what people think doesn’t matter anymore
When you know the past is just the past
That is the feeling of freedom
That’s what this pace is
Isn’t it simple?
This place
The world
People
It’s all so simple now
Just stop and watch the sunset with me one more time
We don’t know each other
But we don’t have to
Just stop and listen
