A Movement Away

Amazing how a single choice
alters my every option
How one momentary action
sets all else in motion
My own thought has changed the life
of every other person
And all that I am certain of
becomes a certain question

Relative to relationships
life is never lonely
Everything revolves around
the trust of wise decisions
When one move is made in haste
all will feel the pain
I stub my toe
you take the blow
and the world nurses the bruise

Selfishness perceives loneliness
the heart cannot protect
One who loves and one who hates
all can feel the wind
of change and choice
all are at the mercy of the others
Move and sing carefully, my dear,
Fragile lives and destinies
are only a movement away from change

-- I intend to put this to a tune --

Comments

[Nathan Smith]

At first glance, it sounds very melancholy, but there is a certain aspect of expectancy there as well. Much like one would feel after a break-up, there is the initial sense of the world caving in, but the last lines also seem to hint at a resolve to carry on in life, even though it may be fragile.

I think these would be good lyrics for a song, but nothing springs to mind for a genre. Definitely something soft, understated. Either that, or something angry sounding, perhaps because of self-loathing over a mistake that's been made.