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Presence: Speed of Life

from The Hexaflex EP by Scott McKinstry

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If you're into mindfullness, this pivot will be familiar. It's all about noticing what's going on. Right. Now.

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How did I get to this place?
What wrong turn brought me here?
What kind of fool must I be?
Only a loser cannot steer.

What dark roads lie ahead?
What new terrors must I face?
I don't think I can survive
an even worse place.

Well I can't see straight
if I don't look around
you know I can't speed up
and oh no I can't slow down

This is the speed of life
this is the unending now
this is my chance to believe
I can make it somehow

I almost missed that last curve
I almost hit that passing car
I'm too busy looking at the map
to see where we are.

There's a road sign blinking up ahead
but the flashing light is too strong.
You take the wheel while I close my eyes
figure out where it all went wrong.

Well I can't see straight
if I don't look around
you know I can't speed up
and oh no I can't slow down

This is the speed of life
this is the unending now
this is my chance to believe
I can make it somehow

I see a hazy mountain
I hear a passing train
I feel my sweating palms
I smell concrete wet with rain
I taste my mid-day meal
I feel this small snug space
Here I am, forever,
anchored to my place

You know we're moving kind of fast
I don't think it hit me before.
Has the outdoors always looked like this, brand-new, sun-kissed?
Like some kind of great big garden store.

The road is rough and torn
it's jerking me from my seat.
But even with all this up and down, bouncing around
I see the sign to our street.

Well I can't see straight
if I don't look around
you know I can't speed up
and oh no I can't slow down

This is the speed of life
this is the unending now
this is my chance to believe
I can make it somehow

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from The Hexaflex EP, released March 12, 2022

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Scott McKinstry Edmonds, Washington

Scott McKinstry is a singer-songwriter living in the Pacific Northwest.

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