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The Song of Unknowing (On accepting ignorance on the most pressing questions)

from Philosofun (with tears) by Try to Understand

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This song is not about me
And it's not about you.
It's not about what I believe
Or what we want to be true.
Cuz I don't know my beliefs
And we don't know what we want.
And we don't know where we're going,
And we don't know where we're from.

This is the song of our unknowing.
This is a shout with no referent
Yeah!
For all the things we'll never comprehend, and
For all the facts that we've forgotten.
This is the chorus of our never knowing them.

You got a letter one day
But it wasn't from anyone.
I wrote a letter one day.
Oh well, it wasn't from anyone.
Cuz I tried to stay away.
And I tried to stay awake.
But when I woke up in the morning
I was back in my own body, so I
Went downstairs and made a cup of coffee. Then I
Ate some sugar, drank a glass of
Water, and I thought about it.
Thought of us together.
Thought about my friends.
I wish they'd never left. And then I
Sat down on the couch and curled up
Like a lotus.
Let my mind run blank until I'm
Talking with my Maker, and I
Asked Him why we're not together,
Why I've got this body, why
Everything seems so separate. And,
Even if it's not, I mean
It still sort of is, I mean
At least for now, I mean
And that still sortof sucks, right?
Right.

This is the song of our unknowing.
This is a shout with no referent.
Yeah!
For all the things we'll never comprehend, and
For all the crap that we cannot forget.
Yeah.
This is the chorus of our never knowing them.

But now I think I've said enough, because this
Song is about us, and it is
Not about complaining. It's a-
Bout eternal truths and e-
Thereal unions. Hey do you think if
The internet gets big enough, then
We'll all be together,
Reconnected, like the
Brahma or the Body of
Christ? Ok, I've said enough,
Cuz this song's about unknowing,
And I think maybe I know enough, like
It's always better to make friends
Than it is to make enemies.
I said,
It's always better to make friends
Than it is to make enemies.

This is the song of our unknowing.
This is a shout with no referent.
Yeah!
For all the things we'll never comprehend, and
For all the facts that we've forgotten.
Yeah.
This is the chorus of our
Never knowing them.

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from Philosofun (with tears), released December 30, 2019

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