The Will To Give-Woods of Ypres

[ti:The Will To Give] [ar:Woods of Ypres] [al:Pursuit Of The Sun & Allure Of The Earth] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The Will To Give - Woods of Ypres [00:19.87]I had built up all of my hopes [00:22.99] [00:24.54]And all of my plans [00:26.80] [00:29.25]Only to have them stand and cast [00:32.29] [00:33.90]Shadows of humiliation [00:36.79] [00:38.59]Days would pass shadows would remain [00:41.66] [00:42.84]A reminder of all of my dreams [00:45.44] [00:47.44]I had to live humbled with [00:50.65] [00:51.88]The disappointment of what never came to be [00:57.52] [01:13.42]I vow from this day forward [01:16.66] [01:17.71]My grieving will be brief [01:19.74] [01:21.66]That I will continue to give to this world [01:24.42] [01:25.54]Knowing I may never receive [01:27.88] [01:30.18]I had come so far [01:32.57] [01:33.68]Before being stripped and sent back to the start [01:36.75] [01:37.89]It felt as though the air was tearing me apart [01:45.85] [01:46.79]A hybrid of seasons had come [01:49.81] [01:50.93]It swept across the land [01:54.11] [01:54.99]It spared the lives of everyone else [01:58.26] [01:59.33]While it destroyed everything I had done [02:02.69] [02:04.00]The frost came in the night [02:07.15] [02:08.34]My progress immortalized [02:11.63] [02:12.82]All that I had left undone [02:15.69] [02:17.00]Would be forever frozen in time [02:20.46] [02:22.00]I became known for this curse [02:24.74] [02:26.16]It happened throughout my life [02:29.11] [02:29.99]It needed to continue to occur [02:33.36] [02:34.14]In order to keep my legacy alive [02:38.26] [02:38.80]Before I know my time had arrived [02:41.70] [02:43.05]It was already gone [02:45.06] [02:47.32]Cursing the cold winds of change [02:50.34] [02:50.99]My moment of peace was just the eye [02:53.36] [02:53.94]Of the storm [02:57.67] [03:20.78]The will to live is easy [03:23.39] [03:24.57]You can exist without a care [03:27.93] [03:29.00]The will to die shows it meant so much [03:32.46]That you couldn't have it [03:34.40] [03:34.92]And you couldn't go on living without it [03:37.92]The will to give makes the best of nothing [03:40.71] [03:41.78]It is a philosophy [03:45.38]That states you will continue to give to this world [03:48.54] [03:49.40]Knowing you may never receive [03:51.78] [03:53.89]Satisfaction will come and in time [03:56.50] [03:57.84]It will leave us unsatisfied [04:00.65] [04:01.54]As uncertainty returns [04:04.44] [04:05.32]Bringing back the excitement to our lives [04:09.69] [04:13.09]We can only enjoy so much stimulation [04:20.19] [04:21.28]Before we stop responding [04:24.32] [04:24.94]And become despondent again [04:26.98] [04:28.14]I had built up all of my hopes [04:31.60]And all of my plans [04:34.08] [04:36.15]Only to have them stand [04:38.55]And cast shadows of humiliation [04:43.24] [04:45.70]Days would pass shadows would remain [04:48.38] [04:48.95]A reminder of all of my dreams [04:52.12] [04:53.57]I had to live humbled with [04:56.89] [04:57.65]The disappointment of what never came to be [05:02.10]Those shadows still remain [05:04.58] [05:05.24]As landmarks of failed attempts [05:08.18] [05:09.48]In their shade I work away [05:12.54] [05:13.08]At building a tower of character [05:17.05] [05:17.82]One day it will be revealed [05:20.40] [05:20.97]And it will stand for man years [05:25.19]Casting a shadow of its own [05:28.58]And striking fear in hearts as will I [05:32.35] [05:33.49]It is the discomfort that sets us apart [05:37.44]That wakes us up that puts us to sleep [05:40.09] [05:41.41]It is our pathetic moments [05:44.57] [05:45.40]Which make us desire to be great [05:48.46] [05:49.29]It is the starving itself [05:52.28] [05:53.21]That makes us hungry to want more [05:56.35] [05:57.34]Over time as you learn to fall [06:00.08] [06:00.70]You'll rise to your feet faster than the time before [06:08.34] [06:24.43]Satisfaction is a peak on the verge of decline [06:28.25]It will be over in the blink of an eye [06:30.82] [06:31.43]Take your time to feel every moment [06:34.60] [06:35.14]A gradual climb will let you enjoy it [06:38.19] [06:38.99]For your life is measured [06:42.26] [06:42.98]By the degree of dynamic [06:45.07]From your life to your death [06:47.13]The wait is long and the wait goes on [06:50.35]But it is better to travel [06:52.54]Hopefully than to arrive [06:55.13]Through the crests and troughs [06:58.02] [06:59.12]I will have seen both sides [07:02.20] [07:02.92]By the Pursuit of the Sun [07:04.98]And the Allure of the Earth [07:07.17]I will have earned and spent my life [07:11.37] [07:15.30]The will to give [07:18.96] [07:24.27]There is no destination [07:25.20] [07:28.52]There is only the journey