I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

I cannot sing the old songs, Or dream those dreams again,

You have to know the past to understand the present.

You have to know the past to understand the present.

What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together read more

What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now.

It's linkage I'm talking about, and harmonies and structures, And all the various things that lock our wrists to the read more

It's linkage I'm talking about, and harmonies and structures, And all the various things that lock our wrists to the past.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

Look back, and smile on perils past.

We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

We remain
Safe in the hallowed quiets of the past.

Thou unrelenting past.

Thou unrelenting past.