Lotus Breeze Beyond the Willows

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I leave the day's heat on the long street

I follow willow shadows in search of a quiet patch of night

The little chair south of the bridge has just enough room for weariness

The moon lends a little more clarity to the river again

[Pre-Chorus]

A distant boat's flute sounds unhurried

As though someone says tonight we can rest a while

[Chorus]

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Give myself back an evening with nowhere to hurry

When the wind comes to rest beside the quiet lotus

I too am learning to hold my worries a little more lightly

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Let small joys slowly become everyday life

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

The water kneads moonlight into delicate ripples

The flowers' fragrance is truer when no words are spoken

I no longer rush to answer every demand

First listen to this heart's own echo

[Pre-Chorus]

A distant boat's flute sounds unhurried

As though someone says tonight we can rest a while

[Chorus]

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Give myself back an evening with nowhere to hurry

When the wind comes to rest beside the quiet lotus

I too am learning to hold my worries a little more lightly

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Let small joys slowly become everyday life

[Bridge]

There is more to life than chasing onward

There are also moments of rest that are time well spent

If a flute's song can keep you company through an evening

Tomorrow there will be a little more ease with which to set sail

[Final Chorus]

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Give myself back an evening with nowhere to hurry

When the wind comes to rest beside the quiet lotus

I too am learning to hold my worries a little more lightly

Borrow a breath of cool air blowing from beyond the willows

Let small joys slowly become everyday life

[Outro]

I gently fold the night into my traveling bag

Returning to the human world with this little trace of coolness