Karma's Song
© 1986 Bob Anderson
From: On Letting Go

Shrouds of insecurity filter through the gloom
If this is life then I must be doomed
The pain in my heart won't rest until I'm one of the best
Come karma's song; Where is karma's song?

The script I was handed, well it just don't fit
I despise all the politics and all that bull shit
I've reached a new plateau, it's hard but once again I grow
And sing karma's song; Sing karma's song

    What you share, what you give
    How you care and how you live
    The circle turns inside on itself
    What goes in always comes back out

The distortion forms into a test pattern on the screen
Nothing is remarkable and nothing is as it seems
Liars, incompetents, and fools
Are the ones who make up all the rules
It's karma's song; Is it karma's song?

    What you share, what you give
    How you care and how you live
    The circle turns inside on itself
    What goes in always comes back out

        And I know what you're feeling, babe
        I've walked that road before
        The pain is inescapable, and there's emptiness for sure
        Honor, virtue, and duty are goals worth striving for
        Faith in yourself is your anchor
        And peace is your roots and your core

    What you share, what you give
    How you care and how you live
    The circle turns inside on itself
    What goes in always comes back out

I see the future and it smiles at me
I've been through the emptiness and the insecurity
The back of the tapestry shows the truth about how it all flows
It's karma's song; It's karma's song

I listen carefully and I hear my heart beat
I breathe in deeply and I feel my soul complete
What more does on need? The Tao dances follow her lead
And sing Karma's song, yeah, it's karma's song