Cat Stevens
Well I left my happy home to see what I could find out
I left my folk and friends with the aim to clear my mind out
Well I hit the rowdy road and many kinds I met there
Many stories told me of the way to get there
So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to find out
Well in the end I'll know, but on the way I wonder
Through descending snow, and through the frost and thunder
Well, I listen to the wind come howl, telling me I have to hurry
I listen to the robin's song saying not to worry
So on and on I go, the seconds tick the time out
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to findout
Then I found myself alone, hopin' someone would miss me
Thinking about my home, and the last woman to kiss me, kiss me
But sometimes you have to moan when nothing seems to suit yer
But nevertheless you know you're locked towards the future
So on and on you go, the seconds tick the time out
There's so much left to know, and I'm on the road to findout
Then I found my head one day when I wasn't even trying
And here I have to say, 'cause there is no use in lying, lying
Yes the answer lies within, so why not take a look now?
Após assistir a um DVD de Cat Stevens, a reflexão intempestiva, motivada pela história do cantor-compositor que largou tudo no auge da carreira para ter uma vida religiosa, tornando-se muçulmano. E que mais de 30 anos depois retomou as canções, sem abandonar suas crenças espirituais.
Outros DVDs recentes me trouxeram à tona Xamana Gusmão e Nelson Mandela, que ficaram 7 e 27 anos, respectivamente, presos por suas ideias políticas em regimes totalitários e extremamente violentos. E saíram um dia para governar seus países.
As vidas dos três mais esta canção de Stevens podem nos ajudar a pensar sobre o que é o tempo.
