Story Behind The Song
Pondering.
Song Description
A meditation on the nature of the human soul. It's a waltz, so you could dance to it.
| Song Length |
5:37 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
Subject |
Infinity, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
'Soul Is...'
Maybe soul is just a paper bag filled with air
maybe a little baby,
who feels when his mother's there
a studio apartment that sorely needs new furniture
your body an electric motor,
then soul is the armature
Soul is, that's what soul is...
Soul is so simple like biting an apple
or a three chord blues
soul is so complicated like all your unpaid dues
a tired yellow, orange sunflower
that autumn opens like a hand
a foreign language
sometimes you dream you understand
Soul is, that's what soul is...
Soul is some sparrows playing in a leafless tree
chirping and chasing, being exactly
who they have to be
white steam rising from a sewer grate
on a winter's day
a bill you think you owe but you don't have to pay,
Soul is, what soul is...
Soul is a prayer flag that high clear mountain wind says for you
a tedious job it turns out you don't have to do
a black shiny crow flying holes
through a pale blue sky
do priests or poets, doctors or lawyers, or you or I, know what
Soul is, what soul is...?
Written By: John Stano Copyright 2009
Acoustic Guitar, rack harmonica, vocals: John Stano
From the album: "Caribou Bar & Grill"
Published by: John Stano and Playing Records 2010