Song Description
WHEN MOST ANY SPORTS EVENT IS TALKED ABOUT, THE GAME OR EVENT IS PRECEDED BY THE WORD PLAY AS IN PLAY MUSIC, PLAY FOOTBALL, PLAY GOLF, PLAY BASKETBALL, PLAY BASEBALL, PLAY ACTING, PLAY WITH TOYS, PLAY IN THE DIRT, PLAY OUTSIDE, ETC. THE ANALOGIES ARE ENDLESS. THE POINT IS, WE ARE ALL PLEASURE AND JOY SEEKING BEINGS AND AS WE PURSUE THOSE FEELINGS IN WHAT EVER WHOLESOME CAPACITY WE DESIRE, LIFE IS BEING LIVED TO IT'S FULLEST WITH JOY, PLEASURE AND PURPOSE. THIS IS OUR GOD GIVEN GIFT, THE ILLUSION OF TIME, SPACE AND MATTER TO EXPERIENCE, TO ENJOY, AND TO PLAY IN. OUR PURPOSE AS HUMANS IS TO PROTECT, HEAL AND HARMONIZE THIS PLANET WE LIVE ON, AND ALL THINGS IN IT.
WHEN WE GET OUT OF SINK WITH THE TRUE FLOW OF LIFE AND THE JOY AND PEACE WE SEEK, LIFE BEGINS TO GET DULL, BORING, UNPLEASANT, WITH FEELINGS OF SADNESS, DEPRESSION, HOPELESSNESS, WITH NO ANSWERS TO THE ILL FEELINGS.
GETTING BACK INTO THE FLOW IS AS SIMPLE AS PURSUING THE THINGS WE ENJOY. WHEN WE ARE IN A STATE OF PLAY, MAGIC HAPPENS AT EVERY TURN AND WE DO NOT WANT IT TO STOP. PLAYING IS A SIMPLE ANSWER TO THE WORLDS PROBLEMS BECAUSE WHEN WE ARE PLAYING, WE ARE NOT HURTING ANYONE OR ANY THING. WHEN MORE OF US ARE IN THAT STATE OF PLAY, THE EARTH AND ALL LIVING THINGS RESPOND AND BEGIN TO HEAL, SO AS WE PLAY, WE ARE ALSO FULFILLING OUR PURPOSE ON THIS EARTH.
| Song Length |
4:22 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, New Age - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Spirituality, Evolution |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
I PLAY © 2010 by PETE HANSEN
WHERE I WOULD GO, WITH THE WONDER OF MY YOUTH,
TO A WORLD WITHIN MY SOUL, IN A SECRET PLACE, A HIDE AWAY.
I ALWAYS SEEMED TO FIND THOSE MAGICAL UNKNOWNS,
IN A UNIVERSE OF TRUTH, I COULD FEEL EM IN MY BONES WHEN I'D PLAY, I PLAY!
WHERE I WOULD BE, WHEN MANY YEARS HAD PASSED,
IN A COMPLICATED WORLD, WHERE I'D LET THE MAGIC SLIP AWAY.
IT SEEMED I'D NEVER FIND THE PLACE THAT I HAD KNOWN.
BUT I'D FIND MY WAY AGAIN, TO THAT MAGIC STILL WITHIN, WHEN I'D PLAY, I'D PLAY!
NOW IT'S HARD TO SEE THE TRUTH, FROM THE VISION OF A CHILD,
BUT WE'RE BETTER OFF ALONE, TO WONDER IN A STATE OF PLAY.
WHERE I AM NOW, AS I PONDER ON MY YOUTH,
AND THE MAGIC I HAD FOUND, IN THE INSPIRATIONS FILED AWAY.
DEEP WITHIN MY SOUL, WHERE LIFE AND RIVERS FLOW,
WITH JOY I'D REVEL IN. IT THRILLS ME TO THE BONE,
TO FIND MY WAY BACK IN, THAT MYSTIC WORLD AGAIN.
MERE WORDS COULD NOT CONVEY, THE FEELING IN MY HEART,
WHEN I'D PLAY! I PLAY! I PLAY! I PLAY! I PLAY! I PLAY!