Story Behind The Song
The song began with the sequential deaths of 2 close family members, a 6/8 time signature and a "heady" tile.
After that it was threading the needle of crafting a song that was both personal and universal, cautionary and inspirational, without sounding preachy.
Simple. Right?
Song Description
A somewhat "loose" interpretation of the Tao Te Ching mixed with the overall concept of what it means to live and love, effecting others and leaving in your wake, lives enhanced.
| Song Length |
3:08 |
Genre |
Rock - Modern, Rock - Religious |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tranquil, Pleased |
Subject |
Encouragement, Existence |
| Similar Artists |
Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
(As You) Move Through the World
©2006 Allison, Ramsay
The people you've loved
Shine in your wake
And they live in each choice, you make
So long is your path, so few are the days
So be where you are
Always
Are these words like a sermon that you'll never hear?
It's hard to set down all you've carried so long
Be sure that your feet still return to THE WAY
As you move through the world
As you move through the world
You hurry along
Well on your way
Immune to the din of each passing day
The lives that you've lived, laid bare at last
The ones that you've loved
Recast
Are these words like a sermon that you'll never hear?
You follow each thread as it leads you astray
The truest of trails is the one that you leave
As you move through the world
As you move through this world
Move through the maze of relations
Rise above somehow
Leave yesterday's complications
You don't need them now
Are these words just a sermon that you'll never hear?
You've got to set down all you've carried so long
Be sure that your feet still return to THE WAY
As you move through the world
As you move through this world