"The Art of Starting Over" - A folk journey through life's unexpected turns. When corporate dreams crumble, sometimes we find our truest selves in the scattered pieces. This song traces the path from cardboard boxes and fluorescent lights to the gentle whisper of guitar strings and the healing strokes of a paintbrush.

Written in the quiet hours between job applications and self-discovery, this piece explores how losing what we thought we needed might lead us to what our soul always wanted. For anyone who's ever had to start again, find their voice, or turn their pain into art.

Cardboard box of memories left in the hall

Stacks of papers and pictures

A life once tall

Faces and places

Now shadows on the wall

Gatherin' dust

Just waitin' for a call

Under the neon hum

Dreams felt far

Chasin' numbers and hours

Lost who we are

Blazin' through deadlines

Midnight’s last star

Empty hearted wanderers

Wonderin' where we are

Paintbrush strokes on canvas mendin' the soul

Guitar strings whisperin’

Tryin' to make whole

Brush away the sorrow

Let the colors unfold

Melodies and hues

Stories yet untold

Somethin' 'bout the rhythm of gentle strings

A tune to the past

What the future brings

Echoes of laughter

Of simpler things

Nature's own chorus

How the heart sings

Co-worker farewells

Bittersweet claims

Chasin' down dreams

Never turning out same

Left with a title

Forgotten their names

Soul-searchin’ battles in corporate games

Paintbrush strokes on canvas mendin' the soul

Guitar strings whisperin’

Tryin' to make whole

Brush away the sorrow

Let the colors unfold

Melodies and hues

Stories yet untold

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© 2024 Xak Stahl

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