Can't Own the World
female vocals, folk, americana, acoustic, harmonica, singer-songwriter, mellow, dark, blues, hopeful, woman, melancholic, melisma, gravelly, recitative, narrative, throaty, foreboding
Can't Own the World
female vocals, folk, americana, acoustic, harmonica, singer-songwriter, mellow, dark, blues, hopeful, woman, melancholic, melisma, gravelly, recitative, narrative, throaty, foreboding
Lyrics
brief melancholic harmonica solo
Intro: fingerpicked acoustic guitar, melancholic harmonica
The gilded cage, it beckons bright,
A promise echoing, day and night.
"Own all the keys, unlock all of fate,"
No mortal hand can reach that state.
Verse 1
Some strive to gather, see, and know,
All that the world could ever show.
No matter their rank, or their renown,
All human achievement, hits a bound.
Chorus: woman, soft but clear, slightly raspy
You can own a lot, (own a lot)
But you can't own the world, (own the world)
Choose wisely how to spend your days
Accept the gifts that life conveys.
Verse 2
Release the burdens, you have held,
The stories that you've been compelled.
To keep and cherish, through the years,
Let go, feel obligations disappear.
Chorus: woman, soft but clear, slightly raspy
I can own a lot, (own a lot)
But I can't own the world, (own the world)
Choose wisely how to spend my days
Accept the gifts that life conveys.
Bridge: instrumental break, harmonica solo, slightly more upbeat
harmonica solo
Verse 3
The world extends a brimming hand,
But wisdom lies in quieter command.
Not every prize is yours to seize,
In letting go, the heart finds easing.
Chorus: woman, soft but clear, slightly raspy
You can own a lot, (own a lot)
But you can't own the world, (own the world)
Choose wisely how to spend your days
Accept the gifts that life conveys.
Verse 4
So gather close what is preferred,
A raven's wing, a whispered word.
In gentle calm, find sweet embrace.
And find your peace, in time and space.
Outro: guitar fades, harmonica lingers
The grasp released, a quiet sigh,
Enough, at last, beneath the sky.
end
Verse 4
So gather close what is preferred,
A raven's wing, a whispered word.
In gentle calm, find sweet embrace.
And find your peace, in time and space.
Outro: guitar fades, harmonica lingers
The grasp released, a quiet sigh,
Enough, at last, beneath the sky.
end