Lion's Mane

I'm not exactly school motivated tonight. I often get caught up thinking about what really matters in life, and I believe it's not cramming information into my brain and regurgitating it onto an imperative piece of paper within a strict time limit. It feels good to get an A on an exam or a "great essay!" on an eight page paper that took about eight days to complete, but I spend a lot of time dreaming about the things that feel even better in life. The warmth of a kind heart, the sight of nature in it's most undisturbed guise, a simple melody coupled with an eloquent construction of words... it can all release the tethers that restrain the purest of emotions inside you.


Iron & Wine couldn't have said it better:

Run like a race for family

When you hear like you're alone

The rusted gears of morning

And faceless busy phones

We gladly run in circles

But the shape we meant to make is gone

Love is a tired symphony

You hum when you're awake

Love is a crying baby

Mama warned you not to shake

Love is the best sensation 

Hiding in the lion's mane

So I'll clear the road, the gravel

And the thornbush in your path

That burns a scented oil

That I'll drip into your bath

The water's there to warm you

And the earth is warmer 

When you laugh

Love is a scene I render

When you catch me wide awake

Love's a dream you enter

Though I shake and shake and shake you

Love is the best endeavor

Waiting in the lion's mane 

Lion's Mane by Iron & Wine