Zen

[Intro]
Yeah
Empty hands, full sky
No chain on the mind, no “why”
Listen

[Verse 1]
What’s the sound of a hand with no clap?
Same place your thoughts disappear when they snap
Master said “speak,” so the silence spoke
Truth don’t yell hard, it arrives like smoke
You want the path? Then stop that chase
Moon ain’t hiding, just quit staring at the lake
Got a full cup, still beg for more
Can’t see the room when you worship the door
Who were you before your name got sewn?
Before fear got dressed in flesh and bone?
I asked for the light, he pointed at mud
Said lotus roots drink from the blood
I said “What is God?” He lifted a broom
Swept one line and expanded the room
I said “What is real?” He looked at me strange
Said “The one asking that is the thing that must change”

[Hook]
No mind, no mine, no lock, no key
You lose what you cling to, then you get free
Burn through the dark, let the false self fall
When nothing is held, you can carry it all

[Verse 2]
Two monks argue if the flag or wind move
Teacher walked in said “it’s your mind, fool”
Not as an insult, more like a blade
Cut through the knot that the thinking made
If Buddha appears on the side of the road
Don’t build him a throne, don’t lighten the load
Kill every idol your fear designed
Truth ain’t a statue, it’s an unmade mind
A dog got Buddha-nature? “Mu”
That’s the whole gate and the lock right through
Not yes, not no, not split in two
The answer breaks the one asking too
Ten thousand things rise, ten thousand fade
Stillness don’t panic when shadows invade
Mountain was mountain, then not, then is
That’s how the void puts form in the mix

[Hook]
No mind, no mine, no lock, no key
You lose what you cling to, then you get free
Burn through the dark, let the false self fall
When nothing is held, you can carry it all

[Bridge]
Chop wood, carry water
Then chop wood, carry water
No hidden crown in enlightenment
Just clearer seeing, less slaughter
Before the thought says “I got it”
It’s gone
Before the ego says “I’m awake”
It’s wrong
The finger points, but it ain’t the moon
Stop singing to the map, step into the tune

[Verse 3]
I asked “How do I enter?” He said “Who’s outside?”
I asked “Where’s peace?” He said “Drop the divide”
I said “I’m lost” He laughed real slow
Said “Show me the one that’s lost and I’ll show”
So I sat with the ache, no need to perform
Watched the chaos empty and the emptiness form
No final trophy, no cosmic flex
Just this breath, this step, this now, what’s next
Zen don’t glitter, it cuts things plain
Turns gold back dust then dust back flame
So when I say truth, I don’t mean a word
I mean the gap where the song is heard

[Final Hook]
No mind, no mine, no lock, no key
You lose what you cling to, then you get free
Burn through the dark, let the false self fall
When nothing is held, you can carry it all

[Outro]
What’s the sound?
Listen
Who are you?
Before the answer
Yeah

Meditative Nature Sounds with Flute and Soft Drums, heavy bass and 808s