Everything keeps going, I keep going
Everything keeps going, I keep going
Verse 1:
I saw a man dragging a ladder down the street,
a crow perched on top, then flew when a dog barked.
A bag of cans fell, nobody stopped.
The wind threw dust into eyes,
a woman screamed at the sky.
I stepped around puddles that smelled like gasoline
and kept moving, unseen.
Verse 2:
A kid juggled stones, missed, one rolled into a gutter.
Somebody laughed, then yelled at a lamppost.
The sky changed colors three times in ten minutes.
Time moved fast and slow,
clocks stopped, the river ran backward.
Chorus:
Round and round, can’t stop
The world twists, bends, spins
Watch or move, scream or breathe
Everything keeps going, I keep going
Bridge 1:
A man talked to a tree, said it answered.
A trash can rolled into the street, ignored by a car.
I laughed, the absurdity heavier than the sun.
Verse 3:
A cat slept on a mailbox.
A man smeared mud on his shoes, calling it art.
A river overflowed, then slipped back quietly.
Someone tripped, cursed, kept walking.
I leaned on a fence, strummed my banjo,
felt the weight pressing into my chest.
Bridge 2:
The wind carried voices I didn’t know,
laughing, crying, fading.
Shadows moved, nobody followed.
The world tilted, then straightened.
Chorus:
Round and round, can’t stop
The world twists, bends, spins
Watch or move, scream or breathe
Everything keeps going, I keep going
Bridge 3:
I tried to make sense, sense was gone.
Clouds moved like broken clocks.
I kept strumming, humming, waiting.
Everything is absurd, still I walk.
Outro:
Sun sank behind broken buildings.
Shadows stretched across cracked sidewalks.
I strummed my banjo, humming a lingering note.
The world didn’t care, kept spinning,
and I kept walking, breathing, going.
I kept strumming, humming, waiting.
Everything is absurd, still I walk.
Everything is absurd, still I walk.
