Everybody Needs a Shrine
Words by Angela Kim
Music by Jim Best
Verse 1
Another airplane, another flight
Another taxi to the hotel at night
Up in the room that now is mine
I start unpacking and I set up my shrine
Chorus
Everyone needs a shrine
Everybody needs a shrine
Could be the Buddha or old Lao Tzu
Could be a picture of some rock star long dead
Could be a Playmate staring back at you
Could be a bottle by the side of the bed
Verse 2
Computer’s on, your face on the screen
I know you’ll take me someplace I’ve never been
Because your eyes are like Krishna’s mouth
In each one a world with its own north and south
Bridge
In your right eye I see the darkness
I see the pain this war is bringing
But in your left eye I see the sunlight
See people dancing, laughing, singing
Verse 3
Bring me compassion, bring me your joy
Bring down some courage for this frightened little boy
Look out on my world, show me your soul
I need you here with me to make me feel whole
Chorus
Coda
Everyone needs a shrine
Everybody needs a shrine
Everyone needs a shrine
Everybody needs a shrine
