Lyrics
Sound Within The Silence
from the Tao Te Ching translated by Jim Clatfelter
adapted by Ken Clinger
flowing thru existence
then returning to the source
ever at the center
spreading out to distance shores
here begins the universe
the earth and humankind
everything is as it is, it cannot be defined
sound within the silence
light within the darkness
strength within the weakness
abundance in the starkness
eternally unchanging
actively at rest
unlimited potential, infinity expressed
when you look, it isn’t there
listen and you cannot hear
it seems to be beyond your reach
because you are so near
this single source of everything
beyond the conscious mind
existing beyond emptiness
both simple and refined
follow it thru nothingness
approach it where you have no face
from nowhere to infinity
this vacant image has no trace
from never to eternity
an emptiness from near to far
that’s fuller than the physical
this naked wholeness that you are
starlight, glowing, beauty, knowing
balance, listen, inward, glisten
silence, growing, essence, flowing
breathing, splendor, welcome, tender
blessing, center, open, enter
shifting the attention
to origin and source within
you find the place where wholeness
and infinity begin
enter into emptiness
always quiet and at peace
you’re in the place where all begins
the space where all things cease
all things arise and have their day
and then go back to single source
returning to serenity
with no regret and no remorse
when you see the source within
you gladly give assent
you see you’re everlasting
eternally omniscient
