Mantra
Dave Grohl Josh Homme Trent Reznor Lyrics

A vision of you there
Imagining a version of you

Standing tall
Confident and powerful

By the gate
At the threshold of something new

Everything is new
The world has changed in ways you don't yet understand

Stare into
Look deeply at

What is not
The unknown and uncertain

Yet
But it could be

As your bones grow
As you become stronger and more mature

And you feel the pain
And you experience the challenges and struggles of life

In exchange
As part of the trade-off

Experiences hang
Memories and lessons stay with you

Run round your mind
Thinking about them constantly

And collide
And sometimes conflict with each other

Hang your toes
Take a risk, even if it's dangerous

Over the edge
Beyond the limits of safety or predictability

Cause you can
You're capable of anything you decide to do

You can switch your place
You can transform yourself and your circumstances

Hide inside
Retreat into yourself and avoid the outside world

If you try
But you won't grow or learn if you don't take risks

You'll open up your eyes
You'll become aware of new possibilities and perspectives

And realize
And understand deeply

How you fit
Your role and importance in the world

In the wild
In the untamed and unpredictable world outside of safety and control

A lion is a lion
An animal is what it is, without apologies

No apologies
Something that doesn't apologize for being itself

And a leash
A restraint or limitation placed on something

Is a leech
That can drain and restrict freedom, growth, and potential

In a corral
In a confined and controlled space

You're safe and warm
You're protected but limited

Pass it on to
Teach and share this message with

Every Sheep
Anyone who follows blindly

Time and time again
Repeatedly

You stick your self
You limit yourself

To accept
To settle for

Someone else
Another person's expectations or limitations

Give up the wish
Stop wanting or expecting something

Let go of the dream
Abandon hope or ambition

Barricade
Build walls and defenses

Fantasy
Imaginary and impossible outcomes

Burn the dogma
Reject the rigid beliefs and rules of tradition or authority

Let the fire
Allow the passion and intensity to grow

Overtake
Become all-encompassing and consuming

The desire
The intense wanting or longing for something

(I will find a way
A personal commitment to persistence and resilience

To keep this moment)
To cherish the present and hold onto memories

(For myself I will find a way)
A determination to take control of one's own life

(To define)
To give meaning and purpose to

What's raging
What's intense and chaotic

(Out of control)
Beyond the ability to manage or contain

Like a wheel
Like something with perpetual motion and momentum

Like a storm
Like something violent, unpredictable, and powerful

Like a virus
Like something infectious and difficult to contain

Like an ocean
Like something vast and overwhelming

Like a silence
Like something peaceful and empty

An emotion
Something that elicits a strong feeling

Like a darkness
Like something ominous and terrifying

Like a chance
Like an opportunity for growth and change

An idea
A creative and transformative thought

Like a verb
Like an action that creates momentum and change

Like an outrage
Like an intense and justifiable anger or frustration

(To keep this moment for myself)
A determination to hold onto personal growth and transformation

Like a sunrise
Like a new beginning and fresh start

Like a monster
Like something enormous and difficult to control

Like a monster
Like something terrifying and hard to face

Like a mantra
Like a repetitive phrase or idea used to focus and inspire

(Nothing be the same)
Things will be irrevocably changed

(Nothing)
The absence of something or a lack of meaning

And all of this
Everything that's happening

Will never be the same
Cannot be undone or reversed

Again
Repeated or unchanged