NOW
No Means No Lyrics

Now if I had the courage
I wish I had the bravery to do what I'm about to say

I'd pour in your jar
I'd share all the secrets that you've whispered in the dark with you

All the things that I have heard you whisper in the dark
All the things you've shared with me in secret

And when that jar was heavy
When it's full of all your secrets

Whith your honey confidence
With your sweet assurance and trust

I'd put it to my lips and drink its meaning and its sense
I'd internalize and understand everything you've told me

Nothing could be plainer
It's all so clear and simple

Than the things that have been done
Than the actions we've taken in the past

And there can be no mystery in what is yet to come
The future is predictable and there are no surprises

It's now that howls at nothing
The present is empty and devoid of meaning

It's now that runs and hides
The present is elusive and difficult to grasp

It's now that winds its spineless coils and slitters out of sight
The present is slippery and hard to hold on to

Your cries above the furrow
Your screams in the midst of all our struggles

Draw my fingers like a plow
Motivate me to keep moving forward through the challenges we face

Through tattered ends that twist and bend about the Here and Now
Despite the chaos and confusion of the present moment

The Here is blind and helpless
The present is devoid of direction or guidance

And strives against the dark
And struggles against the unknown

The Now's a well of shadows where the world has come apart
The present is a confusing and unstable place

There is precious little
There isn't much

That escapes the powers that be
That isn't controlled or monitored by those in power

The eyes that judge, the words that form our meager histories
The judgement and language that shape our understanding of the past

But when your flood surrounds me
During those times of intense emotion and vulnerability

When the waters burst and come
When emotions overflow and take control

Who knows the things that I have felt, who knows what I have done
I can't control how others perceive my feelings and actions

It has no end so let's pretend it's
It feels like there's no end to this cycle

Now
In this current moment

Let's get started
Let's begin to address and tackle these challenges

Now
In this current moment

Let's get started
Let's begin to address and tackle these challenges

NOW
Right now, without any delay