Hold on tight Beginner’s Mind The wheel is spinning too Fast to make your move The worst must be assumed Oh how they will try To pull and to pry Away what you know now Beat and beat it out Leave a drum that makes no sound A snuff film on a JumboTron for all the world to see A cocktail napkin epitaph A psychobabble telegram Message written in the sand The tide rolls in Swear you’ll do the opposite Of all those tangled hypocrites Who say that the experiment has failed Don’t go there You’re getting nowhere You’re getting nowhere Stay awhile my Inner Child I’d like to learn your trick To know what makes you tick To nurse you when you’re sick Oh how you’ve grown so cynical Hard lines carved in your face The sunshine is so cliché Just like love and pain You tried your best on the Rorschach test but there is just nothing to see Heard terabytes of perfect pitch Some universal elegance Stack the seventh and the fifth Along the grid Swear you’ll be the opposite Of all those stilted hypocrites You know what made you infamous to them, don’t you? You keep starting over You keep starting over You keep starting over You keep starting over Hold on tight Beginner’s Mind The current is far too strong It will carry you along Till you’re just like everyone Stay awhile my Inner Child I’d like to learn your trick To know what makes you tick To nurse you when you’re sick