[Verse 1] Ten thousand hours, ten thousand tries Perfecting craft with bleeding eyes Until the hand moves without thought And skill becomes what can't be taught [Pre-Chorus] Layer by layer, I disappear In the work that I hold dear [Chorus] Beyond what's been refined I lose myself to find The selfless state of flow Where "I" no longer know Which hand creates the art When ego falls apart In the void where masters go [Verse 2] The brush moves like the morning breeze The pen writes what it needs to say No separation, no disease Of wanting it another way [Pre-Chorus] Boundary by boundary fades away In the endless dance of clay [Chorus] Beyond what's been refined I lose myself to find The selfless state of flow Where "I" no longer know Which hand creates the art When ego falls apart In the void where masters go [Bridge] Empty cup holds all the tea Silent mind can truly see When the seeker disappears Truth appears through flowing tears Nothing left but pure creation Perfect imperfection's nation [Final Chorus] Beyond what's been refined No self left to find In the selfless state of flow Everything begins to show No hand creates the art No ego, no apart In the void where sages know This is how the flowers grow
