FAWM: "fresh new cardboard box"

fresh new cardboard box

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Liner Notes

Short and sweet, another little bit of therapy, and a promise to myself to find the joy in simple things, like my dog manages to do innumerable times a day.

Lyrics

I truly wish that I could find
something like the joy my dog derives
from shredding up a fresh new cardboard box

it's nearly the same with my cat
after she's had a good long sat
on the inside of a fresh new cardboard box

Even my spouse, when she receives
a package that the postman leaves
some new bauble inside a fresh new cardboard box

I'm afraid I've lost that innocence
I cannot find fair recompence
to balance out the stressors in my life
I wish that I could find happiness
in simple things that life presents
to have what makes my dog feel such delight

watching birds play in the snow
the excitement makes that tail go
I can't access those feelings it unlocks

fear of what my future holds
anxiety as what's next unfolds
waiting for the other shoe to drop

Gonna try my best to let things go
look for the good, try to find the glow
I see in her eyes as she tears up that cardboard box

I'm afraid I've lost that innocence
I cannot find fair recompense
to balance out the stressors in my life
I vow to try to find that happiness
in simple things that life presents
to have what makes my dog feel such delight

Comments

@bethyrose 2d

Aww this is really nice. Short and sweet like you said, and a great reflection on life, on seeking to let go of the stressors and look for simple joys. I like the cardboard box example as a way to ground the song.