Kilesa III: Vipassana Lyrics

You no longer recognize the old face
Distorted grimace
Under the veil of hate, greed and ignorance
Accept your destiny or fight for what seems right

Right from the start
You’ve been that blind

I’ve felt lost and lonely

Closed your eyes
Didn’t want to see

The tree seized my soul

Luxury goes with slavery

I tried to be worthy

Subjected to the new world order

The roots enfettered me

I led you into my trap
It looked so good and new
Appeal turned into frustration
Ready to work for the soul collectors

Your life is meaningless
You’re all just my tools
Kneel before the machinery
You’re all so exchangeable

We could accept our impermanence
Lay down our suffering
Find out about our own non-self
See the true nature of reality

Led by my own frustrations
Imprisoned in my mind
Driven by ignorance
I have given in to the tree

Cannot refuse
Cannot resist
For you cannot wake up

Humankind
Lost wanderers
Trapped within the projections
You created of your life

We could accept our impermanence
Lay down our suffering
Find out about our own non-self
See the true nature of reality

We could accept our impermanence
Lay down our suffering
Find out about our own non-self
See the true nature of reality

I make you suffer
Bring death over you
Drain your energy
You’re feeding me

You senseless worm
Trapped in the cycle
Of rebirth and suffering
Tangled in your own ego
Your meaningless life is the price
In reality you’re none of this
You chose to be a defenceless sleeper

Let it go
The tree
Of Greed
Of Ignorance
Let it go
The tree
Of Hate
Of Kilesa

We could reflect on ourselves
And the world
we could accept one another
Become a community
Reflect on what we do really need
Face our craving for more
Renounce from it
Release from it
Detach from it
Wide awake and resistant the tree can’t grow
Conscious and resistant
No one can control your mind

Let it go
the tree of Kilesa

You can’t suppress me
I am your life
All you know
I am the tree

But then the tree we nourish
Would have to die