How Are You?

Alright, how are you?
It's another day at planet Earth for me obsessing over lyrics
That a few of you will hear and relate to
I'm late to the game in the grand scheme of things
But I've warmed up for a decade, I am primed, ready to race
My thoughts race at night
As I wonder when Facebook will stop showing
Me videos of my toys from my childhood
And start targeting me with eco-friendly funeral plans
I plan to be doing this for a while
Still, while we're drawn to this?
History repeats its chord patterns and melodies
I practice mindfulness when I remember
And I have the time and then I update my status
To let my friends now that I have been mindful
A full diary brings with it excitement and anxiety
An empty diary isn't worth chopping down a tree for

Four boys, one band, little in the way of a plan
Apart from going town to town and planting seeds
And hoping that the local scene will nurture them
So that eventually we can return to acres of forest
That provides shelter from the real world
And fruit to feed our families
Leaving is hard and travelling is knackering
I've shared so many beds with Jack
Laid back to back, it's now strange to sleep without him
I've seen the world through a windscreen
And travelled further than the Branson's Big balloon
I said "I love you" on the phone in one too many time zones

I zone in on minutia, obsess about the future
I write songs about seizing the day
And then stare at my computer
It feels like we're skydiving
And hurtling towards the ground
One day I'll pull my parachute
But right now

This actually feels right!
Now