Better Angels

I

Some days you walk amidst the ruins

And you can see only through your tears

Those days good choices aren’t easy

when you’re paralyzed by fear,

paralyzed by fear

II

Sometimes you can almost

hear their whisper

and the faintest flutter of their wings

Somehow you know they’ll be there hiding

In the silence of all things,

in the silence of all things

Refrain

Seek your better angels

in the frenzy of the day

Choose your better angels

You’ve got to find a way.

Discern your higher nature

in the uncertain and the dark.

It’s a hidden treasure

buried deep there in your heart.

III

Some days we’re drowning in desire

wrestling in the ocean of our needs

But sometimes with their silent presence

They may take the lead,

they may take the lead

Repeat Refrain

(Seek your better angels

You’ve got to find a way

Discern your higher nature

In your life)

Coda

Sometimes we just need

to get our hearts broken

To pry our hearts open