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Beauty | Charlie Wilson | TEDxChiangMai


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I wish I could burn Beauty on the page

I wish I could burn Beauty on the page and turn my rage into Vista’s of wonder

and turn my rage into Vista’s of wonder

and turn my rage into Vista’s of wonder I’ll turn these words into ribbons of

I’ll turn these words into ribbons of

I’ll turn these words into ribbons of hope and offer them out to the starving

hope and offer them out to the starving

hope and offer them out to the starving masses I’ll turn the tide of the world

masses I’ll turn the tide of the world

masses I’ll turn the tide of the world and lift up every person and show them

and lift up every person and show them

and lift up every person and show them words like truth and love are more than

words like truth and love are more than

words like truth and love are more than mere signposts I’d rip out the belly of

mere signposts I’d rip out the belly of

mere signposts I’d rip out the belly of the beast of this grimy grisly economic

the beast of this grimy grisly economic

the beast of this grimy grisly economic machine that steals the life of the

machine that steals the life of the

machine that steals the life of the manual laborer and starves the children

manual laborer and starves the children

manual laborer and starves the children of Africa I’d make it clean and make it

of Africa I’d make it clean and make it

of Africa I’d make it clean and make it new and give it all to you and you and

new and give it all to you and you and

new and give it all to you and you and you and you and you and you and you and

you and you and you and you and you and

you and you and you and you and you and you I’d bring the light of the soul to

you I’d bring the light of the soul to

you I’d bring the light of the soul to those sleeping rough and out in the cold

those sleeping rough and out in the cold

those sleeping rough and out in the cold I’d bring anything to bear to hear them

I’d bring anything to bear to hear them

I’d bring anything to bear to hear them say I have a place here sometimes I get

say I have a place here sometimes I get

say I have a place here sometimes I get swallowed in despair a lascivious tongue

swallowed in despair a lascivious tongue

swallowed in despair a lascivious tongue that licks me clean showing wounds that

that licks me clean showing wounds that

that licks me clean showing wounds that stand there raw every hour I ask for

stand there raw every hour I ask for

stand there raw every hour I ask for more every hour I call for power to

more every hour I call for power to

more every hour I call for power to stand up in the world and radiate and be

stand up in the world and radiate and be

stand up in the world and radiate and be the change and lead by action a leading

the change and lead by action a leading

the change and lead by action a leading light in evolution of loving

light in evolution of loving

light in evolution of loving consciousness standing on the edge of

consciousness standing on the edge of

consciousness standing on the edge of drastic change all that is strange blows

drastic change all that is strange blows

drastic change all that is strange blows away in the winds hear the cries as the

away in the winds hear the cries as the

away in the winds hear the cries as the old world dies breaking through the

old world dies breaking through the

old world dies breaking through the reaching through the tarmac

reaching through the tarmac

reaching through the tarmac like a tree in the city reaching for

like a tree in the city reaching for

like a tree in the city reaching for organic life give me something real

organic life give me something real

organic life give me something real something to believe in air that we can

something to believe in air that we can

something to believe in air that we can breathe in deep and true that fills our

breathe in deep and true that fills our

breathe in deep and true that fills our lungs with God’s honest goodness not

lungs with God’s honest goodness not

lungs with God’s honest goodness not this toxic plastic throwaway disposable

this toxic plastic throwaway disposable

this toxic plastic throwaway disposable life in 3d HD TV iPhone distraction

life in 3d HD TV iPhone distraction

life in 3d HD TV iPhone distraction pushing buttons virtual reality living

pushing buttons virtual reality living

pushing buttons virtual reality living zombies consuming the earth and slowly

zombies consuming the earth and slowly

zombies consuming the earth and slowly dying

dying

dying one moment at a time break the mold and

one moment at a time break the mold and

one moment at a time break the mold and crack the shell and Bend with a blowing

crack the shell and Bend with a blowing

crack the shell and Bend with a blowing wind kindness is contagious and

wind kindness is contagious and

wind kindness is contagious and everything you’ve asked for is coming

everything you’ve asked for is coming

everything you’ve asked for is coming coming coming

coming coming

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