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Come Down to Earth
(c) 2000 Pramod Ninan

I lived life like a dreamer building highways to the sky,
I thrived in drawing blueprints of my castles in the air,
I visioned the impossible, believed that I could fly,
But when I groped toward the forms, the substance wasn’t there.
My aims, my goals, ambitions, dreams, I found were all in vain,
The castles up above were floating on a fickle breeze.
The higher were the dreams I dreamt, the greater was the pain,
Why didn’t I sooner turn my ears to earnest angels’ pleas?


“Come down to earth!” the sea of voices cried out as I groped,
“You’re only going to burn yourself the more that you expect.
“Don’t stretch your eager arms towards the stakes you haven’t roped.
“Come down to earth, it isn’t yet too late
to resurrect.”


I passed another phase in life I never would forget,
In part arising from the dreams I’d set before my eyes;
A run of never-ending failure, sorrow and regret,
Climaxing in the thoughts of what would happen when one dies.
God promised us we won’t be asked to take what we could not.
It seemed like this had slipped His mind with reference to my case.
But just before I took the step of giving up my lot,
The mirage of the mountains died and molehills took their place.


“Come down to earth!” The voices rent the veil before my eyes.
“The waters aren’t so deep that it’s impossible to swim.
“The storm is destined to subside and you will realise-
“Come down to earth! – it isn’t yet too late
to turn to Him.”


I grew up with a confidence that follows from success,
My youth was flanked by vain and foolish praises in my ear.
I put my hand to everything and fortunes were no less.
The confidence grew surfeit leaving not a trace of fear.
My luck had swept my feet away, I sat upon a cloud,
I lost all trust in everyone except myself alone,
But just as I was dreaming that the world to me had bowed
The shouts of warning shook me up, I saw the clouds had gone.


“Come down to earth!” Once more I saw the truth of where I was.
“Why do you get so carried off by what is given you?
“If not for your Creator you’d be nothing more than flaws.
“Come down to earth! It isn’t yet too late
to change your view.”


Bridge:

Why get distracted? Why get lost?
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Of shallow dreams you make the most!
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Why call the mist ‘finality’?
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Bow down to stark reality!
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Imaginations lead to lies.
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
The time has come to rationalise.
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Opinions seldom are unflawed.
Come down to earth! Come down to earth!
Just leave the judgements to the Lord!
To the Lord…


So often have I wished that I could break free from this dust,
Put on a pair of wings and soar in rapture to the skies,
To leave behind the cares that grew upon me like a rust
And let my body and my mind to heaven’s state arise.
‘I would I were not part’ I said, considering the earth,
I needed less of earth and more of heaven deep within,
Then revelation struck, it struck in phase with second birth-
I did not need to move a step to let the heaven in!


“Come down to earth!” The whisper of the silent voice echoed.
“Don’t waste your time in fruitless search for heaven everywhere.
“It’s right here, now, with Me, that tastes of Paradise are stored!
“Come down to earth! – and taste in truth what life
is like up there!”

Final Chorus:

Come down to earth! Like good old earth there’s not another place.
Forget the elsewheres, start to live the joy of what is real.
The clouds and mists will vanish if you just unveil your face.
Come down to earth! There’s even a taste of heaven
in the deal!






[This message has been edited by blakeh (edited 09-03-2002).]