The Vanishing Aha

Verse 1

I learned to read the ocean
To feel its steady pull
To measure what once moved me
To master its mystery
And somewhere in the knowing
The vastness slipped away
And with it, the patterned breath
The alignment with the sea

Chorus

Now there's another sea
It shimmers in my hand
It claims to hold all knowing
And I almost understand
It gives before I'm ready
Before I even try
It gives me everything but the climb
And I just take it, the seeming is benign

Verse 2

We used to find our way by stars
Reading the dark for light
Listening to the waves
Letting fear and trust keep us alive
Now the sky is hidden
Behind a thousand glowing screens
And even lost has lost its meaning
We arrive everywhere
But travel nowhere

Chorus

Now there's another sea
It shimmers in my hand
It gives before I'm ready
Before I even try
It gives me everything but the climb
And I just take it, the seeming is benign

Verse 3

I remember when learning hurt a little
When discovery came like lightning
Split you open
And, for a breath, you were new
Will we trade it all for ease
A thousand quick answers
A world without friction
Until someone says “Aha”
And no one knows what it means?

Bridge

Maybe we won't even notice
When the mystery grows silent
When mastery no longer leaves its calluses
Maybe we'll only feel the absence
A faint echo of wonder
Where struggle used to live

Outro

We live with another sea
One that shimmers in our hands
It gives us everything except the climb
And we wonder
Is it benign?

Ahhhhh… haaaaa…
Ahhhhh… haaaaa…

Can you feel it?
Can you climb?
Can you struggle?
Can you feel it?