The Singles

Chorus: The mirage is ridin' on the sun It’s a song that needs to be sung It’s been this way since it begun The mirage is ridin' on the sun Verse 1: Off in the distance What could it be? Wonders as far as the eye can see Freedom, happiness beauty & love Phantoms, of what could be to come Verse 2: We affect how we behave but I know that I am a slave To the chemicals coursing through my veins Concocted by firings in my brain Bridge: One thing I know is time’s not moving slow As I try to go with the flow But I still believe, though it’s hard to conceive The fantasy is really there to receive Gotta do what needs to be done the mirage is ridin' on the sun

I lie in wonder how we`ve survived to make it this far Spawning our species through the ages as we spin around our star Our brains are trained to avoid pain and seek pleasure As we progress we devise a standard adapting it to our pattern Reaching the outcome that we desire teeters on a wire Engulfed in madness as we perspire staring at the fire Our brains are trained to avoid pain and seek pleasure As we progress we devise a standard adapting it to our pattern Down to our cells we have to learn how to discern Structure emerging from the random forming like crystals in a cavern Our brains are trained to avoid pain and seek pleasure As we progress we devise a standard adapting it to our pattern

Freedom is Freedom is Freedom is oh ya Freedom is undefined No one can tell you what it means because it's a state of mind Rivers flow to and fro forces nudge the waters so they go where they're told choices are there the waters are free but controlled. Freedom is Freedom is Freedom is oh ya Freedom is undefined No one can tell you what it means because it's a state of mind When we are little ones We have questions about how things are done. Is there a rule of thumb? On how to find happiness and love with freedom Freedom is Freedom is Freedom is oh ya Freedom is undefined No one can tell you what it means because it's a state of mind

I wonder bout the people who live without the means to get them where they need to be for bringing about change that they look for in the models they see all around them in the family in the city in the schoolyard Who are they? I wonder what they could be? Who will help them see... If you won’t? I wonder bout the people who can't seem to see through their preconceptions that they cling to for life and death even if it conflicts with what they know deep down to be reasonable for our progress, for our culture, for our future Who are they? I wonder what they could be? Who will help them see... If you won’t? I wonder bout the people who ponder how we're going to make it to the next stage of this journey through the cosmos all together we must try to do our best to create a world without hunger, without thirsting, without hatred, without fighting and wars Who are they? I wonder what they could be? Who will help them see... If you won’t?

I treasure the things I see and I see beauty We wonder how to be free to some degree Every day can be new if you choose Life is full of endless dreams with potential to come true but not without attention from you Believe what you want to be true it's all up to you If your days feel like deja vu it's time to pass through into the unknown dodging all the stones Life is full of endless dreams with potential to come true but not without attention from you Learning from what you’ve been shown you are not alone Wisdom must be acquired before it is known Peering into the divide praying it will provide Answers to assist us on this ride Allow your mind to be refined cleared and realigned For silence stirs to unwind all the thoughts intertwined Many walk around blind is what I find Life is full of endless dreams with potential to come true but not without attention from you