You live your life like a motion picture
The frames fly past like a flowing river
Up on the screen watch the image flicker
You’re on the wheel of life
The body moves to the primal rhythm
The heart beats fast in the time that’s given
You play your role in this life you’re living
You’re on the wheel of life
Where the mind is like a silver screen
Where the thoughts you think
The dreams you dream are seen
As the images are flowing past
Your perceptions like a sheet of glass
Another turn and you think you’ve been here
To stay alive you must conquer your fear
You know the story but nothing seems clear
You’re on the reel of life
Spins you around till you think you’re crazy
You’re in a maze and the soul gets lazy
Sometimes the skies clear and sometimes hazy
You’re on the wheel of life
Where the mind is like a silver screen
Where the thoughts you think
The dreams you dream are seen
As the images are flowing past
Your perceptions like a sheet of glass
The story plays out and has conclusion
Desires’ flames bring the mind confusion
Pull back the veil and it’s all illusion
You’re on the wheel of life
You live your life and you’re always searching
You walk this path with its endless yearning
The answers few but that life is learning
You’re on the wheel of life
Where the mind is like a silver screen
Where the thoughts you think
The dreams you dream are seen
As the images are flowing past
Your perceptions like a sheet of glass…
WHEEL OF LIFE is a song about how we see life. It is also a song about the journey of the soul.
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE LIKE A MOTION PICTURE…
We watch life play out before us like we watch a film, at the same time the projector and the observer. We try to make sense of our experiences but can only interpret the world through our own filters. We project this limited understanding onto what we think life is showing us.
YOU’RE ON THE WHEEL…
Life is a wheel; you are born and will eventually pass on from this life, completing the circle. What happens in between is your life, your story.
YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE AND YOU’RE ALWAYS SEARCHING…
Life is a mystery, a puzzle and a maze that we walk through. We spend our lives trying to understand, searching for answers.
YOUR PERCEPTIONS LIKE A SHEET OF GLASS…
Our perceptions are limited and fragile. A reflection in a mirror, a piece of glass, an illusion that can be shattered.
Alexander - Vocals, Guitar & Keyboards
Charlie Anderson - Bass
Matt Flanders - Percussion
AVB Music 2018
Video by Launchpad Media