Sit down and have a cup of coffeeWith your firm conviction that they’re out to get youSit down and have a cigarette with your awful fear of deathI saw Milarepa at the all-night diner sharing a table with his personal demonsHe said You’ve got to invite them in with compassion on your breath Stop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as pain and sorrowStop pushing away, you’re just making it hardStop putting it off, ’cause it’ll be back to kick your ass tomorrowBreathe in, breathe out, let down your guardSit down and start shooting the shitWith the fear that you’ll never measure up to your idealsSit down and have a bottle of beer with the ache of all you’ve lostI saw Milarepa at the coffee house having a Danish with his hurts and hatredsHe said You’ve got to invite them in, or you pay ten times the cost.Stop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as fear and loathingStop pushing away, you’re just making it worseStop putting it off, cause it’ll be back again in different clothingJust pop the clutch and go into reverseInvite them in and let them be there while you learn to stand itInvite them in and give them room to stomp and shoutWhen they can come and goThey won’t be always pounding on your doorIf you let them in you can let them out.Sit down and have a conversationWith the loneliness that’s eating you aliveSit down and watch a sunset with your overwhelming rageI saw Milarepa at the corner bar buying a round for the monsters in his heartHe said They’re really not so bad when they’re let out of their cageStop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as pain and sorrowStop pushing away, you’re just making it hardStop putting it off, ’cause it’ll be back to kick your ass tomorrowBreathe in, breathe out, let down your guard
Sit down and have a cup of coffeeWith your firm conviction that they’re out to get youSit down and have a cigarette with your awful fear of deathI saw Milarepa at the all-night diner sharing a table with his personal demonsHe said You’ve got to invite them in with compassion on your breath Stop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as pain and sorrowStop pushing away, you’re just making it hardStop putting it off, ’cause it’ll be back to kick your ass tomorrowBreathe in, breathe out, let down your guardSit down and start shooting the shitWith the fear that you’ll never measure up to your idealsSit down and have a bottle of beer with the ache of all you’ve lostI saw Milarepa at the coffee house having a Danish with his hurts and hatredsHe said You’ve got to invite them in, or you pay ten times the cost.Stop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as fear and loathingStop pushing away, you’re just making it worseStop putting it off, cause it’ll be back again in different clothingJust pop the clutch and go into reverseInvite them in and let them be there while you learn to stand itInvite them in and give them room to stomp and shoutWhen they can come and goThey won’t be always pounding on your doorIf you let them in you can let them out.Sit down and have a conversationWith the loneliness that’s eating you aliveSit down and watch a sunset with your overwhelming rageI saw Milarepa at the corner bar buying a round for the monsters in his heartHe said They’re really not so bad when they’re let out of their cageStop running away, ’cause nobody runs as fast as pain and sorrowStop pushing away, you’re just making it hardStop putting it off, ’cause it’ll be back to kick your ass tomorrowBreathe in, breathe out, let down your guard
