Heaven's Here On Earth

In my search for answers to rid me of my blogger's block, I decided to relax, and sort the comfort of my eclectic collection of music. With my itunes playlist on shuffle, eyes closed, and six-flag stuffed superman's "S" thingy beneath my head, I lay down in the living room and enjoyed the music that came out of my laptop speakers. Moments into my relaxation, a song by Tracy Chapman (Heaven's Here On Earth) played, and in the calm and serenity of my thoughts I savored the lyrics. The message in the song is plain and simple, thoughts not too foreign to me, but I will spare you any explanation or analysis of the song and allow you enjoy it for yourself. I have pasted the lyrics below...

ciao
....H2O

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You can look to the stars in search of the answers
Look for God and life on distant planets
Have your faith in the ever after
While each of us holds inside the map to the labyrinth
And heavens here on earth

We are the spirit the collective conscience
We create the pain and the suffering and the beauty in this world

Heavens here on earth
In our faith in humankind
In our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding

I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise
Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives
Filled with love, compassion, forgiveness and sacrifice

Heavens in our hearts
In our faith in humankind
In our respect for what is earthly
In our unfaltering belief in peace and love and understanding

Look around
Believe in what you see
The kingdom is at hand
The promised land is at your feet
We can and will become what we aspire to be

If heavens here on earth
If we have faith in humankind
And respect for what is earthly
And an unfaltering belief that truth is divinity
And heavens here on earth

I've seen spirits
I've met angels
I've touched creations beautiful and wondrous
I've been places where I question all I think I know
But I believe, I believe, I believe this could be heaven
We are born inside the gates with the power to create life
And to take it away
The world is our temple
The world is our church
Heavens here on earth

If we have faith in humankind
And respect for what is earthly
And an unfaltering belief
In peace and love and understanding
This could be heaven here on earth
Heavens in our heart

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