ME

"it's not you, it's me"
no, it's not you and it's not me
too overconfident that things happen because of me (Gede Rasa)
that it's all about me
the world revolves because of me
that I matter
fear of dissapearing
promoting and parading it
as our most prized possession
as the most prized possession in the world
engaging in never ending competition
public relations and damage control
fear of being violated
thinking that the world is beautiful because of me
and I can destroy the world too

this I takes over as we awake
overpossessing our body and mind
the old habit of thinking
we create stories and confabulations
with it in the center

it can be a source of pleasure from outside
when I do "well", have good things and appearance
it can also be a source of guilt shame embarrassment
fear that it doesn't fit well
this I crave approval and praise from other people
it wants to be the best
competition of who has the best I

this I always live in a state of oppression and anxiety
chained by need of approval and being liked
engaged in insane self impression management
creating positive and hiding the dark one
the two masks of the real thing

well, the world revolves regardless of the I
people move about and do what they do regardless of the I
my body and mind do what they do without the I
they even do better without the I

Escape from the hostage of the I
to the freedom of cause and effect
drink the joy of just living
factors stop moving when our mind stop moving
they dissapear as we dissapear
and the world is as the world was
before we appear...