Lyrics

Barely Contained - Lyrics & Music- Ira and Julia Levin
© 2010 The Levins
My thoughts and my body are not me.
I can play them both like a violin.
Their melody reminds me of who I am and where I’ve been.
I once saw a fish in a tall tree, when she saw me she began to grin
She said, “Your melody reminds me, there’s water in air” and she started to
swim.
Chorus:
I’m barely contained, you can’t buy how I feel.
I give it away, I’m a bright summer’s day with the
Colors of Fall.
I’m all things at once, and I’m nothing at all.
I used to think power was outside, and that strength was just a muscle show.
Strength funnels through from the inside.
I can bench press the world by just letting go.
I once saw a rose in an old book, when she saw me she began to grin.
She said, “Your melody reminds me of who I am and where I’ve been.”
I’m barely contained, you can’t buy how I feel.
I give it away, I’m a bright summer’s day with the
Colors of Fall.
I’m all things at once, and I’m nothing at all.
Breathing is more than a pastime, it’s a fine line
And you can’t hold on.
Laughing is healing and loving is really a wind chime;
It’s a song.
Chorus. I’m all things at once and I’m nothing at all.
I’m all things at once and I’m nothing.
I’m all things at once…
My thoughts and my body are not me.
I can play them both like a violin.
Their melody reminds me of who I am and where I’ve been.