All We Have - Single

by Compass & Cavern

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This song is about realizing the unavoidable significance of the present moment. Thinking about the past or planning for the future is simply an act of imagining other present moments. Not that it's unwise to learn from the past or consider the future, but there's a sense that what's happening right now is the most real, or maybe even the only thing that's real. And that's a powerful, but surprisingly forgettable, idea.

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Lyrics:

Words of wisdom floating all around
"Do it for today, you'll never know tomorrow"
Try to get it right before I hit the ground
If I had a say, I'd do away with sorrow

(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)

All the plans and fears and loving tears that fill up the years
We don't belong to them
And they don't have to belong to us

All we have is now
All we have is now

There's a melody that makes no sound
And we're moved by the music
Even though we all compose it

The separation we see
Is only just a game
We have to find a reason to keep playing

All we have is now
All we have is now

All we have is now
All we have is now

All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)
All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)

All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)
All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)

All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way out)
All we have is now, now
(We can take the long way 'round and still find the way)

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released June 21, 2018
All music and lyrics written and performed by Compass & Cavern
Recorded, edited, and produced by Josh Berman and C&C
Mixed by Mike Watts at VuDu Studios
Mastered by Mike Kalajian at Rogue Planet Mastering
Artwork by Elias Armao

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