Subplots

Jack Johnson - Subplots - Brushfire Recordings

[tropicwave]

Subplots
Jack Johnson
Album: All The Light Above It Too

Well, how many subplots you got runnin' around your mind?
The Gordian Knot must be cut through
Give me a red pen, I will simplify your story
Which part of yourself can you afford to lose?
And if you show me your list, then I will show you mine
Let's kill off a character or two

All the light under the sun
And all the light above it, too
Is gonna rise and shine
And all the light under the sun
And all the light above it, too
It don't shine for you

Like the joy and the tear in your eye
Like the little star that could
Could you remember every mistake that you've made?
At least all the ones you should
Have made
If you make it your wish, then I will make it mine
Try to make sense of who is who

And all the light under the sun
And all the light above it, too
Is gonna rise and shine
All the light under the sun
And all the light above it, too

Still gonna shine on this world
Past it, too
It won't stop
It don't shine just for you
Birds don't sing
Trees don't lose
Leaves don't change
Fall just for you
Shine just for you
Shine just for you
Shine just for you

And how many subplots you got swimmin' through that mind?
Scream for sympathy or sing the blues
Run from your shadows or relax in their shade
Which road you gonna chose?
We've all got places to be
We've all got things to do
We've all got this moment, it's ours to lose

And all the light under the sun
All the light above it, too
(Summer don't turn to fall)
All the light under the sun
(It's not just for you)
And all the light above it, too
(Summer don't turn to fall)
All the light under the sun
(Is not just for you)
And all the light above it, too
(Summer don't turn to fall)
All the light under the sun
(Is not just for you)
All the light above it, too
Still gonna shine

Written by: JACK JOHNSON
Lyrics © REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING
℗ 2017 Jack Johnson

Gordian Knot is often used as a metaphor for an intractable problem (disentangling an "impossible" knot) solved easily by finding a loophole or thinking creatively ("cutting the Gordian knot"):