Theravada, Sanskrit: स्थविरवाद sthaviravāda, ; literally, "the Teaching of the Elders" or "the Ancient Teaching," is the oldest surviving Buddhist school. It was founded in India. It is relatively conservative, and generally closer to early Buddhism than the other existing Buddhist traditions. For many centuries, it has been the predominant religion of Sri Lanka (now about 70% of the population) and most of continental Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand). Theravada is also practiced by minorities in parts of southwest China (mainly by the Shan and Tai ethnic groups), Vietnam (by the Khmer Krom), Bangladesh (by the ethnic groups of Baruas, Chakma, Magh, and Tanchangya), Malaysia and Indonesia, while recently gaining popularity in Singapore and the Western world. Today, Theravada Buddhists, otherwise known as Theravadins, number over 100 million worldwide, during the past few decades Theravada Buddhism has begun to take root in the West and in the Buddhist revival in India.
The circle you are in
Has lost it's form
On tainted wings you fly
Above the thorns
Dark angels in the wind
Cut you down
And watch as you fall
To the ground
(chorus)
You take me down
As you tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down
Over and over
The dream split open wide
You lost your way
You wander back through time
To another place
Where wishes placed on coins
Can still come true
And winter bows to spring and age to youth
(chorus)
Men is not alone in this world and
Mankind's not completely absurd
Breaking men ground to build and to grow
Advancing their lives for better or worse
In a world growing fast, we're losing touch
Cultivating hate and forging rules
Closing our eyes, we search the sky
Expectations are from religion
What went wrong?
I don't believe you
It's been around for thousands of years at least
There's nothing new with another catastrophe
A sense to move on is filling the air
Or are we all just [Incomprehensible]
What went wrong?
I don't believe you
What went wrong?
I don't believe you
Men is not alone in this world and
Mankind's not completely absurd
Breaking men ground to build and to grow
Kashmir, Colombia, Rio, New York
Old wars revived to revenge a lost
Taking what's left and burning it down
Creating opposition
What went wrong?
I don't believe you
What went wrong?
I don't believe you
It's not religion
No complication
Just [Incomprehensible]
You're the kind of woman, I've been dreaming of.
But I never thought I could ever say it good enough to win your love
You probably think I'm foolish you probably tell me so
I open up my heart then you're probably going to tell me no, but here I go
I want to give you all I've got inside, I want to love you for the rest of my life
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
I don't regret it.
I give you my love, in a minute, if you want it, come and get it.
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
This is confidential, I never told a soul.
Every time I see you, feel my heart begin to loose control.
And all I know; is I'm feeling something I've never felt.
I want to be with you and nobody else.
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
I don't regret it.
I give you my love, in a minute, if you want it, come and get it.
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
I don't regret it.
I give you my love, in a minute, if you want it, come and get it.
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
There you have it.
Oh yah yah yah
There I've done it.
There I've said it.
Ooh baby, yeah
You can fadeaway, yeah, my love, I will always
Remember your faces, thru fadeaway, sing in
Bless all of your eyes, I realize you're my reason
And I'll cherish the days when our souls will be together
She's my sunshine, she's my moonshine
She's my hot, hot, [Incomprehensible]
She's my lady from Euphrates, devil mother
Sure 'nuff, sure 'nuff, sure 'nuff, give it to me, babe
I'm just another one, yeah, just another statistic
You're needle-sickness, illed weakness
Yes, you're killed, yes, you're killed
Yes, you're killed, my boy
She's my sunshine, she's my moonshine
She's my hot, hot, [Incomprehensible]
She's my lady, she's from Euphrates, little woman
She's sure 'nuff, sure 'nuff, give it to me
Sunshine, moonshine
She's my hot, hot, [Incomprehensible]
She's my lady, she's from Euphrates, little mama
She's sure 'nuff, sure 'nuff, give it to me
Give it to me, give it to me, give it to me
Sunshine, moonshine
Sunshine, moonshine
Sunshine, moonshine
The circle you are in
Has lost it¹s form
On tainted wings you fly
Above the thorns
Dark angels in the wind
Cut you down
And watch as you fall
To the ground
You take me down
As you tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down
Over and over
The dream split open wide
You lost your way
You wander back through time
To another place
Where wishes placed on coins
Can still come true
And winter bows to spring and age to youth
You take me down
As you tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down
Into the rift
You tumble down