WHATEVER I WANT IT TO BE

By Jonathan Reid Gealt

[1]
A dozen roses on a giant beanstalk
Stretching further than my eyes allow me to see
Rising up beyond the tallest mountain
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

A hidden castle in an underwater cave

Sitting empty since the Ying Ying dynasty
Filled with treasure from an ancient era
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

Hold your pencil to paper and write from the heart

See how quickly it flows if you’re willing to start
You can find you’ve created your own counterpart
Nothing worth doing will ever come easy
But that’s the most beautiful part of a life
In art

[2]
A dozen rhythms that are layered perfectly
Over harmony, that song in different keys
Meant to emulate the sound of the ocean
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

Sing a classic tune with crazy whistle tones

Add a flourish that’ll leave them beaming with glee
Something different only I would think of
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

Hold your pencil to paper and write from the heart

See how quickly it flows if you’re willing to start
You can find you’ve created your own counterpart
Nothing worth doing will ever come easy
But that’s the most beautiful part of a life
In art

[1]
Have you ever stopped to paint a rose

[2]
Beautiful art can come from anywhere
[1]
View the world from a different point of view

[2]
Take the smallest idea and you can build it from there

[1]
Paint a picture of a flying purple gazelle

[2]
Or an alien tribe fighting demons in hell

[BOTH] (2 split)
It can be anything
Cause you’re living (‘Cause there’s no right or wrong)
Life through (When you’re living your life)
Your art (Through art)

[2]
Start a mural of a long-lost wilderness
Write a song about a troubled mad divorcee
Make a movie that could change our culture
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

[1]
A simple melody that sounds like a hummingbird
Build a sculpture of the Grecian Mythology
Take a year and write the perfect novel
I can make it be whatever I want it to be

[2]
Hold your pencil to paper and write from the heart

[1]
See how quickly it flows if you’re willing to start

[BOTH- harmony | different melody on counterpart (genius)]

You can find you’ve created your own counterpart

[1]
Nothing worth doing will ever come easy

[BOTH]
But that’s the most beautiful part of a life
In art
[1]
I can make it be whatever I want it-

[2]
Make it be whatever I want it to-

[BOTH]
Make it be whatever I want it to be