Wheel Song: Lyrics

On and on, round and round
The wheel of life goes up and down
On and, round and round
The wheel of life takes us up and down
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By pleasures enchanted
Gods take for granted
All their pleasures and joys
Like children with toys
Then karma's clock chimes
Breaks their hearts a thousand times
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Having lots but wanting more
Jealous asuras go to war
Suffering wretched defeat
They return broken and piqued
Burnt by envy's cruel pain
All their struggles in vain
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Busy humans never stop
They work, they want, they shop,
Devoted slaves of desire
Their loins and minds on fire
Such precious opportunity
But most prefer frivolity
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In field, forests and seas
Animals eat each other as they please
Or else are slaves to humankind
For their strength, meat and hides
Mating, nesting and feeding
Is their life's only meaning
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Finding no relief anywhere
Pitiful spirits' in despair
Seek a morsel or a crumb
Where for them there is none
If a mere drop is gained
It only causes fearful pains
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In the hells' insane world
They are crushed, baked and boiled
Tortured without end
In a nightmare without friends
In mind's worst extreme
They can only wail and scream
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Up and down, round and round
In this chaotic ocean drowned
How to sow the right seeds?
How to do the right deeds?
How can wisdom's light shine through this small window of time?
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