The Long Now

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[Verse 1]

Clocks will turn, but I stay still
A quiet breath against the will
Seconds fold, but I don’t age
I walk between the lines and page
 

The past was never far behind
It lives in light, not measured time
The now expands — a sacred vow
And all of me exists somehow

[Chorus]

In the long now, there is no race
No coming last, no missing place
The stars don’t rush to meet the dawn
They shine because they’re always on
And I remain, without a how—
Alive inside the long now

[Verse 2]

I touched a moment — it touched me
No start, no end, just symmetry
The future hums beneath my skin
It always was, it will begin
 

Each breath a world, each blink a sky
Each silence full of reasons why
There is no chase, there is no then
There is just now — again, again

Chorus (repeat)

In the long now, there is no race
No coming last, no missing place
The stars don’t rush to meet the dawn
They shine because they’re always on
And I remain, without a how—
Alive inside the long now

[Bridge spoken/sung, ambient echo]

You are not late.
You are not early.
You are right here.
And that is holy.
 

[Guitar solo: emotional, legato bends, echoing infinite sustain]

[Final Chorus (soaring, layered vocals)]

In the long now, I find my name
Beyond the need for fear or fame
Not chasing light — I am the flame
The moment sings, and I remain
No need to change, no need to vow—
I’m home inside the long now