The Present (Extended) ft. Alan Watts Lyrics

Most people nowadays say I have no time

Of course you don't

Because you're not aware of the present

You know, the present is represented on your watch by a hairline

It is as thin as possible as is consistent with visibility

So everybody thinks the present is

Instead of

Now, the present is the only real time

There is no past

And there isn't a future

And there never will be

We think ordinarily of the present as an infinitesimal point at which the future changes into the past

And we also do a terrible thing

We imagine ourselves to be results of the past

We don't realize that the past is caused by the present

But we've all got excuses

But the truth of the matter is it all begins here

This is where

The CREATION BEGINS!

It's much better to have a present

Because if you don't, it's useless to make plans

Because when they work out, you won't be there to enjoy them

You'll be thinking of something else

We don't even realize that we are living out of now and throwing the past behind us

When we say we want to put something down, we say it has no future

Well, do you???