The How and the Why Lyrics

I'm a seeker in the dark Searching for the smallest spark

Some say life is fleeting No present now, no future last

We laugh, we cry, we live, we die Who can answer the how and the why

The bulrush leans to greet its kin The wheatears whisper in the wind

What are they saying? What do they know? Why high is high, why low is low

Who will riddle me the truth tonight? Who will answer the how and the why

The world spins on, it doesn't care For the questions we leave in the air

I feel there's something, but what and how? I can't make sense of the here and now

The bird sings why at the setting sun The owl calls how till the night is done

The bulrush leans to greet its kin The wheatears whisper in the wind

What are they saying? What do they know? Why high is high, why low is low

Who will riddle me the truth tonight? Who will answer the how and the why

Why does life fade when the blood is spilled? What is the spark that the heart has filled

Why a house has a chimney above? Why a church steeple points to love

Who can say what the soul might be? Why the self feels like an endless sea

The bird still sings why in fading light The owl keeps asking through the night

Who will riddle me the truth and try To answer the how and the why