Five Seconds of Mindfulness — A Tribute to Peace Walk 2026

Описание: Five Seconds of Mindfulness

(Chorus)
It’s not a mountain we’re required to climb
Or a sprint against the gears of time
We’re walking home where the heart begins
Where the static fades and the light breathes in
One breath for the world, one step for the soul
The fragments of us finally turning whole
One heartbeat for the truth to find us
In five seconds of mindfulness.

(Verse 1)
First second is loving kindness in the heat
A cool vibration on a crowded street
Before the shutters slam across your eyes
Wait for the pulse, let the mercy rise
Softness is a power that the world forgets
The only sun that never actually sets
One second to soften, one second to stay
As the heavy ego drifts away.

(Verse 2)
Second is compassion for the mask they wear
For the jagged edges and the cold despair
Behind every gaze is a hidden pack
A thousand miles on a breaking back
You don’t know the winters they’ve had to outrun
Or the quiet battles never quite won
One second to wonder, one second to see
That your heartbeat sounds just like me.

(Chorus)
It’s not a mountain we’re required to climb
Or a sprint against the gears of time
We’re walking home where the heart begins
Where the static fades and the light breathes in
One breath for the world, one step for the soul
The fragments of us finally turning whole
One heartbeat for the truth to find us
In five seconds of mindfulness.

(Verse 3)
Third second is love, anchored and deep
Past the promises we’re too tired to keep
Let the cup overflow from the center of you
To the stranger in front, in all that they do
A miracle meeting in the here and the now
A silent "namaste," a physical bow
One second to cherish, one second to be
The love that sets the prisoner free.

(Verse 4)
Fourth second is harmony, slowing the gears
The sound of the music after all these years
The song hits the rafters when voices blend
I’d rather have a brother than a bitter end
Lay down the trophy, surrender the pride
There’s room for us all on the rising tide
One second for us, one second for "we"
In a resonant, shared harmony.

(Verse 5)
Fifth second is hope when the signal is low
When the weight of the world says "nowhere to go"
Look at your feet on the limestone and dust
The iron in us is stronger than rust
Violence is a shadow, a temporary ghost
But hope is the anchor and hope is the host
One second to believe, one second to know
That flowers through the concrete grow.

(Bridge)
It’s a revolution in a thumb-print of space
Changing the world at a rhythmic pace
The walk doesn’t end at the monument steps
It’s in every promise the quiet heart keeps.

(Final Chorus)
There is no mountain left for me to climb
I’ve stopped the race against the hands of time
I’ve finally found where the heart begins
In the hollow space where the light breathes in
The world is at peace when I am enough
A living bridge built of simple trust
I’ve finally let the silence find us
In five seconds of mindfulness.



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