Lyrics A Riddle Beside Another Riddle - Kari Bremnes

We should have begun again
If we knew then what we know now
Should have known what really counts
And what was unimportant, somehow
Should have ventured cautiously
Not quickly, so abrupt
Closed our eyes, count to ten
We should have begun again
Being together so quiet and still
Being who we are, so fulfilled
Not talking, not laughing, not crying
A riddle beside another riddle
We should have begun again
Should have learned each other's
Different ways of seeing
Should have known that heart and soul
Will have their way above our own well-being
We should have been more giving
But the lessons pass too soon
Turn to Buddha, turn to Zen
We should have begun again
Being together so quiet and still
Being who we are, so fulfilled
Not talking, not laughing, not crying
A riddle beside another riddle
We should have begun again
Should have played a little more before life caught us
Should have known about the pain
To enjoy the wealth of gifts that life had brought us
To search for something to believe in
What's a dead end, what's a door?
When to fight, when to make amends?
We should have begun again
Being together so quiet and still
Being who we are, so fulfilled
Not talking, not laughing, not crying
A riddle beside another riddle