Control

Intro (male vocals only):
I tried to hold the current, but the river pulled away,
Every plan I made would crumble, every wall would decay.
The world keeps spinning, never in my control,
I watch the water flowing, letting go of it all.

Verse 1 (male vocals only):
I thought the world was in my hands,
That I could set the rhythm, express myself in bands.
I made my plans, built up my walls,
So fate couldn’t slip through my careful halls.
Every move calculated, no accidents allowed,
Everything under the lens, no chaos in the crowd.
I thought I was in charge, but fate just laughs at me,
The path I tried to draw was only for me to see.
What is control, when time moves at its own pace?
When the wind changes course, running its own race?
I tried to hold moments, to make each one stay,
But they vanished like sand, slipping away.
I watched as roads crossed in the half-light’s gloom,
As people came and went, leaving empty rooms.
Everything changes, though I wanted to freeze,
Fighting the river is nothing—you can’t make it cease.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
The illusion of control—it’s just a trick inside,
Like a shadow that fades as the hours slide.
You can’t stop the wave, you can’t change the stars,
So I flow with the river, through the city’s scars.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Verse 2 (male vocals only):
I tried to give love a set of rules,
To draw the lines, to build the tools.
I wanted the fire to burn forever bright,
But in the end it burned out, ashes in the night.
Life is a dance, not a war for command,
If you try to lead it, you lose your stand.
How many times did fate just smirk at my plan,
When I gripped the wheel, it slipped from my hand?
Taught by pain, I finally see,
To flow from within is to let myself be.
What’s meant to come will find its way,
And only then will I help myself, day by day.
The wind whispers at night, telling me to let go,
The future’s a flame, it’s all I need to know.
Let it flow where it’s meant to be,
I’ll leave behind fear and set my heart free.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
The illusion of control—it’s just a trick inside,
Like a shadow that fades as the hours slide.
You can’t stop the wave, you can’t change the stars,
So I flow with the river, through the city’s scars.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Verse 3 (male vocals only):
Now I don’t ask what waits around the bend,
‘Cause life keeps moving, it never ends.
I breathe deeper now, listen to the space,
I don’t fight the wave—that’s no longer my place.
Tao tells me—be like water,
Flow past the obstacles, that’s true freedom’s daughter.
Don’t stand in the wind, trying to hold it tight,
Let it whisper to you, let it hold you light.
Freedom isn’t having it all in your hand,
It’s knowing you’re not alone, you understand.
The illusion of control no longer weighs me down,
Now I flow in peace—this is what I’ve found.
Let fate unfold, let it spin as it will,
I’m nobody here, I don’t need to kill.
I don’t grip, don’t hold, I flow nice and slow,
Life happens on its own—I just let it go.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Chorus (male vocals only):
The illusion of control—it’s just a trick inside,
Like a shadow that fades as the hours slide.
You can’t stop the wave, you can’t change the stars,
So I flow with the river, through the city’s scars.

[Instrumental break – heavy guitar, vinyl scratching]

Outro (male vocals only):
Let the river decide, let the current be free,
I’m done with the struggle, just letting life be.
No more illusions, no need to pretend,
I flow with the moment, right to the end.