So Said Sun Tzu
As I wandered in a daydream through the foothills of my mind
Refighting old battles and the life I'd left behind
An ancient scrap of memory unlocked a hidden door
Inside Sun Tzu was lecturing upon the art of war
Sometimes a draw can feel like losing
So only fight the battle at a time of your own choosing
Said Sun Tzu and Sun Tzu knew
All the birds are singing brightly and the sun is shining loud
In the gardens of remembrance are never any clouds
Advancing not for glory you retreat without disgrace
Let quickness be your essence let secrets save your face
Sometimes defeat can feel like winning
Face down in the mud but you find yourself grinning
Accept no omens no superstitions
Swoop like a falcon on your decisions
And see them through so said Sun Tzu
Let honour be your watchword and the eagle be your eye
As the cheetah is your footstep and the elephant your mind
Speak kindly to people and tread lightly on the land
Don't take up arms against a man who cannot understand
The art of war if anything
Is to make the other side believe that they can't win
Your will so strong your case so right
Chances are they'll give up without a fight
And if they do credit Sun Tzu
He thought it through
He knew exactly what to do
So said Sun Tsu
So Sun Tsu said
Keep a head full of heed and a handful of dread
Be so subtle as to be formless
Mysterious to the point of soundlessness
So said Sun Tsu
Refighting old battles and the life I'd left behind
An ancient scrap of memory unlocked a hidden door
Inside Sun Tzu was lecturing upon the art of war
Sometimes a draw can feel like losing
So only fight the battle at a time of your own choosing
Said Sun Tzu and Sun Tzu knew
All the birds are singing brightly and the sun is shining loud
In the gardens of remembrance are never any clouds
Advancing not for glory you retreat without disgrace
Let quickness be your essence let secrets save your face
Sometimes defeat can feel like winning
Face down in the mud but you find yourself grinning
Accept no omens no superstitions
Swoop like a falcon on your decisions
And see them through so said Sun Tzu
Let honour be your watchword and the eagle be your eye
As the cheetah is your footstep and the elephant your mind
Speak kindly to people and tread lightly on the land
Don't take up arms against a man who cannot understand
The art of war if anything
Is to make the other side believe that they can't win
Your will so strong your case so right
Chances are they'll give up without a fight
And if they do credit Sun Tzu
He thought it through
He knew exactly what to do
So said Sun Tsu
So Sun Tsu said
Keep a head full of heed and a handful of dread
Be so subtle as to be formless
Mysterious to the point of soundlessness
So said Sun Tsu
Credits
Writer(s): Joss Cope
Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
Link
Other Album Tracks
© 2024 All rights reserved. Rockol.com S.r.l. Website image policy
Rockol
- Rockol only uses images and photos made available for promotional purposes (“for press use”) by record companies, artist managements and p.r. agencies.
- Said images are used to exert a right to report and a finality of the criticism, in a degraded mode compliant to copyright laws, and exclusively inclosed in our own informative content.
- Only non-exclusive images addressed to newspaper use and, in general, copyright-free are accepted.
- Live photos are published when licensed by photographers whose copyright is quoted.
- Rockol is available to pay the right holder a fair fee should a published image’s author be unknown at the time of publishing.
Feedback
Please immediately report the presence of images possibly not compliant with the above cases so as to quickly verify an improper use: where confirmed, we would immediately proceed to their removal.