At the Same Time - SHAD

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I heard a church pray for the death of Obama

And wondered if they knew they share that prayer with Osama

Blasphemy and karma, the comedy of drama

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I imagined, they were suddenly aware of it

But wondered who’s the heretic, and is the true terrorist, American or Arabic

A mix of surprise and embarrassment

Laughing and crying at the same time

Different lives, all the same dying

Two enemies of the same mind

Same hope, same laughter, same crying

But I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I saw a child wish on a star, and it came true

And realized the two of them, shared the same view

From below and above, with the light within

That glows like love and illuminates the truth

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Like Marvin singing «I Heard It Through the Grapevine»

Until, I saw an old prince, with the fear of a crown

And smoke filled his eyes, with the tears of a clown

I never laughed and cried at the same time

I never laughed and cried at the same time

See, my heart cries, out against lies

So I hate when it’s sunny, when the world seems blue

It’s only funny, cause it’s true

But with humour and me it’s less funny, more funny when it’s you

That’s the rules that we play by

So I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I saw a boy, with a teardrop tatted

Smiling face, painted with a faint trace of sadness

He was laughing and crying at the same time

They say you can’t fall in love with the same mind

I hope it gets there, if I was ever even here

Memory’s strange, the past, like the future’s never clear

But I’m pretty sure I never smile, while I shed a tear

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I saw my father, as a young man like me

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I saw god, as a young man like me

I never laughed and cried at the same time

Until, I saw a girl, bring a smile to her brother

With the wisdom of a child, for the death of their mother