Name: The Meaning of Life
Duration: P00H03M40S
Description: Originally sung to Iris DeMent’s “Let the Mystery Be”. The chorus chords were a thought experiment that actually worked. It really took off with the chorus bass line. No need for the 4th player – he gets the cowbell and the bad attitude.

The Meaning of Life

from 11 String Confessions by Brad Elias

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Originally sung to Iris DeMent’s “Let the Mystery Be”. The chorus chords were a thought experiment that actually worked. It really took off with the chorus bass line. No need for the 4th player – he gets the cowbell and the bad attitude.

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Some devote their lives to a cause
Like animal or human rights.
Some choose to put the world on pause
And go party into the night.
Some try to fix our human flaws
With the words they speak or write.
But the way I figure it
That’s not the Meaning of Life.
It’s just by livin’ it
You get the Meaning of Life.

Some make the collection of wealth
As the only thing that will excite.
Some say if you still have your health
Then everything else seems alright.
Some say just be true to yourself
And the rest can just go bite.
But the way I figure it
That’s not the Meaning of Life. It’s just by …

Some say there is a god above
She needs help from the pure and the right.
Some think when push comes to shove
We’re just critters who walk upright
Some say we’ve been fashioned to love
So hold on with all of your might.
But the way I figure it
That’s not the Meaning of Life. It’s just by …

Some folks value family
Their work and friends bring delight.
Some strive to be all they can be
For fashion or fitness or fight.
Some value party loyalty
Gotta stick to the left or right.
But the way I figure it
That’s not the Meaning of Life. It’s just by …

So it’s just like John Lennon said,
“Whatever gets you through the night.”
‘Cause the way I figure it
Life is the Meaning of Life. It’s just by …

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from 11 String Confessions, released July 5, 2016
Brad Elias

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