Story Behind The Song

There was monk walking through the forest with his disciple when came upon and beautiful princess standing next a rushing steam, afraid t cross. The master monk picked up the princess and carried her to the other side of the river, set her down and he and his dsciple continued on thier way. After awhile the disciple siad, "Master, I am puzzled. We are not to have anything to do with women and yet you carried the princess across the river." The master replied, "But I set her down on the other side of the river. Why are you still carrying her?"

Song Description

A song about forgiveness and letting go of the past.

Lyrics

We must have dark to see the sunlight
A balance in all things
Nature's waves roll on forever
That's the way it's always been

If we spend our time looking out for bad things
That's all we'll ever see
Turn around and see the sunshine
And let the shadows be

And stop carrying the princess
You've got to learn to let it go
Stop carrying the princess
And let your future grow

We can get lost in the endless eddies
In the ocean of our minds
And when we're swept up by the current
The peaceful center's hard to find

But we can find some new life growing
In the forest that's been burned
And when the old gives way to new things
What's been learned can be unlearned

I see hope for us tomorrow
'Though we feel the rain today
We know the pain will soon be fading
From the wounds of yesterday

So don't give up on us so soon babe
The sun is shining bright
Just open up your fist and reach out
And you will feel love's healing light