Ellen Randall: Music

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I’ll disconnect from my body
Sins of the flesh
Zen mental stillness
Existential bliss
No more back-alley lying
Sex to make me blush
Calm, cool, collected
Lotus on a rock
I want to be a Buddhist monk

Power
Over pain
Where there’s doubt
Clarity instead

I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head

No need to numb myself with pills
Or a new man’s arms
My personal mantra
Gonna keep me warm
I’ll lose my taste for drinking
No hard-core late nights
I’ll rediscover love
The ethereal type
I want to be a Buddhist monk

Mind
Over body
Where there’s lust
Purity instead

I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head

Gonna go to the mountains
Sit by the sea
No sins of the city
Corrupting me
Gonna wear an orange robe
Close my eyes and chant
Shake a tambourine
An out-of-body trance
I want to be a Buddhist monk

Quiet
Over chaos
Where there’s noise
Tranquillity instead

I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head
I want to be a Buddhist monk; safe inside my head